The 1995 ''Fangoria'' Chainsaw Awards ceremony, presented by ''

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'' magazine and Creation Entertainment, honored the best horror films of 1994 and took place on May 6, 1995, at the

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Sheraton in

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. The ceremony was hosted by comedians Rick Overton and Scott LaRose.

Ceremony

The event was held as part of Fangoria's annual

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convention, in partnership with Creation Entertainment. Attendees at the convention included Clive Barker,

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, Don Coscarelli,

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, Brad Dourif,

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, Steve Johnson, John Saxon,

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Presenters

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- presenter for Best Soundtrack * Brinke Stevens and

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- presenters for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress *Cyris Voris - presenter for Best Screenplay *Tom Rainone - presenter for Best Special Makeup EFX *

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- presenter for Worst Film *

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- presenter for Best Actress *

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- presenter for Best Actor *Darin Scott and

Rusty Cundieff George Arthur "Rusty" Cundieff (born December 13, 1960) is an American film and television director, actor, and writer known for his work on ''Fear of a Black Hat'' (1993), ''Tales from the Hood'' (1995), and ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006). ...

- presenters for Best Limited Release/Direct-to-Video Film *

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- presenter for Best Wide-Release Film * Wes Craven - presenter for Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

Winners and nominees

Awards

Fangoria Hall of Fame Award

* Peter Cushing * Heather Langenkamp

External links

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