The First Official HDC Oscar Awards

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Hello everyone and welcome to the first ever HDC Horror Oscar Awards ceremony.

I am your host and presenter for this rather prestigious event. As you all know, our own well-respected member, Tic, had this idea for a community project about a month back. Plenty of us became a part of it and sent in our choices in each individual category, and then the selected judges presided over the choice of winners for each HDC Horror Oscar.

Before we start, I would like to thank Tic for this novel idea, and each of the judges who took (a long) time out of their busy schedules to contemplate and debate in each category, and finally, to all the members who went through the categories and sent in their nominations.

We will start in reverse order of the Awards, so that the best and biggest Awards are reserved for the end.


First up, is The Horror Film Which Has/Had Made The Most Impact On The Audience. The nominees are :-


Dracula (1931)
Night of the living Dead (1968)
The Exorcist (1973)
Jaws (1975)
Halloween (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)


And, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...

THE EXORCIST


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This movie, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name, was nominated for 10 Academy Awards of which it won 2, and grossed over $400,000,000 worldwide.

Loosely based on the documented exorcism of a 12 year old boy in 1949, and showing a condensed version of the actual Rite of Exorcism.

A very controversial movie, it’s impact on audiences had them fainting, screaming and becoming genuinely terrified during the original showing of this movie, and still has the same impact today, almost 30 years after it’s release.

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For The Person Who Has Attempted To Single-Handedly Destroy Horror, the voters were unanimous in their choice. It was only ONE person nominated...and of course he went on to win.

The unanimous choice, of the voters and the judges, folks...The HDC Horror Razzie goes to...


UWE BOLL


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All the categories that he was nominated for he came almost, infact unanimously top of the pile. To other film makers, please take heed or you may be the second candidate.

The Person who had single handedly attempted to destroy the horror of which we so love.

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The next HDC Horror Oscar to be awarded is The Person/Character Who Has Brought Horror To The Masses.

The nominees are...

Boris Karloff
George A Romero
John Carpenter
Peter Cushing
Vincent Price


And...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


JOHN CARPENTER


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Here’s what Wiki has to say about the man who brought not only horror, but other genre’s to the forefront of the cinematic world, and who also manages to combine genre’s, very successfully, to give us some of the best movies around

“John Howard Carpenter is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film score composer and occasional actor. Carpenter has worked in numerous film genres, and is considered one of the most accomplished and influential horror and science fiction directors in Hollywood”.

“With a career that has spanned over thirty years, John Carpenter has attained a reputation as a respected independent filmmaker. Many horror/sci-fi/indie filmmakers have expressed admiration for Carpenter's work, including Robert Rodriguez, Paul W.S. Anderson, Guillermo Del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson and Quentin Tarantino”

And the judges are in agreement

“…whether he's directing or producing, he's put a lot of horror out there for a lot of people…”

“…The majority of his films whether horror or not, have become talking points. A genuine lover of horror himself and it shows...”

“…His films whether by luck or good decisions have been blessed with good stories and the crew to accompany them…”

“…His movies, ranging from Halloween to Escape from New York, he showed the finer talents of a genius, and the simplicity of a prodigy. All his movies struck deep chords with the audiences everywhere...which explains why everyone loved John Carpenter so much that even a bad movie carrying the tag "John Carpenter Presents" was bound to have people watching it.

The man is a living example in himself…”

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For the year 2007, The Worst Horror Film Of The Year HDC Horror Razzie had some forgettable nominees. They are...

Blood & Chocolate
Captivity
Halloween
Hostel 2
Metamorphosis
Primeval
Seed
The Hills have Eyes 2


And, the HDC Horror Razzie goes to...


THE HILLS HAVE EYES 2


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A film with a ‘non-existent plot, bad acting’, and ‘forgettable direction’.

In the words of one judge “…just trying to make a quick buck. Disgraceful…”

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The Best Horror Film of the Year 2007 HDC Horror Oscar was pretty much a keenly contested category between two excellent movies.

The nominees are...

28 Weeks later
Fido
Grindhouse
Pan's Labyrinth


And, after much deliberation, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


GRINDHOUSE


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The film was my absolute favorite of the year. It had everything you wanted in a horror movie. Cheesy one liners, gore, guts, blood, nudity, action, craziness, and all out fun. In my opinion no film this year has come close to this in the horror genre.

