2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards


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.

Winners and nominees

Best Wide ReleaseBest Limited Release

  • MandyDirected 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 PremiereBest Foreign Film
  • Bird BoxDirected by Susanne Bier
  • *Apostle – Directed by Gareth Evans
  • *' – 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 FeatureBest 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 AsterHereditary
  • *Panos Cosmatos – Mandy
  • *Coralie Fargeat – Revenge
  • *John Krasinski – A Quiet Place
  • *Demián Rugna – Terrified
  • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Nicolas CageMandy as Red Miller
  • *James Jude Courtney / Nick CastleHalloween 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 ColletteHereditary as Annie Graham
  • *Nadia Alexander – The Dark as Mina
  • *Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place as Evelyn Abbott
  • *Jamie Lee CurtisHalloween as Laurie Strode
  • *Violetta Schurawlow – Cold Hell as Özge Dogruol
  • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Alex WolffHereditary 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 SwintonSuspiria 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 ScreenplayBest 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 StoriesFrank Ilfman
  • *HereditaryColin Stetson
  • *' – Fabio Frizzi
  • *SuspiriaThom Yorke
  • Best Makeup FXBest Creature FX
  • SuspiriaMark Coulier
  • *The Dark – Zane Knisely and Marissa Clemence
  • *HalloweenChristopher Nelson
  • *Mandy – Oriane de Neve
  • *Terrified – Marcos Berta
  • *Terrifier – Damien Leone
  • The RitualJosh Russell and Sierra Russell
  • *The Cleanse – Nicholas Podbrey and Werner Pretorius
  • *Cold Skin – Arturo Belseiro
  • *Possum – Adam Johansen
  • *' – Tate Steinsiek
  • Best SeriesBest Kill
  • The Haunting of Hill House
  • *'
  • *Castle Rock
  • *Channel Zero
  • *Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
  • "Charlie Meets Telephone Pole" from Hereditary