Horror Sweeps in Nominations This Awards Season

As awards season approaches, the 83rd Golden Globes and the 31st Critics Choice Awards have dropped their 2026 film nominations and horror has shown up to the party to play. The genre has long been sidelined during this time of year, but the tide has been shifting.

Last year, The Substance cracked the door back open, ending the drought that’s lingered since Get Out’s historic win in 2018. Now, with multiple horror titles showing up in major categories, it’s clear the industry can’t ignore what fans have known all along: horror isn’t just thriving but it’s leading.

Golden Globe Nominations

Frankenstein 

Best Picture- Drama

Best Male Actor- Drama (Oscar Isaac)

Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) 

Best Screenplay

Best Supporting Male Actor (Jacob Elordi)

Best Score (Alexandre Desplat)

Sinners

Best Picture- Drama

Best Director (Ryan Coogler)

Best Male Actor- Drama (Michael B. Jordan)

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement

Best Screenplay

Best Original Song ("I Lied to You", Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson)

Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)

Weapons

Cinematic and Box Office Achievement
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role (Amy Madigan)

Critics Choice Nominations

Frankenstein 

Best Picture

Best Director (Guillermo del Toro) 

Best Supporting Actor (Jacob Elordi)

Best Adapted Screenplay 

Cinematography (Dan Laustsen)

Production Design (Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau)

Costume Design (Kate Hawley)

Best Score (Alexandre Desplat)

Hair and Makeup (Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey)

Visual Effects (Dennis Berardi, Ayo Burgess, Ivan Busquets and José Granell)

Best Sound  (Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke, Brad Zoern and Greg Chapman)

Sinners

Best Picture
Best Director (Ryan Coogler)
Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan)
Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku)
Best Young Performer (Miles Caton)
Best Original Screenplay
Best Casting and Ensemble (Francine Maisler)
Best Cinematography (Autumn Durald Arkapaw)
Best Production Design (Hannah Beachler and Monique Champagne)
Best Costume Design (Ruth E. Carter)
Best Editing (Michael P. Shawver)
Best Score (Ludwig Göransson)
Best Song (“I Lied to You,” Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson)
Best Hair and Makeup (Siân Richards, Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry)
Best Visual Effects (Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean)
Best Sound (Chris Welcker, Benny Burtt, Brandon Proctor, Steve Boeddeker, Felipe Pacheco and David V. Butler)

Weapons

Best Original Screenplay (Zach Cregger)

Best Supporting Actress (Amy Madigan)

Best Young Performer (Cary Christopher)

Best Hair and Makeup (Leo Satkovich, Melizah Wheat and Jason Collins)

28 Years Later

Best Hair and Makeup (Flora Moody and John Nolan)