10 Amazing Horror Movie Performances That Should've Won Oscars

10. Lupita Nyong'o - Us

Unlike most actors on this list, Lupita Nyong'o already had an Oscar nomination to her name before she ever starred in a horror film, though the moment that Jordan Peele's Us premiered, critics and audiences alike vocally called for Nyong'o to receive a Best Actress nomination for her storming dual performance.

Nyong'o had the challenging task of portraying not only embattled protagonist Addy, but also her terrifying Tethered doppelganger, Red. As two sides of the same traumatised coin, these roles gave the actress a hell of a lot to sink her teeth into, and to say she rose to the occasion is quite the understatement.

Nyong'o is particularly excellent as the imposing, raspy-voiced Red, especially once the particulars of Red's nature are revealed at the film's end and we know precisely what we've been dealing with. Though Nyong'o picked up her fair share of regional commendations for the performance, the historically horror-averse Academy sadly wasn't having it.