We're more than a couple months late, but here they are! Special thanks to my nominating committee, composed of:
Heather Buckley of Dread Central & Fangoria.com
John Kenneth Muir, award-winning horror film critic and author
John Cozzoli, leader of the League of Tana Tea Drinkers horror blogger association
Christine Hadden of Fangoria.com
Brian Collins of Horror Movie a Day
...and of course, yours truly.
So without further ado, here are your nominees for the 5th Annual Cyber Horror Awards, recognizing the best in horror film for 2012...
Val Lewton Award for Best Film
The Cabin in the Woods, Mutant Enemy Productions
Prometheus, Scott Free/Brandywine/Dune Entertainment
The Woman in Black, Hammer Film Productions
The Innkeepers, Glass Eye Pix
Sinister, Lionsgate Entertainment
David Cronenberg Award for Best Director
Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods
Ridley Scott, Prometheus
James Watkins, The Woman in Black
Ti West, The Innkeepers
Scott Derrickson, Sinister
Vincent Price Award for Best Actor
Michael Fassbender, Prometheus
Daniel Radcliffe, The Woman in Black
Ethan Hawke, Sinister
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Possession
Patrick John Flueger, Mother's Day
Jamie Lee Curtis Award for Best Actress
Kristin Connolly, The Cabin in the Woods
Noomi Rapace, Prometheus
Sara Paxton, The Innkeepers
Rebecca De Mornay, Mother's Day
Gretchen Lodge, Lovely Molly
Dwight Frye Award for Best Supporting Actor
Richard Jenkins, The Cabin in the Woods
Ciaran Hinds, The Woman in Black
James Ransone, Sinister
Frank Grillo, Mother's Day
Michael Biehn, The Divide
Linnea Quigley Award for Best Supporting Actress
Sigourney Weaver, The Cabin in the Woods
Charlize Theron, Prometheus
Kelly McGillis, The Innkeepers
Janet McTeer, The Woman in Black
Imelda Staunton, The Awakening
Curt Siodmak Award for Best Screenplay
Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard, The Cabin in the Woods
Jon Spaihts & Damon Lindelof, Prometheus
Jane Goldman, The Woman in Black
Ti West, The Innkeepers
Steven Volk & Nick Murphy, The Awakening
Molly Arbuthnot Award for Best Costume Design
Janty Yates, Prometheus
Keith Madden, The Woman in Black
Varvara Avdyushko & Carlo Poggioli, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Tom Savini Award for Best Makeup
David Leroy Anderson, The Cabin in the Woods
Neal Scanlan, Prometheus
Jeremy Woodhead, The Woman in Black
Ray Harryhausen Award for Best Visual Effects
The Cabin in the Woods
Prometheus
Silent Hill: Revelation
Albert S. D'Agostino Award for Best Production Design
Martin Whist, The Cabin in the Woods
Arthur Max, Prometheus
Kave Quinn, The Woman in Black
Bernard Herrmann Award for Best Score
David Julyan, The Cabin in the Woods
Marc Streitenfeld, Prometheus
Marco Beltrami, The Woman in Black
Karl Freund Award for Best Cinematography
Dariusz Wolski, Prometheus
Tim Maurice-Jones, The Woman in Black
Eliot Rockett, The Innkeepers
Dan Laustsen, The Possession
Caleb Deschanel, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
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