It's been another tremendous year for horror. There's been a little something for everyone - slasher throwbacks and sequels, trippy arthouse nightmares, original horror from esteemed directors, and some stuff that's just so bizarre that it's great. Many films this years ended up channeling the new fears and anxieties of the modern day, whether they meant to or not, while others managed to just be bloodsoaked fun.
With the year come to end, it's time to play catch up on everything you've missed because the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are back for their annual crowning of who scared us the most on both the big and small screen. Last year's included several wins for The Invisible Man and others like Possessor.
See Knotfest's write-up of the 2021 Nominees - HERE
Voting is now open to everyone and the list includes big studio releases as well as underground favorites. The awards have also included two new categories this year: Best Documentary and Best Costume Design.
Here is the full list of categories and nominees and where to vote:
BEST WIDE RELEASE MOVIE
MALIGNANT - Read full Knotfest Review
CANDYMAN - Read full Knotfest Review
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO - Read Full Knotfest Review
THE NIGHT HOUSE
A QUIET PLACE PART II - Read Full Knotfest Review
BEST LIMITED RELEASE MOVIE
COME TRUE
HURT
IN THE EARTH
PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN - Read Full Knotfest Review
WEREWOLVES WITHIN - Read Full Knotfest Review
BEST FIRST FEATURE
CENSOR - Included on our List of Best Horror of 2021
MY HEART CAN’T BEAT UNLESS YOU TELL IT TO
SAINT MAUD
THE STYLIST
THE VIGIL
BEST STREAMING PREMIERE MOVIE
THE BOY BEHIND THE DOOR
FEAR STREET: 1666 - Included on our list of Best Horror of 2021
LUCKY - Read Full Knotfest Review
THE POWER
VIOLATION
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE MOVIE
DETENTION
THE FEAST - Included on our List of Must-See Thanksgiving Horror Movies
LAMB
THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC
TITANE
BEST SERIES
BRAND NEW CHERRY FLAVOR
CHUCKY
CREEPSHOW
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
MIDNIGHT MASS - Read Full Knotfest Review
BEST DOCUMENTARY
DARK SHADOWS AND BEYOND: THE JONATHAN FRID STORY
MAIL ORDER MURDER
WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II: CANDYMAN
Niamh Algar: CENSOR
Morfydd Clark: SAINT MAUD
Barbara Crampton: JAKOB’S WIFE - Read Full Knotfest Review
Rebecca Hall: THE NIGHT HOUSE
Thomasin McKenzie: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Agathe Rousselle: TITANE
Madeleine Sims-Fewer: VIOLATION
Julia Sarah Stone: COME TRUE
Anya Taylor-Joy: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Luke David Blumm: SON
Jennifer Ehle: SAINT MAUD
Larry Fessenden: JAKOB’S WIFE
Vincent Lindon: TITANE
Diana Rigg: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Bill Sage: WRONG TURN
Millicent Simmonds: A QUIET PLACE PART II
Jeremy T. Thomas: ANTLERS
Suzanne Voss: DEMENTIA PART II
BEST DIRECTOR
Prano Bailey-Bond: CENSOR
David Bruckner: THE NIGHT HOUSE
Anthony Scott Burns: COME TRUE
Julia Ducournau: TITANE
Rose Glass: SAINT MAUD
Edgar Wright: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
BEST SCREENPLAY
Prano Bailey-Bond: CENSOR
John Hsu, Fu Kai-ling, Chien Shih-keng: DETENTION
Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski: THE NIGHT HOUSE
Rose Glass: SAINT MAUD
Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli: VIOLATION
BEST SCORE
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
Tara Brawley: HURT
Mark Coulier: BLOOD RED SKY
Francois Dagenais: SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW - Read Full Knotfest Review
Oriane de Neve, CLSFX Atelier 69: KANDISHA
Christopher Nelson: HALLOWEEN KILLS
BEST CREATURE FX
Barrie Gower: THE GREEN KNIGHT - Read Full Knotfest Review
Robert Kurtzman: BLACK FRIDAY
Legacy Effects, Shane Mahan: ANTLERS
Magee FX, Gaslight Studio: V/H/S/94 - Read Full Knotfest Review
MastersFX, Steven Kostanski: PG: PSYCHO GOREMAN
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Lizzie Cook: CANDYMAN
Odile Dicks-Mireaux: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
Eulyn Colette Hufkie: BINGO HELL
Chieko Matsumoto: PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND
Neil McClean: SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE
ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-FICTION
THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS
ELVIRA’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, VERY SCARY, VERY SPECIAL, SPECIAL
THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA
There is also a BEST KILL category that you're allowed to fill in yourself. Vote HERE
