Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

*Fangoria* Chainsaw Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Current: 2026 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
	The Fangoria Chainsaw Award trophy
Awarded for	Best in Horror
Country	United States
Presented by	Fangoria
First award	1992
Website	fangoria.com/chainsaw-awards

The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony focused on horror and thriller films run by Fangoria, an American horror film fan magazine. Beginning in 1992, the awards were expanded and an annual ceremony was inaugurated to give out the awards. As of 2015, Fangoria also delivers awards to television series.

Ceremonies

Year	Host(s)	Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release	Best International Movie	Best Streaming Premiere
1992	Bruce Campbell	The Silence of the Lambs	Bride of Re-Animator	Not awarded	Not awarded
1993	Bruce Campbell	Bram Stoker's Dracula	The Resurrected
1994	Linnea Quigley	Army of Darkness	Dead Alive
1995	Rick Overton and Scott LaRose	The Crow	Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
1996	Rick Overton and Scott LaRose	Seven	Castle Freak
1997	No host	Scream	Cemetery Man
1998		Scream 2	Lost Highway
1999		Dark City	The Night Flier
2000		The Sixth Sense	The Day of the Beast
2001		American Psycho	Cherry Falls
2002		Jeepers Creepers	Ginger Snaps
2003		The Ring	Dog Soldiers
2004		28 Days Later	Bubba Ho-Tep
2005		Shaun of the Dead	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
2006		The Devil's Rejects	Toolbox Murders
~~2007~~	Cancelled
~~2008~~	Cancelled
2009	No host	Hellboy II: The Golden Army	Let the Right One In	Not awarded	Not awarded
2010		Drag Me to Hell	Trick 'r Treat
2011		Black Swan	The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
2012		Insidious	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil	Trollhunter
2013		The Cabin in the Woods	Absentia	Juan of the Dead
2014		The Conjuring	V/H/S/2	Here Comes the Devil
2015		Oculus	The Babadook	Big Bad Wolves
2016		It Follows	What We Do in the Shadows	Goodnight Mommy
2017		The Witch	The Autopsy of Jane Doe	Train to Busan
~~2018~~	Cancelled
2019	No host	Hereditary	Mandy	Terrified	Bird Box
2020	Shock Waves	Midsommar	The Lighthouse	Tigers Are Not Afraid	The Perfection
2021	David Dastmalchian	The Invisible Man	Color Out of Space	La Llorona	Host
2022	David Dastmalchian	Malignant	PG: Psycho Goreman	Titane	Fear Street Part Three: 1666
2023	David Dastmalchian and Peaches Christ	The Black Phone	Terrifier 2	Speak No Evil	Prey
2024	David Dastmalchian and Angel Melanson	Godzilla Minus One	I Saw the TV Glow	When Evil Lurks	V/H/S/85
2025	Josh Ruben and Barbara Crampton	Sinners	Azrael	Oddity	Mr. Crocket
2026	Devon Sawa	Obsession	Dust Bunny	Exit 8	V/H/S/Halloween

Films with multiple wins

Films with 4 and more wins.

Wins	Films
6	Bram Stoker’s Dracula
6	Hereditary
5	Army of Darkness
	Black Swan
	Midsommar
	Obsession
4	The Babadook
	Evil Dead Rise
	The Cabin in the Woods
	Insidious
	Let the Right One In
	Scream
	Shaun of the Dead
	The Silence of the Lambs
	Sinners
	The Sixth Sense

