The 1992 ''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Awards ceremony, presented by ''

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'' magazine and Creation Entertainment, honored the best horror films of 1991 and took place on May 16, 1992, at the

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(5711 W. Century Blvd; formerly Hyatt) in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was hosted by

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Ceremony

The event was held as part of the ''Fangoria'' annual Weekend of Horrors convention with Creation Entertainment; previously, the magazine had awarded the best in genre film through its Movie Poll Awards since 1981. Former magazine editor Tony Timpone informed the '' Los Angeles Times'', "''Fangoria'' has been giving out Movie Poll Awards for the last eleven years, but this year we decided to revamp it, add more categories and turn it into an actual ceremony." ''

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(formerly the Hyatt), and included presenters such as Danielle Harris ('' Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers''), Breckin Meyer ('' Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare''), Jason Voorhees actor and stuntman Kane Hodder, directors

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and

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, and B-movie scream queen Linnea Quigley. '' The People Under the Stairs'' and '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' tied for most nominations with six each; however, ''The People Under the Stairs'' did not win in any category. Both films were eclipsed by '' The Silence of the Lambs'' which won four of its five nominations. Winners

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, Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Ted Tally, and

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were not present to accept the award. Each sent an acceptance speech that was published in ''Fangoria''. Other attendees at the convention included

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, Clive Barker, special effects artist Gabe Bartalos, Michelle Bauer, Robert Clarke, Ken Foree, Monique Gabrielle, Mick Garris, Lance Henriksen,

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, John Landis, Barbara Steele, and Brinke Stevens. Sneaks peeks included previews for the films ''

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'' and '' Alien 3''.

Presenters

* John Skipp and Craig Spector — presented Best Soundtrack * Danielle Harris and Breckin Meyer — presented Best Supporting Actor & Best Supporting Actress * John Russo — presented Best Screenplay * Steve Johnson — presented Best Make-Up *

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— presented Worst Film * Linnea Quigley — presented Best Actress * Kane Hodder — presented Best Actor *

, and Robert Tapert — presented Best Independent/Low-Budget Film *

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— presented Best Big Budget/Studio Film *

— presented Fangoria Hall of Fame Awards

Winners and nominees

Awards

Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

* Jeffrey Combs * Lance Henriksen

References

External links

1992 MTV Movie Awards on imdb
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