Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

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Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Current: 2025 ''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Awards
CountryUnited States
Presented by Fangoria
First award1992
Website www.fangoria.com/chainsaw-awards

The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony focused on horror and thriller films. Beginning in 1992, the awards were expanded and an annual ceremony was inaugurated to give out the awards. [1] As of 2015, Fangoria also delivers awards to television series.

Contents

Categories

Film

Television

Other

Discontinued awards

Ceremonies

Winners and nominees

2025

2024

2023

2022

List of winners: [11] [12]

2021

List of winners: [13]

2020

List of winners: [14]

2019

2018

The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards were not held in 2018.

2017

List of winners: [15]

2016

Best FilmBest Limited Release/Direct-to-Video Film
Best Foreign Language FilmBest Makeup/Creature FX
Best ActorBest Actress
Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
Best ScreenplayBest Score
Best TV SeriesBest TV Makeup/Creature FX
Best TV ActorBest TV Actress
Best TV Supporting ActorBest TV Supporting Actress
Fangoria Hall of FameWorst Film (write-in category)

List of winners: [16]

2015

[17]

2014

[18]

2006

[19] [20]

2002

The 11th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards: [21]

Best Wide Release Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Wide Release Film
YearWinnersNominations
1992

[22]

The Silence of the Lambs – Jonathan Demme
1993 [23] Bram Stoker's Dracula – Francis Ford Coppola
1994 [24] Army of Darkness – Sam Raimi
1995 [25] The Crow – Alex Proyas
1996 [26] Se7en – David Fincher N/A
1997 [27] Scream – Wes Craven
1998 [28] Scream 2 – Wes Craven
1999 [29] Dark City – Alex Proyas
2000 [30] The Sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan
2001 [31] American Psycho – Mary Harron
2002 [32] Jeepers Creepers – Victor Salva
2003 [33] The Ring – Gore Verbinski
2004 [34] 28 Days Later – Danny Boyle
2005 [35] Shawn of the Dead – Edgar Wright
2006 [36] The Devil's Rejects – Rob Zombie
2007No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2008No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2009 [37] Hellboy 2: The Golden Army – Guillermo del Toro
2010 [38] Drag Me to Hell – Sam Raimi
2011 [39] Black Swan – Darren Aronofsky
2012 [40] Insidious – James Wan
2013 [41] The Cabin in the Woods – Drew Goddard
2014 [42] The Conjuring – James Wan
2015 [43] Oculus – Mike Flanagan
2016 [44] It Follows – David Robert Mitchell
2017 [45] The Witch – Robert Eggers
2018No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2019 [46] Hereditary – Ari Aster
2020 [47] Midsommar – Ari Aster
2021 [48] The Invisible Man – Leigh Whannell
2022 [49] Malignant – James Wan
2023 [50] The Black Phone – Scott Derrickson
2024 [51] Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki

Multiple wins

Best Limited Release Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Limited Release Film
YearWinnersNominations
1992

[22]

Bride of Re-Animator – Brian Yuzna
1993 [23] The Resurrected – Dan O'Bannon
1994 [24] Dead Alive – Peter Jackson
1995 [25] Phantasm III – Brian Yuzna
1996 [26] Castle Freak – Stuart Gordon N/A
1997 [27] Cemetery Man – Michele Soavi
1998 [28] Lost Highway – David Lynch
1999 [29] The Night Flier – Mark Pavia
2000 [30] The Day of the Beast – Álex de la Iglesia
2001 [31] Cherry Falls – Geoffrey Wright
2002 [32] Ginger Snaps – John Fawcett
2003 [33] Dog Soldiers – Neil Marshall
2004 [34] Bubba Ho-Tep – Don Coscarelli
2005 [35] Ginger Snaps: Unleashed – Brett Sullivan
2006 [36] Toolbox Murders – Tobe Hooper
2007No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2008No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2009 [37] Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson
2010 [38] Trick 'r Treat – Michael Dougherty
2011 [39] The Human Centipede (First Sequence) – Tom Six
2012 [40] Tucker & Dale vs. Evil – Eli Craig
2013 [41] Absentia – Mike Flanagan
2014 [42] V/H/S/2 – Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard
2015 [43] The Babadook – Jennifer Kent
2016 [44] What We Do in the Shadows – Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement
2017 [45] The Autopsy of Jane Doe – André Øvredal
2018No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2019 [46] Mandy – Panos Cosmatos
2020 [47] The Lighthouse – Robert Eggers
2021 [48] Color Out of Space – Richard Stanley
2022 [49] PG: Psycho Goreman – Steven Kostanski
2023 [52] Terrifier 2 – Damien Leone
2024 I Saw the TV Glow – Jane Schoenbrun

Multiple wins

Best International Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best International Film
YearWinnersNominations
2012 [40] Trollhunter – André Øvredal
2013 [41] Juan of the Dead – Alejandro Brugués
2014 [42] Here Comes the Devil – Adrián García Bogliano
2015 [43] Big Bad Wolves – Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado
2016 [44] Goodnight Mommy – Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
2017 [45] Train to Busan – Yeon Sang-ho
2018No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2019 [46] Terrified – Demián Rugna
2020 [47] Tigers Are Not Afraid – Issa López
2021 [48] La Llorona – Jayro Bustamante
2022 [49] Titane – Julia Ducournau
2023 [50] Speak No Evil – Christian Tafdrup
2024 When Evil Lurks – Demián Rugna

