Never mind Oscar, here’s the 2016 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Nominees Ballot!
in: Home,Movies/TV,News | January 14, 2016 - 9:00 am | by: Fangoria Staff |


With the nominations for those other awards announced elsewhere, here’s the chance for fright fans to vote for the best movies, TV, filmmakers and actors in the horror genre for 2015. Jump past the jump for this year’s Chainsaw Awards nominees.

While the controversy continues regarding gender diversity in Hollywood, the horror scene has continued to offer a far higher percentage of strong roles for women. Once again this year, Best Actress was the hardest category to narrow down; we could have easily selected five more names beyond those who made the final cut. Film nominees were selected from among those commercially released in 2015, and we’ve kept to horror and horror/comedy movies, eschewing hardcore sci-fi (sorry, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD and TURBO KID). Let the debates, and the voting, begin…

[b]E-mail your votes (be sure to vote in all categories, and only once per person; personal e-mails only, no mass ballots) to chainsaw@fangoria.com.[/b] For the Fango Hall of Fame, be sure not to vote for any of these current members: Forrest J Ackerman, Dario Argento, Tom Atkins, Rick Baker, Clive Barker, Mario Bava, Tobin Bell, Adrián García Bogliano, Rob Bottin, Doug Bradley, Tim Burton, James Cameron, Bruce Campbell, John Carpenter, Jeffrey Combs, Roger Corman, Don Coscarelli, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Cushing, Joe Dante, Guillermo del Toro, Brad Dourif, Robert Englund, Larry Fessenden, Lucio Fulci, Stuart Gordon, Sid Haig, Danielle Harris, Lance Henriksen, Bill Hinzman, Kane Hodder, Tobe Hooper, Anthony Hopkins, Peter Jackson, Doug Jones, Udo Kier, Stephen King, KNB EFX, Heather Langenkamp, Christopher Lee, David Lynch, Richard Matheson, Dick Miller, Bill Moseley, Paul Naschy, Bill Paxton, Emily Perkins, Ron Perlman, Donald Pleasence, Vincent Price, Linnea Quigley, Sam Raimi, Robert Rodriguez, George A. Romero, Eli Roth, Tom Savini, Angus Scrimm, Dick Smith, Christopher Walken, James Wan, Sigourney Weaver, Ti West, Joss Whedon, Kevin Williamson, Stan Winston, Kevin Yagher and Rob Zombie.

Write-in votes are acceptable in all categories. Deadline for ballots is March 13; winners will be announced later that month.

BEST WIDE-RELEASE FILM
CRIMSON PEAK, directed by Guillermo del Toro
THE GIFT, directed by Joel Edgerton
IT FOLLOWS, directed by David Robert Mitchell
KRAMPUS, directed by Michael Dougherty
THE VISIT, directed by M. Night Shyamalan

BEST LIMITED-RELEASE/DIRECT-TO-VIDEO FILM
ANGUISH, directed by Sonny Mallhi
THE FINAL GIRLS, directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson
SOME KIND OF HATE, directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer
WE ARE STILL HERE, directed by Ted Geoghegan
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
ALLELUIA, directed by Fabrice du Welz
CUB, directed by Jonas Govaerts
DER SAMURAI, directed by Till Kleinert
GOODNIGHT MOMMY, directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala
WHEN ANIMALS DREAM, directed by Jonas Alexander Arnby

BEST ACTOR
Mark Duplass, CREEP
Tom Hiddleston, CRIMSON PEAK
Lou Taylor Pucci, SPRING
Henry Rollins, HE NEVER DIED
Kurt Russell, BONE TOMAHAWK

BEST ACTRESS
Abigail Breslin, MAGGIE
Barbara Crampton, WE ARE STILL HERE
Maika Monroe, IT FOLLOWS
Ryan Simpkins, ANGUISH
Susanne Wuest, GOODNIGHT MOMMY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Pit Bukowski, DER SAMURAI
Joel Edgerton, THE GIFT
Larry Fessenden, WE ARE STILL HERE
Richard Jenkins, BONE TOMAHAWK
Rainn Wilson, THE BOY

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Malin Akerman, THE FINAL GIRLS
Jessica Chastain, CRIMSON PEAK
Deanna Dunagan, THE VISIT
Kate Greenhouse, HE NEVER DIED
Krista Stadler, KRAMPUS

BEST SCREENPLAY
Sonny Mallhi, ANGUISH
M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller, THE FINAL GIRLS
Joel Edgerton, THE GIFT
Sarah Adina Smith, THE MIDNIGHT SWIM
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS

