1996 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards

5th Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Date	Saturday, June 29, 1996
Site	LAX Wyndham, Los Angeles, California
Hosted by	Rick Overton Scott LaRose
Highlights
Best Picture	Se7en

The 1996 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards ceremony, presented by Fangoria magazine and Creation Entertainment, honored the best horror films of 1995 and took place on June 29, 1996, at the LAX Wyndham in Los Angeles, California. For the second year in a row, the ceremony was hosted by comedians Rick Overton and Scott LaRose.

Ceremony

The event was held as part of Fangoria's annual Weekend of Horrors convention, in partnership with Creation Entertainment. Attendees at the convention included special effects artist Gabe Bartalos, Ken Foree, Betsy Palmer, and Dick Warlock.

Presenters

• David Arnold - presenter of Best Score
• Stephen Geoffreys and Virginya Keehne - presenters of Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress
• Larry Cohen - presenter of Best Screenplay
• Chris Nelson - presenter of Best Makeup EFX
• Johnny Legend - presenter of Worst Film
• Vivian Schilling - presenter of Best Actress
• Jeffrey Combs - presenter of Best Actor
• William Lustig - presenter of Best Limited Release/Direct-to-Video Film
• Mick Garris - presenter of Best Wide-Release Film
• Rick Overton and Scott LaRose - presenters of Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

Winners and nominees

Awards

Best Studio/Big-Budget Film Se7en – Alex Proyas	Best Independent/Low-Budget Film Castle Freak – Brian Yuzna
Best Actor Christopher Walken – The Prophecy	Best Actress Jada Pinkett – Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Best Supporting Actor Kevin Spacey – Se7en	Best Supporting Actress Virginia Madsen – The Prophecy
Best Screenplay Se7en – Andrew Kevin Walker	Best Soundtrack Lord of Illusions – Simon Boswell
Best Makeup Effects Interview with the Vampire (film) – Stan Winston	Worst Film Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers – Joe Chappelle

Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

• Christopher Lee
• Christopher Walken

External links

• 1996 Fangoria Chainsaw Award Winners