1997 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

6th *Fangoria* Chainsaw Awards
6th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Date	1997
Site	Los Angeles, California
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Best Picture	Scream
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Date1997

SiteLos Angeles, California

Best PictureScream

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

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

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