45th Razzies Nominations Are In, 2024 Was a Bad Year For Superhero Movies
The 45th Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies) will be held on March 1, 2025, to recognize the worst films of 2024. The nominees were originally set to be announced on January 16, but due to wildfires in Southern California, the announcement was delayed several times, eventually being revealed on January 21.
The nominees were chosen by 1,202 members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation, including movie fans, critics, and journalists. This year, many comic book adaptations received nominations, such as ‘The Crow,’ ‘Madame Web,’ ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ and ‘Kraven the Hunter.’
Several well-known actors, including Ariana DeBose, Cate Blanchett, and Joaquin Phoenix, were also mentioned, with Jon Voight getting a nod for his roles in four films. 2024 was really bad for superhero adaptations considering that the movies received eighteen nominations overall.
The nominees for Worst Picture at the 45th Golden Raspberry Awards are:
- Reagan
- Borderlands
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Madame Web
- Megalopolis
Worst Director
- S. J. Clarkson – Madame Web
- Francis Ford Coppola – Megalopolis
- Todd Phillips – Joker: Folie à Deux
- Eli Roth – Borderlands
- Jerry Seinfeld – Unfrosted
Worst Actor
- Jack Black – Dear Santa as Satan / “Santa Claus”
- Zachary Levi – Harold and the Purple Crayon as Harold
- Joaquin Phoenix – Joker: Folie à Deux as Arthur Fleck / Joker
- Dennis Quaid – Reagan as Ronald Reagan
- Jerry Seinfeld – Unfrosted as Bob Cabana
Worst Actress
- Cate Blanchett – Borderlands as Lilith
- Bryce Dallas Howard – Argylle as Elly Conway
- Dakota Johnson – Madame Web as Cassandra Webb
- Lady Gaga – Joker: Folie à Deux as Harley “Lee” Quinzel
- Jennifer Lopez – Atlas as Atlas Shepherd
Worst Supporting Actor
- Jack Black – Borderlands as Claptrap (voice only)
- Kevin Hart – Borderlands as Roland Greaves
- Shia LaBeouf – Megalopolis as Clodio Pulcher (in drag)
- Tahar Rahim – Madame Web as Ezekiel Sims
- Jon Voight – Megalopolis, Reagan, Shadow Land, and Strangers as Hamilton Crassus III, Viktor Petrovich, Robert Wainwright, and Richard (respectively)
Worst Supporting Actress
- Ariana DeBose – Argylle and Kraven the Hunter as Keira and Calypso Ezili (respectively)
- Lesley-Anne Down – Reagan as Margaret Thatcher
- Emma Roberts – Madame Web as Mary Parker
- Amy Schumer – Unfrosted as Marjorie Post
- FKA Twigs – The Crow as Shelly Webster
Worst Screen Combo
- Any two obnoxious characters (but especially Jack Black) – Borderlands
- Any two unfunny “comedic actors” – Unfrosted
- The entire cast of Megalopolis
- Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga – Joker: Folie à Deux
- Dennis Quaid & Penelope Ann Miller (as “Ronny & Nancy”) – Reagan
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
- The Crow
- Joker: Folie à Deux
- Kraven the Hunter
- Mufasa: The Lion King
- Rebel Moon 2: The Scargiver
Worst Screenplay
- Joker: Folie à Deux – screenplay by Scott Silver and Todd Phillips (based on characters by DC Comics)
- Kraven the Hunter – screenplay by Art Marcum, Matt Holloway, and Richard Wenk; story by Richard Wenk (based on characters by Marvel Comics)
- Madame Web – screenplay by Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Claire Parker, and S. J. Clarkson; story by Kerem Sanga, Matt Sazama, and Burk Sharpless (based on characters by Marvel Comics)
- Megalopolis – screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola
- Reagan – screenplay by Howard Klausner (based on the book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism by Paul Kengor)
‘Joker 2’ leads by a number of nominations as the movie managed to score 7 of them, it’s been nominated in almost every category save for worst supporting actress and worst supporting actor. ‘Madame Web’ found itself in second place with 6 overall nominations and the movie shares that spot with ‘Borderlands,’ ‘Megalopolis’ and ‘Reagan.’
‘Kraven the Hunter’ trails behind with 3 nominations overall, and ‘The Crow’ has the fewest nominations being nominated for Worst Remake, Rip-off, or Sequel and in the Worst Supporting Actress categories.
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