Four years ago, following the lack of recognition at the Oscars for horror films, Trace Thurman and I created “The Hereditaries” (named after Toni Collette’s Hereditary omission), a series of horror awards to acknowledge all of the great work being done in the genre.
We’re now up to the fifth annual Hereditaries (click here to vote), which celebrates the amazing diversity of horror films released in 2023.
Unlike the 2022 Hereditaries when Nope and Scream (2022) dominated (hear who won here), the love has been spread out across a diverse list of films this year. Ranging from blockbusters like Evil Dead Rise (7 nominations) and Saw X (6 nominations) to quiet streaming sleepers like Cobweb (8 nominations) to non-English language classics like When Evil Lurks (5 nominations), we’re shining a light on all of the great horror content that came out this year.
Here’s what you’re voting on:
- Best Wide Release
- Best Indie Release
- Best Under The Radar Film
- Best Non-English Language Horror Film
- Best Horror TV Show
- Best Queer Horror
- Best Horror Score – New for 2023
- Best First Feature Director
- Best Director
- Best Lead Performance
- Best Supporting Performance
- Best Ensemble
- MVP 2023
- Best Creature Design
- Best Villain
- Best Sequence
- Most Painful (Non-Fatal) Injury
- Best Ending
- Best Death
Context: The 20 categories were informed by Horror Queers Patrons and then narrowed down by Trace and I. In order to be eligible, films had to be widely available this year (either wide theatrical, VOD or on streaming services), which sadly means no festival exclusives.
Categories are capped at a maximum of 10 nominees and films are only eligible once per category. This inevitably means that some favourites have been left out, but this is best way to ensure a tight race. Kill your darlings, folks!
Finally, we’ve also added spoiler warnings for the last four categories, just in case you haven’t seen films like No One Will Save You, Infinity Pool and The Outwaters.
Click here to vote before the deadline on Friday, Jan 5 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Winners will be announced on Horror Queers social media accounts (Facebook group, Instagram and Twitter), as well as a special Main Feed bonus episode in January 2024.
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