After a few years’ absence, the FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards are back in their original format, giving you the chance to vote for the best genre films, filmmakers and actors from the past year. There was such a bumper crop of good stuff released in 2008 that narrowing down the nominees to five in certain categories was truly tough; a couple of movies (most notably SPLINTER) will wait till next year when they’ve gotten more DVD exposure.
E-mail your votes (be sure to vote in all categories; personal e-mails only, no mass ballots) to
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. For the Fango Hall of Fame, be sure not to vote for Dario Argento, Rick Baker, Clive Barker, Mario Bava, Rob Bottin, Doug Bradley, Tim Burton, Bruce Campbell, James Cameron, John Carpenter, Jeffrey Combs, Don Coscarelli, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Cushing, Joe Dante, Guillermo del Toro, Brad Dourif, Robert Englund, Lucio Fulci, Stuart Gordon, Sid Haig, Lance Henriksen, Kane Hodder, Tobe Hooper, Anthony Hopkins, Peter Jackson, Udo Kier, Stephen King, KNB EFX, Heather Langenkamp, Christopher Lee, Dick Miller, Bill Moseley, Paul Naschy, Bill Paxton, Emily Perkins, Ron Perlman, Donald Pleasence, Vincent Price, Linnea Quigley, Sam Raimi, George Romero, Eli Roth, Tom Savini, Angus Scrimm, Dick Smith, Christopher Walken, Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Williamson, Stan Winston, Kevin Yagher or Rob Zombie—they’re already members. Please also let us know if you’d like to be added to the mailing list for our e-newsletter.
Write-in votes are acceptable in all categories. Please send your ballot by April 27; winners will be announced in FANGORIA #285, on sale in June, and posted on this site at around the same time. See below for comments from some of the nominees!
BEST WIDE-RELEASE FILM
CLOVERFIELD
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
QUARANTINE
THE RUINS
THE STRANGERS
BEST LIMITED-RELEASE/DIRECT-TO-DVD FILM
JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
ROGUE
STUCK
BEST ACTOR
Leo Bill, THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
Kare Hedebrant, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Trevor Matthews, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
Ron Perlman, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Marc Senter, THE LOST
BEST ACTRESS
Eliza Dushku, THE ALPHABET KILLER
Lina Leandersson, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Alysson Paradis, INSIDE
Naomi Watts, FUNNY GAMES
Jess Weixler, TEETH
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A.J. Bowen, THE SIGNAL
Robert Englund, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
Doug Jones, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Vinnie Jones, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN
Michael Pitt, FUNNY GAMES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Beatrice Dalle, INSIDE
Lou Doillon, SISTERS
Jennifer Ellison, THE COTTAGE
Lauren Roy, THE CHAIR
Anna Walton, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
BEST SCREENPLAY
Guillermo del Toro, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
John Ainslie, Jon Knautz, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
John Ajvide Lindqvist, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
John Strysik, STUCK
Mitchell Lichtenstein, TEETH
BEST SCORE
Michael Giacchino, CLOVERFIELD
Ryan Shore, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
John Soderqvist, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
tomandandy, THE STRANGERS
Robert Miller, TEETH
BEST MAKEUP/CREATURE FX
Mike Elizalde, Cliff Wallace, David Martí, Montse Ribé, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Jacques-Olivier Molon, INSIDE
David Scott, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
Robert Hall, QUARANTINE
Todd Tucker, Drac Studios, TRAILER PARK OF TERROR
WORST FILM
We’ll leave this one up to you (2008 releases only):
After countless sleepless nights of intense deliberation, I hereby decree that the one individual (no movies) most deserving of induction into the FANGORIA Hall of Fame is:
A number of the nominees were involved in movies released by Anchor Bay Entertainment, which released statements from a few of them. “I was totally surprised to hear that I was nominated for a Best Actor Chainsaw Award, especially when I saw who was in my category!” says THE LOST’s Senter. “I remember going to the Awards in 2006 with my buddy Ti West and having a total blast, but secretly wishing I was in on the action. I guess I am now! Much love and respect to the folks at Fango for being so supportive of THE LOST. You guys are amazing and we really appreciate it.”
“Eliza Dushku went to difficult, dark places,” says ALPHABET KILLER director Rob Schmidt. “She exposed herself and made herself really vulnerable for her role. I’m proud of her work and I’m very pleased that it is being acknowledged by FANGORIA’s nomination.”
“JACK BROOKS was a fun project to make and I am really proud of the whole experience,” says star/producer Trevor Matthews, whose film ties with HELLBOY II for the most overall noms. “To be recognized and supported for the work everyone did, is very rewarding. I guess now, we will have to keep making movies!” We wouldn’t have it any other way.
