Fangoria 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. As of 2015, Fangoria also delivers awards to television series.

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Country	United States
Presented by	Fangoria
First awarded	1992
Website	www.fangoria.com/chainsaw-awards

Categories

Film

• Best Wide Release Film
• Best Limited Release Film
• Best Streaming Premiere Film
• Best International Film
• Best Documentary Film
• Best First Film
• Best Director
• Best Lead Performance
• Best Supporting Performance
• Best Screenplay
• Best Score
• Best Cinematography
• Best Makeup FX
• Best Creature FX
• Best Costume Design
• Best Short
• Best Kill

Television

• Best TV Series
• Best Nonfiction Series or Miniseries

Special Awards

• Fangoria Horror Hall of Fame
• Fangoria Lifetime Achievement Award
• The Editor's Eyeball Award

Discontinued Awards

• Worst Film
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best TV Actor
• Best TV Actress
• Best TV Supporting Actor
• Best TV Supporting Actress
• Best TV SFX

Best Wide Release Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Wide Release Film

Year	Winners	Nominations
1992	The Silence of the Lambs – Jonathan Demme	Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare – Rachel Talalay Terminator 2: Judgment Day – James Cameron The People Under the Stairs – Wes Craven The Addams Family – Barry Sonnenfield
1993	Bram Stoker's Dracula – Francis Ford Coppola	Alien 3 – David Fincher Candyman – Bernard Rose Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth – Anthony Hickox Innocent Blood – John Landis
1994	Army of Darkness – Sam Raimi	The Nightmare Before Christmas – Tim Burton Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday – Adam Marcus The Dark Half – George A. Romero Jurassic Park – Steven Spielberg
1995	The Crow – Alex Proyas	Wes Craven's New Nightmare – Wes Craven Mary Shelley's Frankenstein – Kenneth Branagh Interview with the Vampire – Neil Jordan Wolf – Mike Nichols
1996	Se7en – David Fincher	N/A
1997	Scream – Wes Craven	From Dusk till Dawn – Robert Rodriguez The Frighteners – Peter Jackson The Craft – Andrew Fleming
1998	Scream 2 – Wes Craven	The Devil's Advocate – Taylor Hackford Alien Resurrection – Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1999	Dark City – Alex Proyas	Halloween H20: 20 Years Later – Steve Miner Apt Pupil – Bryan Singer Bride of Chucky – Ronny Yu Vampires – John Carpenter
2000	The Sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan	Stir of Echoes – David Koepp Sleepy Hollow – Tim Burton The Blair Witch Project – Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick eXistenZ – David Cronenberg
2001	American Psycho – Mary Harron	Pitch Black – David Twohy The Cell – Tarsem Singh Shadow of the Vampire – E. Elias Merhige Final Destination – James Wong
2002	Jeepers Creepers – Victor Salva	The Others – Alejandro Amenábar Hannibal – Ridley Scott From Hell – Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias Joy Ride – John Dahl
2003	The Ring – Gore Verbinski	Frailty – Bill Paxton Brotherhood of the Wolf – Christophe Gans Blade II – Guillermo del Toro Signs – M. Night Shyamalan
2004	28 Days Later – Danny Boyle	House of 1000 Corpses – Rob Zombie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Marcus Nispel Cabin Fever – Eli Roth Wrong Turn – Rob Schmidt
2005	Shawn of the Dead – Edgar Wright	Dawn of the Dead – Zack Snyder Saw – James Wan Hellboy – Guillermo del Toro Open Water – Chris Kentis
2006	The Devil's Rejects – Rob Zombie	The Exorcism of Emily Rose – Scott Derrickson Land of the Dead – George A. Romero Wolf Creek – Greg McLean High Tension – Alexandre Aja
2007	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2008	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2009	Hellboy 2: The Golden Army – Guillermo del Toro	The Ruins – Carter Smith Quarantine – John Erick Dowdle Cloverfield – Matt Reeves The Strangers – Bryan Bertino
2010	Drag Me to Hell – Sam Raimi	Paranormal Activity – Oren Peli The Last House on the Left – Dennis Iliadis The Road – John Hillcoat Zombieland – Ruben Fleischer
2011	Black Swan – Darren Aronofsky	Let Me In – Matt Reeves The Crazies – Breck Eisner Splice – Vincenzo Natali The Last Exorcism – Daniel Stamm
2012	Insidious – James Wan	Fright Night – Craig Gillespie Paranormal Activity 3 – Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost Don't Be Afraid of the Dark – Troy Nixey Drive Angry – Patrick Lussier Final Destination 5 – Steven Quale
2013	The Cabin in the Woods – Drew Goddard	Sinister – Scott Derrickson The Grey – Joe Carnahan ParaNorman – Chris Butler and Sam Fell The Woman in Black – James Watkins
2014	The Conjuring – James Wan	You're Next – Adam Wingard Evil Dead – Fede Álvarez Insidious: Chapter 2 – James Wan Mama – Andy Muschietti
2015	Oculus – Mike Flanagan	Godzilla – Gareth Edwards As Above, So Below – John Erick Dowdle Dracula Untold – Gary Shore The Quiet Ones – John Pogue
2016	It Follows – David Robert Mitchell	Crimson Peak – Guillermo del Toro Krampus – Michael Dougherty The Gift – Joel Edgerton The Visit – M. Night Shyamalan
2017	The Witch – Robert Eggers	Green Room – Jeremy Saulnier 10 Cloverfield Lane – Dan Trachtenberg Don't Breathe – Fede Álvarez Ouija: Origin of Evil – Mike Flanagan
2018	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2019	Hereditary – Ari Aster	Halloween – David Gordon Green Overlord – Julius Avery A Quiet Place – John Krasinski Upgrade – Leigh Whannell
2020	Midsommar – Ari Aster	Crawl – Alexandre Aja Doctor Sleep – Mike Flanagan It Chapter Two – Andy Muschietti Us – Jordan Peele Ready or Not – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
2021	The Invisible Man – Leigh Whannell	Freaky – Christopher Landon Gretel & Hansel – Oz Perkins The Hunt – Craig Zobel Underwater – William Eubank
2022	Malignant – James Wan	Last Night in Soho – Edgar Wright A Quiet Place Part II – John Krasinski Candyman – Nia DaCosta The Night House – David Bruckner
2023	The Black Phone – Scott Derrickson	Barbarian – Zach Creggar Nope – Jordan Peele Pearl – Ti West X – Ti West
2024	Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki	Abigail – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Evil Dead Rise – Lee Cronin The First Omen – Arkasha Stevenson Infinity Pool – Brandon Cronenberg Late Night with the Devil – Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes Satanic Hispanics – Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero and Alejandro Brugués M3GAN – Gerard Johnstone Talk to Me – Danny and Michael Philippou When Evil Lurks – Demián Rugna

