# Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress

The following is a list of Fangoria Chainsaw Award winners for Best Actress. It is awarded annually to an actress for her work in a horror or thriller film.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Nominees | Film | Result |
| 1992 | Jodie Foster | The Silence of the Lambs | Won |
| 1993 | Virginia Madsen | Candyman | Won |
| 1994 | Melinda Clarke | Return of the Living Dead 3 | Won |
| 1995 | Heather Langenkamp | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | Won |
| 1996 | Jada Pinkett | Demon Knight | Won |
| 1997 | Neve Campbell | Scream | Won |
| 1997 | Trini Alvarado | The Frighteners | Nominated |
| 1997 | Fairuza Balk | The Craft | Nominated |
| 1997 | Lynsey Baxter | The Cold Light of Day | Nominated |
| 1998 | Sigourney Weaver | Alien: Resurrection | Won |
| 1999 | Jamie Lee Curtis | Halloween H20: 20 Years Later | Won |

### 2000s

| Year | Nominees | Film | Result | Ref |
| 2000 | Heather Donahue | The Blair Witch Project | Won | |
| 2001 | Ellen Burstyn | Requiem for a Dream | Won | |
| 2002 | Nicole Kidman | The Others | Won | |
| 2002 | Emily Perkins | Ginger Snaps | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Naomi Watts | The Ring | Won | |
| 2003 | Aaliyah | Queen of the Damned | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Laura Linney | The Mothman Prophecies | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Patricia Clarkson | Wendigo | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Victoria Sanchez | Wolf Girl | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Angela Bettis | May | Won | |
| 2004 | Jessica Biel | The Texas Chainsaw Massacre | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Angelica Lee | The Eye | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Roselyn Sanchez | Nightstalker | Nominated | |
| 2004 | Radha Mitchell | Visitors | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Emily Perkins | Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed | Won | |
| 2005 | Sarah Polley | Dawn of the Dead | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Jennifer Tilly | Seed of Chucky | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Bryce Dallas Howard | The Village | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Blanchard Ryan | Open Water | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Cécile De France | High Tension | Won | |
| 2006 | Angela Bettis | Toolbox Murders | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Jennifer Connelly | Dark Water | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Dakota Fanning | Hide and Seek | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Kari Wuhrer | Hellraiser: Deader | Nominated | |
| 2007 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2008 | No award | No award | No award | No award |
| 2009 | Lina Leandersson | Let the Right One In | Won | |
| 2009 | Naomi Watts | Funny Games | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Eliza Dushku | The Alphabet Killer | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Jess Weixler | Teeth | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Alysson Paradis | Inside | Nominated | |

### 2010s

| Year | Nominees | Film | Result |
| 2010 | Morjana Alaoui | Martyrs | Won |
| 2010 | Virginia Madsen | The Haunting in Connecticut | Nominated |
| 2010 | Jordan Ladd | Grace | Nominated |
| 2010 | Manuela Velasco | REC | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmanuelle Béart | Vinyan | Nominated |
| 2011 | Natalie Portman | Black Swan | Won |
| 2011 | Chloë Grace Moretz | Let Me In | Nominated |
| 2011 | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Antichrist | Nominated |
| 2011 | Sarah Polley | Splice | Nominated |
| 2011 | Melissa George | Triangle | Nominated |
| 2012 | Rose Byrne | Insidious | Won |
| 2012 | Pollyanna McIntosh | The Woman | Nominated |
| 2012 | Amanda Fuller | Red White & Blue | Nominated |
| 2012 | Tabrett Bethell | The Clinic | Nominated |
| 2012 | Josie Ho | Dream Home | Nominated |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Olsen | Silent House | Won |
| 2013 | AnnaLynne McCord | Excision | Nominated |
| 2013 | Jessica Biel | The Tall Man | Nominated |
| 2013 | Gretchen Lodge | Lovely Molly | Nominated |
| 2013 | Robin McLeavy | The Loved Ones | Nominated |
| 2014 | Katharine Isabelle | American Mary | Won |
| 2014 | Sharni Vinson | You're Next | Nominated |
| 2014 | Mia Wasikowska | Stoker | Nominated |
| 2014 | Saoirse Ronan | Byzantium | Nominated |
| 2014 | Juno Temple | Magic Magic | Nominated |
| 2015 | Essie Davis | The Babadook | Won |
| 2015 | Scarlett Johansson | Under the Skin | Nominated |
| 2015 | Tilda Swinton | Only Lovers Left Alive | Nominated |
| 2015 | Alexandra Essoe | Starry Eyes | Nominated |
| 2015 | Marta Milans | Devoured | Nominated |
| 2016 | Maika Monroe | It Follows | Won |
| 2016 | Barbara Crampton | We Are Still Here | Nominated |
| 2016 | Abigail Breslin | Maggie | Nominated |
| 2016 | Susanne Wuest | Goodnight Mommy | Nominated |
| 2016 | Ryan Simpkins | Anguish | Nominated |
| 2017 | Anya Taylor-Joy | The Witch | Won |
| 2017 | Kate Siegel | Hush | Nominated |
| 2017 | Kika Magalhaes | The Eyes of My Mother | Nominated |
| 2017 | Natasha Lyonne | Antibirth | Nominated |
| 2017 | Samantha Robinson | The Love Witch | Nominated |
| 2019 | Toni Collette | Hereditary | Won |
| 2019 | Nadia Alexander | The Dark | Nominated |
| 2019 | Emily Blunt | A Quiet Place | Nominated |
| 2019 | Jamie Lee Curtis | Halloween | Nominated |
| 2019 | Violetta Schurawlow | Cold Hell | Nominated |

### 2020s

| Year | Nominees | Film | Result |
| 2020 | Lupita Nyong'o | Us | Won |
| 2020 | Kiersey Clemons | Sweetheart | Nominated |
| 2020 | Caitlin Gerard | The Wind | Nominated |
| 2020 | Florence Pugh | Midsommar | Nominated |
| 2020 | Samara Weaving | Ready or Not | Nominated |