As of today, a staggering 611 films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. That's a lot of movies. And after nearly one whole century of Oscar ceremonies, only 1.3% of those Best Picture nominees were in the horror genre — including this year's "The Substance."
That's a low number by any estimation, and it says a lot more about the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences than it does about the horror genre. Although horror movies have long struggled to gain recognition of their artistic achievements, there has never been any shortage of ingenious movies that explore our deepest fears and anxieties.
We're taking a look back at the history of the horror genre and singling out 13 films that weren't just great, but which the Academy had every reason to nominate for Best Picture and for one reason or another just didn't. Many of these films won or were nominated for Oscars in other categories. All of them should have made the cut for the big prize.