Multiple Wins

• James Wan-3
• Wes Craven-2
• Ari Aster-2
• Sam Raimi-2
• Alex Proyas-2

Best Limited Release Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Limited Release Film

Year	Winners	Nominations
1992	Bride of Re-Animator – Brian Yuzna	Maniac Cop 2 – William Lustig The Pit and the Pendulum – Stuart Gordon The Unborn – Rodman Flender Warlock – Steve Miner
1993	The Resurrected – Dan O'Bannon	Basket Case 3 – Frank Henenlotter Highway to Hell – Ate de Jong The Refrigerator – Nicholas Jacobs Scanners III – Christian Duguay
1994	Dead Alive – Peter Jackson	Ticks – Tony Randel Dust Devil – Richard Stanley Freaked – Tom Stern and Alex Winter Return of the Living Dead 3 – Brian Yuzna
1995	Phantasm III – Brian Yuzna	Body Snatchers – Abel Ferrara Cronos – Guillermo del Toro Jack Be Nimble – Garth Maxwell Trauma – Dario Argento
1996	Castle Freak – Stuart Gordon	N/A
1997	Cemetery Man – Michele Soavi	Tremors 2: Aftershocks – S. S. Wilson The Cold Light of Day – Rudolf van den Berg The Dentist – Brian Yuzna Necronomicon – Brian Yuzna, Shusuke Kaneko and Christophe Gans
1998	Lost Highway – David Lynch	Crash – David Cronenberg
1999	The Night Flier – Mark Pavia	Cube – Vincenzo Natali Funny Games – Michael Haneke Shadow Builder – Jamie Dixon The Ugly – Scott Reynolds
2000	The Day of the Beast – Álex de la Iglesia	The Stendhal Syndrome – Dario Argento Open Your Eyes – Alejandro Amenábar Perfect Blue – Satoshi Kon The Eternal – Michael Almereyda
2001	Cherry Falls – Geoffrey Wright	Requiem for a Dream – Darren Aronofsky The Wisdom of Crocodiles – Po-Chih Leong Lighthouse – Simon Hunter The Phantom Lover – Ronny Yu
2002	Ginger Snaps – John Fawcett	The Convent – Mike Mendez Audition – Takashi Miike Session 9 – Brad Anderson The Devil's Backbone – Guillermo del Toro
2003	Dog Soldiers – Neil Marshall	Dagon – Stuart Gordon Wendigo – Larry Fessenden Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature – Sebastian Gutierrez Wolf Girl – Thom Fitzgerald
2004	Bubba Ho-Tep – Don Coscarelli	May – Lucky McKee Beyond Re-Animator – Brian Yuzna Nightstalker – Chris Fisher Spider – David Cronenberg
2005	Ginger Snaps: Unleashed – Brett Sullivan	Dead End – Fabrice Canepa and Jean-Baptiste Andrea My Little Eye – Marc Evans Lucky – Steve Cuden The Machinist – Brad Anderson
2006	Toolbox Murders – Tobe Hooper	Dead Birds – Alex Turner Satan's Little Helper – Jeff Lieberman Shallow Ground – Sheldon Wilson The Nameless – Jaume Balagueró
2007	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2008	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2009	Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson	Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer – Jon Knautz Rogue – Greg McLean Stuck – Stuart Gordon The Living and the Dead – Simon Rumley
2010	Trick 'r Treat – Michael Dougherty	Deadgirl – Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarmiento Martyrs – Pascal Laugier The Burrowers – J. T. Petty Rec – Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró
2011	The Human Centipede (First Sequence) – Tom Six	Antichrist – Lars von Trier Buried – Rodrigo Cortés Monsters – Gareth Edwards Rec 2 – Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró
2012	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil – Eli Craig	Stake Land – Jim Mickle Attack the Block – Joe Cornish Black Death – Christopher Smith Red White & Blue – Simon Rumley The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) – Tom Six
2013	Absentia – Mike Flanagan	Kill List – Ben Wheatley Compliance – Craig Zobel A Lonely Place to Die – Julian Gilbey The Revenant – D. Kerry Prior
2014	V/H/S/2 – Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard	Stoker – Park Chan-wook We Are What We Are – Jim Mickle Berberian Sound Studio – Peter Strickland Byzantium – Neil Jordan
2015	The Babadook – Jennifer Kent	Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer Housebound – Gerard Johnstone The Sacrament – Ti West The Battery – Jeremy Gardner
2016	What We Do in the Shadows – Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement	We Are Still Here – Ted Geoghegan The Final Girls – Todd Strauss-Schulson Anguish – Sonny Mallhi Some Kind of Hate – Adam Egypt Mortimer
2017	The Autopsy of Jane Doe – André Øvredal	The Eyes of My Mother – Nicolas Pesce Hush – Mike Flanagan I Am Not a Serial Killer – Billy O'Brien The Invitation – Karyn Kusama
2018	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2019	Mandy – Panos Cosmatos	Anna and the Apocalypse – John McPhail Revenge – Coralie Fargeat Suspiria – Luca Guadagnino Terrifier – Damien Leone
2020	The Lighthouse – Robert Eggers	Bliss – Joe Begos Daniel Isn't Real – Adam Egypt Mortimer In Fabric – Peter Strickland Nightmare Cinema – Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura, and David Slade Satanic Panic – Chelsea Stardust
2021	Color Out of Space – Richard Stanley	Possessor – Brandon Cronenberg Relic – Natalie Erika James The Dark and the Wicked – Bryan Bertino The Wolf of Snow Hollow – Jim Cummings
2022	PG: Psycho Goreman – Steven Kostanski	Come True – Anthony Scott Burns Hurt – Sonny Mallhi In the Earth – Ben Wheatley Werewolves Within – Josh Ruben
2023	Terrifier 2 – Damien Leone	Resurrection – Andrew Semans Orphan: First Kill – William Brent Bell Something in the Dirt – Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Mad God – Phil Tippett
2024	I Saw the TV Glow – Jane Schoenbrun	Cobweb – Chris Thomas Devlin The Outwaters – Robbie Banfitch Skinamarink – Kyle Edward Ball Enys Men – Mark Jenkin

