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Five years ago, following the lack of recognition at the Oscars for horror films, Trace Thurman and I created “The Hereditaries” (named after Toni Collette’s Hereditary omission), a series of horror awards to acknowledge all of the great work being done in the genre.
We’re now up to the sixth annual Hereditaries (click here to vote), which celebrates the amazing diversity of horror films released in 2024.
Not unlike the 2023 Hereditaries when Evil Dead Rise and Saw X led the pack (hear who won here), the love has once again been spread out across a diverse list of films. Led by cultural phenomenon The Substance (9 nominations), there’s a great range of popular/main stream titles like Alien: Romulus and The First Omen (7 nominations each) as well as quiet sleepers like Strange Darling (6 nominations) and queer classics such as Femme (4 nominations) and I Saw The TV Glow (6 nominations).
We’re also shining a spotlight on underrated/under seen non-English language films like Red Rooms and Exhuma (4 nominations each) and The Coffee Table and The Devil’s Bath (2 nominations each) because there was a ton of great horror content that came out this year.
Here’s what you’re voting on:
- Best Wide Release
- Best Indie Release
- Best Under The Radar Film
- Best Non-English Language Horror Film
- Best Horror TV Show
- Best Queer Horror
- Best Horror Score
- Best First Feature Director
- Best Director
- Best Lead Performance
- Best Supporting Performance
- Best Duo – New for 2024
- Best Ensemble
- MVP/Trend 2024
- Best Creature Design
- Best Villain
- Best Sequence
- Best Ending
- Best Death
Context: The 19 categories were informed by Horror Queers Patrons, then narrowed down by Trace and I. In order to be eligible, films had to be widely available this year (either wide theatrical, VOD or on streaming services), which sadly means no festival exclusives.
Categories are capped at a maximum of 10 nominees and films are only eligible once per category. This inevitably means that some favourites have been left out, but this is best way to ensure a tight race. Kill your darlings, folks!
Finally, we’ve also added spoiler warnings for the last four categories, just in case you haven’t seen films like Woman of the Hour, Killer Body Count, The Devil’s Bath or Infested.
Click here to vote before the deadline on Friday, Jan 17 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Winners will be announced on Horror Queers social media accounts (Facebook group, Instagram and BlueSky), as well as a special Main Feed bonus episode in February 2025.
