The Thing should have got a nomination for Best Visual Effects. Even critics who didn’t love this movie during that time stated that the visuals were amazing.
I would never understand why the Razzies decided to nominate *"THE THING"* for Worst Musical Score (even the legendary John Williams was nominated by the Razzies for his music in *"Monsignor".* Yes, for real!)
Plus, at that time, Perkins was a previous Academy Award nominee! Even though it was for a performance in horror, recognition would not have been out of the realm of possibility!
Agreed. His was a seminal performance, a landmark. Maybe the Academy members were so creeped out by Norman Bates that they just couldn’t bear to nominate his portrayer. This I can wholeheartedly understand, because Perkins as Norman terrified me more than any other character I’ve ever seen on screen. His final scene, alone!!
Shelley Duvall was unfairly critisized for her role in ‘The shining’. She deserved an Oscar nod, not a Razzie nod. If the movie came out today, I bet she would've been recognized somewhere.
The Neon Demon’s score is so good, it functions as a character. Incredible piece of music that, regardless of one’s opinion of the film itself, was universally praised.
Dario Argento’s Suspiria deserved recognition for its art direction and camera work at the very least, and also for its funky score by Goblin. And I know you’ve enforced a 1999 cut off, but… Hereditary!
The Thing easily deserved an Oscar win for Best Visual Effects alongside nominations for: Best Film Editing Best Original Score Best Makeup and Hairstyling Best Adapted Screenplay Best Director for Carpenter Best Picture
Shelley Duvall's best chance of a nomination was 1977's 3 Women, for which she won at Cannes and saw nominations at BAFTA, the National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, winning for the latter.
It's my favorite performance of hers. So layered and brilliant, she steals every moment of that movie and makes you fully understand why Sissy Spacek's character becomes so enamored with her.
Agreed. I would have loved to see Drew in her Oscar finery, a big smile on her face when they showed the clip of her screaming hysterically for the "Best Supporting Actress" category.
@@MrS98VAC Everytime I watch "Carrie" I get more and more impressed with Amy Irving. Her role isn't spectacular but her face expresses so much, especially when Miss Collins reproves the girls - and later when Amy sees the blood bucket.
Barbara Hershey's performance in "The Entity" (1982) was highly praised at the time and could've earned her a Best Actress nod if the film was more highly regarded..
@walterpanovs YES, I remember Hershey's performance was well acclaimed critically! Award recognition would not have been out of the realm of possibility! A Golden Globe for sure, and that year, the Oscar's were not all that competitive. Hershey could have been easily nominated.
For me, definitely Drew Barrymore, that whole opening sequence is performed to perfection and as all the best supporting characters should do, they linger throughout the film, even when they are no longer present. Toni Collette, she should've won, that performance is a masterclass in acting, you can feel the raw grief and unbridled anger. Nicole Kidman in The Others an absolute tour de force and one of two films (the other being Moulin Rouge), that finally saw her achieving the acclaim she had been deserving and had thus far come in small doses. A performance both melodramatic, nuanced, heart-breaking and chilling in equal measure.
@@Leeeooooooooooo I mean, it’s possible but it’s rare for a genre film to even get nominations or wins. American Werewolf in London was the first winner of the makeup though so there’s some hope
@@ChrisThomson-y7l exactly!! if horror movies have a chance in the academy is in the makeup category, you have American Werewolf in London, The Fly, Dracula
Your nominations for "Scream" I agree with 100%! That screenplay was miles better than the Oscar nominated "Jerry Maguire" and "Shine," and I like those two movies!
To respond to how The Thing didn't get nominated for Best Makeup, it wasn't eligible at the time. Apart from the universal dislike of the film in 1982, the Academy had changed their rules on what counts as Makeup. This was due to the first winner, An American Werewolf in London, combining makeup and puppetry effects for the transformation and final werewolf forms. It would have been considered more visual effect than makeup appliance. And given most of the Thing's forms were puppets of some sort, is it any wonder why it didn't get a nomination?
Great list! All your choices are very good ones! I have others good choices also: - The Blob : Best makeup - Hereditary : Best actress (Toni Collette) - Gremlins: Best score (Jerry Goldsmith) - Possession: Beat actress (Isabelle Adjani)
I admire your love and respect for horror! 1978s "Dawn Of The Dead" had a lot going for it. Most of all, it's a major element of satire on American consumerism! Zombies inhabit a shopping mall is absolutely genius! Oscar recognition would have been a major longshot even if directed by a major director like Kubrick, Spielberg, or Friedkin. I think a Drew Barrymore nomination would have been an all timer nomination, considering she has never been nominated in her long film career! This would have been the place to do it.
Amazing video, mate. It’s so refreshing to watch an expert in awards talking about how the Academy keeps overseeing genre films and has ignored amazing performances and pictures. Drew ABSOLUTELY deserved that nomination in the Supporting Actress category, because those 12 minutes of screen time are absolute perfection. I’m 100 % sure that if Scream was released today, it would’ve been different in terms of awards. One of my favourite videos that you’ve ever made and I’ve been a follower for many years. I’m adding to the list: -Pearl: Best leading actress for Mia Goth -Hereditary: Best Lead Actress for Toni Collette, Original Screenplay and Movie -Midsommar: Cinematography, Original Screenplay and Actress for Florence Pugh - The Witch: Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Anya Taylor Joy. - Suspiria: Directing, Score, cinematography, Editing, Art Direction (production design)
Great list! I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about how New Nightmare should have been nominated for best screenplay. I do agree that if it came out in 1999, it would have been more recognized for how unique it was.
The Innocents is a great movie that many people will never see because it is in black and white and/or from an earlier time. The cinematography is breathtaking and Deborah Kerr said it was her best performance.
Such a cool video. You've given me a lot of info on films that I haven't seen, that I need to watch. One horror film performnace I think deserved recognition is Rutger Hauer in The Hitcher. He was such a sensual and intimate psychopath. He didn't approach it with lots of noise and rage, he contained it all.
Really surprised Invasion of the Body Snatchers (‘78) didn’t make your list. I had to go back and double check that it didn’t get a nomination I was for getting.
I would add the movie 'The Haunting' (1963). It should have been nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Maybe even a Best Actress nomination for Julie Harris. I agree that Kubrick should have received a Best Director nomination for 'The Shining.' I would include Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Score. It would have been awesome if Nicholson and Duvall received nominations. If I had to choose between the two to get nominated, I'd give the nomination to Shelley.
1) Boris Karloff was not only snubbed for Frankenstein; he was NEVER nominated for an Oscar. The Body Snatcher? No nomination. Targets? No nomination. One of the finest actors in classic cinema was never recognized as such. 2) The Changeling (1980) is a brilliant and heartbreaking horror film featuring an Oscar-worthy central performance by George C. Scott. Alas, no nomination came his way for perhaps his most sympathetic performance in his career. Re: Scream -- while Neve Campbell plays one of the strongest heroines in horror cinema and I admire many things about it, I can't quite call it a favorite because the movie lingers way too long over Rose McGowan's death scene. This is a character we LIKE -- she's a good friend to Sydney -- yet the camera seems to relish her suffering. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think most slasher films would actually be scarier if the killings were sudden and swift. Protracted death scenes aren't scary, IMO; they're just unpleasant and a little bit depressing. Agree completely about The Innocents, though. Kerr's performance deserved a nomination, and the cinematography is awe-inspiring.
I've long advocated that the Best Makeup Oscar should be the unofficial category that celebrates horror, similarly to how Best VFX gives them the chance to recognize the top action movies. But on that subject, they probably don't do it so as to not encourage more egregious splatter fests; Kind of like how they won't have a Best Stunts category so as to not encourage risks too dangerous. In any case, I really enjoyed your MTV Awards video, so this is a good time to remind that the Academy isn't all that's out there. I think Horror actually has it's own awards show. It'd be great to get a video on that. 😊 Anyway, great screenplay picks I hadn't considered. As for me, even though it's not a classic per se, I really wanted Best Actress for Essie Davis in The Babadook. Others I would have liked: Best Adapted Screenplay for The Ring Best Original Screenplay for The Blair Witch Project (they'll just have to figure something out) And The Re-Aninator: Anything and Everything
Honorable mentions: Barbara Hershey as Best Actress for THE ENTITY. She ATE that (very difficult) role. Sondra Locke for A REFLECTION OF FEAR and DEATH GAME. Felissa Rose for SLEEPAWAY CAMP. Carol Kane for WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (the remake was very well done too) and THE MAFU CAGE. Lucio Fulci's ZOMBIE direction, cinematography, makeup and score are sublime. Dario Argento's DEEP RED (Hellooo?). LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH direction and cinematography (and lead actress Zohra Lampert perhaps). Carpenter's THE FOG direction, score, cinematography, whole cast. And here's my wild card: LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR, best picture, direction, lead actress Diane Keaton. This film, which as of this writing is about to finally be officially released in Blu Ray/4K, is one of the scariest, "non-horror" films ever made. By the time it's over, it will creep under your skin and won't be able to unsee it for days afterwards, as you peel the layers off it. Sweet Dreams... 😉🎥
Burnt Offering was the best horror movie I ever seen. It won two Golden Scroll awards including one for Best Supporting Actress for Bette Davies. The acting is superb - Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith etc. The last moment when a dead body falls through the window and smash the glass pane of the family car was a real shocker. The whole mood set by the movie is better than all the horror movies I ever seen. Suspirua comes a distant second The 70s horror movies can set you on edge with you folding your arms over your eyes in a mood response rather than an outright form of a horror figure appearing on the screen other than Walking Dead You.must watch burnt Offering
Burnt offerings is a good horror movie. That scene at the end with Karen Black in the attic scares the crap outta me all the time. She was very good in Trilogy of Terror, especially in the Zuni fetish doll story. Gives me the creeps.
I know it’s arguable whether this counts as a horror movie, but Sheryl Lee should have been nominated for her stunning performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and Ray Wise too for that matter. Not to mention the cinematography, the editing, the score, the production and costume design, the screenplay. Unfortunately, the film was roundly hated when it came out, but like the show it has gained a good following since, and I’m very glad because I love this show and film.
If we are talking performances in David Lynch films, Robert Blake as one of the more nightmarish characters ever in Lost Highway would have been a cool Supporting Actor nod.
The Omen winning best score - and being nominated for Best Song - is SO wild to me. Imagine if the academy nominated a song that had the lyrics "hail Satan" in them in 2024
Very good topic, but you should put there Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Eraserhead (1977), King Kong (1933), The Invisible Man (1933), Ravenous (1999) or The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). And bonus immediatly after 1999, will be, for me, 28 Days Later from 2002 with a young Cillian Murphy. For the horror genre will always be The Saturn Awards!
Ghost Story a collection of anecdotes made into a series in the late 60d to 70d was one that you can watch and watch again and again until you can fully understand what each anecdote is trying to tell you. Better than even Twilight Zone.
Probably in the minority here, but I think Matthew Lillard should have been nominated for Scream (of course, I'm the kind of person who thinks Anne Baxter should have been nominated for The Ten Commandments. What can I say? Balls to the wall acting has my heart). Also: Hell YEAH to The Innocents! I watched it first in a rhetoric class for my undergrad and even on a bright sunny day, it scared the hell out of me. There's nothing like Victorian horror, where a woman in a black dress standing mutely on the other side of a lake can be so unsettling. (Honorable mention to Black Narcissus, another Deborah Kerr movie that scared the hell out of me. If you haven't seen it, be prepared for some jump scares! I made the mistake of watching that at like 2 in the morning) Edit: I just now became aware of the fact that Halloween wasn't even nominated for Best Original Score and I'm speechless
This was a great video Brian. I don't think it's ridiculous at all to think Texas Chainsaw deserved recognition. I mean at the very least the art direction and photography are outstanding. 100% agree with you that Dawn of the Dead deserved recognition for direction, script, editing, etc. Just think about how unique that was back in the 1970s. Audiences had not seen anything like it. The Thing not getting at least make-up and visual effects is a travesty. Boris Karloff no Oscar nomination is insane. The Innocents should have had nominations right down the line. Excellent EVERYTHING in that film and some of the best b/w cinematography of all time. Plus special shout out to Martin Stephens for one of the best child performances ever.
Wonderful list! Could you please do the same for modern horror? Here are some good modern horror films: Hereditary It Follows The Invisible Man The Blair Witch Project Us Nope Etc.
One of the Evil Dead movies (probably Evil Dead 2) should have at least gotten nominated for best cinematography, Best director, and best actor, toss best visual effects and make-up too since there was only two nominees in '87 for both of those categories. The camera work from Raimi is amazing, and the performance Bruce has in Evil Dead 2 is phenomenal (plus his stunt work is crazy!), Evil Dead 2 is probably the one that would be easiest to push for the franchise. Evil Dead 1 could get a cinematography nod too, while Army of Darkness could get cinematography, make-up, and best actor.
I'm going to say something kind of outlandish but hear me out. Alisha Weir deserves a Best Actress nomination for her performance in Abigail. The fact that she gave that incredible of a performance at just 14 blows me away every time I rewatch it. Abigail certainly isn't a perfect movie but it is my favorite movie. It's one of the very, very few films I felt compelled to watch 3 times in a week when I first saw it (I'm pretty sure the only others are the massively overhated Folie à Deux, Baby Driver, and I think John Wick) and I would love for Weir to get some recognition for her phenomenal work.
Midsommar: I think it should have gotten a nomination at least for Best Cinematography. But personally, I would have also given it noms for: Best Picture Best Director Best Actress Best Score (that score called Gassed in the first act was excellent) and while it was simple and rather minimal, it was appropriate and to the point: Best Production Design
My favorite horror movie is The Thing. I love the chemistry between all the actors, and Kurt Russell is great in it. Horror Express with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing is also one of my favorites. It’s an imitation of The Thing. Telly Savalas is a hoot in it. I also like Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Anybody with me??!
If I had to choose between Dracula and Frankenstein for Oscar recognition, I'd go with Frankenstein. In my opinion, it's a better movie than Dracula which I only think lives on with Bela Lugosi's and, to a lesser extent, Dwight Frye's iconic performances.
The Texas chainsaw massacre is actually a deeper film than people think, it’s an allegory for vegetarianism, the Vietnam war, the economic crisis in the 70s, and so much more. I think the only thing that’s flawed about it is the acting slightly
He deliberately cut off the films in this list at 1999; I assume so that he can make a second video. And in that one, I am positive he will raise holy hell about Toni Collette not getting nominated.
TTCM: Best cinematography and best art direction. DOTD: Score maybe. New Nightmare: Nothing. The Thing: Best makeup. Dracula and Frankenstein: Best actor. Scream: Original screenplay and score. The Innocents: Picture, director, adapted screenplay, actress, cinematography, editing, sound. A Nightmare on Elm Street: Makeup. Maybe cinematography, art direction and score. The Shining: Picture, director, actor, actress, adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing, score, art direction, sound. Halloween: Score. Maybe cinematography.
"Seven" received just one Oscar nomination (for editing), so it wouldn't qualify for your list. However, I feel that it deserved much more. "Seven" was my favorite movie of 1995, and has been on my "best of the 90s" and "all-time favorites" lists for a long time. It's also my A-number-one favorite theatrical experience EVER. I wanted Morgan Freeman to be up for Best Actor. I wanted nominations for Picture, Director and Original Screenplay...as well as for it's cinematography, makeup and it's score by Howard Shore. Very few films that I first saw as an adult had the kind of impact that "Seven" had on me that opening weekend. In fact, I didn't even WATCH the Oscars that year. I didn't want to see Mel Gibson be awarded while David Fincher wasn't even invited.
Love every movie on this list though I'm nit sure that every one would have been deserving of an Oscar nod. However "The Sining" and "The Innocents" are masterpieces. The acting (not only of the grown-ups but also b the child actors) are top notch. I love it, when a film goes for the atmosphere and not just for shock effects. Also "The Haunting" should have been recognized.
Halloween changed my life as well!!!!!! Then Halloween 2 came out and took a massive shit on THE classic! I still Go into a rage when I think about it! I was sooo upset but the original still stands the test of time!!
That's allowed, but it doesn't happen very often. For "Thelma and Louise" both women were nominated in the "Lead Actress" category. Co-leads happen all the time, but when it comes to awards recognition, a lot of people are afraid that they will cancel each other out when it comes to voting for a winner. Brian has made a few videos already about "category fraud" and lead performances that are nominated in the "supporting" group to better their chances of winning. Example: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
agree reg: Nightmare on Elm Street is fantastic movie., its very interesting. And 1 person comes to my mind is EB with an OSCAR in her hand for the Exorcist Ellen Burstyn.. her love towards her daughter / her fears / worries IMO she made the movie 10+
I don’t like horror movies. I would love to love them but I’m to scared. But you content is so well done and interesting !!! I’ve never watch any of these movies but I love you videos !!
Halloween for score for sure.
One of the best and most influential scores ever. By a guy who - at least initially - scored his own movies to save money.
agreed.
The Thing should have got a nomination for Best Visual Effects.
Even critics who didn’t love this movie during that time stated that the visuals were amazing.
exactly.
@@isaacmartinez6904 All practical effects on a low budget. A real achievement!
I would never understand
why the Razzies decided
to nominate *"THE THING"*
for Worst Musical Score (even
the legendary John Williams
was nominated by the Razzies
for his music in *"Monsignor".*
Yes, for real!)
@@JOSH-lw2jv oh wow, I don't even like The Thing and I listen to its score.
Child's Play deserved a Best Visual Effects nod. Kevin Yagher brought that doll to life, and it still freaks me out all these years later.
@@Kerorofan1990 Incredible practical effects! A nomination would not have been out of line.
John Carpenter’s Halloween for Original Score is iconic and should have been a contender!
Anthony Perkins omission for best actor for Psycho, is one of Oscar’s biggest mistakes ever.
True. He probably didn't include it because it got at least one Oscar nomination. But, yes. Perkins should've been nominated.
@@jonathanvelazquezph.d.2719 for me tho
Plus, at that time, Perkins was a previous Academy Award nominee! Even though it was for a performance in horror, recognition would not have been out of the realm of possibility!
Agreed. His was a seminal performance, a landmark. Maybe the Academy members were so creeped out by Norman Bates that they just couldn’t bear to nominate his portrayer. This I can wholeheartedly understand, because Perkins as Norman terrified me more than any other character I’ve ever seen on screen. His final scene, alone!!
Totally agree. What a great performance.
Shelley Duvall was unfairly critisized for her role in ‘The shining’. She deserved an Oscar nod, not a Razzie nod. If the movie came out today, I bet she would've been recognized somewhere.
Well that and it's a terrible movie
Shelley didn't deserve a Razzie nod but there was no way she was getting Best Actress at the Oscars For that 😅😅😅😅 be realistic
@@gabbyb7347 Well, maybe not an Oscar, but a Saturn award perhaps?
@amparonarbona5142 wasn't she nominated there tho? Let me check
@amparonarbona5142 yes. I'm afraid she was snubbed there 😢😭
The Neon Demon’s score is so good, it functions as a character. Incredible piece of music that, regardless of one’s opinion of the film itself, was universally praised.
The film Is trash tho.
Dario Argento’s Suspiria deserved recognition for its art direction and camera work at the very least, and also for its funky score by Goblin. And I know you’ve enforced a 1999 cut off, but… Hereditary!
It's Goblin, not "The Goblins"
@ ah, my bad
The Thing easily deserved an Oscar win for Best Visual Effects alongside nominations for:
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Director for Carpenter
Best Picture
7:01 Wes Craven's new nightmare would be in best adapted screenplay, not best original screenplay, as it is based on existing characters and stories.
Shelley Duvall's best chance of a nomination was 1977's 3 Women, for which she won at Cannes and saw nominations at BAFTA, the National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics Circle and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, winning for the latter.
It's my favorite performance of hers. So layered and brilliant, she steals every moment of that movie and makes you fully understand why Sissy Spacek's character becomes so enamored with her.
I still send letters to the Academy asking where's the Oscar nomination of Drew Barrymore in Scream.
Agreed. I would have loved to see Drew in her Oscar finery, a big smile on her face when they showed the clip of her screaming hysterically for the "Best Supporting Actress" category.
@CineRam but her screen time is too short of having a nomination.
@@lexkanyima2195 For Supporting Actress? I disagree.
@@CineRam yes it is
Nancy Allen in "Carrie" should have been nominated for best supporting actress. She was excellent as the villain.
I only realized she's Lewis from RoboCop a couple of years ago on a revisit. Wowzers
As well as Amy Irving
@@amparonarbona5142 Eh, she was a bit bland and boring. Nancy's role was way juicier.
@@MrS98VAC Everytime I watch "Carrie" I get more and more impressed with Amy Irving. Her role isn't spectacular but her face expresses so much, especially when Miss Collins reproves the girls - and later when Amy sees the blood bucket.
Barbara Hershey's performance in "The Entity" (1982) was highly praised at the time and could've earned her a Best Actress nod if the film was more highly regarded..
@walterpanovs YES, I remember Hershey's performance was well acclaimed critically! Award recognition would not have been out of the realm of possibility! A Golden Globe for sure, and that year, the Oscar's were not all that competitive. Hershey could have been easily nominated.
I think 2 underrated performances are Jason Bateman in The Gift and John Goodman in 10 Cloverfield Lane.
One of your best videos! Perfect choices
For me, definitely Drew Barrymore, that whole opening sequence is performed to perfection and as all the best supporting characters should do, they linger throughout the film, even when they are no longer present. Toni Collette, she should've won, that performance is a masterclass in acting, you can feel the raw grief and unbridled anger. Nicole Kidman in The Others an absolute tour de force and one of two films (the other being Moulin Rouge), that finally saw her achieving the acclaim she had been deserving and had thus far come in small doses. A performance both melodramatic, nuanced, heart-breaking and chilling in equal measure.
I was about to say The Others for Production Design and Cinematography at least but then remembered Brian only went up to 1999.
I hope the Substance could sweep next year’s ceremony
I predict it now for 6 or 7 oscar nominations:
Picture, Director, Actress, Screenplay, Sound, make-up (win)
And maybe editing
I can almost guarantee it will either get 0 nominations or get several noms but no wins (like the 6th sense)
i think already won for makeup but for the rest of categories it will be hard to see it nominated
@@Leeeooooooooooo I mean, it’s possible but it’s rare for a genre film to even get nominations or wins. American Werewolf in London was the first winner of the makeup though so there’s some hope
@@ChrisThomson-y7l exactly!! if horror movies have a chance in the academy is in the makeup category, you have American Werewolf in London, The Fly, Dracula
Your nominations for "Scream" I agree with 100%! That screenplay was miles better than the Oscar nominated "Jerry Maguire" and "Shine," and I like those two movies!
To respond to how The Thing didn't get nominated for Best Makeup, it wasn't eligible at the time. Apart from the universal dislike of the film in 1982, the Academy had changed their rules on what counts as Makeup. This was due to the first winner, An American Werewolf in London, combining makeup and puppetry effects for the transformation and final werewolf forms. It would have been considered more visual effect than makeup appliance. And given most of the Thing's forms were puppets of some sort, is it any wonder why it didn't get a nomination?
Evil dead 2:
Best director
Best screenplay
Makeup
Best actor, actress, cimenatography, film editing,
Best Actor totally. Bruce Campbell is so funny and so wonderful throughout that entire movie, and so much of it is just him on his own in that cabin.
@samuelbarber6177 ha yeah
Great list! All your choices are very good ones!
I have others good choices also:
- The Blob : Best makeup
- Hereditary : Best actress (Toni Collette)
- Gremlins: Best score (Jerry Goldsmith)
- Possession: Beat actress (Isabelle Adjani)
Hereditary best score!
Does anybody remember who even was nominated for Best supporting in 1997? And everybody remembers Drew Barrymore
I admire your love and respect for horror! 1978s "Dawn Of The Dead" had a lot going for it. Most of all, it's a major element of satire on American consumerism! Zombies inhabit a shopping mall is absolutely genius! Oscar recognition would have been a major longshot even if directed by a major director like Kubrick, Spielberg, or Friedkin. I think a Drew Barrymore nomination would have been an all timer nomination, considering she has never been nominated in her long film career! This would have been the place to do it.
I saw this as a teenager and was disgusted and loved it at the same time. ❤
Bela Lugosi - Best Supporting Actor - Son of Frankenstein.
The makeup in the Texas Chainsaw was also outstanding
The dog in The Thing deserved a Oscar for best supporting actor 😊
Halloween is my favorite horror movie. I saw it with my mom when it first came out. ❤❤❤❤
The Thing is my all time favorite horror movie.
Great choice with the spooky background track btw.
HALLOWEEN (1978) should have been nominated for Best Original Score. The movie wouldn’t have been successful without it.
Amazing video, mate. It’s so refreshing to watch an expert in awards talking about how the Academy keeps overseeing genre films and has ignored amazing performances and pictures.
Drew ABSOLUTELY deserved that nomination in the Supporting Actress category, because those 12 minutes of screen time are absolute perfection. I’m 100 % sure that if Scream was released today, it would’ve been different in terms of awards.
One of my favourite videos that you’ve ever made and I’ve been a follower for many years.
I’m adding to the list:
-Pearl: Best leading actress for Mia Goth
-Hereditary: Best Lead Actress for Toni Collette, Original Screenplay and Movie
-Midsommar: Cinematography, Original Screenplay and Actress for Florence Pugh
- The Witch: Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Anya Taylor Joy.
- Suspiria: Directing, Score, cinematography, Editing, Art Direction (production design)
Great list!
I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about how New Nightmare should have been nominated for best screenplay.
I do agree that if it came out in 1999, it would have been more recognized for how unique it was.
Brian De Palma's "Sisters" deserves an Oscar for oddest movie.
Margot Kidder in Black Christmas, Donald Sutherland in Don’t Look Now and The Wicker Man (1972) costumes, Art direction and cinematography.
This is a better list than top 10 favourite movies 😂
The Innocents is a great movie that many people will never see because it is in black and white and/or from an earlier time. The cinematography is breathtaking and Deborah Kerr said it was her best performance.
Such a cool video. You've given me a lot of info on films that I haven't seen, that I need to watch. One horror film performnace I think deserved recognition is Rutger Hauer in The Hitcher. He was such a sensual and intimate psychopath. He didn't approach it with lots of noise and rage, he contained it all.
Let's go this is a video I've been waiting a long time for
Really surprised Invasion of the Body Snatchers (‘78) didn’t make your list. I had to go back and double check that it didn’t get a nomination I was for getting.
I would add the movie 'The Haunting' (1963).
It should have been nominated for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. Maybe even a Best Actress nomination for Julie Harris.
I agree that Kubrick should have received a Best Director nomination for 'The Shining.' I would include Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, and Best Original Score. It would have been awesome if Nicholson and Duvall received nominations. If I had to choose between the two to get nominated, I'd give the nomination to Shelley.
1) Boris Karloff was not only snubbed for Frankenstein; he was NEVER nominated for an Oscar. The Body Snatcher? No nomination. Targets? No nomination. One of the finest actors in classic cinema was never recognized as such.
2) The Changeling (1980) is a brilliant and heartbreaking horror film featuring an Oscar-worthy central performance by George C. Scott. Alas, no nomination came his way for perhaps his most sympathetic performance in his career.
Re: Scream -- while Neve Campbell plays one of the strongest heroines in horror cinema and I admire many things about it, I can't quite call it a favorite because the movie lingers way too long over Rose McGowan's death scene. This is a character we LIKE -- she's a good friend to Sydney -- yet the camera seems to relish her suffering. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think most slasher films would actually be scarier if the killings were sudden and swift. Protracted death scenes aren't scary, IMO; they're just unpleasant and a little bit depressing.
Agree completely about The Innocents, though. Kerr's performance deserved a nomination, and the cinematography is awe-inspiring.
Boris Karloff in The Body Snatcher is definitely one of the best supporting actor performances I've ever seen. Steals every scene he's in!
I'd definitely add "The Haunting" (1963) for Best Original Score. Humphrey Searle's masterful, creepy soundtrack is just perfect for that film.
I've long advocated that the Best Makeup Oscar should be the unofficial category that celebrates horror, similarly to how Best VFX gives them the chance to recognize the top action movies. But on that subject, they probably don't do it so as to not encourage more egregious splatter fests; Kind of like how they won't have a Best Stunts category so as to not encourage risks too dangerous.
In any case, I really enjoyed your MTV Awards video, so this is a good time to remind that the Academy isn't all that's out there. I think Horror actually has it's own awards show. It'd be great to get a video on that. 😊
Anyway, great screenplay picks I hadn't considered. As for me, even though it's not a classic per se, I really wanted Best Actress for Essie Davis in The Babadook. Others I would have liked:
Best Adapted Screenplay for The Ring
Best Original Screenplay for The Blair Witch Project (they'll just have to figure something out)
And The Re-Aninator: Anything and Everything
There are so many films that should've got best score nods like Suspiria and many more
Love the drew barrymore shout something that you don't see in the greatest opening scene in the history of cinema
Honorable mentions: Barbara Hershey as Best Actress for THE ENTITY. She ATE that (very difficult) role. Sondra Locke for A REFLECTION OF FEAR and DEATH GAME. Felissa Rose for SLEEPAWAY CAMP. Carol Kane for WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (the remake was very well done too) and THE MAFU CAGE. Lucio Fulci's ZOMBIE direction, cinematography, makeup and score are sublime. Dario Argento's DEEP RED (Hellooo?). LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH direction and cinematography (and lead actress Zohra Lampert perhaps). Carpenter's THE FOG direction, score, cinematography, whole cast. And here's my wild card: LOOKING FOR MR. GOODBAR, best picture, direction, lead actress Diane Keaton. This film, which as of this writing is about to finally be officially released in Blu Ray/4K, is one of the scariest, "non-horror" films ever made. By the time it's over, it will creep under your skin and won't be able to unsee it for days afterwards, as you peel the layers off it. Sweet Dreams... 😉🎥
Great video 👍🏻 Texas Chainsaw should’ve WON for Best Sound
Night of the Hunter for cinematography and Robert Mitchum.
Modern movie but I think the Invisible Man (2020) deserved to have Elizabeth Moss nominated for best actress
Yes
I think the staircase baseball bat scene in the Shining is one of my favorite scenes in a horror film of all time. Duvall and Nicholson nailed it
Burnt Offering was the best horror movie I ever seen.
It won two Golden Scroll awards including one for Best Supporting Actress for Bette Davies.
The acting is superb - Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Burgess Meredith etc.
The last moment when a dead body falls through the window and smash the glass pane of the family car was a real shocker.
The whole mood set by the movie is better than all the horror movies I ever seen.
Suspirua comes a distant second
The 70s horror movies can set you on edge with you folding your arms over your eyes in a mood response rather than an outright form of a horror figure appearing on the screen other than Walking Dead
You.must watch burnt Offering
Burnt offerings is a good horror movie. That scene at the end with Karen Black in the attic scares the crap outta me all the time. She was very good in Trilogy of Terror, especially in the Zuni fetish doll story. Gives me the creeps.
I know it’s arguable whether this counts as a horror movie, but Sheryl Lee should have been nominated for her stunning performance in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, and Ray Wise too for that matter. Not to mention the cinematography, the editing, the score, the production and costume design, the screenplay.
Unfortunately, the film was roundly hated when it came out, but like the show it has gained a good following since, and I’m very glad because I love this show and film.
If we are talking performances in David Lynch films, Robert Blake as one of the more nightmarish characters ever in Lost Highway would have been a cool Supporting Actor nod.
The Omen winning best score - and being nominated for Best Song - is SO wild to me. Imagine if the academy nominated a song that had the lyrics "hail Satan" in them in 2024
Very good topic, but you should put there Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Eraserhead (1977), King Kong (1933), The Invisible Man (1933), Ravenous (1999) or The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957). And bonus immediatly after 1999, will be, for me, 28 Days Later from 2002 with a young Cillian Murphy. For the horror genre will always be The Saturn Awards!
Mia Farrow for Rosemary’s Baby.
Ruth Gordon did actually win Best Supporting Actress but Mia was badass in third act
Ghost Story a collection of anecdotes made into a series in the late 60d to 70d was one that you can watch and watch again and again until you can fully understand what each anecdote is trying to tell you. Better than even Twilight Zone.
Toni Collette deserved a nomination in leading role for "Hereditary", and Alex Wolff as supporting role for the same film.
Deborah Kerr and the little boy definitely should have gotten nominated for the Innocents
Probably in the minority here, but I think Matthew Lillard should have been nominated for Scream (of course, I'm the kind of person who thinks Anne Baxter should have been nominated for The Ten Commandments. What can I say? Balls to the wall acting has my heart). Also: Hell YEAH to The Innocents! I watched it first in a rhetoric class for my undergrad and even on a bright sunny day, it scared the hell out of me. There's nothing like Victorian horror, where a woman in a black dress standing mutely on the other side of a lake can be so unsettling. (Honorable mention to Black Narcissus, another Deborah Kerr movie that scared the hell out of me. If you haven't seen it, be prepared for some jump scares! I made the mistake of watching that at like 2 in the morning)
Edit: I just now became aware of the fact that Halloween wasn't even nominated for Best Original Score and I'm speechless
The production design in Dracula is outstanding! I am mesmerized by the boat scene every time
Shelley Duvall’s indelible and hauntingly good performance in The Shining is one my all time favorites.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a drive inn staple in the 1970's and early 1980's.
This was a great video Brian. I don't think it's ridiculous at all to think Texas Chainsaw deserved recognition. I mean at the very least the art direction and photography are outstanding. 100% agree with you that Dawn of the Dead deserved recognition for direction, script, editing, etc. Just think about how unique that was back in the 1970s. Audiences had not seen anything like it. The Thing not getting at least make-up and visual effects is a travesty. Boris Karloff no Oscar nomination is insane. The Innocents should have had nominations right down the line. Excellent EVERYTHING in that film and some of the best b/w cinematography of all time. Plus special shout out to Martin Stephens for one of the best child performances ever.
The Haunting for screenplay, sound, cinematography and set design.
Wonderful list! Could you please do the same for modern horror?
Here are some good modern horror films:
Hereditary
It Follows
The Invisible Man
The Blair Witch Project
Us
Nope
Etc.
One of the Evil Dead movies (probably Evil Dead 2) should have at least gotten nominated for best cinematography, Best director, and best actor, toss best visual effects and make-up too since there was only two nominees in '87 for both of those categories. The camera work from Raimi is amazing, and the performance Bruce has in Evil Dead 2 is phenomenal (plus his stunt work is crazy!), Evil Dead 2 is probably the one that would be easiest to push for the franchise. Evil Dead 1 could get a cinematography nod too, while Army of Darkness could get cinematography, make-up, and best actor.
I'm going to say something kind of outlandish but hear me out. Alisha Weir deserves a Best Actress nomination for her performance in Abigail. The fact that she gave that incredible of a performance at just 14 blows me away every time I rewatch it.
Abigail certainly isn't a perfect movie but it is my favorite movie. It's one of the very, very few films I felt compelled to watch 3 times in a week when I first saw it (I'm pretty sure the only others are the massively overhated Folie à Deux, Baby Driver, and I think John Wick) and I would love for Weir to get some recognition for her phenomenal work.
As far as modern movies, Toni Collette for Hereditary. Now, in terms of older films, Christopher Walken for The Dead Zone.
I also agree with Halloween getting a best original score nomination!!. That Halloween music has even become a classic
Midsommar:
I think it should have gotten a nomination at least for Best Cinematography.
But personally, I would have also given it noms for:
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Actress
Best Score (that score called Gassed in the first act was excellent)
and while it was simple and rather minimal, it was appropriate and to the point: Best Production Design
Nicole Kidman (The Others)
And what about Suspiria for Art Direction, Sound, Cinematography and the brilliant Goblins original score?
Supposedly Ennio Morricone used some of his rejected score for The Thing in his Oscar winning score for Hateful Eight.
My favorite horror movie is The Thing. I love the chemistry between all the actors, and Kurt Russell is great in it. Horror Express with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing is also one of my favorites. It’s an imitation of The Thing. Telly Savalas is a hoot in it. I also like Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Anybody with me??!
Poltergeist should have gotten awards love for special effects & the Strangers should have gotten some awards love
There was next to no blood in Halloween as well
If I had to choose between Dracula and Frankenstein for Oscar recognition, I'd go with Frankenstein. In my opinion, it's a better movie than Dracula which I only think lives on with Bela Lugosi's and, to a lesser extent, Dwight Frye's iconic performances.
I would also like to add The Others and The Orphanage (el Orfenato).. both exceptional horror films that are complex and not one-note.
"Dressed to Kill" is one of my favourite movies. I guess you could call it horror. Or thriller. It does have a slasher.
The Texas chainsaw massacre is actually a deeper film than people think, it’s an allegory for vegetarianism, the Vietnam war, the economic crisis in the 70s, and so much more.
I think the only thing that’s flawed about it is the acting slightly
While watching this I’m thinking what did Brian take? But it did give me a chuckle.
Yes yes yes! Texas Chain Saw Massacre for cinematography! Gorgeous. I’ve always thought it should have been nominated.
I know I’m not alone here, but Hereditary for Best Actress should’ve happened
i think brian sees it for now not if an classic horrorfilm. But it’s probably in his top 10 modern horrorfilms that were snubbed at the oscars
He deliberately cut off the films in this list at 1999; I assume so that he can make a second video. And in that one, I am positive he will raise holy hell about Toni Collette not getting nominated.
TTCM: Best cinematography and best art direction.
DOTD: Score maybe.
New Nightmare: Nothing.
The Thing: Best makeup.
Dracula and Frankenstein: Best actor.
Scream: Original screenplay and score.
The Innocents: Picture, director, adapted screenplay, actress, cinematography, editing, sound.
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Makeup. Maybe cinematography, art direction and score.
The Shining: Picture, director, actor, actress, adapted screenplay, cinematography, editing, score, art direction, sound.
Halloween: Score. Maybe cinematography.
New Nightmare was so underrated
"Seven" received just one Oscar nomination (for editing), so it wouldn't qualify for your list. However, I feel that it deserved much more. "Seven" was my favorite movie of 1995, and has been on my "best of the 90s" and "all-time favorites" lists for a long time. It's also my A-number-one favorite theatrical experience EVER. I wanted Morgan Freeman to be up for Best Actor. I wanted nominations for Picture, Director and Original Screenplay...as well as for it's cinematography, makeup and it's score by Howard Shore. Very few films that I first saw as an adult had the kind of impact that "Seven" had on me that opening weekend. In fact, I didn't even WATCH the Oscars that year. I didn't want to see Mel Gibson be awarded while David Fincher wasn't even invited.
Love every movie on this list though I'm nit sure that every one would have been deserving of an Oscar nod. However "The Sining" and "The Innocents" are masterpieces. The acting (not only of the grown-ups but also b the child actors) are top notch. I love it, when a film goes for the atmosphere and not just for shock effects. Also "The Haunting" should have been recognized.
Halloween changed my life as well!!!!!! Then Halloween 2 came out and took a massive shit on THE classic! I still Go into a rage when I think about it! I was sooo upset but the original still stands the test of time!!
Can you do a video about Amadeus ? Why there was 2 best leading actors nominations on that movie ?
That's allowed, but it doesn't happen very often. For "Thelma and Louise" both women were nominated in the "Lead Actress" category. Co-leads happen all the time, but when it comes to awards recognition, a lot of people are afraid that they will cancel each other out when it comes to voting for a winner. Brian has made a few videos already about "category fraud" and lead performances that are nominated in the "supporting" group to better their chances of winning. Example: Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre-best cinematography for Daniel Pearl & best production design for Robert Burns.
How about a best editing nom for the Blair witch project?
agree reg: Nightmare on Elm Street is fantastic movie., its very interesting. And 1 person comes to my mind is EB with an OSCAR in her hand for the Exorcist Ellen Burstyn.. her love towards her daughter / her fears / worries IMO she made the movie 10+
Harry earles in freaks should have nominated for best actor
I don’t like horror movies. I would love to love them but I’m to scared.
But you content is so well done and interesting !!! I’ve never watch any of these movies but I love you videos !!
I love Candyman 1992 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
Stanley Kubrick could of had one of those oddities like David Lynch.
Be your movies sole nomination for Director
I'm amazed at how good The Texas Chainsaw massacre looks considering how little money they spent on it. It's a fantastic film.
The ending shot with the sunrise will always be my favourite visual I’ve ever seen in a film
About The Thing: it might be a hot take, but i think that even a nomination for Best Actor for Kurt Russell should've happened.
Fuck yeah I love New Nightmare. Super underrated
Texas chainsaw is in permanent collection at MOMA. The more you watch it the more you get out of it.