The award season is almost over, with all the major awards, like the Golden Globes and the Oscars, having been announced. Now, a special award ceremony dedicated to horror films has also come into the picture, named the Dead Meat Horror Awards. However, unlike other honors, Dead Meat is not presented by an organization but by a YouTube channel.
The awards were first announced last year and met with a positive response from the viewers. On March 26, the second edition of the awards was announced on the Dead Meat YouTube channel to honor the best horror films and performances of the last year. Read on to see the full list of winners.
Dead Meat Horror Awards 2023 Winners
Jordan Peele’s Nope won the most number of awards, including Best Original Film, Best Director, and Best Digital Effects. Ti West directorial Pearl and Damien Leone’s Terrifier 2 stood with two awards each. Here is the full list (the winners are highlighted in bold):
Best Original Film
Barbarian
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Deadstream
Fresh
Speak No Evil
The Black Phone
THE MENU
NOPE
Smile
X
Best Director
Mimi Cave – Fresh
Chloe Okuno – Watcher
Jordan Peele – Nope
Ti West – X
Zach Cregger – Barbarian
Parker Finn – Smile
Best Villain
Chef Slowik – The Menu
The Grabber – The Black Phone
Esther Coleman – Orphan: First Kill
Art the Clown – Terrifier 2
Sully – Bones and All
Pearl – Pearl
Best Lead Performer
Keke Palmer – Nope
Anna Cobb – We’re All Going To The World’s Fair
Lauren LaVera – Terrifier 2
Havana Rose Lu – No Exit
Mia Goth – Pearl
Regina Hall – Master
Rebecca Hall – Resurrection
Maika Monroe – Watcher
Amber Midthunder – Prey
Best Supporting Performer
Steven Yeun – Nope
Jenna Ortega – Scream
Rory Kinnear – Men
Zoe Renee – Master
Rachel Sennott – Bodies Bodies Bodies
Dakota Beavers – Prey
Madeline McGraw – The Black Phone
Mark Rylance – Bones And All
Hong Chau – The Menu
Best Kill
Jeremy – Halloween Ends
S’mores – The Menu
Allie – Terrifier 2
Rami and Samantha – Studio 666
The Star Lasso Experience – Nope
David – Bodies Bodies Bodies
Best Remake Or Sequel
Terrifier 2
Hellraiser
Scare Package II
Pearl
Prey
Scream
Orphan: First Kill
V/H/S/99
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Halloween Ends
Best Practical Effects
Terrifier 2
Hellraiser
Mad God
Hatching
Crimes Of The Future
X
Best Digital Effects
Smile
Nope
Hellraiser
Prey
Men
Werewolf By Night
Best Stunts Or Choreography
Fresh
Nope
Dashcam
Prey
Scream
Werewolf By Night
The Awards are Presented by James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca
Dead Meat’s James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca served as the presenters of the awards, just like the previous year. Audiences are now lauding the two for their efforts in promoting the horror genre.
“The effort James and Chelsea put into these is amazing. When award shows like the oscars dont take horror seriously it’s good to know the Horror Awards will do them justice,” wrote a viewer.
Another commented, “What a time to be a horror fan !! So happy to see overlooked movies that don’t get enough recognition. Wish we could have seen more foreign horror in the awards since last year there were so many good ones.”
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