With some notable exceptions (like Jonathan Demme’s The Silence Of The Lambs), horror does not have a great track record when it comes to awards season in Hollywood. Movies about monsters and terrors have a tendency to get overlooked by various guilds, organizations, and voting bodies for major prizes. Given this history, it wasn’t terribly surprising this past weekend to see Ryan Coogler’s Sinners (CinemaBlend’s favorite film of 2025) miss out on some of the big prizes at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards – but if you’re among the cinephiles keeping hope alive for the work to receive proper acclaim and hardware in the months to come, you’ll appreciate the nominations that have just been announced for the 2026 Actors Awards.