Multiple Wins

• Brian Yuzna — 2

Best International Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best International Film

Year	Winners	Nominations
2012	Trollhunter – André Øvredal	I Saw the Devil – Kim Jee-woon The Skin I Live In – Pedro Almodóvar A Serbian Film – Srdjan Spasojevic Amer – Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Kidnapped – Miguel Ángel Vivas
2013	Juan of the Dead – Alejandro Brugués	Rabies – Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado Bedevilled – Jang Cheol-soo Sleep Tight – Jaume Balagueró Cold Sweat – Adrián García Bogliano
2014	Here Comes the Devil – Adrián García Bogliano	The Condemned – Scott Wiper Tormented – Jon Wright Horror Stories – Im Dae-woon, Jung Bum-sik, Hong Ji-young, Kim Gok, Kim Sun and Min Kyu-dong Wither – Tommy Wiklund and Sonny Laguna
2015	Big Bad Wolves – Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado	A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night – Ana Lily Amirpour Witching & Bitching – Álex de la Iglesia The House at the End of Time – Alejandro Hidalgo The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears – Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
2016	Goodnight Mommy – Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala	When Animals Dream – Jonas Alexander Arnby Der Samurai – Till Kleinert Alleluia – Fabrice Du Welz Cub – Jonas Govaerts
2017	Train to Busan – Yeon Sang-ho	Baskin – Can Evrenol The Wailing – Na Hong-jin Under the Shadow – Babak Anvari The Similars – Isaac Ezban
2018	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2019	Terrified – Demián Rugna	Blue My Mind – Lisa Brühlmann Cold Hell – Stefan Ruzowitzky The Housemaid – Derek Nguyen The Night Eats the World – Dominique Rocher
2020	Tigers Are Not Afraid – Issa López	Hagazussa – Lukas Feigelfeld Knife+Heart – Yann Gonzalez Koko-di Koko-da – Johannes Nyholm Luz – Tilman Singer One Cut of the Dead – Shin'ichirô Ueda
2021	La Llorona – Jayro Bustamante	Bacurau – Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles Blood Quantum – Jeff Barnaby Impetigore – Joko Anwar Sputnik – Egor Abramenko
2022	Titane – Julia Ducournau	Detention – John Hsu Lamb – Valdimar Jóhannsson The Queen of Black Magic – Kimo Stamboel The Feast – Lee Haven Jones
2023	Speak No Evil – Christian Tafdrup	Hatching – Hanna Bergholm Piggy – Carlota Pereda Saloum – Jean Luc Herbulot The Innocents – Eskil Vogt
2024	When Evil Lurks – Demián Rugna	Exhuma – Jang Jae-hyun The Coffee Table – Caye Casas Infested – Sébastien Vaniček Huesera: The Bone Woman – Michelle Garza Cervera

Best Streaming Premier Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Streaming Premier Film

Year	Winners	Nominations
2019	Bird Box – Susanne Bier	Apostle – Gareth Evans Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – David Slade Cam – Daniel Goldhaber Verónica – Paco Plaza
2020	The Perfection – Richard Shepard	Eli – Ciarán Foy Little Monsters – Abe Forsythe Velvet Buzzsaw – Dan Gilroy The Nightshifter – Dennison Ramalho
2021	Host – Rob Savage	Anything for Jackson – Justin G. Dyck The Beach House – Jeffrey A. Brown The Mortuary Collection – Ryan Spindell Run – Aneesh Chaganty
2022	Fear Street Part Three: 1666 – Leigh Janiak	The Boy Behind the Door – Justin Powell and David Charbonier Lucky – Natasha Kermani The Power – Corinna Faith Violation – Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer
2023	Prey – Dan Trachtenberg	Fresh – Mimi Cave Hellbender – John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser Hellraiser – Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski A Wounded Fawn – Travis Stevens
2024	V/H/S/85 – David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani and Mike P. Nelson	No One Will Save You – Brian Duffield Where the Devil Roams – John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser Sick – John Hyams Totally Killer – Nahnatchka Khan

Best First Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best First Film

Year	Winners	Nominations
2019	Ghost Stories – Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson	Cargo – Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke The Cleanse – Bobby Miller The Dark – Justin P. Lange The Ranger – Jenn Wexler
2020	Girl on the Third Floor – Travis Stevens	Braid – Mitzi Peirone Darlin' – Pollyanna McIntosh The Hole in the Ground – Lee Cronin The Wind – Emma Tammi
2021	Come to Daddy – Ant Timpson	Amulet – Romola Garai Extra Ordinary – Mike Ahern and Enda Loughman Impetigore – Joko Anwar Sea Fever – Neasa Hardiman
2022	Saint Maud – Rose Glass	Censor – Prano Bailey-Bond My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To – Jonathan Cuartas The Stylist – Jill Gevargizian The Vigil – Keith Thomas
2023	Watcher – Chloe Okuno	We're All Going to the World's Fair – Jane Schoenbrun The Sadness – Rob Jabbaz Deadstream – Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter Blood Relatives – Noah Segan
2024	Skinamarink – Kyle Edward Ball	Stopmotion – Robert Morgan Birth/Rebirth – Laura Moss The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster – Bomani J. Story It Lives Inside – Megan Suri

