Academy Award-Winning Horror Films, 1931 - 2007

These horror films won Academy Awards:

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931): Best Actor in a Leading Role, Fredric March

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945): Best Cinematography, Black and White, Harry Stradling, Sr.
 

An American Werewolf in London (1981): Best Achievement in Makeup, Rick Baker

 
Rosemary’s Baby (1983): Best Supporting Actress, Ruth Gordon

 
The Exorcist (1983): Best Sound, Robert Knudson and Best Adapted Screenplay, William Peter Blatty

Aliens (1986): Best Visual Effects, Robert Stotak, Stan Winston, John Richardson, and Suzanne M. Benson and Best Sound Effects Editing, Don Sharpe

The Silence of the Lambs (1991): Best Picture, Best Actress, Jody Foster, Best Actor, Anthony Hopkins, Best Director, Jonathan Demme, and Best Adapted Screenplay, Ted Tally

Jurassic Park (1993); Best Visual Effects, Dennis Muren, Stan Winston, Phil Tippett and Michael Lantieri, Best Sound Mixing, Gary Summers, Gary Rydstrom, Shawn Murphy, Ron Judkins, and Best Sound Editing, Gary Rydstrom and Richard Hymns

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007): Best Art Direction, Dante Ferretti