Fangoria and Fangoria Studios have released their 2023 Chainsaw Awards nominations, which recognize outstanding achievements in horror films and television. Since 1992, the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards have honored top achievements in the horror genre, with past recipients including Wes Craven, George A. Romero, Lupita Nyong’o, Anthony Hopkins, and Elisabeth Moss.
Nope, written and directed by Jordan Peele, leads the pack with ten nominations, including Best Wide Release Movie and Best Director. Other nominees include Barbarian, Pearl, Hellraiser, Chucky, and Yellowjackets. Fangoria has also introduced two new categories this year: Best Short and Best Cinematography.
Editor-in-chief of Fangoria Phil Nobile Jr. states, “We shouldn’t be surprised at the lack of love horror received from mainstream awards this year, but 2022 was an embarrassment of riches for the horror fan, and to see none of it nominated by the bigger institutions was a bit of a shock. As ever, Fangoria is happy to pick up the slack. The genre excellence on display in 2022 encompasses veterans and new voices, productions of all sizes, and every color of the dark. The competition this year is going to be a bloodbath.”
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Full list of nominees:
BEST WIDE RELEASE MOVIE:
- Barbarian
- The Black Phone
- Nope
- Pearl
- X
BEST LIMITED-RELEASE MOVIE:
- Orphan: First Kill
- Resurrection
- Something in the Dirt
- Terrifier 2
- Mad God
BEST STREAMING PREMIERE MOVIE:
- Fresh
- Hellbender
- Hellraiser
- Prey
- A Wounded Fawn
BEST INTERNATIONAL MOVIE:
- Hatching
- The Innocents
- Piggy
- Saloum
- Speak No Evil
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE:
- 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
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BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE:
- 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
BEST DIRECTOR:
- Zach Cregger, Barbarian
- David Cronenberg, Crimes of the Future
- Chloe Okuno, Watcher
- Jordan Peele, Nope
- Ti West, X
BEST SCREENPLAY:
- 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 CINEMATOGRAPHY:
- Ksusha Genenfeld, A Wounded Fawn
- Rob Hardy, Men
- Eliot Rockett, Pearl
- Eliot Rockett, X
- Hoyte Van Hoytema, Nope
BEST SCORE:
- 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
BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
- Alex Bovaird, Nope
- Stephanie Portnoy Porter, Prey
- András Dániel Tóth and Godena-Juhász Attila, The Munsters
- Mayou Trikerioti, Crimes of the Future
- Malgosia Turzanska, Pearl
BEST MAKEUP FX:
- Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez/Black Spot FX, Crimes of the Future
- Lyudmil Ivanov, Barbarian
- Damien Leone, Terrifier 2
- Josh & Sierra Russell/RussellFX, Hellraiser
- Kevin Wasner/WETA, X
BEST CREATURE FX:
- 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 DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:
- The Found Footage Phenomenon
- In Search of Darknesss: Part III
- Life with Chucky
- Pennywise: The Story of IT
- This is Gwar
BEST NON-FICTION SERIES OR MINISERIES:
- 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time
- Cursed Films II
- Dragula: Titans
- Joe Bob’s Ghoultide Get-Together
- Queer for Fear
BEST SERIES:
- Cabinet of Curiosities
- Chucky
- Stranger Things
- What We Do in the Shadows
- Yellowjackets
BEST SHORT:
- Blink
- Close Your Eyes
- Guts
- Meat Friend
- O, Glory!
