Empire Award for Best Horror
Empire Award for Best Horror | ||||
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Awarded for | Best horror film of the year | |||
Country | United Kingdom | |||
Presented by | Empire magazine | |||
First awarded | 2006 | |||
Currently held by | Get Out (2018) | |||
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The Empire Award for Best Horror was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor the best horror film of the previous year. The Empire Award for Best Horror was one of four new Best Film ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 11th Empire Awards ceremony in 2006 (along with Best Comedy, Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Best Thriller) with The Descent receiving the award. Get Out was the last winner in this category in 2018 event. Winners are voted by the readers of Empire magazine.
Winners and nominees
In the list below, winners are listed first in boldface, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.
2000s
Year | Film | Ref. |
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2006 (11th) | The Descent | [a][1] |
Land of the Dead | ||
The Skeleton Key | ||
Wolf Creek | ||
2007 (12th) | Hostel | [2] |
Slither | ||
The Hills Have Eyes | ||
The Host | ||
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning | ||
2008 (13th) | 28 Weeks Later | [3] |
30 Days of Night | ||
1408 | ||
Death Proof | ||
Saw IV | ||
2009 (14th) | Eden Lake | [4] |
The Mist | ||
The Orphanage | ||
The Strangers | ||
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
2010s
Year | Film | Ref. |
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2010 (15th) | Let the Right One In | [5][6] |
Drag Me to Hell | ||
Paranormal Activity | ||
Thirst | ||
Zombieland | ||
2011 (16th) | The Last Exorcism | [7] |
A Nightmare on Elm Street | ||
Let Me In | ||
Paranormal Activity 2 | ||
The Crazies | ||
2012 (17th) | Kill List | [8] |
Attack the Block | ||
Insidious | ||
Paranormal Activity 3 | ||
Trollhunter | ||
2013 (18th) | The Woman in Black | [9] |
Dark Shadows | ||
Sightseers | ||
Sinister | ||
The Cabin in the Woods | ||
2014 (19th) | The Conjuring | [10] |
A Field in England | ||
Evil Dead | ||
World War Z | ||
You're Next | ||
2015 (20th) | The Babadook | [11][12] |
Annabelle | ||
Oculus | ||
The Guest | ||
Under the Skin | ||
2016 (21st) | The Hallow | [13] |
Crimson Peak | ||
Insidious: Chapter 3 | ||
It Follows | ||
Krampus | ||
2017 (22nd) | The Witch | [14] |
Under the Shadow | ||
Green Room | ||
The Conjuring 2 | ||
Don't Breathe | ||
2018 (23rd) | Get Out | [15] |
mother! | ||
The Autopsy of Jane Doe | ||
It | ||
Split |
Notes
- ^ The 11th Empire Awards in 2006 had four nominees (instead of the usual five) for Best Horror.
References
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2006. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2007. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2010. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (February 25, 2010). "In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees". digitalspy.co.uk. Digital Spy. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2011. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2013. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
- ^ "Best Horror". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (March 30, 2015). "'Interstellar' wins Film, Director at Empire Awards". Variety.com. Penske Business Media. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ Jameson Empire Awards 2016: Star Wars and Mad Max lead the nominations
- ^ Three Empire Awards 2017: Rogue One, Tom Hiddleston And Patrick Stewart Win Big
- ^ Star Wars The Last Jedi and Thor Ragnarok Lead Empire Awards 2018 Nominations
External links
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- The Descent (2006)
- Hostel (2007)
- 28 Weeks Later (2008)
- Eden Lake (2009)
- Let the Right One In (2010)
- The Last Exorcism (2011)
- Kill List (2012)
- The Woman in Black (2013)
- The Conjuring (2014)
- The Babadook (2015)
- The Hallow (2016)
- The Witch (2017)
- Get Out (2018)