The Nominees For the Worst Movie of the Year Are Here

The nominees for the dubious prize of the Worst Movie of the Year are here.

Each year, right before the Oscars, the Razzie Awards celebrate the worst movies of the year. While their picks aren’t always perfect, the Razzies have been around for a long time – these are the 46th nominations! – and have become well-known as the go-to awards for truly bad films.

This year’s nominees for Worst Film are a pretty terrible group, honestly. All five – The Electric State, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Snow White, Star Trek: Section 31, and War of the Worlds – actually made it onto ScreenCrush’s list of the year’s worst movies. In fact, we ranked War of the Worlds as the absolute worst!

Both War of the Worlds and the new live-action Snow White received the most nominations, with six each. Hurry Up Tomorrow, a musical based on the life of The Weeknd, followed closely with five. While I don’t agree with all the nominations – some, like the one for The Weeknd and his ‘colossal ego’ as the ‘Worst Screen Combo,’ feel a bit silly and undermine the awards – overall, it’s a pretty good (or, depending on how you look at it, a pretty terrible) selection of nominees.

This is the complete list of nominees for the 2026 Razzie Awards. The winners will be revealed in Los Angeles one day before the Oscars.

The following films received nominations for Worst Picture: The Electric State, Hurry Up Tomorrow, Disney’s Snow White, Star Trek: Section 31, and War Of The Worlds.

Here’s a look at some actors who’ve received negative criticism for their recent performances: Dave Bautista in In The Lost Lands, Ice Cube in War of The Worlds, Scott Eastwood in Alarum, Jared Leto in Tron: Ares, and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye in Hurry Up Tomorrow.

Okay, so looking at the Razzie nominations, the ‘Worst Actress’ category this year is… interesting. Ariana DeBose was up for it with Love Hurts, Milla Jovovich for In The Lost Lands, Natalie Portman for Fountain of Youth, Rebel Wilson for Bride Hard, and Michele Yeoh for Star Trek: Section 31. Honestly, a pretty diverse group of films, and it’s always tough when talented actors end up in less-than-stellar projects, right?

Okay, let’s talk about some real disappointments. As a critic, I’ve seen my share of unnecessary sequels, blatant rip-offs, and just plain bad remakes. This year, a few titles really stood out – and not in a good way. We had another go at I Know What You Did Last Summer, which honestly didn’t need revisiting. Then there was Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, a sequel that felt creatively bankrupt. And let’s not even get started on the Smurfs – a franchise that should have stayed put. The new take on Snow White? A misstep, to say the least. Finally, revisiting War of the Worlds just didn’t capture the magic of the original. These were some of the worst offenders – films that simply didn’t live up to their predecessors, or shouldn’t have been made at all.

Here are the nominees for Worst Supporting Actress: Anna Chlumsky (from the movie Bride Hard), Ema Horvath (The Strangers: Chapter 2), Scarlet Rose Stallone (Gunslingers), Kacey Rohl (Star Trek: Section 31), and Isis Valverde (Alarum).

Here are the nominees for Worst Supporting Actor: All Seven Artificial Dwarfs from Snow White, Nicolas Cage in Gunslingers, Stephen Dorff in Bride Hard, Greg Kinnear in Off the Grid, and Sylvester Stallone in Alarum.

Here’s a rundown of some truly awful on-screen pairings: All Seven Dwarfs with Snow White; James Corden and Rihanna in Smurfs; Ice Cube alongside his Zoom camera in War of the Worlds; Robert De Niro playing both Frank and Vito in The Alto Knights; and The Weeknd with his overwhelming ego in Hurry Up Tomorrow.

Here’s a list of directors and the films they’re currently associated with that are receiving negative attention: Rich Lee (War of The Worlds), Olatunde Osunsanmi (Star Trek: Section 31), The Russo Brothers (The Electric State), Trey Edward Shults (Hurry Up Tomorrow), and Marc Webb (Snow White).

WORST SCREENPLAY
The Electric State
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Snow White
Star Trek: Section 31
War Of The Worlds

Good Movies That Won Razzie Awards

1. The Addams Family (1991)

MC Hammer won a Razzie Award for Worst Original Song in 1991 for his track “Addams Groove.” By that point, he was everywhere, which likely contributed to the award. While it’s not a musical high point, the song is surprisingly catchy and I still enjoy it! The movie Addams Family itself was great and doesn’t deserve the negative association with the Razzies. The sequel, Addams Family Values, also won for its song, “Addams Family (Whoomp!),” and that one was arguably a bit more deserving.

2. Beverly Hills Cop II

Let me tell you, the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, have a funny habit of fixating on certain people, year after year, regardless of whether the criticism is truly deserved. Eddie Murphy, for example, has racked up five of these ‘awards’ over his career! And it’s not just him – that doesn’t even count the nominations for his movies and the people he works with. This year, they handed out a ‘Worst Original Song’ award to Beverly Hills Cop II for “I Want Your Sex” – seriously? That’s a classic George Michael tune! The soundtrack actually did really well, despite what the Razzies thought. In fact, another song from the film, Bob Seger’s “Shakedown,” was even nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award! It makes you wonder if something went wrong with their voting process… maybe someone sabotaged it!

