The obvious voting and politics of Oscar campaigns play an influential part in whether a film is nominated.

Among the films many out-there elements, one thing that really stood out wasJohann Johannsons score.

11’Split' (2016)

A resounding return to form fromM.

Stills from Pearl, Hereditary, and The Menu

The darkness is not only built into the story and script but into the physical atmosphere.

The production design and cinematography allow for the pacing to succeed in building tense, unsettling scenes.

Makeup and Hairstyling is the obvious choice for this film.

Dakota Johnson in Suspiria looking up.

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Utilizing and transforming the tall stature ofBill Skarsgardinto Pennywise was incredible.

Anya Taylor-Joy as Margot Mills eating dinner in ‘The Menu’

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Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet in ‘Bones and All’

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Nicolas Cage as Red sitting behind the wheel of a car smiling and covered in blood in ‘Mandy’

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James McAvoy sitting in a basement with a menacing sense of childlike wonder upon his face in ‘Split’

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Jay (Maika Monroe) tied to a chair in ‘It Follows’

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Anya Taylor-Joy as Thomasin, a young colonial girl from The Witch

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A group of people sneaking through a zombie-infested train in Train to Busan

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Pennywise staring forward and holding a balloon

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