It’s that time of year again. Some stand out as we look back over the movies released in 2023. Not because they were great but because they were absolutely dreadful. Every year, the Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzie Awards, calls out the worst of the worst (and there were a lot this year). This year’s nominations are out! So, whether you thought they were bad or so bad, they were good; here are this year’s nominees.
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 Supporting Actor:
Michael Douglas, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Mel Gibson, Confidential Informant
Bill Murray, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Franco Nero, The Pope’s Exorcist
Sylvester Stallone, Expend4ables
Worst Actress:
Ana de Armas, Ghosted
Megan Fox, Johnny & Clyde
Salma Hayek, Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Jennifer Lopez, The Mother
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 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 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 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
While several horror movies scored multiple nominations, one film stands out above all others this year, and that’s Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Even though most critics hated it (I’m one of them), genre fans made it a huge success. It brought in over $5 million at box offices and had a budget of just $100,000. The movie’s success has inspired the team to green-light more films and plan to create a whole universe of movies that will ruin your childhood. That includes the newly announced horror movie that turns Disney’s classic Pinnochio into a nightmare.
We also must mention The Exorcist: Believer. From David Gordon Green, the man behind the new Halloween trilogy, came a movie so bad that the director himself abandoned the other two films already planned for the new trilogy. That’s rough. But let’s be honest; it was embarrassing. It doesn’t matter how hard anyone tries; sometimes (most times) there are just sequels/prequels/remakes/reboots that will NEVER stand up to the original. Some films need to be left alone.
The awards:
The Razzies have been roasting the worst in film since 1981. Think of it as a giant raspberry blown at Hollywood’s ego, with a statuette worth less than five bucks (seriously). The Razzies aren’t afraid to call Hollywood out on their bullshit, and for that, we thank them. This year’s award winner will be announced on Saturday, March 9, 2024. We’ll keep you posted.
Did The Razzies miss any truly horrible movies you think should have been nominated? Let us know in the comments.
