The winners have been announced for the 4th Annual Golden Scythe Horror Awards via the ceremony’s official website and social media profiles.
Drew Hancock’s science-fiction horror original “Companion” and Zach Cregger’s horror-thriller “Weapons” tied for the most wins, each earning a total of five awards. “Companion” star Sophie Thatcher won the award for “Best Actress in a Leading Role” for her performance as Iris in the film. “Companion” also earned the awards for “Best Supporting Actor” (Jack Quaid), “Best Original Score” (Hrishikesh Hirway), “Best Editing” (Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier), and “Best Title Sequence.
“Weapons” took home the awards for “Best Original Screenplay” (Zach Cregger), “Best Cinematography” (Larkin Sieple), “Best Poster, ” “Best Horror Movie Moment” (Gladys in Control), and “Best Marketing Campaign.”
Danny and Michael Philippou’s “Bring Her Back” took home the biggest award of the ceremony – “Best Picture,” along with “Best Supporting Actress” (Sora Wong), “Best International Film” (Australia), “Best Use of Practical Effects, ” and “Best Trailer..”
Presenters for this year’s ceremony: Emily Bennett (Shelby Oaks, The Mortuary Assistant), Maggie Levin (V/H/S99, The Black Phone), Audrey Lynn-Marie (Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Merv), and Miriam Spumpkin (Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Time for Sunset).
You can see the full list of awards below, along with a list of every nominated film and how many awards that each respective film received.
BEST PICTURE
- Bring Her Back – WINNER
- Black Phone 2
- Clown in a Cornfield
- Companion
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- The Long Walk
- Shelby Oaks
- Sinners
- Weapons
BEST DIRECTOR
- Ryan Coogler
Sinners – WINNER - Drew Hancock
Companion - Danny & Michael Philippou
Bring Her Back - Chris Stuckmann
Shelby Oaks - Emma Tammi
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Michael B. Jordan
Sinners – WINNER - Dave Franco
Together - Cooper Hoffman
The Long Walk - David Jonsson
The Long Walk - Mason Thames
Black Phone 2
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Sophie Thatcher
Companion – WINNER - Katie Douglas
Clown in a Cornfield - Julia Garner
Weapons - Sally Hawkins
Bring Her Back - Madeleine McGraw
Black Phone 2
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Jack Quaid
Companion – WINNER - Ethan Hawke
Black Phone 2 - Carson MacCormac
Clown in a Cornfield - Jonah Wren Philips
Bring Her Back - Tony Todd
Final Destination Bloodlines
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Sora Wong
Bring Her Back – WINNER - Brec Bassinger
Final Destination Bloodlines - Sarah Durn
Shelby Oaks - Mckenna Grace
Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 - Mia Tomlinson
The Conjuring: Last Rites
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Weapons
Zach Cregger – WINNER - Bring Her Back
Bill Hinzman & Danny Philippou - Companion
Drew Hancock - Dangerous Animals
Nick Lepard - Together
Michael Shanks
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- The Long Walk
JT Mollner – WINNER - Black Phone 2
C. Robert Cargill & Scott Derrickson - Clown in a Cornfield
Carter Blanchard & Eli Craig - Final Destination Bloodlines
Guy Busick & Lori Evans Taylor - Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Scott Cawthon
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM
- Bring Her Back
Australia – WINNER - Dangerous Animals
Australia - Exit 8
Japan - Noise
South Korea - The Ugly Stepsister
Denmark
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Companion
Hrishikesh Hirway – WINNER - Black Phone 2
Atticus Derrickson - Bring Her Back
Cornel Wilczek - Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
The Newton Brothers - Shelby Oaks
James Burkholder & The Newton Brothers
BEST SOUND DESIGN
- The Long Walk – WINNER
- Black Phone 2
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Wolf Man
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- Black Phone 2 – WINNER
- Clown in a Cornfield
- Companion
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Night of the Reaper
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Weapons
Larkin Seiple – WINNER - Black Phone 2
Par M. Ekberg - Bring Her Back
Aaron McLisky - Good Boy
Wade Grebnoel & Ben Leonberg - Shelby Oaks
Andrew Scott Baird
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
- The Ugly Stepsister – WINNER
- Bring Her Back
- Companion
- Keeper
- Together
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- Black Phone 2 – WINNER
- Clown in a Cornfield
- Companion
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- V/H/S/ Halloween
BEST EDITING
- Companion
Brett W. Bachman & Josh Ethier – WINNER - Final Destination Bloodlines
Sabrina Pitre - Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Timothy Alverson & Derek Larsen - The Long Walk
Mark Yoshikawa - Shelby Oaks
Brett W. Bachman & Patrick Lawrence
BEST USE OF VISUAL EFFECTS
- Together – WINNER
- The Conjuring: Last Rites
- Dangerous Animals
- V/H/S/ Halloween
- Wolf Man
BEST USE OF PRACTICAL EFFECTS
- Bring Her Back – WINNER
- Clown in a Cornfield
- Companion
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
BEST POSTER
- Weapons – WINNER
- Black Phone 2
- Bring Her Back
- The Conjuring: Last Rites
- Fear Street: Prom Queen
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Good Boy
- Shelby Oaks
- Until Dawn
BEST TRAILER
- Bring Her Back – WINNER
- 28 Years Later
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Keeper
- The Long Walk
- The Monkey
- Shelby Oaks
- Sinners
BEST HORROR MOVIE MOMENT
- Weapons
Gladys in Control – WINNER - Black Phone 2
Gwen in the Phone Booth - Bring Her Back
Kitchen Scene - Clown in a Cornfield
Frendos Attack - Companion
Iris Takes Control - Final Destination Bloodlines
Premonition - Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
Opening Scene - The Long Walk
Ending - Night of the Reaper
Twist Reveal - Shelby Oaks
Prison Scene
BEST KILL
- Final Destination Bloodlines
Erik – WINNER - Bring Her Back
Andy & Wendy - Clown in a Cornfield
Matt - Companion
Josh - Weapons
Gladys
BEST SLASHER
- Clown in a Cornfield – WINNER
- Fear Street: Prom Queen
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Night of the Reaper
- Silent Night, Deadly Night
BEST TITLE SEQUENCE
- Companion – WINNER
- Black Phone 2
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Weapons
BEST REMAKE OR SEQUEL
- Final Destination Bloodlines – WINNER
- Black Phone 2
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- Silent Night, Deadly Night
- Wolf Man
BEST MARKETING CAMPAIGN
- Weapons – WINNER
- Bring Her Back
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- The Long Walk