3. The Blair Witch Project

It’s surprising to learn that the groundbreaking horror film The Blair Witch Project actually won a Razzie award – specifically, for Worst Actress. While the film was controversial when it came out, and Heather Donahue’s emotional performance, particularly her apology scene, was central to its impact, it’s hard to believe she was considered the worst actress of 1999. Her competition that year included Melanie Griffith, Milla Jovovich, Sharon Stone, and Catherine Zeta-Jones! The film’s realism was so effective that many people actually believed it was a real documentary, which speaks to the convincing performances by Donahue and her co-stars.

4. Freddy Got Fingered

The movie Freddy Got Fingered received five Razzie Awards, including Worst Picture, Director, Screenplay, Actor, and Screen Couple. While most critics and audiences didn’t appreciate the film—famously dismissed by Roger Ebert as being far worse than even the bottom of the barrel—it seems the Razzies weren’t alone in their dislike. However, despite being a disastrous mainstream comedy, some argue Freddy Got Fingered is a surprisingly effective and deliberate provocation, a giant prank aimed at both Hollywood and its audience.

5. Heaven’s Gate

I remember when Heaven’s Gate came out – it was a total disaster! It followed Michael Cimino’s big hit, The Deer Hunter, and he really went for it with this epic Western. But his perfectionism got out of control. I heard stories about him tearing down entire sets just because they weren’t exactly how he pictured them – even when a simple fix would have done! The movie quickly gained a reputation for being ridiculously expensive, and when it finally hit theaters, critics hated it. United Artists pulled it after just a week and tried to recut it, but the damage was done. At the Razzies, it was an easy target, racking up five nominations. And unbelievably, Cimino actually won for Worst Director – honestly, ‘Least Fiscally Responsible Director’ would have been more fitting! It’s funny though, over the years, people have started to appreciate Heaven’s Gate for what it is – a visually stunning Western with great performances by Kris Kristofferson and Christopher Walken. It’s become something of a cult classic.

6. Ishtar

The film earned a Razzie Award for Worst Director. It was a famously disastrous production in the 1980s, plagued by conflicts between director Elaine May, star Warren Beatty, and Dustin Hoffman, and burdened with huge expectations. While it likely deserved more Razzies, it was overshadowed by Leonard Part 6, another terrible film that won Worst Picture and Screenplay. Despite this, Elaine May’s direction was singled out with a Razzie, a fittingly ironic outcome for such a talented filmmaker.

7. The Lone Ranger

Disney’s The Lone Ranger received a Razzie Award for Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel, though it technically wasn’t any of those things. It was based on an older radio and TV character. However, the film was already well-known as a box-office failure, making it an easy target. Disney invested over $200 million in this Western, starring Johnny Depp as a Native American spiritual leader.

Even before the Razzie awards, the film’s huge budget overshadowed the fact that director Gore Verbinski intended it as a critique of unchecked capitalism. The massive train in the movie symbolized how big business crushes anything in its path. While nominated for several Razzies – including Worst Picture, Director, and Actor for Depp – it only won the award for being a remake, despite not really fitting that description, which isn’t surprising.

8. Mamma Mia!

Pierce Brosnan won a Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his role in Mamma Mia!, which is a pretty strange honor considering the film was a popular and successful musical. The reason? Brosnan isn’t known for his singing, and the role required him to do quite a bit of it. The hosts at the Razzie Awards even joked about his vocal performance! While some, including myself, find his singing endearing and appreciate his enthusiasm, the Razzies only recognize one “winner,” and in this case, that was Brosnan.

9. Rocky IV

The film received several Razzie Awards, including Worst Actor, Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Director, Worst New Star, Worst Original Song, and Worst Musical Score. The Razzies often target certain actors repeatedly, and Sylvester Stallone was a prime example in the 1980s. While some of his films, like Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, genuinely deserved the criticism, others were popular crowd-pleasers, such as Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rocky IV. Despite their cultural impact, the Razzies heavily criticized these films, awarding Rocky IV five Razzies and Rambo: First Blood Part II two more, including one for James Cameron’s screenplay.

10. Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith

Let’s be honest, Hayden Christensen wasn’t exactly Oscar-worthy in Revenge of the Sith. But compared to his work in Attack of the Clones? It was a huge step up! In fact, I’d argue Sith is the strongest film of the entire prequel trilogy. Sadly, none of that mattered to the Razzie Awards. By that point, the prequels were easy targets, and the Razzies couldn’t resist giving Christensen another award – his second, actually – for Worst Supporting Actor. He’d previously ‘won’ for Episode II, so it was a bit of a pattern at that point.

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