Horror’s Big Night: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Weapons’ Oscar Wins Have Filmmakers Celebrating the Genre
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When Amy Madigan accepted the first Oscar of the night during the March 15 ceremony, she shouted out her “Weapons” writer and director Zach Cregger for creating her witchy role of Aunt Gladys, saying he “wrote a dream part, and he let me just grab it by the throat.” It seems that, after decades of […]
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Mar 16, 2026 2:40pm PT Horror’s Big Night: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Weapons’ Oscar Wins Have Filmmakers Celebrating the Genre By William Earl Plus Icon William Earl @beautifulbill Latest ‘Bridesmaids’ Star Wendi McClendon-Covey Missed Oscars Reunion Due to ‘Neck Lift’ and Says There’s ‘No Drama’ 17 hours ago Oscars Snubs and Surprises: Timothée Chalamet and ‘Marty Supreme’ Win Nothing, ‘Sinners’ Casting Director Misses and More 19 hours ago Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Best Director Oscar for ‘One Battle After Another’: ‘You Make A Guy Work Hard for One of These’ 19 hours ago See All When Amy Madigan accepted the first Oscar of the night during the March 15 ceremony, she shouted out her “ Weapons ” writer and director Zach Cregger for creating her witchy role of Aunt Gladys, saying he “wrote a dream part, and he let me just grab it by the throat.” It seems that, after decades of being othered and ignored at the Academy Awards, horror films are also sinking their teeth into the throat of critical acclaim. At this year’s ceremony, there were four wins for the vampire tale “ Sinners ,” three for Guillermo del Toro’s “ Frankenstein ” as well as Madigan’s statue for “Weapons.” Beyond that, indie horror fable “The Ugly Stepsister” received a makeup and hairstyling nod, making for a hearty night for the genre — and that’s not even counting nominations and wins for movies with horror in their DNA, like “Bugonia” and “KPop Demon Hunters.” Related Stories ‘The Miniature Wife’ Trailer: Elizabeth Banks Is Shrunk to Doll Size in Peacock Dramedy With Matthew Macfadyen (TV News Roundup)
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