Official announcement
Glowflare Horror Film Festival is pleased to announce the award nominations for its 2026 festival edition. The nominations recognise outstanding achievement across the festival programme and celebrate the creative, technical and storytelling contributions of independent filmmakers.
Most Nominated Films
Southern Nightmare — 14 nominations
Spoiling You — 13 nominations
Jimmy — 12 nominations
Olga — 11 nominations
A Ghost at Gilmore House — 8 nominations
Surprise! — 6 nominations
The Shug — 6 nominations
Nominees by Category
Best Feature Film
A Ghost at Gilmore House
Jimmy
Mr. Whispers
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
The Shug
Best Short Film
A Night at Morgrave Manor
Lest We Forget
Olga
Pleased to Kill You
Rear Road
Surprise!
Best Director
A Night at Morgrave Manor
Jimmy
Olga
Pleased to Kill You
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
Best Screenplay
Archai
Lest We Forget
Olga
Pleased to Kill You
Qui Insieme
Spoiling You
Best Actor
Roberto Accornero — Archai
Novarro Ramon — Mr. Whispers
Scot Scurlock — Southern Nightmare
Stephen Kerr — Spoiling You
Ben Probert — The Caretaker
Jason Adam — The House on Lidderman Street
Best Actress
Lyndsey Craine — A Ghost at Gilmore House
Charlie Chan Dagelet — Jimmy
Jasmine Box — Olga
Faith McCoy — Southern Nightmare
Megan Tremethick — Spoiling You
Dodie Finamore — Surprise!
Best Supporting Actor
Dorian Todd — Mr. Whispers
Olivier Huband — Olga
Paul Ogletree — Southern Nightmare
Laurence R. Harvey — Spoiling You
Scott Hume — The Caretaker
Johnny Vivash — The House on Lidderman Street
Best Supporting Actress
Emily Rose Holt — A Ghost at Gilmore House
Carolina Baroni — Olga
Madison Pankey — Southern Nightmare
Mackenzie Larsen — The Caretaker
Amber Doig-Thorne — Virus Detected
Iraina Han — Voodoo Party
Best Cinematography
A Ghost at Gilmore House
A Night at Morgrave Manor
Archai
Jimmy
Rear Road
Southern Nightmare
Best Editing
A Ghost at Gilmore House
A Night at Morgrave Manor
Jimmy
Mr. Whispers
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
Best Score
A Ghost at Gilmore House
Archai
Jimmy
Olga
Prey Switch
Spoiling You
Best Sound Design
A Ghost at Gilmore House
Arcana
Jimmy
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
The Shug
Best Special Effects (Practical or CGI)
Jimmy
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
Surprise!
The Shug
Undying Love
Best Hair Makeup
A Ghost at Gilmore House
Jimmy
Olga
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
Undying Love
Best Creature Design (Practical or CGI)
Haunted Henry
Necrosectos
Obsessed
Olga
The Black Dog
The Shug
Best Film Made for £50000 or Less
A Night at Morgrave Manor
Lest We Forget
Olga
Surprise!
The House on Lidderman Street
Virus Detected
Best Film Made for £1000 or Less
Bright Eyes
Crèche & Burn
Painted Devil
Prey Switch
Script
Undying Love
Best Kill Scene
Jimmy
Necrosectos
Olga
Southern Nightmare
Surprise!
Voodoo Party
Best Gorefest
Jimmy
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
Surprise!
The Shug
Voodoo Party
Best Villain
Haunted Henry
Jimmy
Pleased to Kill You
Southern Nightmare
Spoiling You
The Shug
Saturday Passes
Session 1 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/1
Session 2 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/2
Session 3 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/3
Session 4 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/4
Session 5 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/5
Session 6 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/6
Sunday Passes
Session 7 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/7
Session 8 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/8
Session 9 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/9
Session 10 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/10
Session 11 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/11
Session 12 — https://www.glowflarehorrorfestival.com/tickets/session/12