Best Documentary Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Documentary Film

Year	Winners	Nominations
2022	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	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	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

Year	Winners	Nominations
2019	Ari Aster – Hereditary	Panos Cosmatos – Mandy John Krasinski – A Quiet Place Coralie Fargeat – Revenge Demián Rugna – Terrified
2020	Ari Aster – Midsommar	Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse Jordan Peele – Us Mike Flanagan – Doctor Sleep Joe Begos – Bliss Shin'ichirô Ueda – One Cut of the Dead
2021	Leigh Whannell – The Invisible Man	Bryan Bertino – The Dark and the Wicked Romola Garai – Amulet Natalie Erika James – Relic Remi Weekes – His House Justin G. Dyck – Anything for Jackson
2022	Edgar Wright – Last Night in Soho	David Bruckner – The Night House Anthony Scott Burns – Come True Julia Ducournau – Titane Rose Glass – Saint Maud
2023	Jordan Peele – Nope	Zach Cregger – Barbarian David Cronenberg – Crimes of the Future Ti West – X Chloe Okuno – Watcher
2024	Lee Cronin – Evil Dead Rise	Brandon Cronenberg – Infinity Pool Danny and Michael Philippou – Talk To Me Demián Rugna – When Evil Lurks Arkasha Stevenson – The First Omen

Best Screenplay

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Screenplay

Year	Winners	Nominations
1992	The Silence of the Lambs – Ted Tally	Maniac Cop 2 – Larry Cohen The People Under the Stairs – Wes Craven Terminator 2: Judgment Day – James Cameron and William Wisher Warlock – David Twohy
1993	Bram Stoker's Dracula – James V. Hart	Naked Lunch – David Cronenberg Candyman – Bernard Rose Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth – Peter Atkins The Resurrected – Brent V. Friedman
1994	The Dark Half – George A. Romero	The Ambulance – Larry Cohen Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday – Dean Lorey and Jay Huguely Freaked – Tom Stern, Alex Winter, and Tim Burns Dead Alive – Stephen Sinclair, Frances Walsh, and Peter Jackson
1995	Wes Craven's New Nightmare – Wes Craven	Cronos – Guillermo del Toro Mary Shelley's Frankenstein – Steph Lady and Frank Darabont Interview with the Vampire – Anne Rice Jack Be Nimble – Garth Maxwell
1996	Se7en – Andrew Kevin Walker	N/A
1997	Scream – Kevin Williamson	From Dusk till Dawn – Quentin Tarantino The Frighteners – Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh The Craft – Peter Filardi and Andrew Fleming Cemetery Man – Gianni Romali
1998	Scream 2 – Kevin Williamson	Lost Highway – David Lynch and Barry Gifford
1999	Dark City – Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer	Funny Games – Michael Haneke Apt Pupil – Brandon Boyce Bride of Chucky – Don Mancini Vampires – Don Jakoby
2000	The Sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan	Stir of Echoes – David Koepp Open Your Eyes– Alejandro Amenábar and Mateo Gil The Day of the Beast – Jorge Guerricaechevarría and Álex de la Iglesia eXistenZ – David Cronenberg
2001	Shadow of the Vampire – Steven Katz	American Psycho – Mary Harron and Guinevere Turner Pitch Black – David Twohy, Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat The Cell – Mark Protosevich Requiem for a Dream – Darren Aronofsky and Hubert Selby Jr.
2002	Ginger Snaps – Karen Walton	Audition – Daisuke Tengan Hannibal – Steven Zaillian and David Mamet The Convent – Chaton Anderson The Devil's Backbone – Guillermo del Toro, Antonio Trashorras and David Muñoz
2003	Frailty – Brent Hanley	Blade II – David S. Goyer Wendigo – Larry Fessenden Dagon – Dennis Paoli Wolf Girl – Lori Lansens
2004	28 Days Later – Alex Garland	Bubba Ho-Tep – Don Coscarelli May – Lucky McKee Cabin Fever – Eli Roth and Randy Pearlstein Spider – Patrick McGrath
2005	Shaun of the Dead – Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed – Megan Martin My Little Eye – David Hilton and James Watkins Hellboy – Guillermo del Toro The Machinist – Scott Kosar
2006	The Devil's Rejects – Rob Zombie	Dark Water – Rafael Yglesias Land of the Dead – George A. Romero Wolf Creek – Greg McLean Satan's Little Helper – Jeff Lieberman
2007	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2008	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2009	Let the Right One In – John Ajvide Lindqvist	Teeth – Mitchell Lichtenstein Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer – John Ainslie and Jon Knautz Cloverfield – Matt Reeves Stuck – John Strysik
2010	Martyrs – Pascal Laugier	Deadgirl – Trent Haaga From Within – Brad Keene Surveillance – Jennifer Lynch and Kent Harper The Burrowers – J.T. Petty The Children – Tom Shankland and Paul Andrew Williams
2011	Black Swan – Andres Heinz, Mark Heyman, John J. McLaughlin	Buried – Chris Sparling I Sell the Dead – Glenn McQuaid Triangle – Christopher Smith Rec 2 – Jaume Balagueró, Manu Díaz and Paco Plaza
2012	Tucker and Dale vs Evil – Eli Craig and Morgan Jurgenson	Stake Land – Nick Damici and Jim Mickle Attack the Block – Joe Cornish Red White & Blue – Simon Rumley Black Death – Dario Poloni The Skin I Live In – Pedro Almodóvar and Agustín Almodóvar

