The Final Girls Picks of the Year

Awards Season is here once more and we're reminiscing over all the incredible horror movies of the last twelve months. A whole year later, we finally got to see Nia DaCosta's Candyman (2021), Prano Bailey-Bond reinvented the video nasty with first feature Censor (2021), and Julia Ducournau melted our brains with the masterpiece that is Titane.

In what has been a stellar year of horror, we can't stand the thought of another year of minimal horror film nominations. So with that, the inaugural Final Girls Top Picks of the Year is born. We're giving you the run-down of our favorite films of the last 12 months, because in our minds, horror is always the winner. Enjoy!

Best Feature Film

Winner: Titane (Dir. Julia Ducournau)

Runner-up: Censor (Dir. Prano Bailey-Bond)

Best Director

Winner: Prano Bailey-Bond (Censor)

Runner-up: Julia Ducournau (Titane)

Best Actor

Winner: Agathe Rousselle (Titane)

Runner-up: Najarra Townsend (The Stylist)

Best Non-Human Actor 

Winner: Ada (Lamb)

Best Supporting Actor

Winner: Colman Domingo (Candyman)

Runner-up: Reece Shearsmith (In The Earth)

Best Screenwriter

Winner: Ivo Van Aarrt (The Columnist) 

Runner-up: Mishna Wolff (Werewolves Within)

Best Twist 

Winner: Malignant 

Runner-up: Malignant 

Best Kill

Winner:  Miriam Kills Dylan (Violation)

Runner-up: Chrystal’s calcium deficiency (Old)

Best Score

Winner: Synth Synth Synth (Halloween Kills)

Runner-up: 60s vibes (Last Night in Soho)

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