2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

21st Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Presented by	Fangoria
Announced on	January 22, 2019
Presented on	February 25, 2019
Highlights
Most awards	Hereditary (6)
Most nominations	Hereditary (7)

The 21st Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2018. The nominees were announced in January 2019. The film Hereditary won five of its seven nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill.[1][2][3]

Winners and nominees

Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release
Hereditary – Directed by Ari Aster Halloween – Directed by David Gordon Green Overlord – Directed by Julius Avery A Quiet Place – Directed by John Krasinski Upgrade – Directed by Leigh Whannell	Mandy – Directed by Panos Cosmatos Anna and the Apocalypse – Directed by John McPhail Revenge – Directed by Coralie Fargeat Suspiria – Directed by Luca Guadagnino Terrifier – Directed by Damien Leone
Best Streaming Premiere	Best Foreign Film
Bird Box – Directed by Susanne Bier Apostle – Directed by Gareth Evans Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – Directed by David Slade Cam – Directed by Daniel Goldhaber Verónica – Directed by Paco Plaza	Terrified – Directed by Demián Rugna Blue My Mind – Directed by Lisa Brühlmann Cold Hell – Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky The Housemaid – Directed by Derek Nguyen The Night Eats the World – Directed by Dominique Rocher
Best First Feature	Best Director
Ghost Stories – Directed by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson Cargo – Directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke The Cleanse – Directed by Bobby Miller The Dark – Directed by Justin P. Lange The Ranger – Directed by Jenn Wexler	Ari Aster – Hereditary Panos Cosmatos – Mandy Coralie Fargeat – Revenge John Krasinski – A Quiet Place Demián Rugna – Terrified
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Nicolas Cage – Mandy* as Red Miller** James Jude Courtney / Nick Castle – Halloween as Michael Myers / The Shape Anders Danielsen Lie – The Night Eats the World as Sam Matt Dillon – The House That Jack Built as Jack Logan Marshall-Green – Upgrade as Grey Trace	*Toni Collette – Hereditary* as Annie Graham** Nadia Alexander – The Dark as Mina Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place as Evelyn Abbott Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween as Laurie Strode Violetta Schurawlow – Cold Hell as Özge Dogruol
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Alex Wolff – Hereditary* as Peter Graham** Chance Bennett – Slice as Dax Lycander Joshua Leonard – Unsane as David Strine Linus Roache – Mandy as Jeremiah Sand David Howard Thornton – Terrifier as Art the Clown	*Tilda Swinton – Suspiria* as Madame Blanc / Mother Helena Markos / Dr. Josef Klemperer** Simone Landers – Cargo as Thoomi Milly Shapiro – Hereditary as Charlie Graham Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place as Regan Abbott Marli Siu – Anna and the Apocalypse as Lisa
Best Screenplay	Best Score
Hereditary – Written by Ari Aster Cam – Written by Isa Mazzei The Cleanse – Written by Bobby Miller The Cured – Written by David Freyne A Quiet Place – Screenplay by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and John Krasinski; Story by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods	Mandy – Jóhann Jóhannsson Ghost Stories – Frank Ilfman Hereditary – Colin Stetson Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich – Fabio Frizzi Suspiria – Thom Yorke
Best Makeup FX	Best Creature FX
Suspiria – Mark Coulier The Dark – Zane Knisely and Marissa Clemence Halloween – Christopher Nelson Mandy – Oriane de Neve Terrified – Marcos Berta Terrifier – Damien Leone	The Ritual – Josh Russell and Sierra Russell The Cleanse – Nicholas Podbrey and Werner Pretorius Cold Skin – Arturo Belseiro Possum – Adam Johansen Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich – Tate Steinsiek
Best Series	Best Kill (write-in category)
The Haunting of Hill House American Horror Story: Apocalypse Castle Rock Channel Zero Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	"Charlie Meets Telephone Pole" from Hereditary

References

Shudder (streaming service) [@shudder] (February 25, 2019). "Thanks to everyone for getting in your votes for @FANGORIA's 2019 Chainsaw Awards! So much well-deserved recognition, and we're proud to see MANDY and TERRIFIED bring home wins" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Collis, Clark (January 22, 2019). "Halloween, Hereditary, and A Quiet Place nominated for Best Movie...at Fangoria Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
Rife, Katie (January 22, 2019). "Screw the Oscars, let's see who got nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

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[1] Shudder (streaming service) [@shudder] (February 25, 2019). "Thanks to everyone for getting in your votes for @FANGORIA's 2019 Chainsaw Awards! So much well-deserved recognition, and we're proud to see MANDY and TERRIFIED bring home wins" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[2] Collis, Clark (January 22, 2019). "Halloween, Hereditary, and A Quiet Place nominated for Best Movie...at Fangoria Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

[3] Rife, Katie (January 22, 2019). "Screw the Oscars, let's see who got nominated for a Fangoria Chainsaw Award". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 23, 2019.