3 Famous Horror Movies That Were Nominated & Received Academy Awards

People who love watching thrill and fantasies admire the projection of horror movies, but others avoid for the presence of drama and bloodsheds. So, the horror movies are deprived of Academy Awards. The Oscar jury rarely acknowledges the horror movies and does not include them in the technical category.

The Academy award has not nominated the thrilling films under different categories historically. The Oscar Nomination snubbed director Steven Spielberg for his famous movie ‘Jaws’. Spielberg counter-back with a prediction that ‘Jaws’ will sweep the awards and will get nominated. Later, his prediction proved correct when the film won three Academy Award nominations for best film editing, music score, and sound mixing.

Another Canadian movie of Frank D’Angelo was also affronted by a critic to the legendary actor James Cann, “How Did an Oscar-Nominated Legend End Up in This Painful Amateurish Horror Film?” The mockery was proved wrong when the movie was launched in ‘Big Apple Film Festival’.

Here is a list of some horror movies that received a nomination for prestigious Academy award:


1: The Exorcist

The plot of the film reveals the story of a 12-year old gild and her mother’s effort to free her from demonic possession. The film got popularity because of the ecstatic plot portrayal, sound mixing, acting, and direction.
The movie got nominated for 10 Academy Award and received six of them.
Awards for the movie  
1.    Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing
2.    Academic Award for Best Writing
3.    Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay
Other Awards
4.    Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture
5.    Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
6.    Golden Globe Award for Best Director


2: The Sixth Sense

The story of the supernatural horror movie starts with an 8-year-old Cole Sear who can see dead people and often visited by paranormal activities. The child reveals his entire secret to a child psychologist, who helps to find out the issue. The motion picture, light, acting and script of the movie attract an audience. The film got nominated and received six Academy Awards.
Awards for the movie  
1.    Best Film Editing
2.    Best Picture
3.    Best Director
4.    Best Original Screenplay
5.    Best Supporting Actor
6.    Best Supporting Actress


3: The Silence of The Lambs

The Silence of The lambs has remained the most victorious film in the genre of a horror movie. The horror-thriller movie is a story of an FBI cadet and serial killer who skins his victims. It is the first best picture winner in horror-genre. The film received five Academy Awards.
Awards for the movie  
1. Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted
2. Academy Award for Best Picture
3. Academy Award for Best Actor
4. Academy Award for Best Actress
5. Academy Award for Best Director

Final Approach


These movies showcased brilliance about horror and thrilling performance and plot. They proved that horror-film genre is also eligible to receive Oscar Nomination and Academy Award, which must be encouraged by the jury.

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