1997 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

6th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Date	1997
Site	Los Angeles, California
Highlights
Best Picture	Scream

The 1997 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, presented by Fangoria magazine and Creation Entertainment, honored the best horror films of 1996.

Ceremony

There was no ceremony to commemorate the occasion, as the annual Los Angeles Weekend of Horrors event was cancelled (originally scheduled for May 31, 1997 at the LAX Wyndham).

Winners and nominees

Awards

Best Wide-Release Film Scream – Wes Craven From Dusk Till Dawn – Robert Rodriguez The Frighteners – Peter Jackson The Craft – Andrew Fleming	Best Limited Release/Direct-to-Video Film Cemetery Man – Michele Soavi Tremors 2: Aftershocks – S.S. Wilson The Cold Light of Day – Rudolf van den Berg The Dentist – Brian Yuzna Necronomicon – Brian Yuzna, Christophe Gans, and Shusuke Kaneko
Best Actor George Clooney – From Dusk Till Dawn Corbin Benson – The Dentist Rupert Everett – Cemetery Man Michael J. Fox – The Frighteners	Best Actress Neve Campbell – Scream Fairuza Balk – The Craft Trini Alvarado – The Frighteners Lynsey Baxter – The Cold Light of Day Robin Tunney – The Craft
Best Supporting Actor Jeffrey Combs – The Frighteners Skeet Ulrich – Scream Tom Savini – From Dusk Till Dawn Francois Hadji-Lazaro – Cemetery Man Simon Cadell – The Cold Light of Day	Best Supporting Actress Drew Barrymore – Scream Dee Wallace – The Frighteners Anna Falchi – Cemetery Man Kate Beckinsale – Haunted Rachel True – The Craft
Best Screenplay Scream – Kevin Williamson From Dusk Till Dawn – Quentin Tarantino Cemetery Man – Gianni Romali The Frighteners – Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh The Craft – Peter Filardi and Andrew Fleming	Best Soundtrack The Frighteners – Danny Elfman From Dusk Till Dawn – Graeme Revell Thinner – Daniel Licht The Island of Dr. Moreau – Gary Chang Cemetery Man – Manuel de Sica
Best Makeup Effects From Dusk Till Dawn – KNB EFX Group (Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger) The Frighteners – Rick Baker and Richard Taylor Night of the Scarecrow – David Miller Cemetery Man – Sergio Stivalenti Hellraiser: Bloodline – Gary J. Tunnicliffe and Kevin Yagher	Worst Film The Crow: City of Angels – Tim Pope

Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

External links

1997 Fangoria Chainsaw Award Winners

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