Bringing back the grind house experience that was so well known in the late 60s and early 70s with all sorts of politically incorrect themes such as Black exploitation, Sex exploitation, Shock exploitation, Cannibal films, Zombie films, Slasher films, and much more.

Interlaced with trailers for other movies in between them, Grind House was such a movie experience. Not a lot of people cared for Quentin Tarantino’s film Death Proof due to it’s dialogue but if they would have reversed the order of which they showed the films I am sure the critics and crowd would have liked it more.

Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror was shown first and was an in your face, fast paced, sci-fi, horror, action flick with lots of laughs, gore, and fun. In between we got to see fake trailers directed by greats like Rob Zombie, Edgar Wright, Eli Roth, and Robert Rodriguez himself.

After the trailers Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof played and it was just as great. Some of the best car chase sequences and action. And not to forget the death scene that just won an award for Most Memorable Mutilation at the Scream 2007 Awards. This movie is definitely the best horror flick of 2007!

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The much prestigious Fact-Based Horror HDC Oscar Award's nominees are...

The Haunting
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Exorcist
Helter-Skelter
Sicko


And...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE


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This film, was inspired by serial killer Ed Gein. Gein did wear human skin, but he acted alone and did not use a chainsaw. The interior of the house, particularly the macabre living room filled with bones, was also based on the crime scene notes describing the inside of Gein's home.

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The horror movies made specially for kids hold a much loved place deep in the hearts of children and adults alike.

The Kids Horror HDC Horror Oscar Award's nominees are...


The Birds
Ernest Scared Stupid
Monster Squad
The Witches
Watcher in the woods
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Goosebumps
Jumanji
Nightmare before Christmas


And...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS


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Wow. An evil game, a sexy slayer, an opening sequence with a briefcase which is scary enough, the best in my opinion Roald Dahl adaptation ever or playdo.

Wow.

This may just be the hardest descision ever! There was some anger involved in choosing these and it was close, but in the end one stood victorious. A film which made Claymation kinda scary and put Father Christmas in pain.

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The HDC Horror Oscar Award for TV Horror has some really good nominees, which are...

Hammer House of Horror
Tales from the Crypt
Twighlight Zone
Salem's Lot
Dexter


This was indeed a tough choice. And...in the end...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


TALES FROM THE CRYPT


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Originally run from 1989 to 1996 on HBO, Tales From The Crypt won many Motion Picture Awards and Emmy Awards, and was the one of the few anthology series to be allowed to have full freedom from censorship by the FCC, due to the fact that it was on HBO.

The 7 Seasons of this extremely popular horror anthology series is out on DVD Collection Packs.

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 2000s are...


American Psycho
Dawn of the Dead
Session 9
Devil's Rejects
Hannibal
28 Weeks Later
Bug


And...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


AMERICAN PSYCHO


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Now we are upto date on our journey of the past, the thrills and chills that the silver screen has allowed us to peek, often with one eye open, scared but still not wanting to miss anything, cringing with the blood, only to give a sigh of relief at the finish, even laughing not only at the killers victims, but with the killers themselves.

Here we have our hero and a warning from the modern age of competition, be best at everything, including the kill, everything is me first, or Im better than you, simply because I wear better clothes, have a better job...

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 1990s are...


Army of Darkness - Evil Dead 3
Dead Alive aka Brain Dead
Jacob's Ladder
Silence of the Lambs
Se7en
Blade
Audition


And...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


SE7EN


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The audiences opinion changed, this time from straight forward frights and fun to perhaps something a little bit more darker and psychological, the 90’s gave this in abundance – to cannibal psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter to the “everyman” John Doe, bleak grunge horror was here...to stay...and horrify.

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 1980s are...


The Shining
Evil Dead
Friday the 13th
The Thing
Nightmare on Elm Street
Evil Dead 2
Day of the Dead


Talk about TOUGH choices!

The HDC Horror Oscar (after much debating and deliberation) goes to...


