The Chainsaw Awards from Fangoria are over and The Invisible Man won big. Along with taking the award for Best Wide Release, it also won for Best Lead Performance (Elisabeth Moss), Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Possessor and Color Out of Space also won a pair of awards. The briskly paced show honored the best films in horror and thrillers.
BEST WIDE RELEASE MOVIE
Freaky
Gretel & Hansel
The Hunt
The Invisible Man
Underwater
BEST LIMITED RELEASE MOVIE
Color Out of Space
The Dark and the Wicked
Possessor
Relic
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
BEST FIRST FEATURE
Amulet
Come to Daddy
Dead Dicks
Extra Ordinary
Sea Fever
BEST STREAMING PREMIERE MOVIE
Anything For Jackson
The Beach House
His House
Host
The Mortuary Collection
Run
BEST INTERNATIONAL MOVIE
Bacurau
Blood Quantum
Impetigore
La Llorona
Sputnik
BEST SERIES
Dracula
The Haunting of Bly Manor
Helstrom
Lovecraft Country
What We Do in the Shadows
BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE
Jim Cummings – The Wolf of Snow Hollow
Sopé Dìrísù – His House
Jeremy Gardner – After Midnight
Heston Horwin – Dead Dicks
Marin Ireland – The Dark and the Wicked
Carla Juri – Amulet
Tamara Lawrance – Kindred
Emily Mortimer – Relic
Wunmi Mosaku – His House
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Andrea Riseborough – Possessor
Alec Secareanu – Amulet
Vince Vaughn – Freaky
BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Xander Berkeley – The Dark and the Wicked
Clancy Brown – The Mortuary Collection
Will Forte – Extra Ordinary
Brea Grant – After Midnight
Udo Kier – Bacurau
Alice Krige – Gretel & Hansel
Stephen McHattie – Come to Daddy
Robyn Nevin – Relic
Julie Oliver-Touchstone – The Dark and the Wicked
Misha Osherovich – Freaky
Vanessa Williams – Bad Hair
BEST DIRECTOR
Bryan Bertino – The Dark and the Wicked
Justin G. Dyck – Anything for Jackson
Romola Garai – Amulet
Natalie Erika James – Relic
Remi Weekes – His House
Leigh Whannell – The Invisible Man
BEST SCREENPLAY
Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles – Bacurau
Toby Harvard – Come to Daddy
Michael Kennedy & Christopher Landon – Freaky
Remi Weekes – His House
Leigh Whannell – The Invisible Man
BEST SCORE
Andrea Riseborough appears in Possessor by Brandon Cronenberg, an official selection of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Karim Hussain.
Roque Baños – His House
Rob – Gretel & Hansel
Tom Schraeder – The Dark and the Wicked
Jim Williams – Possessor
Christopher Young & Lustmord – The Empty Man
BEST MAKEUP FX
A still from Possessor Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Karim Hussain
Alterian Studios – Freaky
Amalgamated Dynamics – The Mortuary Collection
Liz Byrne – Gretel & Hansel
Paul Jones – Random Acts of Violence
Dan Martin – Possessor
BEST CREATURE FX
Jim Henson Studio – Come Play
David Martí & Montse Ribé, – His House
Dan Martin – Color Out of Space
Erik Porn – The Wretched
Cliff Wallace – Amulet
ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-FICTION
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Resurrection
Cursed Films
The Last Drive-in With Joe Bob Briggs
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Join the AIPT Patreon
Want to take our relationship to the next level? Become a patron today to gain access to exclusive perks, such as:
- ❌ Remove all ads on the website
- 💬 Join our Discord community, where we chat about the latest news and releases from everything we cover on AIPT
- 📗 Access to our monthly book club
- 📦 Get a physical trade paperback shipped to you every month
- 💥 And more!
You must be logged in to post a comment.