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These are truly the best of the worst in terms of the film industry, with a trophy to prove it.


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    Worst Original Song 

    Worst New Star 
  • 1981: Klinton Spilsbury (as John Reid/The Lone Ranger in The Legend of the Lone Ranger)
    • Gary Coleman (as Lester in On the Right Track)
    • Martin Hewitt (as David Axelrod in Endless Love)
    • Mara Hobel (as child Christina Crawford in Mommie Dearest)
    • Miles O'Keeffe (as Tarzan in Tarzan, the Ape Man)
  • 1982: Pia Zadora (as Kady in Butterfly)
    • Morgan Fairchild (as Jamie Douglas in The Seduction)
    • Luciano Pavarotti (as Giorgio Fini in Yes, Giorgio)
    • Aileen Quinn (as Annie in Annie)
    • Mr. T (as Clubber Lang in Rocky III)
  • 1983: Lou Ferrigno (as Hercules in Hercules)
    • Loni Anderson (as Pembrook Feeny in Stroker Ace)
    • Reb Brown (as Yor in Yor, the Hunter from the Future)
    • Cindy and Sandy ("the shrieking dolphins") (as themselves in Jaws 3D)
    • Finola Hughes (as Laura in Staying Alive)
  • 1984: Olivia d'Abo (as Paloma in Bolero and Princess Jehnna in Conan the Destroyer)
    • Michelle Johnson (as Jennifer Lyons in Blame It on Rio)
    • Apollonia Kotero (as Apollonia in Purple Rain)
    • Andrea Occhipinti (as Angel in Bolero)
    • Russell Todd (as Scott Nash in Where the Boys Are '84)
  • 1985: Brigitte Nielsen (as Red Sonja in Red Sonja and Ludmilla Drago in Rocky IV)
    • Ariane (as Tracy Tzu in Year of the Dragon)
    • The new computerized Godzilla (as himself in Godzilla 1985)
    • Julia Nickson-Soul (as Co-Bao in Rambo: First Blood Part II)
    • Kurt Thomas (as Jonathan Cabot in Gymkata)
  • 1986: "The six guys and gals in the duck suit" note  (as Howard the Duck in Howard the Duck)
    • Joan Chen (as May-May in Tai-Pan)
    • Mitch Gaylord (as Steve Tevere in Amererican Anthem)
    • Kristin Scott Thomas (as Mary Sharon in Under the Cherry Moon)
    • Brian Thompson (as the Night Slasher in Cobra)
  • 1987: David Mendenhall (as Michael Hawk in Over The Top)
    • The Barbarian Brothers (as themselves in The Barbarians)
    • The Garbage Pail Kids note  (as themselves in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie)
    • Debra Sandlund (as Patty Lareine in Tough Guys Don't Dance)
    • Jim Varney (as Ernest P. Worrell in Ernest Goes to Camp)
  • 1988: Ronald McDonald (as himself in Mac and Me)
    • Don the talking horse (as himself in Hot To Trot)
    • Tami Erin (as Pippi Longstocking in The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking)
    • Robi Rosa (as Rico in Salsa)
    • Jean-Claude Van Damme (as Frank Dux in Bloodsport)
