{"id":21756,"date":"2026-03-16T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/2026\/03\/16\/heres-how-horror-movies-won-big-at-this-years-oscars\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:00:00","slug":"heres-how-horror-movies-won-big-at-this-years-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umang.pk\/ur\/2026\/03\/16\/heres-how-horror-movies-won-big-at-this-years-oscars\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s how horror movies won big at this year&#8217;s Oscars."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"dt-post-content\">\n<p>Horror films have long been overlooked at the Academy Awards, but the 2026 Oscars marked a sea change for the genre. <em>sinner<\/em>,<em> frankenstein<\/em>and <em>weapon<\/em> It was one of many films nominated for an Oscar. These films received a total of 26 nominations, the highest total for the horror genre in a single year.<\/p>\n<p>There were quite a few nominees in the horror category in 2025.<em> substance<\/em>,<em> nosferatu<\/em>and <em>Alien: Romulus<\/em>However, only one of those films won an award. A year later, the fear returned in a scary way.<em> sinner<\/em>, <em>frankenstein<\/em>and <em>weapon<\/em> It won a whopping 8 Academy Awards. Achieving many milestones, these three films solidified the artistic and groundbreaking potential of horror films.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sinners won the Oscars this year<\/h2>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" imageid=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heres-how-horror-movies-won-big-at-this-years-Oscars.jpg\" alt=\"Twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan) stand next to each other and grin, the latter holding a cigarette in Ryan Coogler&#039;s horror film &#039;Sinners&#039;.\" class=\"wp-image-3904567\" title=\"\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3904567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros. Pictures \/ Warner Bros. Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>sinner<\/em><em> <\/em>Oscar history was made long before the ceremony even took place. A genre-bending horror film directed by Ryan Coogler (<em>black panther<\/em>) was nominated for a record 16 categories, including Best Picture. This broke the previous record of 14 candidates set in the 1950s. <em>all about eve<\/em>only<em> <\/em><em>huge<\/em><em> <\/em>and <em>lala land<\/em> It has received many nominations in the decades since.<\/p>\n<p>Although Coogler lost Best Picture for the second time, the writer-director won his first Oscar for his next film. <em>sinner<\/em>. both <em>sinner <\/em>And in 2017 <em>Go out<\/em><em> <\/em>It is now the only horror film to win an Academy Award in this category.<\/p>\n<p><em>sinner<\/em> It won three more Oscars overnight. This includes Autumn Durald Arkapaw (<em>Black Panther: Wakanda Forever<\/em>) became the first woman and first black person to receive this award. Michael B. Jordan won his first Best Actor Oscar for playing not one, but two characters in . <em>sinner<\/em>: Twin brothers Smoke and Stack.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, composer Ludwig G\u00f6ransson won his third Academy Award for Best Original Composition, having previously won the Academy Award for Best Original Score. <em>black panther <\/em>and<em> <\/em><em>Oppenheimer<\/em>. G\u00f6ransson&#8217;s victory<em> sinner <\/em>The third horror film to win Best Original Score after Horror Films<em> <\/em><em>jaw<\/em><em> <\/em>and <em>symptom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frankenstein wowed the Academy Awards<\/h2>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" imageid=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773725175_445_Heres-how-horror-movies-won-big-at-this-years-Oscars.jpg\" alt=\"Close-up of actor Jacob Elordi as the crying creature at the end of Guillermo del Toro&#039;s 2025 gothic horror film Frankenstein.\" class=\"wp-image-5774941\" title=\"\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5774941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Netflix \/ Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Director Guillermo del Toro has long been a top Oscar contender, receiving multiple nominations over the years and winning Best Picture in 2017. <em>shape of water<\/em><em>.<\/em> Del Toro continued this trend with his vivid vision.<em> <\/em><em>frankenstein<\/em>It was nominated in a shocking 9 categories.<\/p>\n<p>This classic gothic horror story has been adapted into films several times, with only three films ever made. <em>frankenstein<\/em> The film received at least one nomination. <em>Bride of Frankenstein<\/em>, <em>young frankenstein<\/em>and <em>Mary Shelley&#8217;s Frankenstein<\/em>. These films were nominated in a total of four categories, mainly in technical categories, including sound and makeup.<\/p>\n<p>But del Toro&#8217;s <em>frankenstein<\/em> It was nominated for premiere categories including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor. Jacob Elordi was nominated in the latter category, becoming the first actor to be nominated for playing a tragic and iconic creature. <em>frankenstein<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the night, <em>frankenstein <\/em>It won awards for Best Production Design (Tamara Deverell and Shane Vieau), Best Costume Design (Kate Hawley), and Best Makeup and Hairstyling (Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel, and Cliona Furey). This gave the film a total of three Golden Statues, an impressive total for a horror film at the Oscars.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Secret Weapon Obtained by: Amy Madigan<\/h2>\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{\" imageid=\"\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/umang.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773725175_50_Heres-how-horror-movies-won-big-at-this-years-Oscars.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Amy Madigan smiles wearing big glasses and a red wig as she plays Aunt Gladys in Zach Cregger&#039;s horror film Weapons.\" class=\"wp-image-5008851\" title=\"\"><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5008851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Warner Bros. Pictures \/ Warner Bros. Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Director Jack Creger&#8217;s second horror film,<em> weapon<\/em>was one of the most profitable and well-received films of 2025. However, the most notable aspect of <em>weapon<\/em> Amy Madigan received the film&#8217;s only Oscar nomination for her performance as Aunt Gladys. Madigan&#8217;s mysterious character became an instant icon as she went from wacky to evil, tricking people&#8217;s homes and controlling them with dark magic.<\/p>\n<p>With her Oscar win this year, Madigan becomes only the second actor to win Best Supporting Actress in a Horror Film. The first actress to win in this category was Ruth Gordon, who played the evil Minnie Castevet in the film. <em>rosemary&#8217;s baby<\/em><em>,<\/em> It dates back to the late 60s. She and Michael B. Jordan also became two of eight actors to win an Oscar in the horror film category.<\/p>\n<p>success <em>sinner<\/em>, <em>frankenstein<\/em>and<em> weapon<\/em> The Oscar win signals a growing shift in the way horror films are widely perceived. With many awards and nominations, these three films have challenged the stigma that has surrounded horror films for decades. At the same time, they showed that more people are recognizing horror as a legitimate art form.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen once again that horror films can be considered deep, sophisticated works of cinema and serious Academy Award contenders. Thanks to this year&#8217;s Oscar winners, the Academy may consider nominating more horror films in the near future. This would pave the way for the genre to find greater acceptance and success among mainstream movie audiences.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Horror films have long been overlooked at the Academy Awards, but the 2026 Oscars marked a sea change for the genre. sinner, frankensteinand weapon It was one of many films nominated for an Oscar. These films received a total of 26 nominations, the highest total for the horror genre in a single year. 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