Worst Film

Winners and nominees

Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Worst Film

Year	Winners	Nominations
1992	Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare – Rachel Talalay	N/A
1993	Dr. Giggles – Manny Coto	N/A
1994	Leprechaun – Mark Jones	N/A
1995	Leprechaun 2 – Rodman Flender	N/A
1996	Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers – Joe Chappelle	N/A
1997	The Crow: City of Angels – Tim Pope	N/A
1998	Spawn – Mark A.Z. Dippé	Anaconda – Luis Llosa
1999	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer – Danny Cannon	Godzilla – Roland Emmerich
2000	The Haunting – Jan de Bont	The Blair Witch Project – Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick
2001	Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 – Joe Berlinger	Hellraiser: Inferno – Scott Derrickson Urban Legends: Final Cut – John Ottman
2002	Valentine – Jamie Blanks	Hannibal – Ridley Scott The Mummy Returns – Stephen Sommers Thir13en Ghosts – Steve Beck
2003	FeardotCom – William Malone	Halloween: Resurrection – Rick Rosenthal Ghost Ship – Steve Beck The Ring – Gore Verbinski Signs – M. Night Shyamalan
2004	House of the Dead – Uwe Boll	House of 1000 Corpses – Rob Zombie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Marcus Nispel Cabin Fever – Eli Roth 28 Days Later – Danny Boyle Dreamcatcher – Lawrence Kasdan Jeepers Creepers 2 – Victor Salva
2005	The Village – M. Night Shyamalan	Van Helsing – Stephen Sommers The Grudge – Takashi Shimizu AVP: Alien vs. Predator – Paul W. S. Anderson Open Water – Chris Kentis
2006	The Fog – Rupert Wainwright	N/A
2007	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2008	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2009	Prom Night – Nelson McCormick	The Happening – M. Night Shyamalan Twilight – Catherine Hardwicke Cloverfield – Matt Reeves Saw V – David Hackl
2010	Friday the 13th – Marcus Nispel	Paranormal Activity – Oren Peli Halloween II – Rob Zombie The Box – Richard Kelly The Final Destination – David R. Ellis The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Chris Weitz
2011	A Nightmare on Elm Street – Samuel Bayer	My Soul to Take – Wes Craven The Human Centipede (First Sequence) – Tom Six Splice – Vincenzo Natali Vampires Suck – Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer
2012	The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) – Tom Six	Fright Night – Craig Gillespie Paranormal Activity 3 – Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost Shark Night – Troy Nixey Creature – Fred M. Andrews
2013	Paranormal Activity 4 – Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost	Piranha 3DD – John Gulager The Apparition – Todd Lincoln The Devil Inside – William Brent Bell Smiley – Michael J. Gallagher
2014	Texas Chainsaw 3D – John Luessenhop	The Last Exorcism Part II – Ed Gass-Donnelly Evil Dead – Fede Álvarez The Lords of Salem – Rob Zombie Dracula 3D – Dario Argento The Purge – James DeMonaco
2015	Ouija – Stiles White	Tusk – Kevin Smith Leprechaun: Origins – Zach Lipovsky Annabelle – John R. Leonetti Oculus – Mike Flanagan
2016	Poltergeist – Gil Kenan	The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) – Tom Six Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension – Gregory Plotkin The Gallows – Chris Lofing and Travis Cluff The Visit – M. Night Shyamalan
2017	The Forest – Jason Zada	Blair Witch – Adam Wingard 31 – Rob Zombie Boo! A Madea Halloween – Tyler Perry Resident Evil: The Final Chapter – Paul W. S. Anderson

Ceremonies

• 1992 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1993 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1994 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1995 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1996 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1997 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1998 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1999 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2001 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2002 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2018 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2022 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2023 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2024 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

Winners and nominees

2023

BEST WIDE RELEASE	BEST LIMITED RELEASE
Barbarian The Black Phone Nope Pearl X	Orphan: First Kill Resurrection Something in the Dirt Terrifier 2 Mad God
BEST FIRST FEATURE	BEST STREAMING PREMIERE
Blood Relatives Deadstream The Sadness Watcher We're All Going to the World's Fair	Fresh Hellbender Hellraiser Prey A Wounded Fawn
BEST INTERNATIONAL MOVIE	BEST SERIES
Hatching The Innocents Piggy Saloum Speak No Evil	Cabinet of Curiosities Chucky Stranger Things What We Do in the Shadows Yellowjackets
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE	BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
The Found Footage Phenomenon In Search of Darkness: Part III Living with Chucky Pennywise: The Story of IT This is Gwar	Anna Diop, Nanny Isabelle Fuhrman, Orphan: First Kill Mia Goth, Pearl Rebecca Hall, Resurrection Daniel Kaluuya, Nope Amber Midthunder, Prey Maika Monroe, Watcher Keke Palmer, Nope Josh Ruben, A Wounded Fawn Taylor Russell, Bones and All
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE	BEST DIRECTOR
Jamie Clayton, Hellraiser Ethan Hawke, The Black Phone Justin Long, Barbarian Madeleine McGraw, The Black Phone Jenna Ortega, Scream Mark Rylance, Bones and All Rachel Sennott, Bodies Bodies Bodies Brittany Snow, X Kristen Stewart, Crimes of the Future Steven Yeun, Nope	Zach Cregger, Barbarian David Cronenberg, Crimes of the Future Chloe Okuno, Watcher Jordan Peele, Nope Ti West, X
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY	BEST SCREENPLAY
Ksusha Genenfeld, A Wounded Fawn Rob Hardy, Men Eliot Rockett, Pearl Eliot Rockett, X Hoyte Van Hoytema, Nope	C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson, The Black Phone Zach Cregger, Barbarian Mia Goth and Ti West, Pearl Jordan Peele, Nope Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, The Menu
BEST SCORE	BEST MAKEUP FX
Michael Abels, Nope Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury, Men Tyler Bates and Tim Williams, Pearl John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, Halloween Ends Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Bones and All	Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez/Black Spot FX, Crimes of the Future Lyudmil Ivanov, Barbarian Damien Leone, Terrifier 2 Josh & Sierra Russell/RussellFX, Hellraiser Sarah Rubano & Kevin Wasner / WETA, X
BEST COSTUME DESIGN	BEST CREATURE FX
Alex Bovaird, Nope Stephanie Porter, Prey András Dániel Tóth and Godena-Juhász Attila, The Munsters Mayou Trikerioti, Crimes of the Future Malgosia Turzanska, Pearl	Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., Prey Gustav Hoegen, Hatching Troy Larson, Patrick Magee, Mark Villalobos, V/H/S/99 John Nolan, Jurassic World Dominion Guillaume Rocheron/MPC, Nope
BEST NON-FICTION SERIES OR MINISERIES	BEST SHORT
101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Cursed Films II The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans Joe Bob's Ghoultide Get-Together Queer for Fear	Blink Close Your Eyes Guts Meat Friend O, Glory
BEST AMITYVILLE	BEST KILL
Amityville Christmas Vacation Amityville In Space Amityville Karen Amityville Scarecrow II Amityville Uprising	fan-submission category Killing Allie, Terrifier 2

