FANGORIA'S CHAINSAW AWARDS GETS IT RIGHT • DIS/MEMBER

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On Sunday night, the Academy Awards was busy solving racism by awarding Green Book with best picture.

But something even more important was happening on Sunday! Fangoria, the recently-revitalized classic horror magazine, was announcing the winners of its annual Chainsaw Awards, which are much more in-line with reality. One of my favorite films of 2018 was Hereditary, and it cleaned up at the Chainsaw Awards.

Toni Collette — who was snubbed at the Oscars due to their anti-horror bias — won Best Actress. The movie also picked up Best Supporting Actor for Alex Wolff, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Ari Aster, as well as Best Kill and Best Wide-Release Movie. A well-deserved haul for an instant classic.

The other big winner of the Chainsaw Awards was, fittingly, Mandy. My favorite film of 2018 nabbed a Best Actor win for Nicolas Cage (something the cowards in the Academy haven’t done since 1996!), Best Score, and Best Limited-Release Movie.

Overall, it was a reflection of the great and original horror movies we got last year.

Here’s a full list of the winners:

Best Foreign Language Movie: Terrified

Best First Feature: Ghost Stories

Best Series: The Haunting of Hill House

Best Supporting Actor: Alex Wolff, Hereditary

Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton, Suspiria

Best Actor: Nicolas Cage, Mandy

Best Actress: Toni Collette, Hereditary

Best Score: Johann Johannsson, Mandy

Best Director: Ari Aster, Hereditary

Best Screenplay: Ari Aster, Hereditary