EVIL DEAD 2


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Maybe the audience were getting jaded by the constant slasher movies and wanted more, not just to be scared, but amused, this came into fruition with the appearance of the 2 Evil Deads. Where Part 1 was scary as hell, part 2 combined slapstick black humor and cheesy atmosphere with ultra-gore frights. For the first time, audiences worldwide were treated to a brilliant concoction of humor and horror.

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 1970s are...


Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Halloween
The Exorcist
Dawn of the Dead
Alien


Another equally TOUGH choice as the former one. This one took a LOT of deliberation and debate too...and in the end, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


HALLOWEEN


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There was massive thrills and chills, and again though this was 30 years ago, each one is still lauded over with each having their own magic to the screen.

Each is worthy of the award, but there is one, that especially this time of year, October is fondly remembered; Heralding a new icon of terror...Michael Myers.

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 1960s are...


Eyes without a Face
Psycho
Rosemary's Baby
Night of the living Dead


It was a difficult category to judge...yet, the judges were ALMOST unanimous in their choice. The HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD


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A true horror classic. Infact it was so important that it may have changed the way the film industry was heading for. A milestone in epic film-making.

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 1950s are...


Curse of Frankenstein
Dracula (Hammer)
House on Haunted Hill
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Night of the Hunter
The Blob
The Thing From Another World


It was yet another difficult category to judge...but eventually for sheer impact through the 50s, The HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS


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Need I say again classics in their own right – but simply for the feeling of not being in control, becoming paranoid at your neighbour...and at the ones you love and trust the most. This film does stand out.

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 1940s are...


Cat People
Isle of the Dead
The Body Snatcher
The Wolf Man


And...the HDC Honorary Horror Oscar goes to...


THE WOLF MAN


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Again more classics, each a perfect example of its kind. However because of perhaps its story, make-up effects and that uncontrollable image of pure animal instinct, there was one that does stand out from the rest: The Wolf Man.

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The nominees listed for The Best in Horror Through The Decades - 1930s are...


Dracula
Frankenstein
Freaks
The Raven


All four movies are living examples in horror in their own right...yet one does stand out from the rest. The HDC Honorary Horror Oscar goes to...


FREAKS


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As you can see, plenty to talk about, from the presence of Dracula, the now iconic Frankenstein make-up, to the often controversial images of Freaks, but not let us forget The Raven.
Each has something to offer but one, perhaps due to the subject and the director, did stand out. Its a unique film in its own right.

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Here are the nominees for The Best in Global Horror - New Zealand...


Black Sheep
Bad Taste
Dead Alive aka Brain Dead


And The HDC Horror Oscar goes to...

Peter Jackson's gorefest...


DEAD ALIVE aka BRAIN DEAD


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Here are the nominees for The Best in Global Horror - Australia...


Picnic at Hanging Rock
Razorback
The 13th Floor
Wolf Creek


And, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK


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Here are the nominees for The Best in Global Horror - Asia...


Audition
Ichi the killer
Oldboy
Premonition
The Eye
Vampire Hunter D: BloodLust


After much discussion and debating, the judges finally decided to award the HDC Horror Oscar to...


AUDITION


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Here are the nominees for The Best in Global Horror - Europe...


Zombi 2
Phenomena aka Creepers
Stage Fright
Tenebrae
Cemetery Man
Nightwatch


The HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


ZOMBI 2


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Here are the nominees for The Best in Global Horror - UK...


Dracula (Hammer)
The Wicker Man
Shaun of the Dead
28 days later
Dog Soldiers
The Descent
Severance


The HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


THE WICKER MAN


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Here are the nominees for The Best in Global Horror - Canada...


Shivers
Scanners
The Brood
Videodrome
Ginger Snaps



And...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


SCANNERS


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Here are the nominees for The Best in Global Horror - USA...


Alien
Dawn of the Dead (original)
Halloween (original)
Night of the living Dead (original)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (original)


This was a heavily debated category. But in the end, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to the one movie which brought a new dimension in horror from its inset...


NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD


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The nominees for The Worst Book Ever are...


Dolores Claiborne
Hannibal Rising
Havoc Junction
High School Musical
The Haunted Stagecoach
The Woman In Black


And...the HDC Horror Razzie for this ultra-sucky category goes to...


