When “The Exorcist” was nominated for 10 Oscars in early 1974, it became not only the first horror movie to earn recognition in so many categories, but the first one ever to get a Best Picture nomination. Sadly for fans of the genre, “The Exorcist” wasn’t a new beginning for the Academy but an exception that proved the rule: When it comes to the Oscars, horror just doesn’t get the respect it deserves.
There have been outliers over the years — Brian De Palma’s “Carrie” snagged nominations for Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie, Jordan Peele won a screenplay Oscar for “Get Out,” and the makers of “The Silence of the Lambs” took home a couple armfuls of bald swordsmen back in 1992. But even with movies like “The Substance” attracting attention from Academy voters, horror’s limited presence at the Oscars stands in stark contrast to its prominent position in the culture at large.
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