Golden Scythe Horror Awards announce their nominees!
As awards granting bodies begin making their announcements and proclamations, we get word of some of the more interesting awards out there. Yesterday, the Golden Scythe Horror Awards’ president Caillou Pettis announced the nominations for the 2nd Annual Golden Scythe Horror Awards, on the association’s official website.
Winners of the 2024 Golden Scythe Horror Awards will be revealed during the live-streamed event, which will be broadcast globally via the association’s official website homepage, on January 27, 2024.
Emma Tammi’s “Five Nights at Freddy’s” led the Golden Scythe Horror Awards nominations with 18. The popular film adaptation of the beloved video game franchise was also a box office smash for the horror genre this year, earning a total of $291.7 million against a budget of $20 million, becoming Blumhouse Productions’ highest-grossing film worldwide, surpassing their 2016 film “Split.”
In addition, the stars of the film received awards for their hard-work on the film including Josh Hutcherson for Best Actor in a Leading Role, while Elizabeth Lail received a nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Matthew Lillard to Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
The full list of nominees for the 2024 Golden Scythe Horror Awards can be found below:
Best Picture:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Scream VI
● Evil Dead Rise
● M3GAN
● Totally Killer
● Saw X
● Thanksgiving
● No One Can Save You
● The Exorcist: Believer
● Talk To Me
Best Director:
● Emma Tammi, Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise
● Danny and Michael Philippou, Talk To Me
● Kevin Greutert, Saw X
● Eli Roth, Thanksgiving
● David Gordon Green, The Exorcist: Believer
● Ari Aster, Beau is Afraid
● Andre Ovredal, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
● Michael Chaves, The Nun II
● Gerard Johnstone, M3GAN
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
● Josh Hutcherson, Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Tobin Bell, Saw X
● Corey Hawkins, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
● Leslie Odom Jr., The Exorcist: Believer
● Joaquin Phoenix, Beau is Afraid
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
● Melissa Barrera, Scream VI
● Taissa Farmiga, The Nun II
● Kaitlyn Dever, No One Can Save You
● Allison Williams, M3GAN
● Sophie Wilde, Talk to Me
Best Supporting Actor:
● Matthew Lillard, Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Patrick Dempsey, Thanksgiving
● Liam Cunningham, The Last Voyage of the Demeter
● Nicolas Cage, Renfield
● Joe Bird, Talk to Me
Best Supporting Actress:
● Elizabeth Lail, Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Olivia Marcum, The Exorcist: Believer
● Patti LuPone, Beau is Afraid
● Julie Bowen, Totally Killer
● Storm Reid, The Nun II
Best Original Screenplay:
● Totally Killer
● When Evil Lurks
● Beau is Afraid
● Talk to Me
● M3GAN
Best Adapted Screenplay:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Saw X
● The Nun II
● Evil Dead Rise
● The Exorcist: Believer
Best International Film:
● Talk to Me
● When Evil Lurks
● It Lives Inside
● Infinity Pool
● Skinamarink
Best Original Score:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● The Nun II
● The Exorcist: Believer
● The Last Voyage of the Demeter
● Evil Dead Rise
Best Sound Design:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Scream VI
● No One Can Save You
● Beau is Afraid
● The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Best Production Design:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Evil Dead Rise
● The Nun II
● M3GAN
● Beau is Afraid
Best Cinematography:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Beau is Afraid
● Talk to Me
● The Exorcist: Believer
● Totally Killer
Best Makeup & Hairstyling:
● Scream VI
● Talk to Me
● Beau is Afraid
● Saw X
● The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Best Costume Design:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Scream VI
● Thanksgiving
● M3GAN
● Totally Killer
Best Editing:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Scream VI
● Beau is Afraid
● Evil Dead Rise
● Saw X
Best Use of Visual Effects:
● No One Can Save You
● The Boogeyman
● V/H/S85
● Suitable Flesh
● Beau is Afraid
Best Use of Practical Effects:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● The Exorcist: Believer
● The Last Voyage of the Demeter
● Talk to Me
● Thanksgiving
Best Poster:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Saw X
● Scream VI
● When Evil Lurks
● Talk to Me
● Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
● Thanksgiving
● The Exorcist: Believer
● Evil Dead Rise
● The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Best Trailer:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s – Official Trailer 2
● Evil Dead Rise – Redband Trailer
● Scream VI – Official Trailer
● The Nun II – Official Trailer
● Renfield – Official Trailer
● Talk to Me – Official Trailer
● The Exorcist: Believer – Official Trailer
● M3GAN – Official Trailer
● Beau is Afraid – Official Trailer
● The Last Voyage of the Demeter – Official Trailer
Best Horror Movie Moment:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s – Springlock Scene
● Scream VI – Gale vs. Ghostface
● Evil Dead Rise – Opening Scene
● The Nun II – Magazine Stand
● Insidious: The Red Door – Ending
● Saw X – John Kramer in his own trap
● Talk to Me – Mia is now a ghost
● The Exorcist: Believer – Chris MacNeil vs. the demon
● Beau is Afraid – Animated world
● M3GAN – M3GAN dances in the hallway
Best Kill:
● Scream VI – Anika’s Death from Ladder
● Thanksgiving – Trampoline Kill
● Saw X – Eyeball Trap
● Evil Dead Rise – The Mother’s Death
● Renfield – Renfield Goes On A Rampage
Best Slasher:
● Scream VI
● Totally Killer
● Thanksgiving
● M3GAN
● Saw X
Best Title Sequence:
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Evil Dead Rise
● Renfield
● The Exorcist: Believer
● The Nun II
Best Remake or Sequel:
● Scream VI
● Evil Dead Rise
● Saw X
● The Nun II
● The Exorcist: Believer
Best Marketing:
● Scream VI
● Five Nights at Freddy’s
● Saw X
● Evil Dead Rise
● M3GAN
Number of nominations by film:
Beau Is Afraid – 12
Boogeyman – 1
Evil Dead Rise – 13
The Exorcist: Believer – 13
Five Nights at Freddy’s – 18
Infinity Pool – 1
Insidious: The Red Door – 1
It Lives Inside – 1
The Last Voyage of the Demeter – 9
M3GAN – 11
No One Can Save You – 4
The Nun II – 10
Totally Killer – 6
Pet Sematary: Bloodlines – 1
Renfield – 5
Saw X – 12
Scream VI – 13
Skinamarink – 1
Suitable Flesh – 1
Talk to Me – 12
Thanksgiving – 8
V/H/S85 – 1
When Evil Lurks – 3
About the Golden Scythe Horror Awards:
The Golden Scythe Horror Awards (GSHA) were created in order to shine a spotlight and to honor the very best that horror cinema has to offer on a yearly basis. We believe that horror is
the most underappreciated genre, albeit the genre with the most versatility. Currently, we present awards across twenty-five different categories, including Best Picture, Best Actor & Actress, Best Horror Movie Moment, and Best Poster.
For more information, please visit GoldenScytheHorrorAwards.com.
