Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress

The following is a list of Fangoria Chainsaw Award winners for Best Actress. It is awarded annually to an actress for her work in a horror or thriller film.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Nominees	Film	Result	Ref
1992	Jodie Foster	The Silence of the Lambs	Won	[1]
1993	Virginia Madsen	Candyman	Won	[1]
1994	Melinda Clarke	Return of the Living Dead 3	Won	[1]
1995	Heather Langenkamp	Wes Craven's New Nightmare	Won	[1]
1996	Jada Pinkett	Demon Knight	Won	[1]
1997	Neve Campbell	Scream	Won	[1][2]
	Trini Alvarado	The Frighteners	Nominated
	Fairuza Balk	The Craft	Nominated
	Lynsey Baxter	The Cold Light of Day	Nominated
1998	Sigourney Weaver	Alien: Resurrection	Won	[1]
1999	Jamie Lee Curtis	Halloween H20: 20 Years Later	Won	[1]

2000s

Year	Nominees	Film	Result	Ref
2000	Heather Donahue	The Blair Witch Project	Won	[1]
2001	Ellen Burstyn	Requiem for a Dream	Won	[1]
2002	Nicole Kidman	The Others	Won	[3]
	Emily Perkins	Ginger Snaps	Nominated
2003	Naomi Watts	The Ring	Won	[4]
	Aaliyah	Queen of the Damned	Nominated
	Laura Linney	The Mothman Prophecies	Nominated
	Patricia Clarkson	Wendigo	Nominated
	Victoria Sanchez	Wolf Girl	Nominated
2004	Angela Bettis	May	Won	[5]
	Jessica Biel	The Texas Chainsaw Massacre	Nominated
	Angelica Lee	The Eye	Nominated
	Roselyn Sanchez	Nightstalker	Nominated
	Radha Mitchell	Visitors	Nominated
2005	Emily Perkins	Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed	Won	[6]
	Sarah Polley	Dawn of the Dead	Nominated
	Jennifer Tilly	Seed of Chucky	Nominated
	Bryce Dallas Howard	The Village	Nominated
	Blanchard Ryan	Open Water	Nominated
2006	Cécile De France	High Tension	Won	[7]
	Angela Bettis	Toolbox Murders	Nominated
	Jennifer Connelly	Dark Water	Nominated
	Dakota Fanning	Hide and Seek	Nominated
	Kari Wuhrer	Hellraiser: Deader	Nominated
2007	No award
2008	No award
2009	Lina Leandersson	Let the Right One In	Won	[8]
	Naomi Watts	Funny Games	Nominated
	Eliza Dushku	The Alphabet Killer	Nominated
	Jess Weixler	Teeth	Nominated
	Alysson Paradis	Inside	Nominated

2010s

Year	Nominees	Film	Result	Ref
2010	Morjana Alaoui	Martyrs	Won	[9]
	Virginia Madsen	The Haunting in Connecticut	Nominated
	Jordan Ladd	Grace	Nominated
	Manuela Velasco	REC	Nominated
	Emmanuelle Béart	Vinyan	Nominated
2011	Natalie Portman	Black Swan	Won	[10]
	Chloë Grace Moretz	Let Me In	Nominated
	Charlotte Gainsbourg	Antichrist	Nominated
	Sarah Polley	Splice	Nominated
	Melissa George	Triangle	Nominated
2012	Rose Byrne	Insidious	Won	[11]
	Pollyanna McIntosh	The Woman	Nominated
	Amanda Fuller	Red White & Blue	Nominated
	Tabrett Bethell	The Clinic	Nominated
	Josie Ho	Dream Home	Nominated
2013	Elizabeth Olsen	Silent House	Won	[12]
	AnnaLynne McCord	Excision	Nominated
	Jessica Biel	The Tall Man	Nominated
	Gretchen Lodge	Lovely Molly	Nominated
	Robin McLeavy	The Loved Ones	Nominated
2014	Katharine Isabelle	American Mary	Won	[13]
	Sharni Vinson	You're Next	Nominated
	Mia Wasikowska	Stoker	Nominated
	Saoirse Ronan	Byzantium	Nominated
	Juno Temple	Magic Magic	Nominated
2015	Essie Davis	The Babadook	Won	[14]
	Scarlett Johansson	Under the Skin	Nominated
	Tilda Swinton	Only Lovers Left Alive	Nominated
	Alexandra Essoe	Starry Eyes	Nominated
	Marta Milans	Devoured	Nominated
2016	Maika Monroe	It Follows	Won	[15]
	Barbara Crampton	We Are Still Here	Nominated
	Abigail Breslin	Maggie	Nominated
	Susanne Wuest	Goodnight Mommy	Nominated
	Ryan Simpkins	Anguish	Nominated
2017	Anya Taylor-Joy	The Witch	Won	[16]
	Kate Siegel	Hush	Nominated
	Kika Magalhaes	The Eyes of My Mother	Nominated
	Natasha Lyonne	Antibirth	Nominated
	Samantha Robinson	The Love Witch	Nominated
2019	Toni Collette	Hereditary	Won	[17]
	Nadia Alexander	The Dark	Nominated
	Emily Blunt	A Quiet Place	Nominated
	Jamie Lee Curtis	Halloween	Nominated
	Violetta Schurawlow	Cold Hell	Nominated

2020s

Year	Nominees	Film	Result	Ref
2020	Lupita Nyong'o	Us	Won	[18]
	Kiersey Clemons	Sweetheart	Nominated
	Caitlin Gerard	The Wind	Nominated
	Florence Pugh	Midsommar	Nominated
	Samara Weaving	Ready or Not	Nominated