Fangoria and Fangoria Studios have announced the nominees for this year’s Fangoria Chainsaw Awards. The awards show has been in existence for more than three decades since its launch in 1992, consistently recognizing outstanding achievements in the horror genre for both film and TV. Many big names from horror history have been honored at previous shows, from late genre stars like Wes Craven and George A. Romero to living legends like Anthony Hopkins, Elisabeth Moss, and Lupita Nyong’o.

This year, Jordan Peele is leaing the way at the Chainsaw Awards with his latest film Nope. His third feature film following Get Out and Us, Nope has garnered ten total nominations, more than any other title at this year’s ceremony. That includes Best Director for Peele along with Best Wide Release Movie. Other notable names nominated include titles like Barbarian, Pearl, Hellraiser, Chucky, and Yellowjackets. There will also be two new categories introduced this year, adding Best Short and Best Cinematography.

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“We shouldn’t be surprised at the lack of love horror received from mainstream awards this year, but 2022 was an embarrassment of riches for the horror fan, and to see none of it nominated by the bigger institutions was a bit of a shock,” Fangoria editor-in-chief Phil Nobile Jr. said in a statement. “As ever, Fangoria is happy to pick up the slack. The genre excellence on display in 2022 encompasses veterans and new voices, productions of all sizes, and every color of the dark. The competition this year is going to be a bloodbath.”

Fangoria Honors the Year’s Best in Horror

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As of now, a date has not been set for the ceremony, but that information is expected to be announced soon. For now, horror fans will be able to vote for the movies and TV shows they want to win at the official website. This is because rather than having a board of trustees determining who should win, it’s entirely up to the fans, based on the fan voting. Better yet, those who participate ae entered to win a limited edition Fangoria Chainsaw Awards T-shirt.

You can view the full list of nominees below. To vote on your favorite titles, head on over to Fangoria.com/vote.

BEST WIDE RELEASE MOVIE:

  • “Barbarian” “The Black Phone” “Nope” “Pearl” “X”

BEST LIMITED-RELEASE MOVIE:

  • “Orphan: First Kill” “Resurrection” “Something in the Dirt” “Terrifier 2” “Mad God”

BEST STREAMING PREMIERE MOVIE:

  • “Fresh” “Hellbender” “Hellraiser” “Prey” “A Wounded Fawn”

BEST INTERNATIONAL MOVIE:

  • “Hatching” “The Innocents” “Piggy” “Saloum” “Speak No Evil”

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE:

  • Anna Diop, “Nanny” Isabelle Fuhrman, “Orphan: First Kill” Mia Goth, “Pearl” Rebecca Hall, “Resurrection” Daniel Kaluuya, “Nope” Amber Midthunder, “Prey” Maika Monroe, “Watcher” Keke Palmer, “Nope” Josh Ruben, “A Wounded Fawn” Taylor Russell, “Bones and All”

BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE:

  • Jamie Clayton, “Hellraiser” Ethan Hawke, “The Black Phone” Justin Long, “Barbarian” Madeleine McGraw, “The Black Phone” Jenna Ortega, “Scream” Mark Rylance, “Bones and All” Rachel Sennott, “Bodies Bodies Bodies” Brittany Snow, “X” Kristen Stewart, “Crimes of the Future” Steven Yeun, “Nope”

BEST DIRECTOR:

  • Zach Cregger, “Barbarian” David Cronenberg, “Crimes of the Future” Chloe Okuno, “Watcher” Jordan Peele, “Nope” Ti West, “X”

BEST SCREENPLAY:

  • C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson, “The Black Phone” Zach Cregger, “Barbarian” Mia Goth and Ti West, “Pearl” Jordan Peele, “Nope” Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, “The Menu”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

  • Ksusha Genenfeld, “A Wounded Fawn” Rob Hardy, “Men” Eliot Rockett, “Pearl” Eliot Rockett, “X” Hoyte Van Hoytema, “Nope”

BEST SCORE:

  • Michael Abels, “Nope” Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury, “Men” Tyler Bates and Tim Williams, “Pearl” John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies, “Halloween Ends” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, “Bones and All”

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:

  • Alex Bovaird, “Nope” Stephanie Portnoy Porter, “Prey” András Dániel Tóth and Godena-Juhász Attila, “The Munsters” Mayou Trikerioti, “Crimes of the Future” Malgosia Turzanska, “Pearl”

BEST MAKEUP FX:

  • Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez/Black Spot FX, “Crimes of the Future” Lyudmil Ivanov, “Barbarian” Damien Leone, “Terrifier 2” Josh & Sierra Russell/RussellFX, “Hellraiser” Kevin Wasner/WETA, “X”

BEST CREATURE FX:

  • Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff, Jr., “Prey” Gustav Hoegen, “Hatching” Troy Larson, Patrick Magee, Mark Villalobos, “V/H/S/99” John Nolan, “Jurassic World Dominion” Guillaume Rocheron/MPC, “Nope”

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE:

  • “The Found Footage Phenomenon” “In Search of Darknesss: Part III” “Life with Chucky” “Pennywise: The Story of IT” “This is Gwar”

BEST NON-FICTION SERIES OR MINISERIES:

  • “101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time” “Cursed Films II” “Dragula: Titans” “Joe Bob’s Ghoultide Get-Together” “Queer for Fear”

BEST SERIES:

  • “Cabinet of Curiosities” “Chucky” “Stranger Things” “What We Do in the Shadows” “Yellowjackets”

BEST SHORT:

  • “Blink” “Close Your Eyes” “Guts” “Meat Friend” “O, Glory!”