scare U “SUPERLATIVES”
Each week, we honor each film in categories named for famed horror film characters, actors, and directors. Notes: (1) THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS SECTION, which is why we added the symbol below.
The Gaspar Noe Award for Most Disturbing Scene
Irreversible (2002, dir. Gaspar Noe)
The Ellen Ripley Award for Character Who Most Deserves to Live
Sigourney Weaver as Ripley and Carrie Henn as Newt in Aliens (1986, dir. James Cameron)
The Michael Myers Award for Character that Most Deserves to Die
Nick Castle as Michael Myers in Halloween (1979, dir. John Carpenter)
The Ken Russell Award for Most Baroque Screen Moment
Vanessa Redgrave in The Devils (1971, dir. Ken Russell)
The Béatrice Dalle Award for Character that Should Have Been Played by Béatrice Dalle (formerly The Brad Dourif Award for Character that Should Have Been Played by Brad Dourif)
Bwatrice Dalle in Trouble Every Day (2001, dir. Claire Denis)