Best Wide Release Film

Winners and nominees

*Fangoria* Chainsaw Award for Best Wide Release Film
Year	Winners	Nominations
1992	The Silence of the Lambs – Jonathan Demme	Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare – Rachel Talalay Terminator 2: Judgment Day – James Cameron The People Under the Stairs – Wes Craven The Addams Family – Barry Sonnenfield
1993	Bram Stoker's Dracula – Francis Ford Coppola	Alien 3 – David Fincher Candyman – Bernard Rose Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth – Anthony Hickox Innocent Blood – John Landis
1994	Army of Darkness – Sam Raimi	The Nightmare Before Christmas – Tim Burton Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday – Adam Marcus The Dark Half – George A. Romero Jurassic Park – Steven Spielberg
1995	The Crow – Alex Proyas	Wes Craven's New Nightmare – Wes Craven Mary Shelley's Frankenstein – Kenneth Branagh Interview with the Vampire – Neil Jordan Wolf – Mike Nichols
1996	Seven – David Fincher	N/A
1997	Scream – Wes Craven	From Dusk till Dawn – Robert Rodriguez The Frighteners – Peter Jackson The Craft – Andrew Fleming
1998	Scream 2 – Wes Craven	The Devil's Advocate – Taylor Hackford Alien Resurrection – Jean-Pierre Jeunet
1999	Dark City – Alex Proyas	Halloween H20: 20 Years Later – Steve Miner Apt Pupil – Bryan Singer Bride of Chucky – Ronny Yu Vampires – John Carpenter
2000	The Sixth Sense – M. Night Shyamalan	Stir of Echoes – David Koepp Sleepy Hollow – Tim Burton The Blair Witch Project – Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick eXistenZ – David Cronenberg
2001	American Psycho – Mary Harron	Pitch Black – David Twohy The Cell – Tarsem Singh Shadow of the Vampire – E. Elias Merhige Final Destination – James Wong
2002	Jeepers Creepers – Victor Salva	The Others – Alejandro Amenábar Hannibal – Ridley Scott From Hell – Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias Joy Ride – John Dahl
2003	The Ring – Gore Verbinski	Frailty – Bill Paxton Brotherhood of the Wolf – Christophe Gans Blade II – Guillermo del Toro Signs – M. Night Shyamalan
2004	28 Days Later – Danny Boyle	House of 1000 Corpses – Rob Zombie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Marcus Nispel Cabin Fever – Eli Roth Wrong Turn – Rob Schmidt
2005	Shawn of the Dead – Edgar Wright	Dawn of the Dead – Zack Snyder Saw – James Wan Hellboy – Guillermo del Toro Open Water – Chris Kentis
2006	The Devil's Rejects – Rob Zombie	The Exorcism of Emily Rose – Scott Derrickson Land of the Dead – George A. Romero Wolf Creek – Greg McLean High Tension – Alexandre Aja
2007	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2008	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2009	Hellboy 2: The Golden Army – Guillermo del Toro	The Ruins – Carter Smith Quarantine – John Erick Dowdle Cloverfield – Matt Reeves The Strangers – Bryan Bertino
2010	Drag Me to Hell – Sam Raimi	Paranormal Activity – Oren Peli The Last House on the Left – Dennis Iliadis The Road – John Hillcoat Zombieland – Ruben Fleischer
2011	Black Swan – Darren Aronofsky	Let Me In – Matt Reeves The Crazies – Breck Eisner Splice – Vincenzo Natali The Last Exorcism – Daniel Stamm
2012	Insidious – James Wan	Fright Night – Craig Gillespie Paranormal Activity 3 – Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost Don't Be Afraid of the Dark – Troy Nixey Drive Angry – Patrick Lussier Final Destination 5 – Steven Quale
2013	The Cabin in the Woods – Drew Goddard	Sinister – Scott Derrickson The Grey – Joe Carnahan ParaNorman – Chris Butler and Sam Fell The Woman in Black – James Watkins
2014	The Conjuring – James Wan	You're Next – Adam Wingard Evil Dead – Fede Álvarez Insidious: Chapter 2 – James Wan Mama – Andy Muschietti
2015	Oculus – Mike Flanagan	Godzilla – Gareth Edwards As Above, So Below – John Erick Dowdle Dracula Untold – Gary Shore The Quiet Ones – John Pogue
2016	It Follows – David Robert Mitchell	Crimson Peak – Guillermo del Toro Krampus – Michael Dougherty The Gift – Joel Edgerton The Visit – M. Night Shyamalan
2017	The Witch – Robert Eggers	Green Room – Jeremy Saulnier 10 Cloverfield Lane – Dan Trachtenberg Don't Breathe – Fede Álvarez Ouija: Origin of Evil – Mike Flanagan
2018	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2019	Hereditary – Ari Aster	Halloween – David Gordon Green Overlord – Julius Avery A Quiet Place – John Krasinski Upgrade – Leigh Whannell
2020	Midsommar – Ari Aster	Crawl – Alexandre Aja Doctor Sleep – Mike Flanagan It Chapter Two – Andy Muschietti Us – Jordan Peele Ready or Not – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
2021	The Invisible Man – Leigh Whannell	Freaky – Christopher Landon Gretel & Hansel – Oz Perkins The Hunt – Craig Zobel Underwater – William Eubank
2022	Malignant – James Wan	Last Night in Soho – Edgar Wright A Quiet Place Part II – John Krasinski Candyman – Nia DaCosta The Night House – David Bruckner
2023	The Black Phone – Scott Derrickson	Barbarian – Zach Creggar Nope – Jordan Peele Pearl – Ti West X – Ti West
2024	Godzilla Minus One – Takashi Yamazaki	Abigail – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Evil Dead Rise – Lee Cronin The First Omen – Arkasha Stevenson Infinity Pool – Brandon Cronenberg Late Night with the Devil – Colin Cairnes and Cameron Cairnes Satanic Hispanics – Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, Eduardo Sánchez, Gigi Saul Guerrero and Alejandro Brugués M3GAN – Gerard Johnstone Talk to Me – Danny and Michael Philippou When Evil Lurks – Demián Rugna

