# 1994 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

The 1994 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards ceremony, presented by Fangoria magazine and Creation Entertainment, honored the best horror films of 1993 and took place on June 11, 1994, at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by Linnea Quigley.

## Ceremony

The event was held as part of Fangoria's annual Weekend of Horrors convention, in partnership with Creation Entertainment. Hosted by B-movie scream queen Linnea Quigley, the 1994 event was notable for featuring an appearance by Jack Nicholson, promoting his upcoming film Wolf. Also present at the convention were Clive Barker, Howard Berger, Wes Craven, Frank Darabont, Tony Gardner, Peter Jackson, Sam Raimi, Scott Spiegel, Kevin Yagher.

## Presenters

* Richard Band — presenter for Best Soundtrack
* Clint Howard and Cynthia Garris — presenter for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress
* Brent V. Friedman — presenter for Best Screenplay
* Mike Deak — presenter for Best Makeup EFX
* Johnny Legend — presenter for Worst Film
* Beverly Garland — presenter for Best Actress
* Ted Raimi — presenter for Best Actor
* C. Courtney Joyner — presenter for Best Limited Release/Direct-to-Video Film
* Anthony Hickox — presenter for Best Wide-Release Film
* Reggie Bannister — presenter for Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

## Winners and nominees
### Awards

| Best Wide-Release Film Army of Darkness – Sam Raimi The Nightmare Before Christmas – Tim Burton Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday – Adam Marcus The Dark Half – George A. Romero Jurassic Park – Steven Spielberg | Best Independent/Low-Budget Film Dead Alive – Peter Jackson Ticks – Tony Randel Dust Devil – Richard Stanley Freaked – Tom Stern and Alex Winter Return of the Living Dead III – Brian Yuzna |
| Best Actor Bruce Campbell – Army of Darkness Robert John Burke – Dust Devil Lance Henriksen – Man's Best Friend Timothy Hutton – The Dark Half Max von Sydow – Needful Things | Best Actress Melinda Clarke – Return of the Living Dead III Chelsea Field – Dust Devil Kari Keegan – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Amy Madigan – The Dark Half Alicia Silverstone – The Crush |
| Best Supporting Actor Jeff Goldblum – Jurassic Park Michael Rooker – The Dark Half Ian Watkin – Dead Alive Steven Williams – Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday Randy Quaid – Freaked | Best Supporting Actress Embeth Davidtz – Army of Darkness Julie Harris – The Dark Half Elizabeth Moody – Dead Alive Amanda Plummer – Needful Things Megan Ward – Freaked |
| Best Screenplay The Dark Half – George A. Romero Freaked – Tom Stern, Alex Winter, and Tim Burns The Ambulance – Larry Cohen Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday – Dean Lorey and Jay Huguely Dead Alive – Stephen Sinclair, Frances Walsh, and Peter Jackson | Best Soundtrack Army of Darkness – Danny Elfman and Joseph LoDuca The Dark Half – Simon Boxwell Needful Things – Patrick Doyle Freaked – Kevin Kiner The Dark Half – Christopher Young |
| Best Makeup Effects Army of Darkness – KNB EFX Group (Greg Nicotero, Robert Kurtzman, Howard Berger) and Tony Gardner Leprechaun – Gabe Bartalos The Dark Half – Everett Burrell and John Vulich Dead Alive – Bob McCarron, Marjory Hamlin, Richard Taylor Freaked – Screaming Mad George, Steve Johnson, Tony Gardner | Worst Film Leprechaun – Mark Jones |

### Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

* Peter Jackson
* Angus Scrimm