2023 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

29th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Release poster
Presented by	Fangoria
Announced on	January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27)
Presented on	May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)
Hosted by	Peaches Christ and David Dastmalchian
Highlights
Most awards	The Black Phone (4)
Most nominations	Nope (10)

The 29th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2022. The nominees were announced on January 27, 2023. The ceremony took place on May 23, 2023.

Winners and nominees

Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release
The Black Phone − Directed by Scott Derrickson Barbarian − Directed by Zach Cregger Nope − Directed by Jordan Peele Pearl − Directed by Ti West X − Directed by Ti West	Terrifier 2 − Directed by Damien Leone Orphan: First Kill − Directed by William Brent Bell Resurrection − Directed by Andrew Semans Something in the Dirt − Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Mad God − Directed by Phil Tippett
Best International Movie	Best Streaming Premiere
Speak No Evil − Directed by Christian Tafdrup Hatching − Directed by Hanna Bergholm The Innocents − Directed by Eskil Vogt Piggy − Directed by Carlota Pereda Saloum − Directed by Jean Luc Herbulot	Prey − Directed by Dan Trachtenberg Fresh − Directed by Mimi Cave Hellbender − Directed by John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser Hellraiser − Directed by David Bruckner A Wounded Fawn − Directed by Travis Stevens
Best Director	Best First Feature
Jordan Peele − Nope Zach Cregger − Barbarian David Cronenberg − Crimes of the Future Chloe Okuno − Watcher Ti West − X	Watcher − Directed by Chloe Okuno Blood Relatives − Directed by Noah Segan Deadstream − Directed by Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter The Sadness − Directed by Rob Jabbaz We're All Going to the World's Fair − Directed by Jane Schoenbrun
Best Lead Performance	Best Supporting Performance
Mia Goth − Pearl as Pearl Anna Diop − Nanny as Aisha Isabelle Fuhrman − Orphan: First Kill as Esther Albright Rebecca Hall − Resurrection as Margaret Daniel Kaluuya − Nope as Otis "OJ" Haywood Jr. Amber Midthunder − Prey as Naru Maika Monroe − Watcher as Julia Keke Palmer − Nope as Emerald "Em" Haywood Josh Ruben − A Wounded Fawn as Bruce Ernst Taylor Russell − Bones and All as Maren Yearly	Madeleine McGraw − The Black Phone as Gwen Jamie Clayton − Hellraiser as The Priest Ethan Hawke − The Black Phone The Grabber Justin Long − Barbarian as AJ Jenna Ortega − Scream as Tara Carpenter Mark Rylance − Bones and All as Sully Rachel Sennott − Bodies Bodies Bodies as Alice Brittany Snow − X as Bobby-Lynne Parker Kristen Stewart − Crimes of the Future as Timlin Steven Yeun − Nope as Ricky "Jupe" Park
Best Screenplay	Best Score
The Black Phone − C. Robert Cargill and Scott Derrickson Barbarian − Zach Cregger The Menu − Seth Reiss and Will Tracy Nope − Jordan Peele Pearl − Mia Goth and Ti West	Halloween Ends − John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter and Daniel Davies Bones and All − Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Men − Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury Nope − Michael Abels Pearl − Tyler Bates and Tim Williams
Best Make-Up FX	Best Creature FX
Terrifier 2 − Damien Leone Barbarian − Lyudmil Ivanov Crimes of the Future − Alexandra Anger and Monica Pavez/Black Spot FX Hellraiser − Josh & Sierra Russell/RussellFX X − Sarah Rubano & Kevin Wasner/WETA	Prey − Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff Jr. Hatching − Gustav Hoegen Jurassic World Dominion − John Nolan Nope − Guillaume Rocheron/MPC V/H/S/99 − Troy Larson, Patrick Magee, and Mark Villalobos
Best Costume Design	Best Cinematography
Prey − Stephanie Porter Crimes of the Future − Mayou Trikerioti The Munsters − András Dániel Tóth and Godena-Juhász Attila Nope − Alex Bovaird Pearl − Malgosia Turzanska	Nope − Hoyte Van Hoytema Men − Rob Hardy Pearl − Eliot Rockett X − Eliot Rockett A Wounded Fawn − Ksusha Genenfeld
Best Documentary Feature	Best Short
Pennywise: The Story of IT The Found Footage Phenomenon In Search of Darkness: Part III Living with Chucky This is Gwar	Close Your Eyes Blink Guts Meat Friend O, Glory
Best Series	Best Non-Fiction Series or Miniseries
Stranger Things Cabinet of Curiosities Chucky What We Do in the Shadows Yellowjackets	101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Cursed Films II The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans Joe Bob's Ghoultide Get-Together Queer for Fear
Best Amityville	Best Kill
Amityville Christmas Vacation Amityville In Space Amityville Karen Amityville Scarecrow II Amityville Uprising	Killing Allie — Terrifier 2

Editor's Eyeball on the Future Award
Awarded new in 2023, winners were selected by the Fangoria editorial team in the spirit of looking ahead in horror. This award recognizes emerging talent in the horror space who made a significant impact in the horror industry in the last year.
INAUGURAL WINNERS Lauren Lavera as Sienna, Terrifier 2 Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, Alone with You Mason Thames as Finney, The Black Phone

Presenters

• Clarke Wolfe and Anthony DiBlasi — presented Best Supporting Performance
• Sarah Nicklin — presented Best Short
• Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw — presented Best First Feature
• Catherine Corcoran and Felissa Rose — presented Best Cinematography
• Tiffany Shepis — presented Best International Movie
• Jeffrey Reddick — presented Best Creature FX
• Thomas Dekker and Mink Stole — presented Best Costume Design
• Twin Temple — presented Best Score
• Kelli Maroney and Barbara Crampton — presented Best Limited Release
• Jonah Ray Rodrigues — presented Best Amityville
• Vamp — presented Best Documentary Feature
• Teri Gamble and Julia Marchese — presented Best Non-Fiction Series or Miniseries
• Misha Osherovich — presented Best Series
• Phil Nobile Jr. and Angel Melanson — presented Editor's Eyeball on the Future Award
• Biqtch Puddin' and Violet McGraw — presented Best Make-Up FX
• Elric Kane and Rebekah McKendry — presented Best Streaming Premiere
• Akela Cooper — presented Best Screenplay
• Adrienne King — presented Best Lead Performance
• Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella — presented Best Director
• Christopher Nelson — presented Best Kill
• Jamie Clayton — presented Best Wide Release