We did have the first (and big) version of this awhile back, thanks to Tic. And since the Academy Awards were completed yesterday, it is only befitting to award the best in the Horror Genre in the past year by us, the folks of HDC. This will be following the Academy Awards pattern for the categories.
I will be your host, and hence will not participate in the voting. You, members of HDC, will vote for the best in each category as you deem fit...and the nominees with the most votes will win in their respective categories.
In case of a tie-up in votes, I will gather together a jury of 5 best minds in HDC who have been in touch with the latest horror, and take their opinions, which will count in the final tally.
So...lets get the ball rolling...
**DRUMROLL**
Here are...your...
NOMINEES :
Best Film -
- Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
- Bug
- Grindhouse
- Sweeney Todd
- Zodiac
Best Actor in a Leading Role -
- Gaspard Ulliel - Hannibal Rising
- John Cusack - 1408
- Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd
- Kurt Russell - Grindhouse (Death Proof segment)
- Nathan Baesel - Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Best Actress in a Leading Role -
- Ashley Judd - Bug
- Blythe Auffarth - The Girl Next Door
- Helena Bonham Carter - Sweeney Todd
- Hilary Swank - The Reaping
- Rose McGowan - Grindhouse
Best Director -
- David Fincher - Zodiac
- Guillermo del Toro - Pan's Labyrinth
- Robert Rodriguez & Quentin Tarantino - Grindhouse
- Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
- William Friedkin - Bug
Best Supporting Actor -
- Alan Rickman - Sweeney Todd
- Harry Connick Jr. - Bug
- Josh Brolin - Grindhouse
- Robert Downey Jr. - Zodiac
- Robert Englund - Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Best Supporting Actress -
- Blanche Baker - The Girl Next Door
- Marcia Gay Harden - The Mist
- Marley Shelton - Grindhouse (Planet Terror segment)
- Rosario Dawson - Grindhouse (Death Proof segment)
- Rose Byrne - 28 Weeks Later
Best Visual & Sound Effects -
- 28 Weeks Later
- 30 Days of Night
- Grindhouse
- Hatchet
- Pan's Labyrinth
Best Cinematography -
- 28 Weeks Later
- Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
- Grindhouse
- Sweeney Todd
- Zodiac
Best Original Score -
- 1408
- Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
- Grindhouse
- Hatchet
- Sweeney Todd
Best Makeup -
- 28 Weeks Later
- 30 Days of Night
- Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
- Grindhouse
- Sweeney Todd
Best Original Screenplay -
- Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
- Fido
- Grindhouse
- Hatchet
- Pan's Labyrinth
Best Adapted Screenplay -
- Bug
- Grindhouse
- Sweeney Todd
- The Girl Next Door
- The Mist
- Zodiac
Best Foreign Horror Film -
- 28 Weeks Later
- Day Watch aka Dnevnoy Dozor
- Orphanage
- Pan's Labyrinth
- The Host aka Gwoemul
The last date for submitting your entries is
08th March, 2008. Hopefully looking forward to the presentation of the HDC Oscars on 09th, accordingly.
All the best, folks. And umm...choose wisely!:cool: