# 2020 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

The 22nd Fangoria Chainsaw Awards is an award ceremony presented for horror films that were released in 2019. The nominees were announced on January 6, 2020. The film Midsommar won four of its five nominations, including Best Wide Release, as well as the write-in poll of Best Kill. The Lighthouse took three awards, including Best Limited Release. Doctor Sleep only took one award out of its leading seven nominations.

## Winners and nominees

| Best Wide Release | Best Limited Release |
| Midsommar – Directed by Ari Aster Crawl – Directed by Alexandre Aja Doctor Sleep – Directed by Mike Flanagan It Chapter Two – Directed by Andy Muschietti Ready or Not – Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett Us – Directed by Jordan Peele | The Lighthouse – Directed by Robert Eggers Bliss – Directed by Joe Begos Daniel Isn't Real – Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer In Fabric – Directed by Peter Strickland Nightmare Cinema – Directed by Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryūhei Kitamura and David Slade Satanic Panic – Directed by Chelsea Stardust |
| Best Streaming Premiere | Best Foreign Film |
| The Perfection – Directed by Richard Shepard Eli – Directed by Ciarán Foy In the Tall Grass – Directed by Vincenzo Natali Little Monsters – Directed by Abe Forsythe The Nightshifter – Directed by Dennison Ramalho Velvet Buzzsaw – Directed by Dan Gilroy | Tigers Are Not Afraid - Directed by Issa López Hagazussa - Directed by Lukas Feigelfeld Knife + Heart - Directed by Yann Gonzalez Koko-di Koko-da - Directed by Johannes Nyholm Luz - Directed by Tilman Singer One Cut of the Dead - Directed by Shin'ichirô Ueda |
| Best First Feature | Best Director |
| Girl on the Third Floor – Directed by Travis Stevens Braid – Directed by Mitzi Peirone Darlin' – Directed by Pollyanna McIntosh The Hole in the Ground – Directed by Lee Cronin The Wind – Directed by Emma Tammi | Ari Aster – Midsommar Joe Begos – Bliss Robert Eggers – The Lighthouse Mike Flanagan – Doctor Sleep Jordan Peele – Us Shin'ichirô Ueda – One Cut of the Dead |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse as Ephraim Winslow Winston Duke – Us as Gabriel "Gabe" Wilson / Abraham Lief Edlund Johansson – Koko-di Koko-da Ewan McGregor – Doctor Sleep as Danny Torrance Daniel de Oliveria – The Nightshifter | Lupita Nyong’o – Us as Adelaide Wilson / Red Kiersey Clemons – Sweetheart as Jenn Caitlin Gerard – The Wind as – Elizabeth ‘Lizzy’ Macklin Florence Pugh – Midsommar as Dani Ardor Samara Weaving – Ready or Not as Grace Le Domas |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse as Thomas Wake Alex Breaux – Depraved as Adam Bill Hader – It Chapter Two as Richie Tozier John Lithgow – Pet Sematary as Jud Crandall Jackson Robert Scott – The Prodigy as Miles Blume | Rebecca Ferguson – Doctor Sleep as Rose the Hat Kyliegh Curran – Doctor Sleep as Abra Stone Zoey Deutch– Zombieland: Double Tap as Madison Marianne Jean-Baptiste – In Fabric as Sheila Ruby Modine – Satanic Panic as Judi Ross |
| Best Screenplay | Best Score |
| Midsommar – Written by Ari Aster Ready or Not – Written by Guy Busick and Ryan Murphy Doctor Sleep – Written by Mike Flanagan Satanic Panic – Written by Grady Hendrix (story by Hendrix and Ted Geoghegan) Us – Written by Jordan Peele One Cut of the Dead – Written by Shin'ichirô Ueda | Midsommar – The Haxan Cloak In Fabric – Cavern of Anti-Matter The Lighthouse – Mark Korven Doctor Sleep – The Newton Brothers Luz – Simon Waskow |
| Best Makeup FX | Best Creature FX |
| The Dead Don't Die – Mike Marino The Nightshifter– Britney Federline and Marcelo A.M.P. Girl on the Third Floor – Dan Martin Bliss – Josh and Sierra Russell Depraved – Brian Spears and Peter Gerner | Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark – Spectral Motion Boar – Steve Boyle Child’s Play – Todd Masters The Lighthouse - Adrien Morot Sweetheart – Neville Page Itsy Bitsy – Dan Rebert |
| Best Series | Best Kill (write-in category) |
| Stranger Things Are You Afraid of the Dark? Castle Rock Creepshow Into the Dark Marianne | "Christian and the Bear Suit on Fire" - Midsommar |