The award winners have been announced for the 2015 edition of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Not at all surprising for me is the fact the winner of the Anchor Bay Entertainment Audience Choice Award for Best Feature Film, Gold went to the New Zealand horror-comedy Deathgasm. Since I’ve been a huge fan of this film since I first saw it at Fantasia this past summer, I am very happy that the film won the big award, along with eight of the specialty awards. The Silver Award went to Sion Sono’s Love & Peace, which also won four specialty awards. The Bronze Award went to A Christmas Horror Story, which also picked up four specialty awards.
Here is the full rundown of the Award winners for the 2015 Toronto After Dark Film Festival. I will include my picks in brackets for the festival bumper and specialty awards.
Anchor Bay Entertainment Audience Choice Award
- GOLD: Deathgasm
- SILVER: Love & Peace
- BRONZE: A Christmas Horror Story
- GOLD: Portal to Hell!!!
- SILVER: F**K Buddies
- BRONZE: Point of View
- GOLD: Vicious (UK)
- SILVER: Movies in Space (USA)
- BRONZE: Boniato (Mexico)
- Pepto Dismal by Johnny Larocque (My Pick: Pepto Dismal)
- Best Horror Film – The Hallow (My Pick: The Hallow)
- Best Sci-Fi Film – Synchronicity (My Pick: Synchronicity)
- Best Action Film – Gridlocked (My Pick: Gridlocked)
- Best Comedy – Love & Peace (My Pick: Love & Peace)
- Best Canadian Feature Film – A Christmas Horror Story (My Pick: The Demolisher)
- Most Original Film – Nina Forever (My Pick: Love & Peace)
- Best Leading Actor – Patrick McFadden – The Interior (My Pick: George Buza – A Christmas Horror Story)
- Best Leading Actress – Tory Stopler – Patchwork (My Pick: Fiona O’Shaughnessy – Nina Forever)
- Best Ensemble Cast – Lazer Team (My Pick: A Christmas Horror Story)
- Best Director – Sion Sono – Love & Peace (My Pick: Love & Peace)
- Scariest Film – The Hallow (My Pick: The Hallow and Vicious)
- Film Most Like to See a Sequel to – Patchwork (My Pick: Deathgasm)
- Best Film to Watch with a Crowd – Deathgasm (My Pick: Deathgasm)
- Best Trailer – Deathgasm (My Pick: Patchwork)
- Best Screenplay – Love & Peace (My Pick: Synchronicity)
- Best Cinematography – The Interior (My Pick: The Interior)
- Best Special Effects – Deathgasm (My Pick: Deathgasm)
- Best Music – Deathgasm (My Pick: The Demolisher)
- Best Editing – Nina Forever (My Pick: Nina Forever)
- Best Hero – Pikadon the Turtle – Love & Peace (My Pick: Zakk played by James Blake – Deathgasm)
- Best Villain – Krampus played by Rob Archer – A Christmas Horror Story (My Pick: Krampus – A Christmas Horror Story)
- Best Monster/Creature – Krampus – A Christmas Horror Story (My Pick: Krampus – A Christmas Horror Story)
- Best Make-Up – Patchwork (My Pick: Patchwork)
- Best Fight – Santa vs Zombie Elves & Krampus – A Christmas Horror Story (My Pick: Brodie and Zakk vs Demon Aunt and Uncle – Deathgasm)
- Best Gore – Deathgasm (My Pick: Deathgasm)
- Best Kill – Death by Sex Toy – Deathgasm (My Pick: Multiple demons killed with chainsaws – Deathgasm)
- Best Title Sequence – Deathgasm (My Pick: Patchwork)
- Best Poster – The Hallow (My Pick: The Hallow)
- Best Screening Q&A – Deathgasm (My Pick: Deathgasm)
- Best Film of the First Decade of the Toronto After Dark Film Festival – Let the Right One In (My Pick: Manborg)
