2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards


The 22nd Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2019. The nominees were announced on January 6, 2020. The film Midsommar won four of its five nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill. The Lighthouse took three awards, including Best Limited Release. Doctor Sleep only took one award out of its leading seven nominations.

Winners and nominees

Best Wide ReleaseBest Limited Release

  • The Lighthouse – Directed by Robert Eggers
  • *Bliss – Directed by Joe Begos
  • *Daniel Isn't Real – Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer
  • *In Fabric – Directed by Peter Strickland
  • *Nightmare Cinema – Directed by Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura and David Slade
  • *Satanic Panic – Directed by Chelsea Stardust
  • Best Streaming PremiereBest Foreign Film
  • The Perfection – Directed by Richard Shepard
  • *EliDirected by Ciarán Foy
  • *In the Tall Grass – Directed by Vincenzo Natali
  • *Little Monsters – Directed by Abe Forsythe
  • *The Nightshifter – Directed by Dennison Ramalho
  • *Velvet Buzzsaw – Directed by Dan Gilroy
  • Tigers Are Not Afraid - Directed by Issa López
  • *Hagazussa - Directed by Lukas Feigelfeld
  • *Knife + Heart - Directed by Yann Gonzalez
  • *Koko-di Koko-da - Directed by Johannes Nyholm
  • *Luz - Directed by Tilman Singer
  • *One Cut of the Dead - Directed by Shin'ichirô Ueda
  • Best First FeatureBest Director
  • Girl on the Third Floor – Directed by Travis Stevens
  • *Braid – Directed by Mitzi Peirone
  • *Darlin – Directed by Pollyanna McIntosh
  • *The Hole in the Ground – Directed by Lee Cronin
  • *The Wind – Directed by Emma Tammi
  • Ari AsterMidsommar
  • * Joe Begos – Bliss
  • *Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse
  • *Mike Flanagan – Doctor Sleep
  • *Jordan Peele – Us
  • *Shin'ichirô Ueda – One Cut of the Dead
  • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse as Ephraim Winslow
  • *Winston Duke – Us as Gabriel "Gabe" Wilson / Abraham
  • *Lief Edlund Johansson – Koko-di Koko-da
  • *Ewan McGregor – Doctor Sleep as Danny Torrance
  • *Daniel de Oliveria – The Nightshifter
  • Lupita Nyong’o – Us as Adelaide Wilson / Red
  • *Kiersey Clemons – Sweetheart as Jenn
  • *Caitlin Gerard – The Wind as – Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Macklin
  • *Florence Pugh – Midsommar as Dani Ardor
  • *Samara Weaving – Ready or Not as Grace Le Domas
  • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse as Thomas Wake
  • *Alex Breaux – Depraved as Adam
  • *Bill Hader – It Chapter Two as Richie Tozier
  • *John Lithgow – Pet Sematary as Jud Crandall
  • *Jackson Robert ScottThe Prodigy as Miles Blume
  • Rebecca Ferguson – Doctor Sleep as Rose the Hat
  • *Kyliegh Curran – Doctor Sleep as Abra Stone
  • *Zoey Deutch– ' as Madison
  • *Marianne Jean-Baptiste – In Fabric as Sheila
  • *Ruby Modine – Satanic Panic as Judi Ross
  • Best ScreenplayBest Score
  • Midsommar – Written by Ari Aster
  • *Ready or Not – Written by Guy Busick and Ryan Murphy
  • *Doctor Sleep – Written by Mike Flanagan
  • *Satanic Panic – Written by Grady Hendrix
  • *Us – Written by Jordan Peele
  • *One Cut of the Dead – Written by Shin'ichirô Ueda
  • Midsommar – The Haxan Cloak
  • *In Fabric – Cavern of Anti-Matter
  • *The LighthouseMark Korven
  • *Doctor SleepThe Newton Brothers
  • *Luz – Simon Waskow
  • Best Makeup FXBest Creature FX
  • The Dead Don't Die – Mike Marino
  • *The NightshifterBritney Federline and Marcelo A.M.P.
  • *Girl on the Third FloorDan Martin
  • *Bliss – Josh and Sierra Russell
  • *Depraved – Brian Spears and Peter Gerner
  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Spectral Motion
  • *BoarSteve Boyle
  • *Child’s Play – Todd Masters
  • *The Lighthouse - Adrien Morot
  • *SweetheartNeville Page
  • *Itsy Bitsy – Dan Rebert
  • Best SeriesBest Kill
  • Stranger Things
  • *Are You Afraid of the Dark?
  • *Castle Rock
  • *Creepshow
  • *Into the Dark
  • *Marianne
  • "Christian and the Bear Suit on Fire"' - Midsommar