I pay attention to the Stoker Awards, Shirley Jackson Awards, Hugo Awards, and Nebula Awards. Shirley Jackson Awards usually go to great work, so that’s the one I like the most. I think Stokers are also pretty good though a little more of a mixed bag than the Shirley Jackson Award, which I think trends a little more big brain horror than the Stokers. Hugos and Nebulas are basically an anti-recommendation to me at this point, especially in the short fiction categories; most of what I’ve seen nominated for them has been slop the past few years.