A new end of year tradition begins. Here are the nominees for the first ever Scare Value Awards. Celebrating the very best in horror for 2022.
Ten categories…some traditional, some less so. Every movie that became available in the United States in the last calendar year is eligible. If a movie has been seen at a festival or overseas prior to 2022 but wasn’t available via a theatrical, streaming or on demand release until 2022…it’s eligible.
We will also reveal the inaugural Scare Value Hall of Fame class later this week within our awards article. The Hall of Fame will consist of the greatest and/or most important horror films ever made. Each Hall of Fame class will have two inductees. One will be unveiled in each part of our awards articles.
Beware of inevitable spoilers within the nominations.
The 2022 Scare Value Award Nominees
Best Actor
David Arquette as Dewey Riley in Scream
Javier Botet as Javi in Amigo
Ralph Fiennes as Julian Slowik in The Menu
Neal Ward as Lionel Flack in Feed Me
Joseph Winter as Shawn Ruddy in Deadstream
Best Actress
Anna Cobb as Casey in We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
Aisha Dee as Cecilia in Sissy
Mia Goth as Pearl in Pearl
Rebecca Hall as Margaret in Resurrection
Maika Monroe as Julia in Watcher
Best Screenplay
Adam Leader for Feed Me
Seth Reiss and Will Tracy for The Menu
James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick for Scream
Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes for Sissy
Conor Boru and Ed Hartland for When the Screaming Starts
Best Director
Nyla Innuksuk for Slash/Back
Jordan Peele for Nope
Dan Trachtenberg for Prey
Ti West for Pearl
Eskil Vogt for The Innocents
Best Gore Effects
Feed Me
Best Final Girl
Noa in Fresh
Emerald Haywood in Nope
Naru in Prey
Sienna Shaw in Terrifier 2
Julia in Watcher
Best Killer
Ben in The Innocents
Pearl in Pearl
The Businessman in The Sadness
Cecilia in Sissy
Art the Clown in Terrifier 2
Best Kill
David’s amateur sword play – Bodies Bodies Bodies
Corey is a bad babysitter – Halloween Ends
Naru vs. Predator – Prey
Art the Clown terrorizes Allie – Terrifier 2
The gator is hungry – X
Best Twist
What happened to David – Bodies Bodies Bodies
Monique talks to the demonologist – The Harbinger
Why Li is filming all of this – Incantation
“Yeah kid, she does” – Orphan: First Kill
It’s not who you think – Significant Other
Best Picture
The Innocents
Pearl
Prey
The Sadness
Terrifier 2
Check back later this week for part 1 and 2 of the 2022 Scare Value Awards
