The following is a list of Fangoria Chainsaw Award winners for Best Actor. The award was awarded annually to an actor for his work in a horror or thriller film. It was last awarded in 2020; the following year, leading and supporting performances were each placed into a single category, regardless of gender.
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Nominees Film Ref1992Anthony HopkinsThe Silence of the Lambs1993Gary OldmanBram Stoker's Dracula1994Bruce CampbellArmy of Darkness1995Brandon LeeThe Crow1996Christopher WalkenThe Prophecy1997George ClooneyFrom Dusk till DawnCorbin BernsenThe DentistRupert EverettCemetery ManMichael J. FoxThe FrightenersRichard E. GrantThe Cold Light of Day1998Al PacinoThe Devil's Advocate1999James WoodsVampires
2000s Year Nominees Film Ref2000Johnny DeppSleepy Hollow2001Christian BaleAmerican Psycho2002Anthony HopkinsHannibalJohnny DeppFrom Hell2003Robin WilliamsOne Hour PhotoAnthony HopkinsRed DragonMel GibsonSignsMichael Reilly BurkeTed BundyJake WeberWendigo2004Bruce CampbellBubba Ho-TepRobert EnglundFreddy vs. JasonRalph FiennesSpiderCrispin GloverWillardCillian Murphy28 Days Later2005Simon PeggShaun of the DeadChristian BaleThe MachinistRon PerlmanHellboyJohnny DeppSecret WindowDesmond HarringtonLove Object2006Sid HaigThe Devil's RejectsJohn JarrattWolf CreekJohn LeguizamoLand of the DeadStellan SkarsgårdDominion: Prequel to the ExorcistJohn TurturroFear X2007No award2008No award2009Ron PerlmanHellboy II: The Golden ArmyLeo BillThe Living and the DeadKare HedebrantLet the Right One InTrevor MatthewsJack Brooks: Monster SlayerMarc SenterThe Lost
2010s Year Nominees Film Ref2010Jesse EisenbergZombielandGarret DillahuntThe Last House on the LeftViggo MortensenThe RoadStephen McHattiePontypoolSong Kang-hoThirst2011Ryan ReynoldsBuriedLeonardo DiCaprioShutter IslandKodi Smit-McPheeLet Me InPatrick FabianThe Last ExorcismJames Le GrosBitter Feast2012Antonio BanderasThe Skin I Live InSean BeanBlack DeathNick DamiciStake LandTyler LabineTucker & Dale vs. EvilNoah TaylorRed White & BlueChoi Min-sikI Saw the Devil2013Liam NeesonThe GreyEthan HawkeSinisterDaniel RadcliffeThe Woman in BlackLuis TosarSleep TightNeil MaskellKill List2014Elijah WoodManiac Patrick Wilson Insidious: Chapter 2 Toby Jones Berberian Sound Studio Francisco Barreiro Here Comes the Devil Bill Sage We Are What We Are2015Daniel RadcliffeHornsLior AshkenaziBig Bad WolvesNick Damici Late PhasesJake GyllenhaalEnemyJared HarrisThe Quiet Ones2016Kurt RussellBone TomahawkMark DuplassCreepTom Hiddleston Crimson PeakLou Taylor Pucci SpringHenry Rollins He Never Died2017John Goodman10 Cloverfield LaneAnton YelchinGreen RoomGong Yoo Train to BusanLogan Marshall-Green The InvitationMax Records I Am Not a Serial Killer2019Nicolas CageMandyJames Jude Courtney / Nick CastleHalloweenAnders Danielsen Lie The Night Eats the WorldMatt Dillon The House That Jack BuiltLogan Marshall-Green Upgrade
2020s Year Nominees Film Ref2020Robert PattinsonThe LighthouseWinston DukeUsLief Edlund JohanssonKoko-di Koko-daEwan McGregorDoctor SleepDaniel de OliveriaThe Nightshifter
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