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Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan
Maybe a hard sell, but not impossible. Get Out was just nominated for best picture and many other awards just recently.
The problem is that horror films follow formulas and have consistent tropes throughout almost all of them. If any horror film says something unique and new, it gets consideration. It's rare.
I haven't seen the film you're talking about, and I'm sure it's a good film, but you do have to be very unique to get consideration as a horror film.
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Every single genre has their own tropes and formulas and almost every single movie, sans avant garde films have to stick to their respective familiar beats even if it's a blend of genres. Horror might just be more guilty of sticking to the over-formulaic, but I don't know? There's a lot of forgettable trash in every genre.
The movies that stand out as great in any genre still follow a formula to some degree, but they hide their cards well and have their own spin or twist on things.
Hereditary is definitely unique and every bit as good as Get Out. It will stand the test of time as a classic of the genre and people will say the Academy blew it, when half the films nominated are forgotten in five years.