E-mail your votes (be sure to vote in all categories; personal e-mails only, no mass ballots) to
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
. For the Fango Hall of Fame, be sure not to vote for Dario Argento, Rick Baker, Clive Barker, Mario Bava, Rob Bottin, Doug Bradley, Tim Burton, Bruce Campbell, James Cameron, John Carpenter, Jeffrey Combs, Don Coscarelli, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, Jamie Lee Curtis, Peter Cushing, Joe Dante, Guillermo del Toro, Brad Dourif, Robert Englund, Lucio Fulci, Stuart Gordon, Sid Haig, Lance Henriksen, Kane Hodder, Tobe Hooper, Anthony Hopkins, Peter Jackson, Udo Kier, Stephen King, KNB EFX, Heather Langenkamp, Christopher Lee, Dick Miller, Bill Moseley, Paul Naschy, Bill Paxton, Emily Perkins, Ron Perlman, Donald Pleasence, Vincent Price, Linnea Quigley, Sam Raimi, George Romero, Eli Roth, Tom Savini, Angus Scrimm, Dick Smith, Christopher Walken, Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Williamson, Stan Winston, Kevin Yagher or Rob Zombie—they’re already members. Please also let us know if you’d like to be added to the mailing list for our e-newsletter.Write-in votes are acceptable in all categories. Please send your ballot by April 27; winners will be announced in FANGORIA #285, on sale in June, and posted on this site at around the same time. See below for comments from some of the nominees!
BEST WIDE-RELEASE FILM
CLOVERFIELD
HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
QUARANTINE
THE RUINS
THE STRANGERS
BEST LIMITED-RELEASE/DIRECT-TO-DVD FILM
JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
ROGUE
STUCK
BEST ACTOR
Leo Bill, THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
Kare Hedebrant, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Trevor Matthews, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
Ron Perlman, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Marc Senter, THE LOST
BEST ACTRESS
Eliza Dushku, THE ALPHABET KILLER
Lina Leandersson, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
Alysson Paradis, INSIDE
Naomi Watts, FUNNY GAMES
Jess Weixler, TEETH
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
A.J. Bowen, THE SIGNAL
Robert Englund, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
Doug Jones, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Vinnie Jones, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN
Michael Pitt, FUNNY GAMES
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Beatrice Dalle, INSIDE
Lou Doillon, SISTERS
Jennifer Ellison, THE COTTAGE
Lauren Roy, THE CHAIR
Anna Walton, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
BEST SCREENPLAY
Guillermo del Toro, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
John Ainslie, Jon Knautz, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
John Ajvide Lindqvist, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
John Strysik, STUCK
Mitchell Lichtenstein, TEETH
BEST SCORE
Michael Giacchino, CLOVERFIELD
Ryan Shore, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
John Soderqvist, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN
tomandandy, THE STRANGERS
Robert Miller, TEETH
BEST MAKEUP/CREATURE FX
Mike Elizalde, Cliff Wallace, David Martí, Montse Ribé, HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY
Jacques-Olivier Molon, INSIDE
David Scott, JACK BROOKS: MONSTER SLAYER
Robert Hall, QUARANTINE
Todd Tucker, Drac Studios, TRAILER PARK OF TERROR
WORST FILM
We’ll leave this one up to you (2008 releases only):
After countless sleepless nights of intense deliberation, I hereby decree that the one individual (no movies) most deserving of induction into the FANGORIA Hall of Fame is:
A number of the nominees were involved in movies released by Anchor Bay Entertainment, which released statements from a few of them. “I was totally surprised to hear that I was nominated for a Best Actor Chainsaw Award, especially when I saw who was in my category!” says THE LOST’s Senter. “I remember going to the Awards in 2006 with my buddy Ti West and having a total blast, but secretly wishing I was in on the action. I guess I am now! Much love and respect to the folks at Fango for being so supportive of THE LOST. You guys are amazing and we really appreciate it.”
“Eliza Dushku went to difficult, dark places,” says ALPHABET KILLER director Rob Schmidt. “She exposed herself and made herself really vulnerable for her role. I’m proud of her work and I’m very pleased that it is being acknowledged by FANGORIA’s nomination.”
“JACK BROOKS was a fun project to make and I am really proud of the whole experience,” says star/producer Trevor Matthews, whose film ties with HELLBOY II for the most overall noms. “To be recognized and supported for the work everyone did, is very rewarding. I guess now, we will have to keep making movies!” We wouldn’t have it any other way.
