Horror.Com Oscars

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Award for Person/Character who has brought Horror to the masses

Nominations are:

Boris Karloff
George A Romero
John Carpenter
Peter Cushing
Vincent Price

Despite stiff opposition, the winner of this award is

John Carpenter

Here’s what Wiki has to say about the man who brought not only horror, but other genre’s to the forefront of the cinematic world, and who also manages to combine genre’s, very successfully, to give us some of the best movies around

“John Howard Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, and is considered one of the most accomplished and influential horror and science fiction directors in Hollywood”.

“With a career that has spanned over thirty years, John Carpenter has attained a reputation as a respected independent filmmaker. Many horror/sci-fi/indie filmmakers have expressed admiration for Carpenter's work, including Robert Rodriguez, Paul W.S. Anderson, Guillermo Del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino”

And the judges are in agreement

“…whether he's directing or producing, he's put a lot of horror out there for a lot of people…”

“…The majority of his films whether horror or not, have become talking points. A genuine lover of horror himself and it shows...”

“…His films whether by luck or good decisions have been blessed with good stories and the crew to accompany them…”

“…His movies, ranging from Halloween to Escape from New York, he showed the finer talents of a genius, and the simplicity of a prodigy. All his movies struck deep chords with the audiences everywhere...which explains why everyone loved John Carpenter so much that even a bad movie carrying the tag "John Carpenter Presents" was bound to have people watching it.

The man is a living example in himself…”

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Award for the Horror film which had the most impact on the audience

Nominations are:

Dawn of the Dead
Dracula (1931)
Halloween (orig)
Jaws
Night of the living Dead
The Exorcist

This movie, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name, was nominated for 10 Academy Awards of which it won 2, and grossed over $400,000,000 worldwide

Loosely based on the documented exorcism of a 12 year old boy in 1949, and showing a condensed version of the actual Rite of Exorcism, the winner of this award is

The Exorcist

A very controversial movie, it’s impact on audiences had them fainting, screaming and becoming genuinely terrified during the original showing of this movie, and still has the same impact today, almost 30 years after it’s release

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The HDC Oscars award for Worst Game

Nominations are:

Cold Fear
Friday the 13th
Resident Evil - outbreak
Silent Hill 4
Vampire Rain

As a game dubbed “…The only blight on the Res series - good in theory, bad in practice…”, the winner of the worst game category is

Resident Evil: Outbreak

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Jaws should have won.

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The HDC Oscars award for Best Fact-based Horror

Nominations are:

Helter-Skelter
Sicko
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist
The Haunting

What Wiki says

This film, was inspired by serial killer Ed Gein. Gein did wear human skin, but he acted alone and did not use a chainsaw. The interior of the house, particularly the macabre living room filled with bones, was also based on the crime scene notes describing the inside of Gein's home.

The winner of this award is

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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The HDC Oscars award for Best Horror film ever

Nominations are:

Alien
Behind the mask - The rise of Leslie Veron
Dawn of the Dead
Halloween (orig)
Night of the Living Dead
The Exorcist
The Raven
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (orig)

I’m going to be totally shameless and quote __V__ here, he sums up beautifully why

Night of the Living Dead wins this award

1 - Re-invention of the low budget horror movie genre by George Romero. (Halloween was low-budget too, but came MUCH later)

2 - Casting unknowns. (which is actually a strong point of the movie, because each unknown had brilliant acting skills, which went into creating the overall effect of this groundbreaking milestone...you dont find a single recognisable face in the movie, which only adds to the sheer terror...just watch the verbal skirmishes between Duane Jones and Karl Hardman, and Judith O'Dea as Barbara...prissy, egoistic, frail and fragile...all in 30 minutes...brilliant indeed!)

3 - Each moment of the movie is dipped in reality. (never done before, and seemed chillingly real...if you thought it was bad seeing monsters and killers go after people, just think of what would happen if PEOPLE went after PEOPLE...it could be your neighbor, your best friend, your relative...what would YOU feel THEN?)

4 - The opening scene in b/w when the car unwinds through the long path into the cemetery. (The most creepiest beginning ever seen in a horror movie till then...admit it, YOU squirmed in your seat watching that too)

5 - Racial undertones perfectly depicted as a prejudice. (Remember the black man fighting off the zombies AND his fellow survivors? Master touch of Romero...especially when he is the only one surviving the night, but doesn't survive the morning after...because he's shot by a WHITE vigilante group...a very subtle nuance by Romero upon the societal feelings in those times)

6 - The breathtaking cinematography. (Shot in near-dark conditions, with very average lighting...Romero manages to capture the essence of NotLD perfectly...its the story of one night, and one night only...yet THAT one night is an experience in jaw-dropping horror...the shadowing, the darkness suddenly expelled by fires, the beams...marvellous!)

7 - The unbelievable ending. (Just when everything is about to get right...when the lone survivor has survived through the night, and knows help has come for him...and he will leave this place alive and kicking...he is shot...and that ONE shot brings the audiences back to reality with a WHIPLASH! Racist angle spread again in all its glory!)

I think all of this should be sufficient to convince the critics of NotLD. It is GROUND-BREAKING, in more ways than one. Hence it has been hailed as a MILESTONE in horror, not only by me, but by MANY before me and after me.

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The HDC awards For Best Director

Alfred Hitchcock
Andreww MacDonald
Dario Argento
Joe Wolf
John Carpenter
Robert Tappert
Roger Corman
Sam Raimi
Val Lewton
Wes Craven

A British director during his time was unmatched, for suspense, often with a throw away laugh, here and there. He has made many wonderful films including the likes of Psycho, The Birds, Frenzy, Vertigo, North by North west, To catch a thief etc… the list is endless, as was his reputation.

The award for the Best Director is

Sir ALFRED HITCHCOCK

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The HDC awards for best Production studio
Hammer
Lionsgate
New Line
Universal

This award goes to one studio, which gave the classic gothic horror an new rush of blood, It brought the classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy up-to-date. It was blessed with actors and actresses who would become major stars, such as Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Barbara Shelley, to name but a few. It successfully competed against its rivals and is looked back with many a nostalgic eye. It since went into dormancy; but there may be good news in the near horizon.

The winner of the Best Production studio is

HAMMER

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The HDC award for best Producer

Alfred Hitchcock
Andreww MacDonald
Dario Argento
Joe Wolf
John Carpenter
Robert Tappert
Roger Corman
Sam Raimi
Val Lewton
Wes Craven

His probably unbeatable record for a professional 35mm feature film was two days and a night to shoot the original version of The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), though several other films were made in less than a week. In the early 1960s, his budgets got bigger (though never big), when he made a series of adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories starring Vincent Price. - among many world-class names who were employed by him at a very early stage in their careers are Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante and many others - which means that his influence on modern American cinema is almost incalculable.(from IMDB)

The Winner of the Best Producer is

ROGER CORMAN

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The HDC Award for best Screenplay

Dawn of the Dead
Dracula (1931)
Feast
Friday the 13th
Halloween (78)
Hellraiser
Night of the living Dead
Psycho
The Haunting
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Waitress

How’s that for a list?
And how can anyone say whats the best one there, well the judges, overwhelmingly did have a winner – a simple idea, with a simple yet direct story – big bad wolf all over again – this time the wolf became Michael Myers and the three little pigs – his human victims.

John Carpenter again weaved his magic and came up with a now iconic film, originally to be called The Baby-Sitter Murders, then a slice (forgive the pun) of genius, gave its new and unforgotten title.

The Winner of the Best Screen Play is


HALLOWEEN