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- Poltergeist. Horror icon Tobe Hooper's film about a suburban family whose home is invaded by ghosts was nominated for three awards at the 55th Oscar ceremony.
- Carrie. This iconic film about a bullied teenage girl who discovers she has telekinetic powers, based on the Stephen King novel, earned nominations at the 49th Oscars in both the Best Actress and Best Supporting categories for its two leads.
- Alien / Aliens / Alien3. The first three films in the Alien franchise all received Oscar nominations, with the second earning the franchise's most at seven.
- Rosemary's Baby. This classic film about a young couple trying for a baby and their peculiar neighbors earned two nominations, one for what is now the Best Adapted Screenplay category for its director Roman Polanski, and another, which it won, for Ruth Gordon in her supporting role.
- 19 The Omen – Best Original Score
- 18 An American Werewolf in London – Best Makeup
- 17 Sleepy Hollow – Best Art Direction
- 16 Black Swan – Best Actress
- 15 Death Becomes Her – Best Visual Effects
- 14 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Best Actor
- 13 Beetlejuice – Best Makeup
- 12 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? – Best Costume Design
- 10 Misery – Best Actress
- 9 The Fly – Best Makeup
Jerry Goldsmith's score for The Omen is nothing short of pitch-perfect. How does one score a film about a man who is raising the Antichrist? If you're Jerry Goldsmith you create haunting strains that instill fear at every turn. There's nothing about The Omenthat is easy, and its score totally underpins that. This explains why Richard Donner's class...
This 1981 horror classic features Makeup that, to this day, looks incredible. There is so much about An American Werewolf in Londonthat is perfect, one has to wonder why the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences didn't give it a Best Picture nod (or at least a nomination). John Landis's tale about a man who is attacked by werewolves and then...
Tim Burton's take on the classic tale of the headless horseman is unique and different. Ichabod Crane (played by Johnny Depp) comes to Sleepy Hollow to investigate some grisly murders. This leads him to the trail of the headless horseman. 1999's Sleepy Hollowis a very interesting film. At times unique, bizarre, and scary all at once, it really is t...
Okay, 2010's Black Swan is more of an art film than it is a horror film. We mean, it's about ballet for crying out loud! However, Darren Aronofsky's story of a dancer losing her mind as she plays the lead in Swan Lake is unlike any horror movie you have ever seen. There are moments we think we know what's happening. Mixed with moments where we have...
One would be had pressed to watch a movie from Robert Zemeckis that didn't at least deserve to be nominated for something. However, 1992's Death Becomes Her is a horror comedy with effects that go beyond anything we had ever seen on the screen. This film sees Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn going at it. Streep tries to get a leg up using a serum that ...
This 1931 gem Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde sees Frederic March playing the title role of both characters. So it should come as a surprise to nobody that he took home the Best Actor Oscar. The Academy must've really loved the way March embodied both characters so totally. This long-told story of Dr. Jekyllallowing his dark side, Mr. Hyde, to run amok is ...
The Best Makeup award certainly belonged to Beetlejuice in 1988. At the same time, there is something so special about Michael Keaton's performance in the starring role, it's hard not to figure out how he didn't win Best Actor! The fact that he wasn't nominated probably had something to do with it. Beetlejuiceis a whimsical story about a guy who he...
Starring such luminaries as Bette Davis and Joan Crawford What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a giant among the horror movie set. This film turns its lens on a famous actress who brings true fear to her sister with special needs. Even more amazing is that this film came out in 1962. The costumes throughout What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?are really...
Anybody who has ever feared being bound to a bed and mutilated has to be scared to death of Kathy Bates. In the 1990 Misery,she really elevated the fangirl persona to another level. Taking in the writer (James Caan) of her favorite books, Bates truly goes overboard when he kills off her favorite character. There aren't many locks with the Academy A...
1986'sThe Fly is one of those movies you rewatch because of the effects. Sure, David Cronenberg has put together an imminently rewatchable story. However, it's the makeup that keeps us coming back. The story follows a scientist that develops a teleportation machine. His body is permanently altered as he teleports, and a fly is in his machine. From ...
- Evan Jacobs
Apr 24, 2021 · Only 18 horror movies have won Oscars in the Academy Award's 92-year history. Critical and commercial successes like "The Exorcist," "The Fly," and "Misery" make the list.
- Henry Blodget
Mar 5, 2024 · Only six horror movies have been nominated for Best Picture in almost a century of Oscars, with just one successfully winning the golden statuette. Despite the general lack of acknowledgment for...
- Liam Gaughan
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- 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991) The Silence Of The Lambs isn’t just the only horror film that actually won Best Picture; it swept the “Top Five” categories with its victories in the Best Director (Jonathan Demme), Best Actor (Sir Anthony Hopkins), Best Actress (Jodie Foster), and Best Adapted Screenplay categories.
- 'The Exorcist' (1973) The Exorcist has become known as the scariest film ever made, and for good reason. The late great William Friedkin brought a level of documentary-style realism to the horror genre in a way that American audiences had never seen before; the film itself was so terrifying that some viewers actually had violent physical reactions to it.
- 'Jaws' (1975) 1975 was an all-time year for the Best Picture category; in the same year that One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest won the prize, its competitors included Stanley Kubrick’s subversive historical epic Barry Lyndon, Sidney Lumet’s gripping heist film Dog Day Afternoon, Robert Altman’s music masterpiece Nashville, and one of the most terrifying films ever made, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws.
- 'Get Out' (2017) Jordan Peele’s Get Out isn’t even ten years past its initial release, and it has already established itself as a generational classic, inspiring fervent discussion of its themes, construction, and the different interpretations of its ending.
Mar 5, 2024 · Horror movies have had a limited impact on the Academy Awards, with only six Best Picture nominations since the awards started. While no horror movies made the 2024 Best Picture nominees, past nominees like Black Swan and Get Out are still interesting to revisit.
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May 25, 2017 · Nominated for ten Academy Awards, it's been copied, mocked, franchised, and even accused of being cursed, but the film deserves its status as a horror classic. On grounds of being scary, as well as being an expertly-crafted movie, The Exorcist holds up to this day.