Multiple wins

Best Limited Release Film

Winners and nominees

*Fangoria* Chainsaw Award for Best Limited Release Film
Year	Winners	Nominations
1992	Bride of Re-Animator – Brian Yuzna	Maniac Cop 2 – William Lustig The Pit and the Pendulum – Stuart Gordon The Unborn – Rodman Flender Warlock – Steve Miner
1993	The Resurrected – Dan O'Bannon	Basket Case 3 – Frank Henenlotter Highway to Hell – Ate de Jong The Refrigerator – Nicholas Jacobs Scanners III – Christian Duguay
1994	Dead Alive – Peter Jackson	Ticks – Tony Randel Dust Devil – Richard Stanley Freaked – Tom Stern and Alex Winter Return of the Living Dead 3 – Brian Yuzna
1995	Phantasm III – Brian Yuzna	Body Snatchers – Abel Ferrara Cronos – Guillermo del Toro Jack Be Nimble – Garth Maxwell Trauma – Dario Argento
1996	Castle Freak – Stuart Gordon	N/A
1997	Cemetery Man – Michele Soavi	Tremors 2: Aftershocks – S. S. Wilson The Cold Light of Day – Rudolf van den Berg The Dentist – Brian Yuzna Necronomicon – Brian Yuzna, Shusuke Kaneko and Christophe Gans
1998	Lost Highway – David Lynch	Crash – David Cronenberg
1999	The Night Flier – Mark Pavia	Cube – Vincenzo Natali Funny Games – Michael Haneke Shadow Builder – Jamie Dixon The Ugly – Scott Reynolds
2000	The Day of the Beast – Álex de la Iglesia	The Stendhal Syndrome – Dario Argento Open Your Eyes – Alejandro Amenábar Perfect Blue – Satoshi Kon The Eternal – Michael Almereyda
2001	Cherry Falls – Geoffrey Wright	Requiem for a Dream – Darren Aronofsky The Wisdom of Crocodiles – Po-Chih Leong Lighthouse – Simon Hunter The Phantom Lover – Ronny Yu
2002	Ginger Snaps – John Fawcett	The Convent – Mike Mendez Audition – Takashi Miike Session 9 – Brad Anderson The Devil's Backbone – Guillermo del Toro
2003	Dog Soldiers – Neil Marshall	Dagon – Stuart Gordon Wendigo – Larry Fessenden Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature – Sebastian Gutierrez Wolf Girl – Thom Fitzgerald
2004	Bubba Ho-Tep – Don Coscarelli	May – Lucky McKee Beyond Re-Animator – Brian Yuzna Nightstalker – Chris Fisher Spider – David Cronenberg
2005	Ginger Snaps: Unleashed – Brett Sullivan	Dead End – Fabrice Canepa and Jean-Baptiste Andrea My Little Eye – Marc Evans Lucky – Steve Cuden The Machinist – Brad Anderson
2006	Toolbox Murders – Tobe Hooper	Dead Birds – Alex Turner Satan's Little Helper – Jeff Lieberman Shallow Ground – Sheldon Wilson The Nameless – Jaume Balagueró
2007	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2008	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2009	Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson	Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer – Jon Knautz Rogue – Greg McLean Stuck – Stuart Gordon The Living and the Dead – Simon Rumley
2010	Trick 'r Treat – Michael Dougherty	Deadgirl – Gadi Harel and Marcel Sarmiento Martyrs – Pascal Laugier The Burrowers – J. T. Petty Rec – Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró
2011	The Human Centipede (First Sequence) – Tom Six	Antichrist – Lars von Trier Buried – Rodrigo Cortés Monsters – Gareth Edwards Rec 2 – Paco Plaza and Jaume Balagueró
2012	Tucker & Dale vs. Evil – Eli Craig	Stake Land – Jim Mickle Attack the Block – Joe Cornish Black Death – Christopher Smith Red White & Blue – Simon Rumley The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) – Tom Six
2013	Absentia – Mike Flanagan	Kill List – Ben Wheatley Compliance – Craig Zobel A Lonely Place to Die – Julian Gilbey The Revenant – D. Kerry Prior
2014	V/H/S/2 – Jason Eisener, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, Eduardo Sánchez, Gregg Hale, Simon Barrett and Adam Wingard	Stoker – Park Chan-wook We Are What We Are – Jim Mickle Berberian Sound Studio – Peter Strickland Byzantium – Neil Jordan
2015	The Babadook – Jennifer Kent	Under the Skin – Jonathan Glazer Housebound – Gerard Johnstone The Sacrament – Ti West The Battery – Jeremy Gardner
2016	What We Do in the Shadows – Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement	We Are Still Here – Ted Geoghegan The Final Girls – Todd Strauss-Schulson Anguish – Sonny Mallhi Some Kind of Hate – Adam Egypt Mortimer
2017	The Autopsy of Jane Doe – André Øvredal	The Eyes of My Mother – Nicolas Pesce Hush – Mike Flanagan I Am Not a Serial Killer – Billy O'Brien The Invitation – Karyn Kusama
2018	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2019	Mandy – Panos Cosmatos	Anna and the Apocalypse – John McPhail Revenge – Coralie Fargeat Suspiria – Luca Guadagnino Terrifier – Damien Leone
2020	The Lighthouse – Robert Eggers	Bliss – Joe Begos Daniel Isn't Real – Adam Egypt Mortimer In Fabric – Peter Strickland Nightmare Cinema – Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura, and David Slade Satanic Panic – Chelsea Stardust
2021	Color Out of Space – Richard Stanley	Possessor – Brandon Cronenberg Relic – Natalie Erika James The Dark and the Wicked – Bryan Bertino The Wolf of Snow Hollow – Jim Cummings
2022	PG: Psycho Goreman – Steven Kostanski	Come True – Anthony Scott Burns Hurt – Sonny Mallhi In the Earth – Ben Wheatley Werewolves Within – Josh Ruben
2023	Terrifier 2 – Damien Leone	Resurrection – Andrew Semans Orphan: First Kill – William Brent Bell Something in the Dirt – Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Mad God – Phil Tippett
2024	I Saw the TV Glow – Jane Schoenbrun	Cobweb – Chris Thomas Devlin The Outwaters – Robbie Banfitch Skinamarink – Kyle Edward Ball Enys Men – Mark Jenkin

Multiple wins

Brian Yuzna — 2

Best International Film

Winners and nominees

*Fangoria* Chainsaw Award for Best International Film
Year	Winners	Nominations
2012	Trollhunter (Trolljegeren) – André Øvredal from Norway	I Saw the Devil (악마를 보았다) – Kim Jee-woon from South Korea The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito) – Pedro Almodóvar from Spain A Serbian Film (Српски филм) – Srdjan Spasojevic from Serbia Amer – Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani from France Kidnapped (Secuestrados) – Miguel Ángel Vivas from Spain
2013	Juan of the Dead (Juan de los Muertos) – Alejandro Brugués from Cuba	Rabies (כלבת) – Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado from Israel Bedevilled (김복남 살인 사건의 전말) – Jang Cheol-soo from South Korea Sleep Tight (Mientras duermes) – Jaume Balagueró from Spain Cold Sweat (Sudor frío) – Adrián García Bogliano from Argentina
2014	Here Comes the Devil (Ahí va el diablo) – Adrián García Bogliano from Mexico	The Condemned – Scott Wiper from Australia Tormented – Jon Wright from UK Horror Stories (무서운 이야기) – Im Dae-woon, Jung Bum-sik, Hong Ji-young, Kim Gok, Kim Sun and Min Kyu-dong from South Korea Wither (Vittra) – Tommy Wiklund and Sonny Laguna from Sweden
2015	Big Bad Wolves (מי מפחד מהזאב הרע) – Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado from Israel	A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (دختری در شب تنها به خانه می‌رود) – Ana Lily Amirpour from Iran Witching & Bitching (Las brujas de Zugarramurdi) – Álex de la Iglesia from Spain The House at the End of Time (La casa del fin de los tiempos) – Alejandro Hidalgo from Venezuela The Strange Colour of Your Body's Tears (L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps) – Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani from France
2016	Goodnight Mommy (Ich seh, Ich seh) – Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala from Austria	When Animals Dream (Når dyrene drømmer) – Jonas Alexander Arnby from Denmark Der Samurai – Till Kleinert from Germany Alleluia (Alléluia) – Fabrice Du Welz from Belgium Cub (Welp) – Jonas Govaerts from Belgium
2017	Train to Busan (부산행) – Yeon Sang-ho from South Korea	Baskin – Can Evrenol from Turkey The Wailing (곡성) – Na Hong-jin from South Korea Under the Shadow (زیر سایه‎) – Babak Anvari from Iran The Similars (Los parecidos) – Isaac Ezban from Mexico
2018	No Ceremony	No Ceremony
2019	Terrified (Aterrados) – Demián Rugna from Argentina	Blue My Mind – Lisa Brühlmann from Switzerland Cold Hell (Die Hölle) – Stefan Ruzowitzky from Germany The Housemaid (Cô Hầu Gái) – Derek Nguyen from Vietnam The Night Eats the World (La nuit a dévoré le monde) – Dominique Rocher from France
2020	Tigers Are Not Afraid (Vuelven) – Issa López from Mexico	Hagazussa – Lukas Feigelfeld from Germany Knife+Heart (Un couteau dans le cœur) – Yann Gonzalez from France Koko-di Koko-da – Johannes Nyholm from Sweden Luz – Tilman Singer from Germany One Cut of the Dead (カメラを止めるな!) – Shin'ichirô Ueda from Japan
2021	La Llorona – Jayro Bustamante from Guatemala	Bacurau – Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles from Brazil Blood Quantum – Jeff Barnaby from Canada Impetigore (Perempuan Tanah Jahanam) – Joko Anwar from Indonesia Sputnik (Спутник) – Egor Abramenko from Russia
2022	Titane – Julia Ducournau from France	Detention (返校) – John Hsu from Taiwan Lamb (Dýrið) – Valdimar Jóhannsson from Iceland The Queen of Black Magic (Ratu Ilmu Hitam) – Kimo Stamboel from Indonesia The Feast – Lee Haven Jones from UK
2023	Speak No Evil (Gæsterne) – Christian Tafdrup from Denmark	Hatching (Pahanhautoja) – Hanna Bergholm from Finland Piggy (Cerdita) – Carlota Pereda from Spain Saloum – Jean Luc Herbulot from Senegal The Innocents (De uskyldige) – Eskil Vogt from Norway
2024	When Evil Lurks (Cuando acecha la maldad) – Demián Rugna from Argentina	Exhuma (파묘) – Jang Jae-hyun from South Korea The Coffee Table (La mesita del comedor) – Caye Casas from Spain Infested – Sébastien Vaniček from France Huesera: The Bone Woman – Michelle Garza Cervera from Mexico
2025	Oddity − Damian McCarthy from Ireland	Cuckoo − Tilman Singer from Germany Dangerous Animals − Sean Byrne from Australia Red Rooms (Les chambres rouges) − Pascal Plante from Canada The Ugly Stepsister (Den Stygge Stesøsteren) − Emilie Blichfeldt from Norway
2026	TBA	Alpha − Julia Ducournau from France Exit 8 (8番出口) − Genki Kawamura from Japan Mārama − Taratoa Stappard from New Zealand Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Reflet dans un diamant mort) − Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani from Belgium The Wailing (El llanto) − Pedro Martín-Calero from Spain

Best Streaming Premiere Film

Winners and nominees

*Fangoria* Chainsaw Award for Best Streaming Premiere Film
Year	Winners	Nominations
2019	Bird Box – Susanne Bier (Netflix)	Apostle – Gareth Evans (Netflix) Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – David Slade (Netflix) Cam – Daniel Goldhaber (Netflix) Verónica – Paco Plaza (Netflix)
2020	The Perfection – Richard Shepard (Netflix)	Eli – Ciarán Foy (Netflix) Little Monsters – Abe Forsythe (Hulu) Velvet Buzzsaw – Dan Gilroy (Netflix) The Nightshifter – Dennison Ramalho (Prime Video)
2021	Host – Rob Savage (Shudder)	Anything for Jackson – Justin G. Dyck (Shudder) The Beach House – Jeffrey A. Brown (Shudder) The Mortuary Collection – Ryan Spindell (Shudder) Run – Aneesh Chaganty (Hulu)
2022	Fear Street Part Three: 1666 – Leigh Janiak (Netflix)	The Boy Behind the Door – Justin Powell and David Charbonier (Shudder) Lucky – Natasha Kermani (Shudder) The Power – Corinna Faith (Shudder) Violation – Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer (Shudder)
2023	Prey – Dan Trachtenberg (Hulu)	Fresh – Mimi Cave (Hulu) Hellbender – John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser (Shudder) Hellraiser – Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski (Hulu) A Wounded Fawn – Travis Stevens (Shudder)
2024	V/H/S/85 – David Bruckner, Scott Derrickson, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Natasha Kermani and Mike P. Nelson (Shudder)	No One Will Save You – Brian Duffield (Hulu) Where the Devil Roams – John Adams, Zelda Adams and Toby Poser (Tubi) Sick – John Hyams (Peacock) Totally Killer – Nahnatchka Khan (Prime Video)
2025	Mr. Crocket − Brandon Espy (Hulu)	Best Wishes to All − Yûta Shimotsu (Shudder) Cannibal Mukbang − Aimee Kuge (Prime Video) Gazer − Ryan J. Sloan (Shudder) There's A Zombie Outside − Michael Varrati (Prime Video)
2026	TBA	I Am Frankelda − Arturo and Roy Ambriz (Netflix) Influencers − Kurtis David Harder (Shudder) Mother of Flies − John Adams, Toby Poser and Zelda Adams (Shudder) Reflection in a Dead Diamond − Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (Shudder) V/H/S/Halloween − Bryan M. Ferguson, Casper Kelly, Micheline Pitt-Norman, R.H. Norman, Alex Ross Perry, Paco Plaza and Anna Zlokovic (Shudder)

References

↑ Ken Williams, "Scary Films--and Fans--in Focus", Los Angeles Times, May 14, 1992.
↑ "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1992". Fangoria. April 13, 2021.
↑ "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1993". Fangoria. April 13, 2021.
↑ "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1994, Part One". Fangoria. April 14, 2021.
↑ "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1995". Fangoria. April 16, 2021.
↑ "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1996". Fangoria. April 19, 2021.
↑ "A Full List Of The 2021 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners!". Fangoria. April 19, 2021.
↑ "FANGORIA 2023 Chainsaw Awards Winners!". Fangoria. May 23, 2023.
↑ "What A Bloodbath: Here Are The 2024 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS Winners". Fangoria. October 13, 2024.
↑ "SINNERS Sweeps The FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards – Could The Oscars Be Next?". Fangoria. October 20, 2025.

[1] Ken Williams, "Scary Films--and Fans--in Focus", Los Angeles Times, May 14, 1992.

[2] "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1992". Fangoria. April 13, 2021.

[3] "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1993". Fangoria. April 13, 2021.

[4] "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1994, Part One". Fangoria. April 14, 2021.

[5] "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1995". Fangoria. April 16, 2021.

[6] "FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Flashback: 1996". Fangoria. April 19, 2021.

[7] "A Full List Of The 2021 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards Winners!". Fangoria. April 19, 2021.

[8] "FANGORIA 2023 Chainsaw Awards Winners!". Fangoria. May 23, 2023.

[9] "What A Bloodbath: Here Are The 2024 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS Winners". Fangoria. October 13, 2024.

[10] "SINNERS Sweeps The FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards – Could The Oscars Be Next?". Fangoria. October 20, 2025.

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Awards	Best Actor Best Actress
Ceremonies	1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 ~~2007~~ ~~2008~~ 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 ~~2018~~ 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

Ceremonies

Categories

Film

Television

Other

Discontinued awards

Films with multiple wins

Best Wide Release Film

Winners and nominees

Multiple wins

Best Limited Release Film

Winners and nominees

Multiple wins

Best International Film

Winners and nominees

Best Streaming Premiere Film

Winners and nominees

References

Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Current: 2026 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
The Fangoria Chainsaw Award trophy
Awarded for	Best in Horror
Country	United States
Presented by	Fangoria
First award	1992
Website	fangoria.com/chainsaw-awards