BEST SCORE
Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann), THE BOY
Fernando Velázquez, CRIMSON PEAK
Claudio Simonetti, Carpenter Brut, Brian Wiacek, Jeremy Gillespie, THE EDITOR
Disasterpeace (Rich Vreeland), IT FOLLOWS
Wojciech Golczewski, WE ARE STILL HERE

BEST MAKEUP/CREATURE FX
Hugo Villasenor, BONE TOMAHAWK
Roger Murray, Main Reactor, DEATHGASM
John Nolan, THE HALLOW
Weta Workshop, KRAMPUS
Marcus Koch, WE ARE STILL HERE

BEST TV SERIES
ASH VS. EVIL DEAD
HANNIBAL
PENNY DREADFUL
SALEM
THE WALKING DEAD

BEST TV ACTOR
Bruce Campbell, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD
Hugh Dancy, HANNIBAL
Josh Hartnett, PENNY DREADFUL
Mads Mikkelsen, HANNIBAL
Matt Ryan, CONSTANTINE

BEST TV ACTRESS
Caroline Dhavernas, HANNIBAL
Vera Farmiga, BATES MOTEL
Eva Green, PENNY DREADFUL
Lady Gaga, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Janet Montgomery, SALEM

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Richard Armitage, HANNIBAL
Seth Gabel, SALEM
Lennie James, THE WALKING DEAD
Rory Kinnear, PENNY DREADFUL
Evan Peters, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Gillian Anderson, HANNIBAL
Jamie Lee Curtis, SCREAM QUEENS
Dana DeLorenzo, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD
Lucy Lawless, SALEM
Billie Piper, PENNY DREADFUL

BEST TV MAKEUP/CREATURE FX
Eryn Krueger Mekash, David LeRoy Anderson, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Francois Dagenais, HANNIBAL
Matthew Mungle, Clinton Wayne, SALEM
Steve Newburn, Sean Sansom, THE STRAIN
Gregory Nicotero and Howard Berger, THE WALKING DEAD

WORST FILM

We’ll leave this one up to you (2015 releases only)



My choice of one individual (no movies/TV shows) for induction into the FANGORIA Hall of Fame:

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Richard Armitage, HANNIBAL
Evan Peters, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Lennie James, THE WALKING DEAD
Rory Kinnear, PENNY DREADFUL
Seth Gabel, SALEM
Write-ins: Ray Santiago, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD; Timothy Dalton, PENNY DREADFUL; Silas Weir Mitchell, GRIMM; Denis O’Hare, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL; Harold Perrineau, CONSTANTINE; Steven Yeun, THE WALKING DEAD

The 2016 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners and Full Results!
in: Fearful Features,Home,Movies/TV,News | May 10, 2016 - 9:44 am | by: Fangoria Staff |

We got a record number (by a wide margin) of ballots for this year’s Chainsaw Awards, so it took us a little longer than usual to tally the votes, but now we’re ready to announce Fango readers’ choices for the best of 2015. The winners, as voted by Fango readers, are listed below, as well as how the runners-up placed.

Here’s a complete rundown of how the nominees ranked, in descending order, with write-ins also acknowledged:

BEST WIDE-RELEASE FILM
IT FOLLOWS
CRIMSON PEAK
KRAMPUS
THE VISIT
THE GIFT
Write-in: SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

BEST LIMITED-RELEASE/DIRECT-TO-VIDEO FILM
WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
WE ARE STILL HERE
THE FINAL GIRLS
ANGUISH
SOME KIND OF HATE
Write-ins: BONE TOMAHAWK; HE NEVER DIED; MAGGIE; THE BOY; SPRING; ZOMBEAVERS

BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM
GOODNIGHT MOMMY
WHEN ANIMALS DREAM
DER SAMURAI
CUB
ALLELUIA

BEST ACTOR
Kurt Russell, BONE TOMAHAWK
Tom Hiddleston, CRIMSON PEAK
Mark Duplass, CREEP
Henry Rollins, HE NEVER DIED
Lou Taylor Pucci, SPRING
Write-ins: Jason Bateman, THE GIFT; Jared Breeze, THE BOY; Maurice Luijten, CUB; Ronen Rubinstein, SOME KIND OF HATE

BEST ACTRESS
Maika Monroe, IT FOLLOWS
Barbara Crampton, WE ARE STILL HERE
Abigail Breslin, MAGGIE
Susanne Wuest, GOODNIGHT MOMMY
Ryan Simpkins, ANGUISH
Write-ins: Mia Wasikowska, CRIMSON PEAK; Toni Collette, KRAMPUS; Taissa Farmiga, THE FINAL GIRLS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Joel Edgerton, THE GIFT
Larry Fessenden, WE ARE STILL HERE
TIE: Richard Jenkins, BONE TOMAHAWK and Rainn Wilson, THE BOY
Pit Bukowski, DER SAMURAI
Write-ins: Jim Beaver, CRIMSON PEAK; David Koechner, KRAMPUS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, CRIMSON PEAK
Malin Akerman, THE FINAL GIRLS
TIE: Deanna Dunagan, THE VISIT and Krista Stadler, KRAMPUS
Kate Greenhouse, HE NEVER DIED
Write-ins: Olivia Luccardi, IT FOLLOWS; Lin Shaye, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 3

