11 Oscar Winners Who Started Out in (Sometimes Goofy) Horror Movies

Hillary Swank

Hillary Swank made her film debut in 1992’s deliberately goofy horror comedy Buffy the Vampire Slayer — the Kristy Swanson film that inspired the Sarah Michelle Gellar TV show — playing the supporting part of Kimberly Hannah.

She would soon go on to star in 1994’s The Next Karate Kid, but proved herself as one of the best actors of her generation with Oscar-winning lead roles in 1999’s Boys Don’t Cry and 2004’s Million Dollar Baby.

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