HANNIBAL RISING


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“…Hannibal Rising is the one of maybe two or three books I couldn't even finish. Such a disappointment when compared to Harris's earlier books, no I take that back, Hannibal was a disappointment, Hannibal Rising was outright awful…”

“…Hannibal Rising did make all the others look semi bad…”

“…Absolutely the worst out of all the mentioned. Even worse than the one I nominated…”

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The nominations for Best Horror Book ever written are...


American Psycho
Collective/complete works of Egar Allen Poe
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Devil Rides Out
The Shinning
The Stand
The Wyrm


And, the HDC Horror Oscar for the best achievement in writing goes to...


Mary Shelley's all-time bestseller...


FRANKENSTEIN


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A cautionary tale about men playing God, this book stands out as one of the best in the horror genre, it has stood the test of time and continues to be popular today, both in book and movie format.

The emotions engendered by this book are relevant whatever the era, life changes, emotions don’t, “…The feeling of pity when the creature feels unwanted and an outcast, it not only regards the doctor as not only his creator, but his father…” is something that still holds true today.

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The horrendous nominees for the Worst Movie Poster Ever are...


Amityville 3 - The Demon
Bad Taste
BloodRayne 2
Ice Queen
KillJoy
Norbit
Saw 2
Scary Movie 4
The Crow
The Grudge 2


And...the HDC Horror Razzie goes to...


SCARY MOVIE 4


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The poster should convey what the film is about. It was felt that this poster offers very little/or perhaps it does in what to expect.

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The nominations for The Best Horror Movie Poster are...


The Black Cat
Jaws
Alien
The Thing
The Hills Have Eyes
Army of Darkness
Grindhouse
Halloween (2007)
Hot Fuzz


And...the HDC Horror Oscar goes to the movie poster of...


JAWS


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The poster is usually the first thing that the film goer will see. It advertises the film after all. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but it’s the poster that tells us what were going to get.

This has won simply because it did just that – advertise to us not only the menace, but the size of the shark in question.

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The nominations for The Worst Horror Video Game are...


Cold Fear
Friday the 13th
Resident Evil: Outbreak
Silent Hill 4
Vampire Rain


The HDC Horror Razzie for being the most suckiest of all is...


RESIDENT EVIL: OUTBREAK


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A game dubbed “…The only blight on the Res series - good in theory, bad in practice…”,

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The nominees listed for The Best Horror Video Game are...


BioShock
Evil Dead
F.E.A.R
Half Life
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Resident Evil 4
Sanitarium


And the Honorary HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


RESIDENT EVIL 2


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The game that wins this is one of my favorite games of all time. It opened my eyes to video games with its creepiness and sheer fun. Having two discs with different openings that come together at parts is an amazing thing for a video game. With one of the best characters in the horror video game genre this game is definitely much deserved for the Best Horror Video Game award.

With Leon Kennedy as one of the best characters in video games in my opinion and the fact that you wonder what is gonna happen next this game just has you caught in it from the beginning. When you first encounter the “licker” and its spit drips from its tongue or when Ada Wong throws you the gun at the end to kill the boss this game is the best of the series and best game.

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The nominations for The Worst Soundtrack in a Horror Movie are...


Amityville Horror
Effects
Fear
Slaughter High
The Wicker Man


And the HDC Horror Razzie goes to...


SLAUGHTER HIGH


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Now, when I saw this list, there was one name that stuck out in my mind. There are certain words to describe the soundtrack to this. One used by Fortunato was "Hilarious". Well. I suppose that makes it one word. :D

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Nominations for The Best Soundtrack in a Horror movie are...


Jaws
Halloween (original)
Suspiria
From dusk till dawn
Devils Rejects
Halloween (2007)
Hot Fuzz


And, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


HALLOWEEN (original)


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For me, this was a toughy. Theres DUUUUNNUUUN. DUUUUNUUUN. Dununununun etc. or Ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti TI ti. Both are instantly recognisable, both a legendary and both are really difficult to write on a computer.

I was looking at the comments you lot left and it seems like you all had a tough time deciding, but in the end, one walked it's way into victory. You must have guessed it, it is HALLOWEEN!

