The Golden Raspberry Awards (the “Razzies”) for the worst films and performances of 2023 have just been revealed, marking the 44th year of the competition.
Each year, the Razzies are announced just before the Oscar nominee list, which is slated for release on Tuesday. According to the Golden Raspberry folks, the nominations are made by “1,179 movie buffs, film critics and journalists from 49 U.S. states and two dozen foreign countries.” The eventual winners of the 44th annual Razzies will be announced March 9, the night before the Oscars.
Topping this years Razzie roster is Expend4bles, which captured seven nominations in various categories, including worst picture. It was described as: “another installment of a franchise that’s fading faster than Razzie ‘winner’ Donald Trump’s mental acuity.”
Following are excerpts from the Golden Raspberry’s comments about the other four unfortunate movies that have made the worst-film list:
The Exorcist: Believer: “a 50-years-later remake/rip-off that was horrifying in unintended ways…” Meg 2: The Trench: “a fishy tale about a snarky shark that flopped across all seven seas…”Shazam! Fury of the Gods: “one of 2023’s several comic book movies failing to save the superhero genre…”Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey: “a defamation (and defecation) on two of the most beloved Kiddie Lit characters, ‘re-imagining’ the huggable denizens of the Hundred Acre Wood as vicious, cannibal serial killers…”
In the running for worst actor are Russell Crowe, Megan Fox, Jennifer Lopez, Helen Mirren, and Sylvester Stallone. Among this group, Fox, Lopez, and Stallone are “repeat offenders,” having received Razzie nominations in previous years.
In announcing its nominees, the Golden Raspberry organizers noted: “After strikes, lingerings of a worldwide plague and a general sense of universal agoraphobia, the decline of the cinematic experience goes without saying. Thankfully, a doll pic and a bomb movie jump-started the Industry, which still left behind a trail of Pooh for the Razzies to pick up!”
Here the complete list of nominees for the 2024 Razzies:
Worst Picture
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey
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
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