Voting now live for FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards 2024 (full list of nominees!)
By Mads Lennon
The only award season that matters is here! Joking (kind of), but seriously, FANGORIA just released the complete list of nominees for the 2024 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards. Considering how often horror gets shut out of the mainstream award shows, it's nice to have at least one thing we can rely on year after year.
Last year's Chainsaw Awards included big wins for movies like The Black Phone, Terrifier 2, and Prey. This time, the categories are again stacked, with films like Abigail, Evil Dead Rise, The First Omen, Talk To Me, Late Night with the Devil, and many more going head to head.
Specific performances are also being highlighted, like Tobin Bell in Saw X and Kathryn Newton for both Lisa Frankenstein and Abigail. It's been a fantastic few years for horror (though, when is it not?), and it'll be exciting to see which movies pull ahead this time around.
In addition to popular categories such as Best Wide Release, Best First Feature, Best Limited Release, and Best Lead Performance, FANGORIA is also adding a brand-new category for 2024.
Now you can vote for the Best Video Game! I'm voting for the Dead Space Remake, which I thought was phenomenal, but the category includes several excellent choices. Alan Wake 2, Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are also nominated.
And like always, the "Best Kill" category is up for write-in, so you can choose whichever gnarly kill has stuck with you most. I went with the leg trap/bone marrow extract scene from Saw X but there's plenty to choose from, like the super gory yoga kill from In a Violent Nature or the carnage of Abigail.
Here's the full list of nominees. This year's nominees are from all of 2023 and the first half of 2024.
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, head right here to vote for your favorite films. The official air date for the 2024 awards hasn't been announced yet, but it will air on AMC's Shudder.