EDITOR'S EYEBALL ON THE FUTURE AWARD
Awarded new in 2023, winners were selected by the Fangoria editorial team in the spirit of looking ahead in horror. This award recognizes emerging talent in the horror space who made a significant impact in the horror industry in the last year.
INAUGURAL WINNERS Lauren Lavera - Sienna, Terrifier 2 Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks - Alone with You Mason Thames - Finney, The Black Phone

• List of winners:
• List of nominees:
• Announced on: January 27, 2023
• Presented on: May 21, 2023

2022

Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release
Malignant – Directed by James Wan Candyman – Directed by Nia DaCosta Last Night in Soho – Directed by Edgar Wright The Night House – Directed by David Bruckner A Quiet Place Part II – Directed by John Krasinski	PG: Psycho Goreman – Directed by Steven Kostanski Come True – Directed by Anthony Scott Burns Hurt – Directed by Sonny Mallhi In the Earth – Directed by Ben Wheatley Werewolves Within – Directed by Josh Ruben
Best Streaming Premiere	Best Foreign Film
Fear Street Part Three: 1666 – Directed by Leigh Janiak The Boy Behind the Door – Directed by Justin Powell and David Charbonier Lucky – Directed by Natasha Kermani The Power – Directed by Corinna Faith Violation – Directed by Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer	Titane – Directed by Julia Ducournau Detention – Directed by John Hsu Lamb – Directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson The Queen of Black Magic – Directed by Kimo Stamboel The Feast – Directed by Lee Haven Jones
Best First Feature	Best Director
Saint Maud – Directed by Rose Glass Censor – Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To – Directed by Jonathan Cuartas The Stylist – Directed by Jill Gevargizian The Vigil – Directed by Keith Thomas	Edgar Wright – Last Night in Soho Prano Bailey-Bond – Censor David Bruckner – The Night House Anthony Scott Burns – Come True Julia Ducournau – Titane Rose Glass – Saint Maud
Best Lead Performance	Best Supporting Performance
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – Candyman as Anthony McCoy Niamh Algar – Censor as Enid Baines Morfydd Clark – Saint Maud as Katie/Maud Barbara Crampton – Jakob's Wife as Anne Fedder Rebecca Hall – The Night House as Beth Parchin Thomasin McKenzie – Last Night in Soho as Eloise "Ellie" Turner Agathe Rousselle – Titane as Alexia/Adrien Madeleine Sims-Fewer – Violation as Miriam Julia Sarah Stone – Come True as Sarah Anya Taylor-Joy – Last Night in Soho as Alexandra "Sandie" Collins	Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place Part II as Regan Abbott Luke David Blumm – Son as David Jennifer Ehle – Saint Maud as Amanda Köhl Larry Fessenden – Jakob's Wife as Pastor Jakob Fedder Vincent Lindon as Vincent – Titane Diana Rigg – Last Night in Soho as Ms. Collins Bill Sage – Wrong Turn as Venable/Ram Skull Jeremy T. Thomas – Antlers as Lucas Weaver Suzanne Voss – Dementia Part II as Suzanne Goldblum
Best Screenplay	Best Score
Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski – The Night House Prano Bailey-Bond & Anthony Fletcher – Censor John Hsu, Fu Kai-ling, Chien Shih-keng – Detention Rose Glass – Saint Maud Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli – Violation	John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, Daniel Davies – Halloween Kills Electric Youth, Pilotpriest – Come True Ben Lovett – The Night House Clint Mansell – In the Earth Tom Schraeder, CJ Johnson – Hurt
Best Makeup FX	Best Creature FX
Christopher Nelson – Halloween Kills Tara Brawley – Hurt Mark Coulier – Blood Red Sky Francois Dagenais – Spiral: From the Book of Saw Oriane de Neve, CLSFX Atelier 69 – Kandisha	MastersFX, Steven Kostanski – PG: Psycho Goreman Barrie Gower – The Green Knight Robert Kurtzman – Black Friday Legacy Effects, Shane Mahan – Antlers Magee FX, Gaslight Studio – V/H/S/94
Best Costume Design
Odile Dicks-Mireaux – Last Night in Soho Lizzie Cook – Candyman Eulyn Colette Hufkie – Bingo Hell Chieko Matsumoto – Prisoners of the Ghostland Neil McClean – Slumber Party Massacre
Best Series	Best Kill (write-in category)
Midnight Mass Brand New Cherry Flavor Chucky Creepshow I Know What You Did Last Summer	The Bread Slicer – Fear Street Part One: 1994
Achievement In Non-Fiction	Best Documentary
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs Elvira's 40th Anniversary, Very Scary, Very Special, Special The Boulet Brothers' Dragula	Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Mail Order Murder Dark Shadows and Beyond: The Jonathan Frid Story

2021

For 2021 winners and nominees, see 2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

2020

For 2020 winners and nominees, see 2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

2019

For 2019 winners and nominees, see 2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.

