39th Golden Raspberry Awards

39th Golden Raspberry Awards
39th Golden Raspberry Awards
Awarded for	Worst in film
Date	February 23, 2019
Site	Los Angeles, California
Highlights
Worst Picture	Holmes & Watson
Most awards	Holmes & Watson (4)
Most nominations	Gotti, The Happytime Murders, Holmes & Watson (6)
	← 38th; Golden Raspberry Awards; 40th →;

The 39th Golden Raspberry Awards was an awards ceremony that identified the worst the film industry had to offer in 2018, according to votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation. Razzies co-founder John J. B. Wilson has stated that the intent of the awards is "to be funny."^[1] The nominees were announced on January 21, 2019^[2] and the winners were announced on February 23, 2019.^[3]^[4]

Winners and nominees

Worst Picture Holmes & Watson (Columbia) – Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Jimmy Miller, Clayton Townsend Gotti (Vertical Entertainment) – Randall Emmett, Marc Fiore, Michael Froch, George Furla The Happytime Murders (STX) – Ben Falcone, Jeffrey Hayes, Brian Henson, Melissa McCarthy Robin Hood (Summit) – Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Davisson Winchester (Lionsgate) – Tim McGahan, Brett Tomberlin	Worst Director Etan Cohen – Holmes & Watson Kevin Connolly – Gotti James Foley – Fifty Shades Freed Brian Henson – The Happytime Murders The Spierig Brothers – Winchester
Worst Actor *Donald Trump – Death of a Nation* and Fahrenheit 11/9 as himself** Johnny Depp (voice only) – Sherlock Gnomes as Sherlock Gnomes Will Ferrell – Holmes & Watson as Sherlock Holmes John Travolta – Gotti as John Gotti Bruce Willis – Death Wish as Paul Kersey	Worst Actress *Melissa McCarthy – The Happytime Murders* and Life of the Party as Detective Connie Edwards and Deanna Miles** (respectively) Jennifer Garner – Peppermint as Riley North Amber Heard – London Fields as Nicola Six Helen Mirren – Winchester as Sarah Winchester Amanda Seyfried – The Clapper as Judy
Worst Supporting Actor *John C. Reilly – Holmes & Watson* as Dr. John Watson** Chris "Ludacris" Bridges (voice only) – Show Dogs as Max Jamie Foxx – Robin Hood as Little John Joel McHale – The Happytime Murders as Special Agent Campbell Justice Smith – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom as Franklin Webb	Worst Supporting Actress *Kellyanne Conway – Fahrenheit 11/9* as herself** Marcia Gay Harden – Fifty Shades Freed as Grace Trevelyan Grey Kelly Preston – Gotti as Victoria Gotti Jaz Sinclair – Slender Man as Chloe Melania Trump – Fahrenheit 11/9 as herself
Worst Screen Combo Donald Trump & "His Self Perpetuating Pettiness" – Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9 Any two actors or puppets – The Happytime Murders Johnny Depp & his fast-fading film career – Sherlock Gnomes Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly – Holmes & Watson Kelly Preston & John Travolta – Gotti	Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel Holmes & Watson – (Columbia) Death of a Nation – (Quality Flix) (Remake of Hillary's America) Death Wish – (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) The Meg – (Warner Bros.) (Rip-off of Jaws) Robin Hood – (Summit)
Worst Screenplay Fifty Shades Freed – Niall Leonard; based on the novel by E. L. James Death of a Nation – Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley; based on The Big Lie and Death of a Nation by D'Souza Gotti – Lem Dobbs and Leo Rossi The Happytime Murders – Todd Berger; story by Berger and Dee Austin Robertson Winchester – The Spierig Brothers and Tom Vaughan	Razzie Redeemer Award^[5] Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me? Peter Farrelly for Green Book Tyler Perry for Vice The Transformers franchise for Bumblebee Sony Pictures Animation for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Barry L. Bumstead Award Billionaire Boys Club

Films with multiple wins and nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Nominations	Film
6	Gotti
	The Happytime Murders
	Holmes & Watson
4	Death of a Nation
	Fahrenheit 11/9
	Winchester
3	Fifty Shades Freed
3	Robin Hood
2	Death Wish
2	Sherlock Gnomes

The following films received multiple wins:

Wins	Film
4	Holmes & Watson
3	Fahrenheit 11/9
2	Death of a Nation

Criticism

On January 31, 2019, the ceremony was accused of rigging the vote tallies for its nominees. For example, Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades Freed) and Kevin Spacey (Billionaire Boys Club) received enough votes for Worst Actor, but neither were included on the final nominee list.^[6]

The ballot itself was also heavily criticized for overlooking critically panned films^[7] and the nomination and win of non-acting performances for documentary stock footage.^[8]

Despite mix-to-poor reviews, the awards was criticized for nominating The Meg in the Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel as a rip-off of Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws despite having nothing to do with the film besides having a shark as an antagonist.^[9]

References

^ Mack, David (January 24, 2023). "The Razzies Responded After Being Slammed for Nominating a 12-Year-Old for "Worst Actress"". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
^ 39th Razzie Nominations! (video) – via YouTube.
^ 39TH ANNUAL RAZZIE® CALENDAR - The Razzies! (video) – via YouTube.
^ 39TH Razzie Awards Announcement! (video) – via YouTube.
^ "RAZZ NEWZ". The Razzies!. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
^ Gardner, Chris (January 31, 2019). ""Technical Difficulties" Leave Some to Wonder If the Razzies Are Rigged". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
^ "The 2018 Razzie Ballot is Awful". The Avocado. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
^ "The 'Razzies' Get Political With Awards To Trump, Melania and Kellyanne Conway: Social Media Just Disappointed". 2020-11-29. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
^ Disalvo, Tom (2022-03-27). "From 'The Shining' To 'Jaws:' 10 Times The Razzies Got It Wrong". Collider. Retrieved 2022-11-14.

External links

Official website

[1] Mack, David (January 24, 2023). "The Razzies Responded After Being Slammed for Nominating a 12-Year-Old for "Worst Actress"". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.

[2] 39th Razzie Nominations! (video) – via YouTube.

[3] 39TH ANNUAL RAZZIE® CALENDAR - The Razzies! (video) – via YouTube.

[4] 39TH Razzie Awards Announcement! (video) – via YouTube.

[5] "RAZZ NEWZ". The Razzies!. Archived from the original on 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2019-03-19.

[6] Gardner, Chris (January 31, 2019). ""Technical Difficulties" Leave Some to Wonder If the Razzies Are Rigged". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 10, 2019.

[7] "The 2018 Razzie Ballot is Awful". The Avocado. 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

[8] "The 'Razzies' Get Political With Awards To Trump, Melania and Kellyanne Conway: Social Media Just Disappointed". 2020-11-29. Archived from the original on 2020-11-29. Retrieved 2022-07-08.

[9] Disalvo, Tom (2022-03-27). "From 'The Shining' To 'Jaws:' 10 Times The Razzies Got It Wrong". Collider. Retrieved 2022-11-14.

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