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The un-noteworthy nominations for The Worst SFX in a Horror Movie are...


Plan 9 from outer space
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
The Beyond
Necropolis (87)
Pieces
Lake House
Dead Alive
Cursed
Alone in the Dark
Attack of the Gryphon


And...the HDC Horror Razzie goes to...


PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE


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For it’s “…effects that were so shoddy it would put an indie or free-lancing movie maker to shame…”

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The nominees selected for The Best SFX in a Horror Movie are...


A Nightmare on Elm Street
Alien
An American Werewolf In London
Dawn of the Dead
Day of the Dead
Eraserhead
Suspiria
The Blob (remake)
The Thing (remake)


And, the Honorary HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON


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The groundbreaking effects in this movie are what made it stand the test of time and shocked audiences across the world.

Here’s what Wiki has to say:

‘The various prosthetics and fake, robotic body parts used during the film's painful, extended werewolf transformation scenes and on Griffin Dunne when his character returns as a bloody, mangled ghost impressed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences so much that they decided to create a new awards category at the Oscars specifically for the film – Outstanding Achievements in Makeup.’

The transformation scene was excellently done, the pain endured by the character comes across well and, in the opinion of the judges, has yet to be bettered.

It is still a favourite movie for many even today, and a ‘must have’ in any horror fan’s collection.

A well deserved award.

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The nominations for Worst Remake of a Horror Movie are...


Night of the Living Dead
House of Wax
Black Christmas
The Fog
The Hitcher
The Omen
The Wicker Man
Halloween


And, the HDC Horror Razzie for being the most pathetic remake goes to...


THE WICKER MAN


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The wiener is THE WICKERMAN with NIC Cage in the driver seat....

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Here are the nominees for The Best Remake of a Horror Movie ever...


Dawn of the Dead
Land of the Dead
The Fly
The Hills Have Eyes
The Thing


And...The HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


THE THING


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The nominations for The Horror Movie Which Should NEVER Be Remade are...


A Nightmare on Elm Street
Evil Dead
Friday the 13th
Jaws
Labyrinth
Night of the living Dead
The Exorcist
The Thing (1982)


And, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


JAWS


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Again a close run thing and each has its own merits, however from the two. Two main contenders appeared:

Evil Dead and Jaws

Who can forget Ash or the deadites, would a remake encompass them all, from the grapevine Evil dead, may well be re-made.

However, can anyone make Jaws as good as it still is. It is remember one of the biggest money spinners for the producers and allowed Stephen Speilberg go on to other things.

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The nominees listed for The Horror Remake Which SHOULD Be Made are...


The Wolf Man
20 Million miles to Earth
Kronos
The Beast from 20,000 fathoms
Alligator
Jaws
Silent Night, Bloody Night
London After Midnight
Resident Evil
$lasher$


And, the HDC Horror Oscar for this goes to...


THE WOLF MAN


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Again another toughie, each film well most of them, still hold strongly today as they did when they first came out

However, one finally was chosen as both the director and actors who are to be in this film, perhaps because of the work they have already done, will be remade, which is The Wolf Man.

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The very forgettable nominations for The Worst Character Ever in a Horror Movie are...


Ash
BloodRayne
Freddie Harris - Halloween Ressurection
Jackie Peters - Jaws 2
JigSaw
Kiera Knightley - Pirates " 3
Laurie Strode - Halloween Remake
Marcie - Pumpkinhead
Tippi Hendren - The Birds
Trevor Moorhouse
Tyranny - House of the Dead


The HDC Horror Razzie for being the absolute WORST in a Horror Movie goes to...


LAURIE STRODE (Halloween Remake)


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This character, in the original film, was one of the strongest characters in the movie, however the ‘remade’ character in the recent version of the film was a great let-down.

In the 2007 remake of the film this character lacked any real substance and had no personality.

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The nominees for The Best Character Ever in a Horror Movie are...


Ash
Dracula - Bela Lugosi (1931)
Ellen Ripley - Alien series
Jason Voorhees
Michael Myers
Waiter (Bruce Campbell in Spiderman 3)


And the Honorary HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


ASH (Evil Dead Series)


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The judges summed this character up much better than I can so here are their comments

“…greatest costume, greatest one-liners, greatest attitude, he goes from a total wuss into unstoppable bad-ass in no time flat. just an all around great character...”

“…strong screen-presence, some really great sequences, and some of the best one-liners and one-word dialogues ever seen in a horror movie… Groovy…”

“…He's a much more complex character than the others. Ash is witty, unwilling, and sarcastic until the end but he always ends up trying to save the day... or at least the girl... along with his own ass…”

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The nominees for The Worst Screenplay for a Horror Movie are...


The Beast from 20,000 fathoms
Campfire Tales
$lasher$
House of the Dead
BloodRayne
Zombie Nation
Death Proof
Halloween (2007)


And, the laughable HDC Horror Razzie winner of this category is...


HOUSE OF THE DEAD


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If I was to say Uwe Boll describes himself as not only a director, a producer but also a writer, would you know who won this one?

A bad screenplay does not make a good movie, Mr Boll. and when you’ve spent a lot of your experience on trying to not only destroy horror, but the games that are based on them. Shame on you.

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Moving on to the nominations for The Best Screenplay Ever Written For a Horror Movie...


Dawn of the Dead
Dracula (1931)
Feast
Friday the 13th
Halloween (1978)
Hellraiser
Night of the living Dead
Psycho
The Haunting
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Waitress


The winner, with much aplomb, and holding their HDC Horror Oscar proudly, is...


HALLOWEEN


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How’s that for a list?

And how can anyone say whats the best one there, well the judges, overwhelmingly did have a winner – a simple idea, with a simple yet direct story – big bad wolf all over again – this time the wolf became Michael Myers and the three little pigs – his human victims.

John Carpenter again weaved his magic and came up with a now iconic film, originally to be called The Baby-Sitter Murders, then a slice (forgive the pun) of genius, gave its new and unforgotten title.

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The disappointing nominees for The Worst Production Studio for Horror are...


Boll Kg
Columbia
Fox Atomic
Paramount
Warner


And...the HDC Horror Razzie for being the worst company to have come in the genre ever is...


BOLL KG


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This award, on the face of it was a pretty hard one to Judge; Paramount, Columbia and Warner – but yes that man again, this time using his own production company, why because even those already mentioned, have at least made an effort, in trying to produce some good movies. This person who uses his own company, perhaps because no-one else would even consider undertaking the films he creates.

The winner of the worst production studio can only go to Uwe Boll's own production studio, BOLL KG.

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The nominations for The Best Production Studio for Horror are...


Hammer
Lionsgate
New Line
Universal


And, the much-esteemed HDC Horror Oscar goes to...


HAMMER HORROR


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This award goes to one studio, which gave the classic gothic horror an new rush of blood, It brought the classics such as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Mummy up-to-date. It was blessed with actors and actresses who would become major stars, such as Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Barbara Shelley, to name but a few. It successfully competed against its rivals and is looked back with many a nostalgic eye.

It since went into dormancy; but there may be good news in the near horizon.

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The rather bad nominations for Worst Horror Movie Producer are...


Darren Ramage
Michael Bay
Michael Deveraux
Rob Zombie
Sam Raimi
Uwe Boll


And...the HDC Horror Razzie for the worst producing person goes to...


UWE BOLL


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There are OK producers, there are bad producers, but there can only be one really, really bad producer. The winner of this award, needs no introduction, as more than likely he would barge in anyway.

Do I have to give a reason?

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Moving on to the nominees for The Best Horror Producer are...


Alfred Hitchcock
Andrew MacDonald
Dario Argento
Joe Wolf
John Carpenter
Robert Tappert
Roger Corman
Sam Raimi
Val Lewton
Wes Craven


The Honourable and Prestigious HDC Horror Oscar for Best Producer goes to...


ROGER CORMAN


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His probably unbeatable record for a professional 35mm feature film was two days and a night to shoot the original version of The Little Shop of Horrors (1960), though several other films were made in less than a week.

In the early 1960s, his budgets got bigger (though never big), when he made a series of adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe stories starring Vincent Price. - among many world-class names who were employed by him at a very early stage in their careers are Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Peter Bogdanovich, Joe Dante and many others - which means that his influence on modern American cinema is almost incalculable.(from IMDB)

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Returning back to the worst in Horror, the nominees for The Worst Horror Director are...


