The toxic haze left in the air by radiation and pesticides is consuming Scott Carey’s body a little more each day. In this science fiction and adventure classic directed by Jack Arnold, the home transforms into a wild, untamed environment filled with colossal dangers. Amid the dim shadows of the basement, a giant tarantula and a house cat are no longer the home’s inhabitants—they have become ruthless participants in the struggle for survival. As the bonds between husband and wife dissolve, the existential loneliness emerging in the mind of a shrinking man echoes through the rooms. In the eerie atmosphere created by the black-and-white frames, the furniture turns into massive mountains, and the basement into a merciless labyrinth. For Scott, every moment is the very essence of the most fundamental struggle for existence.

2 wins & 1 nomination total