  • 1990: Sofia Coppola (as Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III)
    • Ingrid Chavez (as Aura in Grafitti Bridge)
    • Leo Damian (as Fausto in Ghosts Can't Do It)
    • Carrie Otis (as Emily Reed in Wild Orchid)
    • Donald Trump (as himself in Ghosts Can't Do It)
  • 1991: Vanilla Ice (as Johnny Van Owen in Cool as Ice)
    • Brian Bosworth (as Joe Huff/John Stone in Stone Cold)
    • Milla Jovovich (as Lilli Hardgrave in Return to the Blue Lagoon)
    • Brian Krause (as Richard Lestrange, Jr. in Return to the Blue Lagoon)
    • Kristin Minter (as Kathy Winslow in Cool as Ice)
  • 1992: Pauly Shore (as Stoney in Encino Man)
    • George Corraface (as Christopher Columbus in Christopher Columbus: The Discovery)
    • Kevin Coster's crew cut (as itself in The Bodyguard)
    • Whitney Houston (as Rachel Marron in The Bodyguard)
    • Sharon Stone's tribute to Theodore Cleaver (as itself in Basic Instinct)
  • 1993: Janet Jackson (as Justice in Poetic Justice)
    • Roberto Benigni (as Gendarme Jacques Gambrelli in Son of the Pink Panther)
    • Mason Gamble (as Dennis Mitchell in Dennis the Menace)
    • Norman D. Golden II (as Devon Butler in Cop and a Half)
    • Austin O'Brien (as Danny Madigan in Last Action Hero)
  • 1994: Anna Nicole Smith (as Tanya Peters in Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult)
  • 1995: Elizabeth Berkley (as Nomi Malone in Showgirls)
    • "Amy the talking gorilla" (as herself in Congo)
    • David Caruso (as David Corelli in Jade and Jimmy Kilmartin in Kiss of Death)
    • Cindy Crawford (as Kate McQuean in Fair Game)
    • Julia Sweeney (as Pat Riley in It's Pat! and Mea C. in Stuart Saves His Family)
  • 1996: Pamela Anderson (as Barbara "Barb Wire" Kopetski in Barb Wire)
    • Beavis and Butt-head (as themselves in Beavis and Butt-head Do America)
    • Ellen DeGeneres (as Martha Alston in Mr. Wrong)
    • Friends cast members turned movie star wannabes:
      • Jennifer Aniston (as Renee Fitzpatrick in She's The One)
      • Lisa Kudrow (as Linda in Mother)
      • Matt LeBlanc (as Jack "Deuce" Cooper in Ed)
      • David Schwimmer (as Tom Thompson in The Pallbearer)
    • The new "serious" Sharon Stone (as Nicole Horner in Diabolique and Cindy Liggett in Last Dance)
  • 1997: Dennis Rodman (as Yaz in Double Team)
  • 1998: Tie
    • Joe Eszterhas (as himself in An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn)
    • Jerry Springer (as Jerry Farelly in Ringmaster)
      • Barney the Dinosaur (as himself in Barney's Great Adventure)
      • Carrot Top (as Edison in Chairman of the Board)
      • Spice Girls (as themselves in Spice World)

    Worst Musical Score 

    Worst Career Achievement Award 
  • 1980: Ronald Reagan ("Retired Movie Star")
  • 1982: Irwin Allen ("The Master of Disaster")
  • 1984: Linda Blair ("Razzie Scream Queen")
  • 1986: Bruce ("The Rubber Shark")
  • 2008: Uwe Boll ("Germany's answer to Ed Wood")

    Worst Visual Effects 
  • 1986: Howard the Duck
  • 1987: Jaws: The Revenge
    • The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
    • Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

    Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property 

    The Barry L. Bumstead Award 

    One-Off Awards 
  • 1996: Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million - Twister
  • 1998: Worst Movie Trends of the Year - "Gidgets 'n' geezers (58-year-old leading men wooing 28-year-old leading ladies)" (examples include A Perfect Murder, Six Days, Seven Nights, and Stepmom)
    • "If you've seen the trailer, why bother to see the movie?!? (previews that give away the film's entire plot)"
    • "30 minutes of story – conveyed in less than three hours! (l-o-n-g-e-r movies... shorter plots)"
    • "THX: The audio is deafening! (movie sound so loud it constitutes assault with a deafening weapon)"
    • "Yo quiero tacky tie-ins! (Mega-zillion-dollar cross-promotional overkill: Armageddon, Godzilla, etc.)"
  • 2002: Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie - Jackass: The Movie
    • Crossroads
    • Eight Crazy Nights
    • Scooby-Doo
    • xXx
  • 2003
    • Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie (All Concept/No Content) - The Cat in the Hat
      • 2 Fast 2 Furious
      • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
      • From Justin to Kelly
      • The Real Cancun
    • Governor's Award for Distinguished Under-Achievement in Choreography - Travis Payne (for From Justin to Kelly)
  • 2005: Most Tiresome Tabloid Targets - Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Oprah Winfrey's couch, the Eiffel Tower, and "Tom's baby"
    • Tom Cruise and his anti-psychiatry rant
    • Paris Hilton and … "who-EVER!"
    • Mr. and Mrs. Britney, their baby (Sean Preston Federline), and their camcorder
    • The Simpsons: Ashlee, Jessica, and Nick
  • 2006: Worst Excuse for Family Entertainment - RV
    • Deck The Halls
    • Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
    • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
    • The Shaggy Dog
  • 2007: Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie - I Know Who Killed Me
    • Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
    • Captivity
    • Hannibal Rising
    • Hostel: Part II
  • 2010: Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3-D - The Last Airbender
  • 2017: The Razzie Nominee So Rotten You Loved It - Baywatch note 
    • The Emoji Movie
    • Fifty Shades Darker
    • The Mummy
    • Transformers: The Last Knight
  • 2020: Special Governors' Award for the Worst Calendar Year EVER! - 2020
  • 2021: Worst Performance By Bruce Willis In A 2021 Movie - Cosmic Sin note 
    • American Siege
    • Apex
    • Deadlock
    • Fortress
    • Midnight in the Switchgrass
    • Out of Death
    • Survive the Game

    Anniversary Awards 
  • 1989
    • Worst Actor of the Decade: Sylvester Stallone
      • Christopher Atkins
      • Ryan O'Neal
      • Prince
      • John Travolta
    • Worst Actress of the Decade: Bo Derek
      • Faye Dunaway
      • Madonna
      • Brooke Shields
      • Pia Zadora
    • Worst Picture of the Decade: Mommie Dearest
      • Bolero
      • Howard the Duck
      • The Lonely Lady
      • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
    • Worst New Star of the Decade: Pia Zadora
      • Christopher Atkins
      • Madonna
      • Prince
      • Diana Scarwid
  • 1999
    • Worst Actor of the Century: Sylvester Stallone
      • Kevin Costner
      • Prince
      • William Shatner
      • Pauly Shore
    • Worst Actress of the Century: Madonna
      • Elizabeth Berkley
      • Bo Derek
      • Brooke Shields
      • Pia Zadora
    • Worst Picture of the Decade: Showgirls
      • An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
      • Hudson Hawk
      • The Postman
      • Striptease
    • Worst New Star of the Decade: Pauly Shore
      • Elizabeth Berkley
      • Ahmed Best
      • Sofia Coppola
      • Dennis Rodman
  • 2004
    • Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years: Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Kim Basinger
      • Angelina Jolie
      • Ryan O'Neal
      • Keanu Reeves
    • Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years: Battlefield Earth
      • The Lonely Lady
      • Mommie Dearest
      • Showgirls
      • Swept Away
    • Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years: Gigli
      • The Adventures of Pluto Nash
      • The Cat in the Hat
      • Freddy Got Fingered
      • Leonard Part 6
    • Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years: From Justin to Kelly
      • Can't Stop The Music
      • Glitter
      • Rhinestone
      • Spice World
      • Xanadu
  • 2009
    • Worst Actor of the Decade: Eddie Murphy
      • Ben Affleck
      • Mike Myers
      • Rob Schneider
      • John Travolta
    • Worst Actress of the Decade: Paris Hilton
      • Mariah Carey
      • Lindsay Lohan
      • Jennifer Lopez
      • Madonna
    • Worst Picture of the Decade: Battlefield Earth note 
      • Freddy Got Fingered
      • Gigli
      • I Know Who Killed Me
      • Swept Away

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