Michael Deveraux
Paul W Anderson
Rick Garris
Rob Zombie
Rupert Wainright
Ullili Zommel
Uwe Boll


And, no prizes for guessing who "wins" this one...The HDC Horror Razzie goes to...


UWE BOLL


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After a good deal of deliberation, that lasted, Oh nearly a millisecond and facing what was stiff opposition, the award goes to UWE BOLL.

As a judge put it “Reason? He is the worst thing to happen to Horror”,

And that was being kind.

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The nominees for The Best Horror Director Ever are...


Alfred Hitchcock
David Cronenberg
George A Romero
Guillermo Del Torro
John Carpenter
Tod Browning
Wes Craven


And the HDC Horror Oscar goes to...a man who gave a lot to the development of the genre at its initial stages...and whose name has become synonymous with Horror and Class...

Ladies And Gentlemen, please rise and applaud for...


SIR ALFRED HITCHCOCK


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A British director during his time, who was unmatched, for suspense, often with a throw away laugh, here and there. He has made many wonderful films including the likes of Psycho, The Birds, Frenzy, Vertigo, North by North west, To Catch A Thief etc…

...the list is endless, as was his reputation.

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It really pains me to move from such a high pedestal to such a lowly award...but yet, the show MUST go on...

The nominees for The Worst Horror Actress are...


Ashanti
Camilla Belle
Elisha Cuthbert
Jordana Brewster
Paris Hilton
Scout Taylor-Crompton
Shawnee Smith
Sheri Moon Zombie


And, the winner of the disgusting HDC Horror Razzie, for her pathetic contribution to the genre, is...


PARIS HILTON


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Who knows, maybe she’d do well teaming up with Uwe!!

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Moving on away quickly from that wretched sight, here are the nominees for The Best Horror Actress ever...


Anna Sophia-Robb
Barbara Steele
Bette Davis
Jamie Lee Curtis
Joan Crawford
Mia Farrow
Sigourney Weaver


And, the HDC Horror Oscar goes to a fine lady who has contributed IMMENSELY to the popularity of the genre...she is...


JAMIE LEE CURTIS


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Probably best known for her role as Laurie Strode in Halloween, which also happened to be her first major movie role, she showed that she has what it takes to be a great actress

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The pathetic nominees for The Worst Horror Actor are...


Bill Moseley
Christian Slater
Clint Howard
Daeg Faerch
Kevin Dillon
Stephen Geoffreys
Tom Cruise
Tommy Biondo
Tor Johnson
Ving Rhames


And, the HDC Horror Razzie for being the most sucky actor on-screen goes to...


CLINT HOWARD


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From his first taste in the genre with Evilspeak to his most recent due out in 2008 with The House of Terror. Just because he is so goofy looking and creepy pedophile style makes him a mainstay for horror films.

His acting is just so bad it makes you wish that Ron Howard just never put him in any of his films. Being the main reason he gets any recognition at all. He is the reason why some horror movies are just not what they could have been. Here are some of the flicks he has been in.

Night Shift (1983)
Cocoon (1985)
The Wraith (1986)
Disturbed (1990)
Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 (1990)
Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)
Carnosaur (1993)
Infested (1993)
Leprechaun 2 (1994)
Ice Cream Man (1995)
The Dentist 2 (1998)
House of the Dead (2003)
Big Bad Wolf (2006)
Halloween (2007)

So over the years he has been in fourteen extremely horrible horror films and this is why he IS the worst horror film actor EVER!!

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The nominations for The Best Horror Actor are...


Boris Karloff
Bruce Campbell
Christopher Lee
Donald Pleasance
Lon Chaney Snr.
Peter Lorre
Samuel L Jackson
Vincent Price


And the winner of this high-esteemed and respected HDC Horror Oscar is...


LON CHANEY SR.


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This award goes to a man who sacrificed everything for his art, his groundbreaking makeup and versatility brought horror to the masses, he was a master of his craft, his ability to transform himself using self invented makeup techniques earned him the nickname ‘The Man of a Thousand Faces’. His early death meant the loss of a great man in the movie industry

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The disgraceful nominations for The Worst Horror Film Ever Made are...