BEST SCREENPLAY
Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS
Joel Edgerton, THE GIFT
M.A. Fortin and Joshua John Miller, THE FINAL GIRLS
Sonny Mallhi, ANGUISH
Sarah Adina Smith, THE MIDNIGHT SWIM
Write-ins: David Robert Mitchell, IT FOLLOWS; S. Craig Zahler, BONE TOMAHAWK; Jason Krawczyk, HE NEVER DIED; Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, CRIMSON PEAK; Matt and Ross Duffer, HIDDEN

BEST SCORE
Disasterpeace (Rich Vreeland), IT FOLLOWS
Fernando Velázquez, CRIMSON PEAK
Wojciech Golczewski, WE ARE STILL HERE
Claudio Simonetti, Carpenter Brut, Brian Wiacek, Jeremy Gillespie, THE EDITOR
Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann), THE BOY
Write-ins: Steve Moore, CUB; Various artists, DEATHGASM; Douglas Pipes, KRAMPUS

BEST MAKEUP/CREATURE FX
Weta Workshop, KRAMPUS
Marcus Koch, WE ARE STILL HERE
Hugo Villasenor, BONE TOMAHAWK
Roger Murray, Andrew Beattie, Vanessa Hurley, Storm McCracken, Tim Wells, DEATHGASM
John Nolan, THE HALLOW
Write-ins: Robert Kurtzman, IT FOLLOWS; Tony Gardner, SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE

WORST FILM
The top five vote-getters (as write-ins, not from nominations) were:
POLTERGEIST
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION
THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE 3 (FINAL SEQUENCE)
THE GALLOWS
THE VISIT

BEST TV SERIES
ASH VS. EVIL DEAD
HANNIBAL
THE WALKING DEAD
PENNY DREADFUL
SALEM
Write-ins: AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL; FEAR THE WALKING DEAD

BEST TV ACTOR
Bruce Campbell, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD
Mads Mikkelsen, HANNIBAL
Hugh Dancy, HANNIBAL
Josh Hartnett, PENNY DREADFUL
Matt Ryan, CONSTANTINE
Write-in: Shane West, SALEM

BEST TV ACTRESS
Eva Green, PENNY DREADFUL
Vera Farmiga, BATES MOTEL
Caroline Dhavernas, HANNIBAL
Lady Gaga, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Janet Montgomery, SALEM

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTOR
Richard Armitage, HANNIBAL
Evan Peters, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Lennie James, THE WALKING DEAD
Rory Kinnear, PENNY DREADFUL
Seth Gabel, SALEM
Write-ins: Ray Santiago, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD; Timothy Dalton, PENNY DREADFUL; Silas Weir Mitchell, GRIMM; Denis O’Hare, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL; Harold Perrineau, CONSTANTINE; Steven Yeun, THE WALKING DEAD

BEST TV SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Gillian Anderson, HANNIBAL
TIE: Jamie Lee Curtis, SCREAM QUEENS and Dana DeLorenzo, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD
Billie Piper, PENNY DREADFUL
Lucy Lawless, SALEM
Write-ins: Kathy Bates, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL; Patti Lupone, PENNY DREADFUL

BEST TV MAKEUP/CREATURE FX
Gregory Nicotero, Howard Berger, THE WALKING DEAD
Francois Dagenais, HANNIBAL
Eryn Krueger Mekash, David LeRoy Anderson, AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL
Steve Newburn, Sean Sansom, THE STRAIN
Matthew Mungle, Clinton Wayne, SALEM
Write-ins: Roger Murray, ASH VS. EVIL DEAD; Bill Johnson, Toby Sells, CONSTANTINE

FANGORIA HALL OF FAME
This year, the fans chose longtime bad-ass and John Carpenter fave Kurt Russell and beloved horror heroine Barbara Crampton for induction into these hallowed ranks. Congratulations to them and the rest of the winners, and thanks to all who voted!

Richard Armitage ‏@RCArmitage

.@BryanFuller @GillianA this one is close to Bryan's heart.Thanks for supporting Hannibal. http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-2016-fa ... l-results/ …

Bryan Fuller@BryanFuller

WELL DONE AND WELL-DONE, @GillianA AND @RCArmitage ON YOUR FANGO CHAINSAW AWARD WINS! http://www.fangoria.com/new/the-2016-fa ... l-results/ …