SINNERS CHASES OSCARS GLORY

VAMPIRE blockbuster Sinners has picked up a record 16 nominations for the Oscars, as the Daily Star reported last week. Horror movies are often overlooked at the Academy Awards, but the flick, starring Michael B Jordan as twin brothers battling bloodsuckers, now looks set for gong glory at the ceremo- ny in March. Here JAMES MOORE looks at some facts about other film frighteners that managed to win coveted statuettes...

- JAMES MOORE

Scooping five Oscars in 1992, including best actor for Anthony Hopkins as serial killer Hannibal Lecter and best actress for Jodie Foster as FBI agent Clarice Starling, it's weird to think that Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer were originally up for those roles.

Silence Of The Lambs: Scooping five Oscars in 1992, including best actor for Anthony Hopkins as serial killer Hannibal Lecter and best actress for Jodie Foster as FBI agent Clarice Starling, it's weird to think that Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer were originally up for those roles.