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BloodGuts UK Horror Awards 2015 - The Extras

Best Director

  • Henry Hobson (Maggie)

The Films

 

The Stars

The idea of a zombie apocalypse starring action man Arnold Schwarzeneggar seems appealing and appalling at the same time. While that idea would satisfy action die-hards and gore hounds alike, the true horror of an apocalypse could so easily have been lost. So what a surprise it was to learn that MAGGIE had no gunplay, few encounters with the undead and instead played to the emotional drama that the end of the world ft. zombies would unfold. 

 

Nominated:

  • John Erick Dowdle (No Escape)

  • Joel Edgerton (The Gift)

  • Ted Geoghegan (We Are Still Here)

  • Guillermo Amoedo (The Stranger)

 

Best Screenplay/Script

  • Michael R. Perry (The Voices)

Thought of by many for its sense of humour, it's not until you watch THE VOICES you soon realise that this is so much more. While Reynolds is the perfect man to play the humoured lead, its the pacing of the script that make every event in THE VOICES seem natural, despite the madness that unfolds. Kudos to Michael R. Perry's script that the true horror is left until the end making the films murder seem fun, at least until the point turns to a nastier edge in the films climax.

 

Nominated:

  • John Scott III (Maggie)

  • Carol Morley (The Falling)

  • The Spierig Brothers (Predestination)

  • David Robert Mitchell (It Follows)

 

Best Independent Screenplay/Script

  • Guillermo Amoedo (The Stranger)

One of the best vampire films to come out in recent years, the story of the travelling man is written so pitch perfectly that it's hard not realise that this film was made on such a miniscule budget. The mystery and emotion dedicated to each of the characters is gripping to watch and all culminating in a barrage of violence that never feels out of place.

 

Nominated:

  • Aleksandra Khvaleeva (III)

  • Liam Regan (Banjo)

  • Ben & Chris Blaine (Nina Forever)

  • James Ward Byrkit (Coherence)

 

Best Editing/Visual Style

  • Crimson Peak

While 2015 saw plenty of competition, there really is no contest where Benecio del Toro is involved. Dripping with layers of beauty, the macabre story is played through an amazing array of characters and scenery with the brooding house of terror taking centre stage. From the artwork of the ghosts to the bleeding clay outside, everything about CRIMSON PEAK is an intrigue to unravel in front of your very eyes.

 

Nominated: 

  • It Follows

  • Mad Max

  • No Escape

  • Unfriended

 

Best Soundtrack

  • Sicario (Johann Johannsson)

While the violent thriller SICARIO is by no means a traditional horror film, the fantastic soundtrack laced throughout puts a constant sense of dread into the audience. Without this the film could easily be ignored but the tense and dramatic nature of the score is a must hear for film-makers and audiences to really appreciate what it is that makes a great movie.

 

Nominated:

  • It Follows (Disasterpiece)

  • Lost River (Johnny Jewel)

  • Mad Max: Fury Road (Tom Holkenborg)

  • Spring (Jimmy Lavalle)

 

Rising Star of Horror Award

  • Liam Regan

This recognition award goes to a young talent who's feature debut BANJO has been praised across the community and the man himself has been welcomed to the genre for his new vision of horror. BANJO is certainly one of the highlights of 2015 with its balance of humour and gut wrenching horror splashed across the screen in equal measure. Working tirelessly to bring the film to fruition his efforts have not gone unnoticed and here's a celebration to a rising talent we hope to see much more of in 2016 and beyond!

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