BloodRayne
BoogeyMan
Captivity
Day of the Dead
Dead Alive aka BrainDead
House of the Dead
Mulva: Zombie Ass-Kicker
$lasher$
Slaughter High
The Horror Star
The Village
Troll
Zombie Nation


And...the winner of the HDC Horror Razzie for being the absolute worst set of 90 minutes to have ever run on a cinema screen is...


HOUSE OF THE DEAD


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I think you already know this one, or do you?

Let me put you out of your misery : Mr Boll is at it again!

This time however, not content with messing up one game-based movie, but he has the the cheek, insolence, contemptness and above all disrespect to cause one of our own to change her name, because of what Boll done to this character.

But this is NOT the worst horror film, as pointed out earlier a badly written screen play does not bode well with a good movie.

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And so we are to the Big One...

The Final Oscar Award of the ceremony, and it is The Best Horror Film Ever Made. The nominees for this much-valued and hugely respected Award are...


Alien
Behind The Mask - The Rise Of Leslie Veron
Dawn of the Dead
Halloween (original)
Night of the Living Dead
The Exorcist
The Raven


And the winner...is a movie which has been hailed often as being THE milestone in horror. A goal set so highly that any other movie hasnt crossed it yet. Many have come close to its greatness, but NONE go beyond it.

Ladies And Gentlemen...The Best In Horror There is...


NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD


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I’m going to be totally shameless and quote __V__ here, he sums up beautifully why

Night of the Living Dead wins this award

1 - Re-invention of the low budget horror movie genre by George Romero. (Halloween was low-budget too, but came MUCH later)

2 - Casting unknowns. (which is actually a strong point of the movie, because each unknown had brilliant acting skills, which went into creating the overall effect of this groundbreaking milestone...you dont find a single recognisable face in the movie, which only adds to the sheer terror...just watch the verbal skirmishes between Duane Jones and Karl Hardman, and Judith O'Dea as Barbara...prissy, egoistic, frail and fragile...all in 30 minutes...brilliant indeed!)

3 - Each moment of the movie is dipped in reality. (never done before, and seemed chillingly real...if you thought it was bad seeing monsters and killers go after people, just think of what would happen if PEOPLE went after PEOPLE...it could be your neighbor, your best friend, your relative...what would YOU feel THEN?)

4 - The opening scene in b/w when the car unwinds through the long path into the cemetery. (The most creepiest beginning ever seen in a horror movie till then...admit it, YOU squirmed in your seat watching that too)

5 - Racial undertones perfectly depicted as a prejudice. (Remember the black man fighting off the zombies AND his fellow survivors? Master touch of Romero...especially when he is the only one surviving the night, but doesn't survive the morning after...because he's shot by a WHITE vigilante group...a very subtle nuance by Romero upon the societal feelings in those times)

6 - The breathtaking cinematography. (Shot in near-dark conditions, with very average lighting...Romero manages to capture the essence of NotLD perfectly...its the story of one night, and one night only...yet THAT one night is an experience in jaw-dropping horror...the shadowing, the darkness suddenly expelled by fires, the beams...marvellous!)

7 - The unbelievable ending. (Just when everything is about to get right...when the lone survivor has survived through the night, and knows help has come for him...and he will leave this place alive and kicking...he is shot...and that ONE shot brings the audiences back to reality with a WHIPLASH! Racist angle spread again in all its glory!)

I think all of this should be sufficient to convince the critics of NotLD. It is GROUND-BREAKING, in more ways than one. Hence it has been hailed as a MILESTONE in horror, not only by me, but by MANY before me and after me.

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Many thanks to Tic for giving me this opportunity to present the Awards. And thanks to Stygianwitch and Jenna for supporting me throughout this project.

A final word - Tic was the mastermind AND the most hard-working of us lot. I would like each one of you to heartily congratulate him for doing a job so very efficiently. I am really proud of him and his leadership throughout this project. Way to go, Tic!!

Thanks for enduring my LONG post. The thread is yours now, folks...to read back and comment. Discuss and debate.

Ciao for now from me...