The Razzies, or Golden Raspberry Awards, are an annual mock award ceremony recognizing the worst in film. Founded in 1981, they playfully highlight cinematic failures, presenting trophies shaped like raspberries and 2024 marks the 44th time the show has taken place.
In another blow to a genre which continues its battle against claims of audience "fatigue," two of 2023's superhero movies have dominated this year's nominations.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods has landed a "Worst Picture" nomination, with Dame Helen Mirren singled out as "Worst Actress" and Lucy Liu among those put forward for "Worst Supporting Actress." The movie itself, meanwhile, is also up for "Worst Screenplay."
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania didn't fare much better. Michael Douglas and Bill Murray have both landed "Worst Supporting Actor" nominations, while Peyton Reed is among those singled out for "Worst Director." The Marvel Studios threequel avoided the Worst Picture category but joins some of 2023's most disappointing offerings in the "Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off Or Sequel" category.
Somehow, The Flash escaped receiving any nods and, despite struggling either critically or financially, both Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and The Marvels have emerged unscathed as well.
Results were determined by the votes of Razzie Members (1,179 "movie buffs," film critics and journalists from 49 U.S. States and two dozen foreign countries). The 44th Annual Razzie "Winners" will be unveiled on the now traditional Oscar Eve, Saturday, March 9.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
WORST PICTURE
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey (Wait, shouldn't that be spelled "Hunny"?)
WORST ACTOR
Russell Crowe / The Pope's Exorcist
Vin Diesel / Fast X
Chris Evans / Ghosted
Jason Statham / Meg 2: The Trench
Jon Voight / Mercy
WORST ACTRESS
Ana de Armas / Ghosted
Megan Fox / Johnny & Clyde
Salma Hayek / Magic Mike's Last Dance
Jennifer Lopez / The Mother
Dame Helen Mirren / Shazam! Fury of the Gods
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kim Cattrall / About My Father
Megan Fox / Expend4bles
Bai Ling / Johnny & Clyde
Lucy Liu / Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Mary Stuart Masterson / Five Nights at Freddy's
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Douglas / Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Mel Gibson / Confidential Informant
Bill Murray / Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Franco Nero (as "The Pope") The Pope's Exorcist
Sylvester Stallone / Expend4ables
WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Any 2 "Merciless Mercenaries" / Expend4bles
Any 2 Money-Grubbing Investors Who Donated to the $400 Million
for Remake Rights to The Exorcist
Ana de Armas & Chris Evans (who flunked Screen Chemistry) Ghosted
Salma Hayek & Channing Tatum / Magic Mike's Last Dance
Pooh & Piglet as Blood-Thirsty Slasher/Killers (!) in
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
Ant Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones and The Dial of...Still Beating a Dead Horse
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
WORST DIRECTOR
Rhys Frake-Waterfield / Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
David Gordon Green / The Exorcist: Believer
Peyton Reed / Ant Man & the Wasp: Quantumania
Scott Waugh / Expend4bles
Ben Wheatley / Meg 2: The Trench
WORST SCREENPLAY
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones and the Dial of...Can I go home now?
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey