2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Explained

Number:	22
Award:	Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Presenting Org:	Fangoria
Most Awards:	Midsommar (5)
Most Nominations:	Doctor Sleep (7)

The 22nd Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2019. The nominees were announced on January 6, 2020. The film Midsommar won four of its five nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill. The Lighthouse took three awards, including Best Limited Release. Doctor Sleep only took one award out of its leading seven nominations.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Winners and nominees

Best Wide Release	Best Limited Release
Midsommar – Directed by Ari Aster Crawl – Directed by Alexandre Aja Doctor Sleep – Directed by Mike Flanagan It Chapter Two – Directed by Andy Muschietti Ready or Not – Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Us – Directed by Jordan Peele	The Lighthouse – Directed by Robert Eggers Bliss – Directed by Joe Begos Daniel Isn't Real – Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer In Fabric – Directed by Peter Strickland Nightmare Cinema – Directed by Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura and David Slade Satanic Panic – Directed by Chelsea Stardust
Best Streaming Premiere	Best Foreign Film
The Perfection – Directed by Richard Shepard Eli – Directed by Ciarán Foy In the Tall Grass – Directed by Vincenzo Natali Little Monsters – Directed by Abe Forsythe The Nightshifter – Directed by Dennison Ramalho Velvet Buzzsaw – Directed by Dan Gilroy	Tigers Are Not Afraid - Directed by Issa López Hagazussa - Directed by Lukas Feigelfeld Knife + Heart - Directed by Yann Gonzalez Koko-di Koko-da - Directed by Johannes Nyholm Luz - Directed by Tilman Singer One Cut of the Dead - Directed by Shin'ichirô Ueda
Best First Feature	Best Director
Girl on the Third Floor – Directed by Travis Stevens Braid – Directed by Mitzi Peirone Darlin' – Directed by Pollyanna McIntosh The Hole in the Ground – Directed by Lee Cronin The Wind – Directed by Emma Tammi	Ari Aster – Midsommar Joe Begos – Bliss Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse Mike Flanagan – Doctor Sleep Jordan Peele – Us Shin'ichirô Ueda – One Cut of the Dead
Best Actor	Best Actress
Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse as Ephraim Winslow Winston Duke – Us as Gabriel "Gabe" Wilson / Abraham Lief Edlund Johansson – Koko-di Koko-da Ewan McGregor – Doctor Sleep as Danny Torrance Daniel de Oliveria – The Nightshifter	Lupita Nyong’o – Us as Adelaide Wilson / Red Kiersey Clemons – Sweetheart as Jenn Caitlin Gerard – The Wind as – Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Macklin Florence Pugh – Midsommar as Dani Ardor Samara Weaving – Ready or Not as Grace Le Domas
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse as Thomas Wake Alex Breaux – Depraved as Adam Bill Hader – It Chapter Two as Richie Tozier John Lithgow – Pet Sematary as Jud Crandall Jackson Robert Scott – The Prodigy as Miles Blume	Rebecca Ferguson – Doctor Sleep as Rose the Hat Kyliegh Curran – Doctor Sleep as Abra Stone Zoey Deutch– as Madison Marianne Jean-Baptiste – In Fabric as Sheila Ruby Modine – Satanic Panic as Judi Ross
Best Screenplay	Best Score
Midsommar – Written by Ari Aster Ready or Not – Written by Guy Busick and Ryan Murphy Doctor Sleep – Written by Mike Flanagan Satanic Panic – Written by Grady Hendrix (story by Hendrix and Ted Geoghegan) Us – Written by Jordan Peele One Cut of the Dead – Written by Shin'ichirô Ueda	Midsommar – The Haxan Cloak In Fabric – Cavern of Anti-Matter The Lighthouse – Mark Korven Doctor Sleep – The Newton Brothers Luz – Simon Waskow
Best Makeup FX	Best Creature FX
The Dead Don't Die – Mike Marino The Nightshifter– Britney Federline and Marcelo A.M.P. Girl on the Third Floor – Dan Martin Bliss – Josh and Sierra Russell Depraved – Brian Spears and Peter Gerner	Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Spectral Motion Boar – Steve Boyle Child’s Play – Todd Masters The Lighthouse - Adrien Morot Sweetheart – Neville Page Itsy Bitsy – Dan Rebert
Best Series	Best Kill (write-in category)
Stranger Things Are You Afraid of the Dark? Castle Rock Creepshow Into the Dark Marianne	"Christian and the Bear Suit on Fire" - Midsommar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fangoria’s 2020 Chainsaw Awards Voting is Now Live! . Conrad. Jeremy . January 6, 2020 . . January 7, 2020.
2. Web site: Ari Aster (Again!) Dominates FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards . Nobile Jr . Phil . February 11, 2020 . FANGORIA . February 12, 2020 . July 23, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200723202114/https://www.fangoria.com/original/ari-aster-again-dominates-fangoria-chainsaw-awards . dead .
3. Web site: 2020 FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS hosted by Shock Waves . February 7, 2010 . February 12, 2020.