Best Streaming Premier Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Streaming Premier Film
YearWinnersNominations
2019 [46] Bird Box – Susanne Bier
2020 [47] The Perfection – Richard Shepard
2021 [48] Host – Rob Savage
2022 [49] Fear Street Part Three: 1666 – Leigh Janiak
2023 [52] Prey – Dan Trachtenberg
2024 V/H/S/85 – David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani and Mike P. Nelson

Best First Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best First Film
YearWinnersNominations
2019 [46] Ghost Stories – Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson
2020 [47] Girl on the Third Floor – Travis Stevens
2021 [48] Come to Daddy – Ant Timpson
2022 [49] Saint Maud – Rose Glass
2023 [52] Watcher – Chloe Okuno
2024 [52] Skinamarink – Kyle Edward Ball

Best Documentary Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Documentary Film
YearWinnersNominations
2022 [49] Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched – Kier-La Janisse
  • Mail Order Murder– Ross Snyder and William Hellfire
  • Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story – Mary O'Leary
2023 [52] Pennywise: The Story of IT – John Campopiano and Chris Griffiths
  • The Found Footage Phenomenon– Sarah Appleton and Philip Escott
  • This is GWAR – Scott Barber
  • In Search of Darkness: Part III – David A. Weiner
  • Living with Chucky – Kyra Gardner
2024 [52] The Legacy of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre – Philip Escott
  • Dario Argento Panico – Simone Scafidi
  • Satan Wants You – Sean Horlor and Steve J. Adams
  • Sharksploitation – Stephen Scarlata
  • We Kill For Love – Anthony Penta

Best Director

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Director
YearWinnersNominations
2019 [46] Ari Aster – Hereditary
2020 [47] Ari Aster – Midsommar
2021 [48] Leigh Whannell – The Invisible Man
2022 [49] Edgar Wright – Last Night in Soho
2023 [52] Jordan Peele – Nope
2024 Lee Cronin – Evil Dead Rise

Best Screenplay

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Screenplay
YearWinnersNominations
1992 [22] The Silence of the Lambs – Ted Tally
1993 [23] Bram Stoker's Dracula – James V. Hart
1994 [24] The Dark Half – George A. Romero
1995 [25] Wes Craven's New Nightmare – Wes Craven
1996 [26] Se7en – Andrew Kevin Walker N/A
1997 [27] Scream – Kevin Williamson
1998 [28] Scream 2 – Kevin Williamson
1999 [29] Dark City – Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer
2000 [30] The Sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan
2001 [31] Shadow of the Vampire – Steven Katz
2002 [32] Ginger Snaps – Karen Walton
2003 [33] Frailty – Brent Hanley
2004 [34] 28 Days Later – Alex Garland
2005 [35] Shaun of the Dead – Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg
2006 [36] The Devil's Rejects – Rob Zombie
2007No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2008No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2009 [37] Let the Right One In – John Ajvide Lindqvist
2010 [38] Martyrs – Pascal Laugier
2011 [38] Black Swan – Andres Heinz, Mark Heyman, John J. McLaughlin
2012 [38] Tucker and Dale vs Evil – Eli Craig and Morgan Jurgenson

Worst Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Worst Film
YearWinnersNominations
1992

[22]

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare – Rachel Talalay

N/A

1993 [23] Dr. Giggles – Manny Coto

N/A

1994 [24] Leprechaun – Mark Jones

N/A

1995 [25] Leprechaun 2 – Rodman Flender

N/A

1996 [26] Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers – Joe Chappelle N/A
1997 [27] The Crow: City of Angels – Tim Pope

N/A

1998 [28] Spawn – Mark A.Z. Dippé
1999 [29] I Still Know What You Did Last Summer – Danny Cannon
2000 [30] The Haunting – Jan de Bont
2001 [31] Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 – Joe Berlinger
2002 [32] Valentine – Jamie Blanks
2003 [33] FeardotCom – William Malone
2004 [34] House of the Dead – Uwe Boll
2005 [35] The Village – M. Night Shyamalan
2006 [36] The Fog – Rupert Wainwright

N/A

2007No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2008No CeremonyNo Ceremony
2009 [37] Prom Night – Nelson McCormick
2010 [38] Friday the 13th – Marcus Nispel
2011 [39] A Nightmare on Elm Street – Samuel Bayer
2012 [40] The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) – Tom Six
2013 [41] Paranormal Activity 4 – Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost
2014 [42] Texas Chainsaw 3D – John Luessenhop
2015 [43] Ouija – Stiles White
2016 [44] Poltergeist – Gil Kenan
2017 [45] The Forest – Jason Zada

References

  1. ↑ Ken Williams, "Scary Films--and Fans--in Focus", Los Angeles Times , May 14, 1992.
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