Best Horror Movie Performances That Should’ve Got Oscar Nominations – Collider.com

2019 was an exceptional year for cinema, especially in the horror space, especiallyin the horror performances good enough to get nominated for Oscars space. Two years previously,Get Outs excellent slate of Oscar nominations (and screenplay win!) had me excited that wed see similar horror love in the 2019 nominations. And while that years Best Picture winner was, among many other genres, kind of a horror film, none of the incredible horror performances we saw got any of the Oscar love they deserved.

Should I have been surprised, or even hopeful to begin with? Probably not. With the exception of some outliers, likeThe Silence of the Lambs,the horror genre has largely been passed over by those prestigious voters of the Academy. The genre, with its abject depictions of violence, mayhem, and generally lowbrow forms of cinematic communication, just must not be considered cultured enough for such sparkly awards despite the fact that horror has always, and will always, be directly in dialogue with social mores, public interest, and incredible craftspeople in a way many of these prestige dramas could only dream of.

In honor of this blessed genre, and the wonderful craftspeople who deliver sterling work in it, here are 25 of the best horror performances that shouldve been nominated for an Oscar and you better believe we gotta know which ones we missed. For more on all things horror, heres our review of a bonkers Stephen King blu-ray set (not including, weirdly, the one thatKathy Bateswon an Oscar for!).

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