4th Annual Frighties Awards: THE NOMINATIONS

The FRIGHTIES are back! Every year the voting has got bigger and bigger and we think 2025 will kick previous years out of the water. A fantastic year once again for horror, both from bigger studios and smaller independent productions. We've seen classic monsters return in Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu', Leigh Whannell's 'Wolf Man' and more recently Guillermo Del Toro's 'Frankenstein'.

We've also seen the return of big name directors in the genre with Danny Boyle revisiting his "infected" roots and Scott Derrickson bringing The Grabber back from the dead, sort of. And once again horror shines a light on some amazingly exciting filmmakers with the Philippou Brothers sophmore outing, the terrifying possession-based horror film 'Bring Her Back' and Zach Cregger's weirdly wonderful 'Weapons'. Both are previous Frighties Nominees and Winners.

The Fright Club team are super excited to announce the nominations for the 4th Annual Frighties Awards, our recurring end-of-year award ceremony celebrating the best of the genre in various categories. Each film included must have been officially released in Ireland & the UK in 2025 (films screened at festivals do not count unless officially released) and we are including digital and streaming releases.

YOU CAN VOTE below right now in each category. Voting will end on Christmas Day and all votes will be tallied by the end of December. Winners will be announced on New Year's Day.

We appreciate your participation in the Frighties and going forward we want to hear from you so feel free to share this on your socials with all your horror pals.

[NOTE: This is all just meant to be a bit of fun. We realise we've had to omit some bangers but please don't get your knickers in a twist over any of the nominations. Cheers 😂😂😂]

BEST DIRECTOR

• Ryan Coogler - Sinners
• Robert Eggers - Nosferatu
• Danny Boyle - 28 Years Later
• Zach Cregger - Weapons

BEST ACTRESS

• Sally Hawkins - Bring Her Back
• Sophie Thatcher - Companion
• Julia Garner - Weapons
• Tatiana Maslany - Keeper

BEST ACTOR

• Michael B. Jordan - Sinners
• David Jonsson - The Long Walk
• Ray Nicholson - Borderline
• Theo James - The Monkey

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
• Amy Madigan - Weapons
• Madeleine McGraw - Black Phone 2
• Callina Liang - Presence

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Ralph Fiennes - 28 Years Later
• Alden Ehrenreich - Weapons
• Miles Caton - Sinners
• John Lithgow - The Rule of Jenny Pen

BEST WRITING

• Zach Cregger - Weapons
• Danny Philippou & Bill Hinzman - Bring Her Back
• Robert Eggers - Nosferatu
• Ryan Coogler - Sinners

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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Steven Soderbergh - Presence
• Autumn Durald Arkapaw - Sinners
• Jarin Blaschke - Nosferatu
• Dan Lautsen - Frankenstein

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

• Die Hexen - Fréwaka
• Ludwig Göransson - Sinners
• Young Fathers - 28 Years Later
• Alexandre Desplat - Frankenstein

BEST MAKE-UP OR CREATURE FX

• Nosferatu
• 28 Years Later
• Bring Her Back
• The Ugly Stepsister

BEST KILL

• Sucked into the MRI - Final Destination Bloodlines
• Rickey and the Wasps - The Monkey
• Uncle Chip's Stampede - The Monkey
• Torn Apart by the Kids - Weapons

BEST VILLAIN

• Remmick - Sinners
• Aunt Gladys - Weapons
• The Grabber - Black Phone 2
• Dave Crealy - The Rule of Jenny Pen

BEST SCARE

• Aunt Gladys Awakens - Weapons
• Kidprint Videos - V/H/S/Halloween
• Face to Face with Spirits - Keeper
• Cornbread's Demise - Sinners

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BEST ONE-LINER

• "If I'm going out, I'm going out on these unsalted bitches"
• "Momento Amoris. Remember you must love"
• "The monkey that likes killing our family? It's back"
• "I think I shat myself"

BEST TV SERIES OR STREAMING

• Alien: Earth
• The Creep Tapes
• Haunted Hotel
• Marvel Zombies

BEST NEEDLE-DROP

• Beware of Darkness (George Harrison) - Weapons
• Boy (Book of Love) - Companion
• Ghostbusters (Ray Parker Jr) - The Conjuring Last Rites
• Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar) - Night of the Reaper

BEST WTF MOMENT

• Alpha's Dong - 28 Years Later
• Aunt Glady's Chase - Weapons
• Kid Eating A Knife - Bring Her Back
• Vampires Irish Dancing - Sinners

BEST FILM

• Sinners
• Weapons
• Bring Her Back
• Nosferatu

MASTER OF HORROR

Our first recipient of the Master of Horror Award is the legendary writer, director and broadcaster Mick Garris. For five decades our Mick has championed the horror genre across multiple mediums including television, cinema and podcasts. Check out our exclusive interview with Mick Garris from last year and make sure to follow him on his social media channels.

Voting begins on December 1st and ends on December 25th. Any votes added after this date will NOT count. Votes will be tallied up and winners announced on January 1st 2026.

If there's a nomination that you think we've missed please feel free to give it a shoutout in the comments below and don't forget to share with all your horror pals on your social medias. Thanks for participating 🤘🤘🤘