From bad acting to bizarre plots, the Golden Raspberry Awards celebrate the worst in cinema! This episode counts down some of the most infamous Razzie recipients, highlighting truly awful movies and notorious performances. See if your least favourite movie “won” a Golden Raspberry Award.
A total of 45 movies are covered across this series on the Worst Picture award at the Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies).
This article is based on my full breakdown video on Cinema Awards Archive on YouTube, where I cover each of these 45 Worst Picture “winners” in detail.
Prefer to watch instead of read? This article is adapted from my YouTube episode on Cinema Awards Archive:
“45 Years of Razzie Winners: The Absolute Worst Movies Ever Made”
The 2010s brought some of the most infamous Razzie Worst Picture winners of all, from failed blockbusters and franchise finales to notorious comedies and critically reviled adaptations.
It is a 2010 American action adventure fantasy film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
Based on the first season of the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008).
The plot follows Aang, a young Avatar who must master all four elements of air, water, fire and earth and restore balance to the world while stopping the Fire Nation from conquering the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.
The film received negative reviews from critics and audiences and is widely considered to be one of the worst films ever made.
Many criticized the screenplay, acting, direction, casting, dialogue, action sequences, plot holes, unfaithfulness to the source material, characters and 3D conversion, although the musical score was praised.
Produced on a $150 million budget, the film grossed $131 million domestically and $319 million worldwide.
It received nine nominations at the 31st Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, and went on to win five awards including Worst Picture.
It is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan.
It tells the story of an advertisement executive who dreads the Thanksgiving visit of his unemployed twin sister, who overstays into Hanukkah while he is trying to secure Al Pacino for a Dunkin’ Donuts commercial.
The film was panned by critics, who criticized the humor and premise, although Al Pacino’s performance received some praise.
Many have since considered the film to be one of the worst films ever made.
At the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards, the film was nominated for a record 12 Razzies in all ten categories.
It became the first film to sweep the Razzies, winning in every category including Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actor, Worst Actress and Worst Screenplay.
It is a 2012 American romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon.
It is based on the 2008 novel Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer and is the fifth and final installment in The Twilight Saga film series.
In the film, Bella, now a vampire, aligns with the Cullens, the werewolves and other allies to face the Volturi, who view her half-human, half-vampire child as a possible threat.
The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $848.5 million worldwide.
It received eleven nominations at the 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony and won seven awards including Worst Picture, making it the highest-grossing film to win the award.
It is a 2013 American anthology comedy film conceived by producer Charles B. Wessler.
Featuring fourteen different storylines, each by a different director, the project took almost a decade to get into production.
It was eventually picked up by Relativity Media for $6 million and filmed over several years.
It was panned by critics, although it was a modest commercial success, grossing $32.4 million against a $6 million budget.
Considered one of the worst films of all time, it received three awards at the 34th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture.
It is a 2014 American faith-based Christmas comedy film directed by Darren Doane.
The movie stars Kirk Cameron as a fictionalized version of himself.
In Saving Christmas, Cameron tries to convince his fictional brother-in-law that Christmas is still a Christian holiday.
The film became a massive critical failure, receiving a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
It was nominated in six categories for the 35th Golden Raspberry Awards and won four, including Worst Picture.
It is a 2015 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics team and a reboot of the Fantastic Four film series, directed by Josh Trank.
The film follows a group of intelligent teenagers who build a transdimensional portal, causing them to acquire superhuman abilities.
The film received negative reviews from critics and was a box-office failure, grossing $168 million worldwide against a production budget of $120 million.
It received several Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Director and Worst Picture.
This film tied for Worst Picture.
It is a 2015 erotic romantic drama film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.
It is based on E. L. James’ 2011 novel of the same name and follows Anastasia Steele’s relationship with Christian Grey.
Despite generally unfavourable reviews, it was a major box office success, earning $569.7 million worldwide against a $40 million budget.
The soundtrack was also successful, with major song award recognition.
The film won five of six Razzie nominations including Worst Picture, tied with Fantastic Four.
It is a 2016 political documentary about Hillary Clinton and a critique of the Democratic Party.
The film was written and directed by Dinesh D’Souza and Bruce Schooley.
It was the top-grossing political documentary of 2016, grossing $13 million against a $5 million budget.
It was heavily panned by critics, with Metacritic declaring it the worst-received film of 2016.
It won four Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, becoming the first documentary film to do so.
It is a 2017 American animated comedy film directed by Tony Leondis.
The story follows Gene, a multi-expressional emoji who goes on a journey through apps to become a normal emoji with a single expression.
It was a commercial success, grossing $217.8 million worldwide against a $50 million budget.
However, the film was panned for its script, humor, product placement, lack of originality and overall execution.
It won four awards at the 38th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, and became the first animated film to win in those categories.
It is a 2018 mystery comedy film written and directed by Etan Cohen.
The plot follows the famed detective duo as they investigate a threat at Buckingham Palace.
The film underperformed at the box office and was panned for its poor script, dated jokes and waste of cast and source material.
Some critics labelled it the worst film of 2018 and one of the worst films of all time.
It received six nominations at the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards and won four including Worst Picture.
It is a 2019 musical fantasy film based on the stage musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
The film was directed by Tom Hooper and became infamous for its unsettling visual effects and negative reception.
Cats grossed $75.5 million worldwide against an $80–100 million production budget and was considered a box-office disappointment.
It received generally negative reviews and is widely considered one of the worst films ever made.
It won six awards at the 40th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture.
The 2020s continued the Razzie tradition with conspiracy documentaries, critically reviled musicals, exploitative biopics and low-budget horror curiosities.
It is a 2021 right-wing conspiracy propaganda film directed by and starring Mike Lindell.
It promotes the false claim that Donald Trump won the 2020 U.S. presidential election instead of Joe Biden.
The documentary was removed by YouTube and Vimeo at release for violating community standards, though it later reappeared after policy changes.
It won two Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Picture and Worst Actor for Mike Lindell.
Diana is a musical based on the life of Diana, Princess of Wales.
A filmed performance was released on Netflix on 1 October 2021 to negative reviews.
It was nominated for eight awards at the 42nd Golden Raspberry Awards and won five including Worst Picture.
It is a 2022 American biographical psychological drama film written and directed by Andrew Dominik, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates.
The film is a fictionalized interpretation of the life and career of Marilyn Monroe, played by Ana de Armas.
While de Armas received praise and major awards nominations, the film itself was criticized as exploitative.
It won Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay at the 43rd Golden Raspberry Awards.
It is a 2023 British independent slasher film produced, directed, written and edited by Rhys Frake-Waterfield.
The film reimagines Pooh and Piglet as feral killers in a horror parody of the classic children’s stories.
It was a box-office success on a tiny budget but received overwhelmingly negative reviews.
It won five awards at the 44th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture.
It is a 2024 American superhero film in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, directed by S. J. Clarkson.
The film tells the origin story of Cassie Webb as she tries to protect three young women from Ezekiel Sims.
The film was panned by critics and was a box-office failure, grossing $100.5 million worldwide against an $80 million budget.
It won three awards at the 45th Golden Raspberry Awards including Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Actress for Dakota Johnson.
Tell me in the comments — which of these Razzie Worst Picture winners do you think is the absolute worst?
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