Fangoria's 2019 Chainsaw Awards

FANGORIA, the preeminent horror movie magazine, rose from the dead last year and wasted no time in issuing their 2019 Chainsaw Awards this week. These awards are selected by the people who know horror the best: The Fans. Earlier this year the ballot (below) was distributed via social media channels. Ballots have been counted and here is the official list of winners. Thank you FANGORIA for recognizing the best horror of the year. The Oscars can go sit on a chainsaw.

Best Actress: Toni Collette, Hereditary

Best Actor: Nicolas Cage, Mandy

Best Supporting Actor: Alex Wolff, Hereditary

Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, Suspiria

Best Director: Ari Aster, Hereditary

Best Screenplay: Ari Aster, Hereditary

Best Foreign Language Movie: Terrified

Best Series: The Haunting of Hill House

Best Score: Johan Johannson, Mandy

Best Make-Up Effects: Mark Coulier, Suspiria

Best Wide Release Movie: Hereditary

Best Limited Release Movie: Mandy

Best Creature Effects: Sierra and Josh Russell, The Ritual

Best Kill: Hereditary

Best Streaming Premiere Movie: Bird Box

Best First Feature: Ghost Stories


Honorable Mentions (non-voting categories) included:

• Best Actress: Claire Foy (Unsane), Dakota Johnson (Suspiria), Madeline Brewer (Cam), Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz (Revenge)
• Best Supporting Actor:  Brad Dourif (Wilding)
• Best Director: Matthew Holness (Possum)
• Best Screenplay: S. Craig Zahler (Puppet Master: The Little Reich)
• Best Limited Release Movie: Boarding School

The original ballot sent out via FANGORIA's Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages.