2019 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

The 21st Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2018. The nominees were announced in January 2019. The film Hereditary won five of its seven nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill.

Winners and nominees

Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release
Hereditary – Directed by Ari Aster *Halloween – Directed by David Gordon Green *Overlord – Directed by Julius Avery *A Quiet Place – Directed by John Krasinski *Upgrade – Directed by Leigh Whannell	Mandy – Directed by Panos Cosmatos *Anna and the Apocalypse – Directed by John McPhail *Revenge – Directed by Coralie Fargeat *Suspiria – Directed by Luca Guadagnino *Terrifier – Directed by Damien Leone
Best Streaming Premiere	Best Foreign Film
Bird Box – Directed by Susanne Bier *Apostle – Directed by Gareth Evans *Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – Directed by David Slade *Cam – Directed by Daniel Goldhaber *Verónica – Directed by Paco Plaza	Terrified – Directed by Demián Rugna *Blue My Mind – Directed by Lisa Brühlmann *Cold Hell – Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky *The Housemaid – Directed by Derek Nguyen *The Night Eats the World – Directed by Dominique Rocher
Best First Feature	Best Director
Ghost Stories – Directed by Andy Nyman and Jeremy Dyson *Cargo – Directed by Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke *The Cleanse – Directed by Bobby Miller *The Dark – Directed by Justin P. Lange *The Ranger – Directed by Jenn Wexler	Ari Aster – Hereditary Panos Cosmatos – Mandy* Coralie Fargeat – Revenge* John Krasinski – A Quiet Place* Demián Rugna – Terrified*
Best Actor	Best Actress
*Nicolas Cage – Mandy* as Red Miller** James Jude Courtney / Nick Castle – Halloween* as Michael Myers / The Shape Anders Danielsen Lie – The Night Eats the World* as Sam Matt Dillon – The House That Jack Built* as Jack Logan Marshall-Green – Upgrade* as Grey Trace	*Toni Collette – Hereditary* as Annie Graham** Nadia Alexander – The Dark* as Mina Emily Blunt – A Quiet Place* as Evelyn Abbott Jamie Lee Curtis – Halloween* as Laurie Strode Violetta Schurawlow – Cold Hell* as Özge Dogruol
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
*Alex Wolff – Hereditary* as Peter Graham** Chance Bennett – Slice* as Dax Lycander Joshua Leonard – Unsane* as David Strine Linus Roache – Mandy* as Jeremiah Sand David Howard Thornton – Terrifier* as Art the Clown	*Tilda Swinton – Suspiria* as Madame Blanc / Mother Helena Markos / Dr. Josef Klemperer** Simone Landers – Cargo* as Thoomi Milly Shapiro – Hereditary* as Charlie Graham Millicent Simmonds – A Quiet Place* as Regan Abbott Marli Siu – Anna and the Apocalypse* as Lisa
Best Screenplay	Best Score
Hereditary – Written by Ari Aster *Cam – Written by Isa Mazzei *The Cleanse – Written by Bobby Miller *The Cured – Written by David Freyne *A Quiet Place – Screenplay by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, and John Krasinski; Story by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods	Mandy – Jóhann Jóhannsson *Ghost Stories – Frank Ilfman *Hereditary – Colin Stetson *Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich – Fabio Frizzi *Suspiria – Thom Yorke
Best Makeup FX	Best Creature FX
Suspiria – Mark Coulier *The Dark – Zane Knisely and Marissa Clemence *Halloween – Christopher Nelson *Mandy – Oriane de Neve *Terrified – Marcos Berta *Terrifier – Damien Leone	The Ritual – Josh Russell and Sierra Russell *The Cleanse – Nicholas Podbrey and Werner Pretorius *Cold Skin – Arturo Belseiro *Possum – Adam Johansen *Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich – Tate Steinsiek
Best Series	Best Kill
The Haunting of Hill House *American Horror Story: Apocalypse *Castle Rock *Channel Zero *Chilling Adventures of Sabrina	"Charlie Meets Telephone Pole" from Hereditary