2016

Best Wide-Release Film

• It Follows – David Robert Mitchell
• Crimson Peak – Guillermo del Toro
• The Gift – Joel Edgerton
• Krampus – Michael Dougherty
• The Visit – M. Night Shyamalan

Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film

• What We Do in the Shadows – Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi
• Anguish – Sonny Mallhi
• The Final Girls – Todd Strauss-Schulson
• Some Kind of Hate – Adam Egypt Mortimer
• We Are Still Here – Ted Geoghegan

Best Foreign-Language Film

• Goodnight Mommy – Veronika Franz and Severin Viala
• Alleluia – Fabrice Du Welz
• Cub – Jonas Govaerts
• The Samurai – Till Kleinert
• When Animals Dream – Jonas Alexander Arnby

Best Actor

• Kurt Russell – Bone Tomahawk
• Mark Duplass – Creep
• Tom Hiddleston – Crimson Peak
• Lou Taylor Pucci – Spring
• Henry Rollins – He Never Died

Best Actress

• Maika Monroe – It Follows
• Abigail Breslin – Maggie
• Barbara Crampton – We Are Still Here
• Ryan Simpkins – Anguish
• Susanne Wuest – Goodnight Mommy

Best Supporting Actor

• Pit Bukowski – The Samurai
• Joel Edgerton – The Gift
• Larry Fessenden – We Are Still Here
• Richard Jenkins – Bone Tomahawk
• Rainn Wilson – The Boy

Best Supporting Actress

• Jessica Chastain – Crimson Peak
• Malin Åkerman – The Final Girls
• Deanna Dunagan – The Visit
• Kate Greenhouse – He Never Died
• Krista Stadler – Krampus

Best Screenplay

• What We Do in the Shadows – Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi
• Anguish – Sonny Mallhi
• The Final Girls – M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller
• The Gift – Joel Edgerton
• The Midnight Swim – Sarah Adina Smith

Best Score

• It Follows – Rich Vreeland
• The Boy – Volker Bertelmann
• Crimson Peak – Fernando Velázquez
• The Editor – Claudio Simonetti, Carpenter Brut, Brian Wiacek and Jeremy Gillespie
• We Are Still Here – Wojciech Golczewski

Best Makeup/Creature FX

• Krampus – Weta Workshop
• Bone Tomahawk – Hugo Villasenor
• Deathgasm – Roger Murray, Main Reactor
• The Hallow – John Nolan
• We Are Still Here – Marcus Koch

Best TV Series

• Ash vs Evil Dead
• Hannibal
• Penny Dreadful
• Salem
• The Walking Dead

Best TV Actor

• Bruce Campbell – Ash vs Evil Dead
• Hugh Dancy – Hannibal
• Josh Hartnett – Penny Dreadful
• Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal
• Matt Ryan – Constantine

Best TV Actress

• Eva Green – Penny Dreadful
• Caroline Dhavernas – Hannibal
• Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel
• Lady Gaga – American Horror Story: Hotel
• Janet Montgomery – Salem

Best TV Supporting Actor

• Richard Armitage – Hannibal
• Seth Gabel – Salem
• Lennie James – The Walking Dead
• Rory Kinnear – Penny Dreadful
• Evan Peters – American Horror Story: Hotel

Best TV Supporting Actress

• Gillian Anderson – Hannibal
• Jamie Lee Curtis – Scream Queens
• Dana DeLorenzo – Ash vs Evil Dead
• Lucy Lawless – Salem
• Billie Piper – Penny Dreadful

Best TV Makeup/Creature FX

• The Walking Dead – Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger
• American Horror Story: Hotel – Eryn Krueger Mekash and David LeRoy Anderson
• Hannibal – François Dagenais
• Salem – Matthew Mungle and Clinton Wayne
• The Strain – Steve Newburn, Sean Samson

2015

Best Wide-Release Film

• Oculus – Mike Flanagan
• As Above, So Below – John Erick Dowdle
• Dracula Untold – Gary Shore
• Godzilla – Gareth Edwards
• The Quiet Ones – John Pogue

Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film

• The Babadook – Jennifer Kent
• The Battery – Jeremy Gardner
• Housebound – Gerard Johnstone
• The Sacrament – Ti West
• Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer

Best Foreign-Language Film

• Big Bad Wolves – Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado
• A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night – Ana Lily Amirpour
• The House at the End of Time – Alejandro Hidalgo
• The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears – Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani
• Witching & Bitching – Álex de la Iglesia

Best Actor

• Daniel Radcliffe – Horns
• Lior Ashkenazi – Big Bad Wolves
• Nick Damici – Late Phases
• Jake Gyllenhaal – Enemy
• Jared Harris – The Quiet Ones

Best Actress

• Essie Davis – The Babadook
• Alexandra Essoe – Starry Eyes
• Scarlett Johansson – Under the Skin
• Marta Milans – Devoured
• Tilda Swinton – Only Lovers Left Alive

Best Supporting Actor

• Noah Wiseman – The Babadook
• David Asavanond – Countdown
• Tzahi Grad – Big Bad Wolves
• Gene Jones – The Sacrament
• Michael Parks – Tusk

Best Supporting Actress

• Katee Sackhoff – Oculus
• Olivia Cooke – The Quiet Ones
• Anne Ramsay – The Taking of Deborah Logan
• Rima Te Wiata – Housebound
• Mia Wasikowska – Only Lovers Left Alive

Best Screenplay

• The Babadook – Jennifer Kent
• Housebound – Gerard Johnstone
• Life After Beth – Jeff Baena
• Oculus – Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard
• Proxy – Zack Parker and Kevin Donner

