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BloodGuts UK Horror Awards 2016 - The Stars

Best Actress

  • Anya Taylor-Joy (The Witch)

The Films

 

The Extras

Anya Taylor-Joy may not be a household name but rest assured that her career has had an injection of adrenaline pumped into it thanks to her fantastic portrayal of Thomasin in THE WITCH. The coming of age story pits teenage rebellion against a purity that Taylor-Joy excels in portraying and it's hard to imagine anyone else in the role. Anya's outstanding performance is not just that of this catergory but that of this year, and with roles in Ridley Scott's MORGAN and M.Night Syamalan's SPLIT, 2016 is the year a star was born.

 

Nominated:​

  • Teresa Palmer (Lights Out)

  • Kate Siegel (Hush)

  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead (10 Cloverfield Lane)

  • Lauren Cohan (The Boy)

 

Best Actor

  • John Goodman (10 Cloverfield Lane)

When the first news of 10 Cloverfield Lane hit the airwaves, the only thing more intriguing than the story was the cast. Set in an underground bunker during the midst of an attack, Goodman's Howard kidnaps a young woman in the aid of protecting her from what's outside. What ensues is the tensest piece of cinema this year as the question remains, Is he telling the truth or is he mad? The film works mostly thanks to Goodman's performance and his cold outsider morphs from kindhearted to menacing yet never lets on to the audience what he's really fighting for. Come on, this is Fred Flintstone, Dan Conner and Sullivan, how can this be...

 

Nominated:

  • Anton Yelchin (Green Room)

  • Richard Blake (31)

  • Stephen Lang (Don't Breathe)

  • Jake Gylenhall (Nocturnal Animals)

 

Best Supporting Actress

  • Jena Malone (The Neon Demon)

THE NEON DEMON may have not matched its hype but there is no denying that one of the standout performances from the film was that of Jena Malone. Aiding a naive Elle Fanning in the world of Hollywood models, her blunt grasp of life is a welcome contrast to the beauty on show and grounds the otherwise artistic cinematography of Nicolas Winding Refn's first foray into horror.

 

Nominated:

  • Meg Foster (31)

  • Lena Heady (Pride & Prejudice & Zombies)

  • Kate Dickie (The Witch)

  • Maria Bello (Lights Out)

 

 

Best Supporting Actor

  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Nocturnal Animals)

By definition, NOCTURNAL ANIMALS is not a horror film but by Lord is it a brutal and harrowing experience. Thanks mainly to Aaron Taylor-Johnson's unnerving role of the sadistic hick who forces a family off the road to disasterous results. Never has a naked man on a toilet had such angst inducing connotations yet his performance in Tom Ford's movie is up there with some of the most terrifying of horror villains. Imagine EDEN LAKE's Jack O'Connell in the south of America and you're halfway there, there is no redeeming aspect to his character and that is why this award is deservedly his.

 

Nominated:

  • Ralph Ineson (The Witch)

  • Matt Smith (Pride & Prejudice & Zombies)

  • Malcolm McDowell (31)

  • Michael Shannon (Nocturnal Animals)

 

Best Actor/Actress in an Independent Film

  • Jennifer Mae (BB)

When a stalker latchs onto an internet stripper, the results are uncomfortable to watch. From a self funded film by director/writer CJ Wallis this could have been a forgettable entry to a genre that has been done better on bigger budgets yet it is the central role of "Candy Cummings", played by Jennifer Mae, that really shines. Delivering a raw performance and barring all, her role is much more than to stand and look good. The emotion in her character and the drive that funds her career choice become all too real and it is Mae who brings this heartbreaking character to life.

 

Nominated:

  • Sarah Smyth (She Who Must Burn)

  • Evie Thompson (The Girl)

 

Best Actress in an International Film

  • Narges Rashidi (Under the Shadow)

Continue to The Extras

Iranian horror film UNDER THE SHADOW is much more than just that. It's a film that brings many themes behind its supernatural plot and of those at the most present is that of how women are seen as a second class citizen in much of the Eastern world. Narges Rashidi commits to her character of mother and failed university student who is left with no choice but to stay at home while her partner is at war. The emotion, the passion and gritty realism in her character's eyes really make every scene of UNDER THE SHADOW a compelling must-see.

 

Nominated:

  • Soo-an Kim (Train to Busan)

  • Nina Ivanison (Idyll)

  • Woo-hee Chun (The Wailing)

 

Best Actor in an International Film

  • Do-won Kwak (The Wailing)

2016 has seen that the International market is just as strong as that produced by the west. South Korea has produced two of the best horror films of the year in TRAIN TO BUSAN and THE WAILING and it is as such that Do-won Kwak takes the award for Best International Actor. The troubled father and philandora may open the film as an unlikeable slob but by the closing credits, the pain and struggle he endures is felt with every member of its audience. His ability to add humour, fear and sheer angst effectively in a film about every supernatural entitiy that could possibly be summoned is a testament to Do-won's gift as an actor.

 

Nominated:

  • Jung-min Hwang (The Wailing)

  • Yoo Gong (Train to Busan)

  • Max Brebant (Evolution)

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