How many horror movies have won oscars

Not so. True, far more horror flicks have been nominated for Oscars — including many Alfred Hitchcock movies — than have won. Hitch was nominated six times for Best Director and never took home a gold statue, which is why he was awarded an Honorary Oscar in We scoured the record books to find 25 Oscar-winning horror movies, and herewith rank them for you.

Defining a horror movie is subjective. Is it about gore and guts and supernatural beings, or how it makes you feel? In this specific case, quite literally, as the film took home Oscars for both make-up and costume design. It also won a pile of Saturn awards for acting, directing, writing, and costumes. Other less notable award shows gave it gold for cinematography, sound design for which it also won another Oscar , and production design. The Steven Spielberg shark horror is known for so many of its classic moments and is still discussed even today.

Maybe the most iconic part of the whole thing, even though it has tough competition, is the score. It's no surprise that it cleaned up come awards season, though it is a little surprising that the script and film itself didn't get more attention.

It was obviously well-earned with so many people still emulating the classic riff that signals an incoming shark attack over thirty years later. The cult classic about a little boy with demonic powers causing violent deaths around his town is not exactly what Academy Awards movies usually look like. However, like Jaws before it, the original score was good enough for a Grammy nomination and an Oscar win.

The Omen 's score is fast and almost frantic at times, truly heightening the terror of the film. The score was also recognized by the International Film Music Critics Awards, which is a long name to type out, but still a huge win. The Omen would also win smaller awards for both Lee Remick's performance and its script.

John Landis' ultimate horror-comedy about a young man with lycanthropy traveling abroad is still credited as having the best transformation from human to a beast in any werewolf movie. The scene is so powerful that it was given award recognition. It was actually the first film to win an Oscar for best make-up, as it came in , a year after the Academy was slammed for not awarding The Elephant Man for its brilliant practical effects.

Let this serve as the permission slip for a wild trip down the bloodcurdling and spine-chilling artform. Let this piece absolve you of any future guilt from fully leaning into this impeccably rich, creative space. The entertaining, scary and daring take on college kids in the woods is self-aware but utterly delightful. Screenwriter Drew Goddard tosses the stereotypical setting on its head. WGA awards missed the chance to cite demented mermaids, killer unicorns and Chris Hemsworth slamming into a forcefield.

Toni Collette. Both would be unacceptable. Other considerations: Best actress Scarlett Johansson , sound mixing, sound editing, visual effects, original score. Horror and comedy are two genres that have their own homes, with their own families. The Globes also could have taken a big bite out of it but looked elsewhere.

The movie is elevated by its luxurious camera work and the ingenious music, all while holding firmly onto its creepy and mysterious narrative unraveling. The seventh film in the Freddy Krueger franchise at the Oscars? The psychological thriller traces the turbulent journey of a ballerina who struggles to maintain her sanity after being offered the lead role in a production of Swan Lake.

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