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Academy Award for Best Horror Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
First awarded1953
Currently held byJordan Peele
Get Out (2017)
Websiteoscars.org

The Academy Award for Best Horror Film is an award for Horror or Thriller films. They are awarded for the overall best in the Horror or Thriller genre of the year. The first award was given in 1953, and the first winner was House of Wax.

Winners and Nominees

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1950s

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Year Film Nominees
1953
(26th)
House of Wax
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms
It Came from Outer Space
Invaders from Mars
1954
(27th)
Godzilla
Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Mad Magician
The Naked Jungle
Them!
1955
(28th)
Les Diaboliques
The Night of the Hunter
The Quatermass Xperiment
Tarantula
Three Cases of Murder
1956
(29th)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Bad Seed
The Black Sleep
Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1957
(30th)
The Incredible Shrinking Man
The Curse of Frankenstein
1958
(31st)
Night of the Demon
1959
(32nd)


1960s

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Year Film Nominees
1960
(33rd)
1961
(34th)
1962
(35th)
1963
(36th)
The Birds
Dementia 13
The Haunted Palace
The Haunting
The Kiss of the Vampire
1964
(37th)
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Black Sabbath
Dead Ringer
The Masque of the Red Death
Strait-Jacket
1965
(38th)
Repulsion
Blood and Black Lace
Kwaidan
Onibaba
The Tomb of Ligeia
1966
(39th)
The Plague of the Zombies
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
Incubus
The Reptile
The She Beast
1967
(40th)
1968
(41st)
1969
(42nd)

1970s

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Year Film Nominees
1970
(43rd)
1971
(44th)
1972
(45th)
1973
(46th)
1974
(47th)
1975
(48th)
1976
(49th)
1977
(50th)
1978
(51st)
1979
(52nd)

1980s

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Year Film Nominees
1980
(53rd)
1981
(54th)
1982
(55th)
1983
(56th)
1984
(57th)
1985
(58th)
1986
(59th)
1987
(60th)
1988
(61st)
1989
(62nd)

1990s

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Year Film Nominees
1990
(63rd)
1991
(64th)
1992
(65th)
1993
(66th)
Army of Darkness Sam Raimi
Body Snatchers Abel Ferrara
The Dark Half George A. Romero
Dead Alive Peter Jackson
1994
(67th)
Cronos Guillermo del Toro
Interview with the Vampire Neil Jordan
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Kenneth Branagh
Wes Craven's New Nightmare Wes Craven
Wolf Mike Nichols
1995
(68th)
Copycat Jon Amiel
The Addiction Abel Ferrara
The Prophecy Gregory Widen
1996
(69th)
Scream Wes Craven
The Craft Andrew Fleming
The Frighteners Peter Jackson
From Dusk Till Dawn Robert Rodriguez
The Stendhal Syndrome Dario Argento
1997
(70th)
Scream 2 Wes Craven
Anaconda Luis Llosa
The Devil's Advocate Taylor Hackford
I Know What You Did Last Summer Jim Gillespie
Mimic Guillermo del Toro
1998
(71st)
Ring Hideo Nakata
Apt Pupil Bryan Singer
Blade Stephen Norrington
The Faculty Robert Rodriguez
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Steve Miner
1999
(72nd)
The Sixth Sense M. Night Shyamalan
The Blair Witch Project Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez
Ravenous Antonia Bird
Sleepy Hollow Tim Burton
Stir of Echoes David Koepp

2000s

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Year Film Nominees
2000
(73rd)
American Psycho Mary Harron
Final Destination James Wong
The Gift Sam Raimi
Shadow of the Vampire E. Elias Merhige
What Lies Beneath Robert Zemeckis
2001
(74th)
The Others Alejandro Amenábar
The Devil's Backbone Guillermo del Toro
Frailty Bill Paxton
From Hell Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes
Pulse Kiyoshi Kurosawa
2002
(75th)
The Ring Gore Verbinski
Blade II Guillermo del Toro
Dog Soldiers Neil Marshall
Red Dragon Brett Ratner
Signs M. Night Shyamalan
2003
(76th)
28 Days Later Danny Boyle
Cabin Fever Eli Roth
Final Destination 2 David R. Ellis
A Tale of Two Sisters Kim Jee-woon
Underworld Len Wiseman
2004
(77th)
Shaun of the Dead Edgar Wright
Dawn of the Dead Zack Snyder
Open Water Chris Kentis
Saw James Wan
The Village M. Night Shyamalan
2005
(78th)
Land of the Dead George A. Romero
The Devil's Rejects Rob Zombie
The Exorcism of Emily Rose Scott Derrickson
Hostel Eli Roth
Saw II Darren Lynn Bousman
2006
(79th)
The Host Bong Joon-ho
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon Scott Glosserman
The Descent Neil Marshall
The Hills Have Eyes Alexandre Aja
Slither James Gunn
2007
(80th)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Tim Burton
Grindhouse (Planet Terror and Death Proof) Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino
The Orphanage J. A. Bayona
Paranormal Activity Oren Peli
28 Weeks Later Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
2008
(81st)
Let the Right One In Tomas Alfredson
Cloverfield Matt Reeves
Eden Lake James Watkins
Splinter Toby Wilkins
The Strangers Bryan Bertino
2009
(82nd)
Drag Me to Hell Sam Raimi
The House of the Devil Ti West
The Loved Ones Sean Byrne
Thirst Park Chan-wook
Zombieland Ruben Fleischer

2010s

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Year Film Nominees
2010
(83rd)
Let Me In Matt Reeves
The Crazies Breck Eisner
Insidious James Wan
I Saw the Devil Kim Jee-woon
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil Eli Craig
2011
(84th)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo David Fincher
Paranormal Activity 3 Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Scream 4 Wes Craven
Take Shelter Jeff Nichols
The Skin I Live In Pedro Almodóvar
2012
(85th)
The Cabin in the Woods Drew Goddard
Frankenweenie Tim Burton
ParaNorman Sam Fell and Chris Butler
Sinister Scott Derrickson
The Woman in Black James Watkins
2013
(86th)
The Conjuring James Wan
Evil Dead Fede Álvarez
This Is the End Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg
Warm Bodies Jonathan Levine
World War Z Marc Forster
2014
(87th)
The Babadook Jennifer Kent
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Ana Lily Amirpour
Housebound Gerard Johnstone
The Guest Adam Wingard
What We Do in the Shadows Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi
2015
(88th)
It Follows David Robert Mitchell
Crimson Peak Guillermo del Toro
Insidious: Chapter 3 Leigh Whannell
Krampus Michael Dougherty
The Visit M. Night Shyamalan
2016
(89th)
Don't Breathe Fede Álvarez
The Conjuring 2 James Wan
Ouija: Origin of Evil Mike Flanagan
Train to Busan Yeon Sang-ho
The Witch Robert Eggers
2017
(90th)
Get Out Jordan Peele
Annabelle: Creation David F. Sandberg
It Andy Muschietti
It Comes at Night Trey Edward Shults
Split M. Night Shyamalan
2018
(91st)
A Quiet Place John Krasinski
Annihilation Alex Garland
Halloween David Gordon Green
Hereditary Ari Aster
Unsane Steven Soderbergh