The 45th Golden Raspberry Awards, also known as the Razzies, have once again spotlighted the year’s most critically panned films, with Madame Web leading the pack. The Sony superhero film earned three “wins,” including Worst Picture, Worst Actress for Dakota Johnson, and Worst Screenplay.
Other notable recipients include Joker: Folie à Deux, which took home Worst Sequel and Worst Screen Combo for stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, while Jerry Seinfeld and Amy Schumer were both “honoured” for their work in the Netflix comedy Unfrosted.
Francis Ford Coppola received Worst Director for his long-gestating passion project Megalopolis, which also saw Jon Voight take Worst Supporting Actor. Coppola, however, did not take the Razzie nods as a slight. Instead, he shared a fiery statement on Instagram, defending his film and critiquing the industry’s aversion to risk-taking.
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“I am thrilled to accept the Razzie award in so many important categories for @megalopolisfilm,” Coppola wrote. “And for the distinctive honor of being nominated as the worst director, worst screenplay, and worst picture at a time when so few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking! In this wreck of a world today, where ART is given scores as if it were professional wrestling, I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry so terrified of risk that despite the enormous pool of young talent at its disposal, may not create pictures that will be relevant and alive 50 years from now.”
The Godfather and Apocalypse Now filmmaker added: “My sincere thanks to all my brilliant colleagues who joined me to make our work of art, MEGALOPOLIS, and let us remind ourselves us that box-office is only about money, and like war, stupidity and politics has no true place in our future.”
The one bright spot in this year’s ceremony was Pamela Anderson, who received the Razzie Redeemer Award for her acclaimed role in The Last Showgirl. Anderson had previously been given a Razzie for Worst New Star in 1996, the year that saw her star in two ill-received films: Barb Wire and Naked Souls.
Full List of 2025 Razzie Nominees and “Winners”
Worst Picture:
- Madame Web (WINNER)
- Borderlands
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Megalopolis
- Reagan
Worst Actor:
- Jerry Seinfeld (Unfrosted) (WINNER)
- Jack Black (Dear Santa)
- Zachary Levi (Harold and the Purple Crayon)
- Joaquin Phoenix (Joker: Folie à Deux)
- Dennis Quaid (Reagan)
Worst Actress:
- Dakota Johnson (Madame Web) (WINNER)
- Cate Blanchett (Borderlands)
- Lady Gaga (Joker: Folie à Deux)
- Bryce Dallas Howard (Argylle)
- Jennifer Lopez (Atlas)
Razzie Redeemer Award:
- Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl) (WINNER)
Worst Supporting Actor:
- Jon Voight (Megalopolis, Reagan, Shadow Land & Strangers) (WINNER)
- Jack Black (Borderlands, Voice Only)
- Kevin Hart (Borderlands)
- Shia LaBeouf (Megalopolis, in drag)
- Tahar Rahim (Madame Web)
Worst Supporting Actress:
- Amy Schumer (Unfrosted) (WINNER)
- Ariana DeBose (Argylle & Kraven the Hunter)
- Leslie Anne Down (Reagan, as Margaret Thatcher)
- Emma Roberts (Madame Web)
- FKA twigs (The Crow)
Worst Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola (Megalopolis) (WINNER)
- S.J. Clarkson (Madame Web)
- Todd Phillips (Joker: Folie à Deux)
- Eli Roth (Borderlands)
- Jerry Seinfeld (Unfrosted)
Worst Screen Combo:
- Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga (Joker: Folie à Deux) (WINNER)
- Any Two Obnoxious Characters (Especially Jack Black) (Borderlands)
- Any Two Unfunny “Comedic Actors” (Unfrosted)
- The Entire Cast of Megalopolis
- Dennis Quaid & Penelope Ann Miller (Reagan, as “Ronnie and Nancy”)
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel:
- Joker: Folie à Deux (WINNER)
- The Crow
- Kraven the Hunter
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Rebel Moon 2: The Scargiver
Worst Screenplay:
- Madame Web (WINNER) (Written by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker & S.J. Clarkson)
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Kraven the Hunter
- Megalopolis
- Reagan
