FANGORIA… horror’s most trusted voice,
has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards, the genre’s
premier fan-powered celebration of excellence across film, television, and gaming.
Voting runs through July 15 at 11:59pm…where fans worldwide will determine this year’s winners.
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https://vote.fangoria.com/?originPage=vote
Leading the pack for this year’s nomination slate is 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
and Bryan Fuller’s Dust Bunny, each earning 9 nominations. Dust Bunny scored
nominations across major categories including Best Limited Release, Best Director, and
two nods in Best Supporting Performance for Mads Mikkelsen and Sigourney Weaver.
Meanwhile, Nia DaCosta’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple demonstrated broad
strength across categories, earning recognition for Best Wide Release, Director,
Screenplay, Score, and Makeup FX.
Other standouts include Backrooms, which earned six nominations, while Maggie
Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE!, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and Damien
McCarthy’s Hokum each received five nominations.
Fan-favorite Obsession came in with four total nominations, including Best Director for
Curry Barker and Best Lead Performance for Inde Navarette.
“If there’s a theme to be found in this year’s crop of nominations, it’s that horror lovers
do not and will not abide by what mainstream box office numbers decide the ‘winners’
are. The big horror hits are here, of course, but so too are fiercely independent visions
that, for one reason or another, have yet to find the audience they deserve. If we can
get more eyeballs on these genre gems by celebrating them at the Chainsaw Awards,
that’s a win for all of us,” said FANGORIA Editor-in-Chief Phil Nobile Jr.
Nominees were selected by a nominating body of industry tastemakers, creators, and
professionals, drawing from the most impactful releases between July 2025 and June
2026
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