Best Score

• Under the Skin – Mica Levi
• Big Bad Wolves – Frank Ilfman
• Oculus – The Newton Brothers
• Only Lovers Left Alive – Jozef van Wissem and SQÜRL
• Starry Eyes – Jonathan Snipes

Best Makeup/Creature FX

• Horns – Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger
• Afflicted – Tamar Ouziel
• Dead Snow 2 – Steinaar Karstein and Mike Elizalde
• Late Phases – Robert Kurtzman and Brian Spears
• Starry Eyes – Hugo Villasenor, SOTA FX

Worst Film

• Ouija – Stiles White
• Annabelle – John R. Leonetti
• Leprechaun: Origins – Zach Lipovsky
• Oculus – Mike Flanagan
• Tusk – Kevin Smith

Best TV Series

• The Walking Dead
• American Horror Story: Freak Show
• Hannibal
• Penny Dreadful
• True Detective

Best TV Actor

• Matthew McConaughey – True Detective
• Hugh Dancy – Hannibal
• Josh Hartnett – Penny Dreadful
• Andrew Lincoln – The Walking Dead
• Mads Mikkelsen – Hannibal

Best TV Actress

• Sarah Paulson – American Horror Story: Freak Show
• Nicole Beharie – Sleepy Hollow
• Eva Green – Penny Dreadful
• Janet Montgomery – Salem
• Anna Paquin – True Blood

Best TV Supporting Actor

• Norman Reedus – The Walking Dead
• David Bradley – The Strain
• Zane Holtz – From Dusk till Dawn: The Series
• Rory Kinnear – Penny Dreadful
• Finn Wittrock – American Horror Story: Freak Show

Best TV Supporting Actress

• Gillian Anderson – Hannibal
• Madeleine Martin – Hemlock Grove
• Melissa McBride – The Walking Dead
• Billie Piper – Penny Dreadful
• Deborah Ann Woll – True Blood

Best TV Makeup/Creature FX

• The Walking Dead – Greg Nicotero and Howard Berger
• Hannibal – François Dagenais
• Penny Dreadful – Nick Dudman
• The Strain – Steve Newburn, Sean Samson
• True Blood – Todd Masters and Dan Rebert

2014

Best Wide-Release Film

• Evil Dead – Fede Álvarez
• You're Next – Adam Wingard
• Mama – Andrés Muschietti
• Insidious: Chapter 2 – James Wan

Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film

• V/H/S/2 – Simon Barrett, Adam Wingard, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Gareth Huw Evans and Jason Eisener
• Stoker – Park Chan-wook
• We Are What We Are – Jim Mickle
• Byzantium – Neil Jordan
• Berberian Sound Studio – Peter Strickland

Best Foreign-Language Film

• Here Comes the Devil – Adrián García Bogliano
• The Condemned – Roberto Busó-García
• Tormented (2011 film) – Takashi Shimizu
• Wither – Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund
• Horror Stories – Min Kyu-dong, Im Dae-woong, Jung Bum-sik, Hong Ji-young, Kim Gok, Kim Sun

Best Actor

• Elijah Wood – Maniac
• Patrick Wilson – Insidious: Chapter 2
• Toby Jones – Berberian Sound Studio
• Francisco Barreiro – Here Comes the Devil
• Bill Sage – We Are What We Are

Best Actress

• Katharine Isabelle – American Mary
• Sharni Vinson – You're Next
• Mia Wasikowska – Stoker
• Saoirse Ronan – Byzantium
• Juno Temple – Magic Magic

Best Supporting Actor

• Matthew Goode – Stoker
• Lou Taylor Pucci – Evil Dead
• Joe Swanberg – You're Next
• Michael Parks – We Are What We Are
• Stephen McHattie – Haunter

Best Supporting Actress

• Lili Taylor – The Conjuring
• Tristan Risk – American Mary
• Julianne Moore – Carrie
• Julia Garner – We Are What We Are
• Ambyr Childers – We Are What We Are

Best Screenplay

• You're Next – Simon Barrett
• Stoker – Wentworth Miller
• We Are What We Are – Nick Damici and Jim Mickle
• Grabbers – Kevin Lehane
• Haunter – Brian King

Best Score

• Maniac – Rob
• You're Next – Jasper Justice Lee, Kyle Mckinnon, Mads Heldtberg and Adam Wingard
• Berberian Sound Studio – Broadcast
• Byzantium – Javier Navarrete
• We Are What We Are – Philip Mossman, Darren Morris and Jeff Grace

Best Makeup/Creature FX

• Evil Dead – Roger Murray and Jane O’Kane
• Frankenstein's Army – Rogier Samuels
• Bad Milo! – Justin Raleigh
• Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – Mike Elizalde, Tamar Aviv and Jörn Seifert
• Grabbers – Paddy Eason and Shaune Harrison

2002

The 11th Annual Fangoria Chainsaw Awards:

Best Wide-Release Film

• Jeepers Creepers
• The Others

Best Limited-Release Film/Direct-to-Video Film

• Ginger Snaps
• The Convent

Best Actor

• Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal
• Johnny Depp - From Hell

Best Actress

• Nicole Kidman - The Others
• Emily Perkins - Ginger Snaps

Best Supporting Actor

• Jonathan Breck - Jeepers Creepers
• Ian Holm - From Hell

Best Supporting Actress

• Adrienne Barbeau - The Convent
• Mimi Rogers - Ginger Snaps

Best Screenplay

• Karen Walton - Ginger Snaps
• Steven Zaillian and David Mamet - Hannibal

Best Score

• Hans Zimmer - Hannibal
• Trevor Jones - From Hell

Best Makeup/Creature FX

• KNB EFX - Thirteen Ghosts
• Brian Penikas - Jeepers Creepers

Worst Film

• Valentine
• (tie) Hannibal, The Mummy Returns, Thirteen Ghosts

Fangoria Hall of Fame

• Mario Bava (inducted)
• Guillermo del Toro (inducted)