Voting Open for 2024 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards: See Nominees!

The only award season that truly matters for horror fans is back! The complete list of nominees for the 2024 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards has just been released. In a world where horror often gets overlooked by mainstream award shows, this is the one event we can count on year after year to spotlight our favorite genre.

Last year’s Chainsaw Awards saw big wins for movies like The Black Phone, Terrifier 2, and Prey. This year, the categories are packed once again with standout films such as Abigail, Evil Dead Rise, The First Omen, Talk To Me, and Late Night with the Devil among the nominees.

Individual performances are also getting their due recognition. Tobin Bell’s performance in Saw X and Kathryn Newton’s roles in both Lisa Frankenstein and Abigail are highlighted. Horror has been on a fantastic run lately, and this year’s awards promise to celebrate the best of the best.

Traditional categories such as Best Wide Release, Best First Feature, Best Limited Release, and Best Lead Performance are back. But this year, there’s a fresh addition: Best Video Game. Fan favorites like Dead Space Remake, Alan Wake 2, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are vying for the title.

As always, the “Best Kill” category remains open for write-in votes. Fans can choose their most memorable and gruesome scenes. While the leg trap/bone marrow extract scene from Saw X gets one nod, other bloody moments like the super gory yoga kill from In a Violent Nature or the carnage-filled scenes from Abigail are also in the mix.

Best Wide Release Movie
Abigail
Evil Dead Rise
The First Omen
Godzilla Minus One
Infinity Pool
Late Night With the Devil
M3GAN
Satanic Hispanics
Talk To Me
When Evil Lurks

Best Limited Release Movie
Cobweb
Enys Men
I Saw the TV Glow
The Outwaters
Suitable Flesh

Best Streaming Premiere Movie
No One Will Save You
Sick
Totally Killer
V/H/S/85
Where the Devil Roams

Best International Movie
The Coffee Table
Exhuma
Infested
Huesera: The Bone Woman
When Evil Lurks

Best Lead Performance
Tobin Bell, Saw X
David Dastmalchian, Late Night with the Devil
Kaitlyn Dever, No One Will Save You
Nell Tiger Free, The First Omen
Kathryn Newton, Lisa Frankenstein
Lupita Nyong’o, A Quiet Place: Day One
Emma Stone, Poor Things
Lily Sullivan, Evil Dead Rise
Sydney Sweeney, Immaculate
Sophie Wilde, Talk to Me

Best Supporting Performance
Dave Bautista, Knock at the Cabin
Joe Bird, Talk To Me
Nicolas Cage, Renfield
Mia Goth, Infinity Pool
Kathryn Newton, Abigail
Bridgette Lundy Paine, I Saw the TV Glow
Dewayne Perkins, The Blackening
Dan Stevens, Abigail
Alyssa Sutherland, Evil Dead Rise
Alisha Weir, Abigail

Best Director
Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise
Danny and Michael Philippou, Talk To Me
Demián Rugna, When Evil Lurks
Arkasha Stevenson, The First Omen

Best Screenplay
Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Late Night With the Devil
Akela Cooper; story by Akela Cooper and James Wan, M3GAN
Brandon Cronenberg, Infinity Pool
Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, Talk To Me
Arkasha Stevenson, Tim Smith and Keith Thomas; story by Ben Jacoby, The First Omen

Best Cinematography
Pierce Derks, In A Violent Nature
Karim Hussain, Infinity Pool
Aaron Morton, The First Omen
Robbie Ryan, Poor Things
Eric K. Yue, I Saw the TV Glow

Best Makeup FX
Marcos Berta, When Evil Lurks
Bec Buratto, Paul Katte and Nick Nicolaou, Talk To Me
Liz Byrne, Paul Byrne & Matthew Smith, Abigail
Steven Kostanski, In A Violent Nature
Tristan Lucas, Evil Dead Rise

Best Creature FX
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, Five Nights at Freddy’s
Adam Johansen and Damian Martin, Odd Studio, Evil Dead Rise
Göran Lundström, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Adrien Morot, Morot FX Studios, M3GAN
Thierry Onillon and Léo Ewald, Infested

Best Costume Design
Francesca Brunori, Immaculate
Paco Delgado, The First Omen
Steph Hooke, Late Night With the Devil
Meagan McLaughlin, Lisa Frankenstein
Holly Waddington, Poor Things

Best Score
Alex G, I Saw the TV Glow
Tim Hecker, Infinity Pool
Mark Korven, The First Omen
Stephen McKeon, Evil Dead Rise
Naoki Satô, Godzilla Minus One

Best Documentary Feature
Dario Argento Panico
The Legacy of the Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Satan Wants You
Sharksploitation
We Kill For Love

Best Series
Chucky
The Fall of the House of Usher
Interview with a Vampire
The Last of Us
Yellowjackets

Best Video Game
Alan Wake 2
Dead Space Remake
Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game
Resident Evil 4 Remake
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Best Non-Fiction Series or Miniseries
Amityville: An Origin Story
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Season 5
The Enfield Poltergeist
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs
Svengoolie

Voting is now live, and fans can head to the official site to support their favorite films. While the exact air date for the 2024 awards hasn’t been announced yet, the ceremony will be broadcast on AMC’s streaming platform, Shudder.

Source: FANGORIA