13 Vintage Red Carpet Photos From Classic Horror Movie Premieres

Star Jodie Foster rocks a black two-piece at the Los Angeles red carpet premiere of The Silence of the Lambs on February 1, 1991.

For her work in the film, Foster

brought home the Academy Award for Best Actress. Lambs also scored Oscars for Best Actor (Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lector), Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Picture. To date, only six horror filmsThe Exorcist (1974), Jaws (1976), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Sixth Sense (1999), Black Swan (2010), and Get Out (2017)–have earned a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars. The Silence of the Lambs is the only one to win the honor.

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