The FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards return to honor the best horror movies of the year! Last year, Fangoria made the shift to an October awards show, and they’re keeping the new tradition going. The following nominees represent the absolute best in the horror genre from the most impactful releases between July 2024 and June 2025.
Official Nominees for the 2025 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards
BEST WIDE RELEASE
- 28 Years Later
- Bring Her Back
- Final Destination: Bloodlines
- Heretic
- Longlegs
- Nosferatu
- Sinners
- Strange Darling
- The Substance
- The Ugly Stepsister
BEST LIMITED RELEASE MOVIE
- Azrael
- Frankie Freako
- Freaky Tales
- Get Away
- Little Bites
BEST STREAMING PREMIERE
- Best Wishes to All
- Cannibal Mukbang
- Gazer
- Mr. Crocket
- There’s A Zombie Outside
BEST INTERNATIONAL MOVIE
- Cuckoo
- Dangerous Animals
- Oddity
- Red Rooms
- The Ugly Stepsister
BEST FIRST FEATURE
- Best Wishes to All
- Blink Twice
- Cannibal Mukbang
- Mr. Crocket
- The Ugly Stepsister
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
- Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu
- Willa Fitzgerald, Strange Darling
- Sally Hawkins, Bring Her Back
- Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
- Maika Monroe, Longlegs
- Demi Moore, The Substance
- Lea Myren, The Ugly Stepsister
- Hunter Schafer, Cuckoo
- Naomi Scott, Smile 2
- Sophie Thatcher, Companion
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
- Nicolas Cage, Longlegs
- Miles Caton, Sinners
- Ralph Fiennes, 28 Years Later
- Hugh Grant, Heretic
- David Jonsson, Alien: Romulus
- Wunmi Mosaku, Sinners
- Jack O’Connell, Sinners
- Margaret Qualley, The Substance
- Bill Skarsgård, Nosferatu
- Dan Stevens, Cuckoo
BEST DIRECTOR
- Danny Boyle, 28 Years Later
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Robert Eggers, Nosferatu
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
- Osgood Perkins, Longlegs
BEST SCREENPLAY
- Scott Beck & Bryan Woods, Heretic
- Ryan Coogler, Sinners
- Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
- Bill Hinzman & Danny Philippou, Bring Her Back
- J.T. Mollner, Strange Darling
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Sinners
- Andres Arochi, Longlegs
- Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
- Benjamin Kracun, The Substance
- Anthony Dod Mantle, 28 Years Later
BEST SCORE
- Robin Carolan, Nosferatu
- Ludwig Göransson, Sinners
- Raffertie, The Substance
- Young Fathers, 28 Years Later
- Zilgi, Longlegs
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Ruth E. Carter, Sinners
- Mari-An Ceo, MaXXXine
- Linda Muir, Nosferatu
- Manon Rasmussen, The Ugly Stepsister
- Emmanuelle Youchnovski, The Substance
BEST MAKEUP FX
- Felix Fox, Harlow MacFarlane, Werner Pretorius, Longlegs
- Damien Leone, Terrifier 3
- John Nolan, 28 Years Later
- Pierre Olivier Persin, Stéphanie Guillon, The Substance
- David White, Traci Loader, Nosferatu
BEST CREATURE FX
- Paul McDonnell, Oddity
- Millennium FX / Morphology / Jeremy Selenfriend / Studio Gillis, Smile 2
- Pierre Olivier Persin, The Substance
- Studio Gillis, Werewolves
- Legacy Effects / Studio Gillis / Wētā Workshop, Alien: Romulus
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Doc of Chucky
- George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
- In Search of Darkness: 1990 – 1994
- The J-Horror Virus
- Suzzanna: The Queen of Black Magic
BEST NON-FICTION TV SERIES OR MINISERIES
- The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula
- Horror’s Greatest
- The Last Drive-In
- Svengoolie
BEST SERIES
- The Creep Tapes
- From
- The Last of Us
- Squid Game
- Yellowjackets
BEST VIDEO GAME
- Death Stranding 2
- Mouthwashing
- Silent Hill 2 Remake
- Slitterhead
- Sorry We’re Closed
BEST PUBLIC DOMAIN RESURRECTION
- Popeye’s Revenge
- The Mouse Trap
- Popeye the Slayer Man
- Screamboat
- Shiver Me Timbers
- Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare
As always, the highly competitive “Best Kill” category is a write-in vote.
