2021 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

The 23rd Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2020. The nominees were announced on January 20, 2021. The film The Invisible Man won five of its five nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill. Color Out Of Space and Possessor each took two awards. His House did not win any of its seven nominations. The ceremony was exclusively livestreamed for the first time on Shudder.
Kevin Smith, Keith David, and Jamie Lee Curtis were among the ceremony's presenters

Winners and nominees

Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release
The Invisible Man – Directed by Leigh Whannell *Freaky – Directed by Christopher Landon Gretel & Hansel – Directed by Oz Perkins The Hunt – Directed by Craig Zobel *Underwater – Directed by William Eubank	Color Out of Space – Directed by Richard Stanley *The Dark and the Wicked – Directed by Bryan Bertino *Possessor – Directed by Brandon Cronenberg *Relic – Directed by Natalie Erika James *The Wolf of Snow Hollow – Directed by Jim Cummings
Best Streaming Premiere	Best Foreign Film
Host – Directed by Rob Savage *Anything for Jackson – Directed by Justin G. Dyck The Beach House – Directed by Jeffrey A. Brown His House – Directed by Remi Weekes The Mortuary Collection – Directed by Ryan Spindell Run – Directed by Aneesh Chaganty	La Llorona – Directed by Jayro Bustamante *Bacurau – Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles *Blood Quantum – Directed by Jeff Barnaby *Impetigore – Directed by Joko Anwar *Sputnik – Directed by Egor Abramenko
Best First Feature	Best Director
Come to Daddy – Directed by Ant Timpson *Amulet – Directed by Romola Garai Dead Dicks – Directed by Chris Bavota Extra Ordinary – Directed by Mike Ahern, Enda Loughman *Sea Fever – Directed by Neasa Hardiman	Leigh Whannell − The Invisible Man Bryan Bertino − The Dark and the Wicked* Justin G. Dyck − Anything for Jackson* Romola Garai − Amulet* Natalie Erika James − Relic* Remi Weekes − His House*
Best Lead Performance	Best Supporting Performance
*Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man* as Cecilia Kass** Jim Cummings – The Wolf of Snow Hollow* as John Marshall Sopé Dìrísù – His House* as Bol Majur Jeremy Gardner – After Midnight* as Hank Heston Horwin – Dead Dicks* as Richie Marin Ireland – The Dark and the Wicked* as Louise Straker Carla Juri – Amulet* as Magda Tamara Lawrance – Kindred* as Charlotte Emily Mortimer – Relic* as Kay Wunmi Mosaku – His House* as Rial Majur Andrea Riseborough – Possessor* as Tasya Vos Alec Secareanu – Amulet* as Tomas Vince Vaughn – Freaky* as The Butcher	*Clancy Brown – The Mortuary Collection* as Montgomery Dark** Xander Berkeley – The Dark and the Wicked* as Priest Will Forte – Extra Ordinary* as Christian Winter Brea Grant – After Midnight* as Abby Udo Kier – Bacurau* as Michael Alice Krige – Gretel & Hansel* as Witch Stephen McHattie – Come to Daddy* as Gordon Robyn Nevin – Relic* as Edna Julie Oliver-Touchstone – The Dark and the Wicked* as Virginia Straker Misha Osherovich – Freaky* as Josh Detmer Vanessa Williams – Bad Hair* as Zora
Best Screenplay	Best Score
The Invisible Man – Written by Leigh Whannell *Bacurau – Written by Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles Come to Daddy – Written by Toby Harvard Freaky – Written by Michael Kennedy & Christopher Landon *His House – Written by Remi Weekes	Possessor – Jim Williams His House – Roque Baños Gretel & Hansel – Rob The Dark and the Wicked – Tom Schraeder The Empty Man – Christopher Young & Lustmord
Best Makeup FX	Best Creature FX
Possessor – Dan Martin *Freaky– Alterian Studios *The Mortuary Collection – Amalgamated Dynamics *Gretel & Hansel – Liz Byrne *Random Acts of Violence – Paul Jones	Color Out of Space – Dan Martin *Come Play – Jim Henson Studio His House - David Martí & Montse Ribé The Wretched – Erik Porn *Amulet – Cliff Wallace
Best Series	Best Kill
What We Do in the Shadows Dracula The Haunting of Bly Manor Helstrom Lovecraft Country	"Emily's Death" – The Invisible Man
Achievement In Non-Fiction
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs *Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life and Ghastly Death of Al Adamson *The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Resurrection *Cursed Films *Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist *Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street