Horror fans made their voices heard, and Obsession walked away with the biggest haul at the 2026 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards. Curry Barker’s film won five awards, including Best Wide Release Movie, Best Director and Best Screenplay, at the October 25 ceremony hosted by Devon Sawa.
Backrooms followed with three wins — Best First Feature, Best Cinematography for Jeremy Cox and Best Score for Kane Parsons and Edo Van Breemen. Other winners included Dust Bunny for Best Limited Release, V/H/S/Halloween for Best Streaming Premiere, Exit 8 for Best International Movie and Widow’s Bay for Best Series.
One of the night’s standout acting honors went to Amy Madigan for her supporting performance in Weapons. The awards celebrate horror across movies, television and games, with the winners chosen by fans. The ceremony is available to watch on Shudder and YouTube.
Selected 2026 Chainsaw Awards Winners
- Best Wide Release Movie: Obsession
- Best Director: Curry Barker — Obsession
- Best Screenplay: Curry Barker — Obsession
- Best First Feature: Backrooms
- Best Cinematography: Jeremy Cox — Backrooms
- Best Score: Kane Parsons and Edo Van Breemen — Backrooms
- Best Supporting Performance: Amy Madigan — Weapons
- Best Limited Release Movie: Dust Bunny
- Best Streaming Premiere: V/H/S/Halloween
- Best International Movie: Exit 8
- Best Series: Widow’s Bay
See FANGORIA’s complete official winners list.
Official Press Release / Awards Announcement
FANGORIA’s October 26 announcement, excerpted from the official awards-results email:
The fans voted, and the 2026 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards results are in. Hosted by Devon Sawa, the ceremony celebrated the year’s horror movies, filmmakers and performers. Curry Barker’s Obsession led the winners, with the complete results published by FANGORIA.
Official FANGORIA 2026 winners announcement
Watch the full ceremony free: FANGORIA confirmed on October 28 that the 2026 Chainsaw Awards, hosted by Devon Sawa, are streaming on YouTube. Watch the official broadcast.