Films that are nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Raspberry Award
In 1981, the biggest rivalry in award season history begins: The Academy Award honors the best in film history, while the Golden Raspberry Award dishonors the worst in film history.
Here are some firsts for you Razzie and Oscar voters
• First Warner Bros. film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie: Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
• First Worst Picture Razzie nominee to be nominated for an Oscar: The Formula (1980) (As of 2023, 19 Worst Picture Razzie-nominated films have been nominated for an Oscar)
• First actor to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie for the same role in a film: James Coco for "Only When I Laugh" (1981)
• First Razzie-nominated films to win an Oscar: Flashdance and Yentl (both 1983) (As of 2020, 10 Razzie-nominated films have won an Oscar)
• First Worst Picture Razzie "winner" to be nominated for an Oscar: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (As of 2023, four Worst Picture Razzie "winning" films have been nominated for an Oscar)
• First film to be nominated for both Worst and Best Original Song: That's Life! (1986) (As of 1999, only five films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song)
• First Razzie-nominated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar: The Godfather Part III (1990) (As of 2023, three Razzie-nominated films have been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar)
• First Disney film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
• First NC-17 rated film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie: Blonde (2022)
Here are some firsts for you Razzie and Oscar voters
• First Warner Bros. film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie: Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
• First Worst Picture Razzie nominee to be nominated for an Oscar: The Formula (1980) (As of 2023, 19 Worst Picture Razzie-nominated films have been nominated for an Oscar)
• First actor to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie for the same role in a film: James Coco for "Only When I Laugh" (1981)
• First Razzie-nominated films to win an Oscar: Flashdance and Yentl (both 1983) (As of 2020, 10 Razzie-nominated films have won an Oscar)
• First Worst Picture Razzie "winner" to be nominated for an Oscar: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) (As of 2023, four Worst Picture Razzie "winning" films have been nominated for an Oscar)
• First film to be nominated for both Worst and Best Original Song: That's Life! (1986) (As of 1999, only five films have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song)
• First Razzie-nominated film to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar: The Godfather Part III (1990) (As of 2023, three Razzie-nominated films have been nominated for a Best Picture Oscar)
• First Disney film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie: The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
• First NC-17 rated film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie: Blonde (2022)
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- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsBrooke ShieldsChristopher AtkinsLeo McKernIn the Victorian period, two children are shipwrecked on a tropical island in the South Pacific. With no adults to guide them, the two make a simple life together, unaware that sexual maturity will eventually intervene.Razzie "win" for Worst Actress (Brooke Shields)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography (Néstor Almendros)
Lost Oscar to Tess - DirectorJoel OlianskyStarsRichard DreyfussAmy IrvingLee RemickPaul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future. When Paul hears of an upcoming competition that could make his career, he dedicates himself to winning.Razzie nomination for Worst Actor (Richard Dreyfuss)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Film Editing (David Blewitt) and Best Original Song ("People Alone")
Lost Razzie to The Jazz Singer (1980), but also both Oscars to Fame and Raging Bull - DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsGeorge C. ScottMarlon BrandoMarthe KellerThe synthetic fuel production formula, invented by the Nazis at the end of World War II, is sought after by some who aim to sell it, and by others who wish to destroy it.Razzie nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Director (John G. Avildsen), Worst Screenplay (Steve Shagan), and Worst Supporting Actor (Marlon Brando)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Cinematography (James Crabe)
Lost all four Razzies to Can't Stop the Music, Gloria (also Oscar-nominated), The Jazz Singer (1980), and Xanadu, but also Oscar to Tess - DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsGena RowlandsBuck HenryJulie CarmenWhen a young boy's family is killed by the mob, their tough neighbor Gloria becomes his reluctant guardian. In possession of a book that the gangsters want, the pair go on the run in New York.Razzie "win" for Worst Supporting Actor (John Adames)*
But also Oscar nomination for Best Actress (Gena Rowlands)
Lost Oscar to Coal Miner's Daughter
*tied with Laurence Olivier for The Jazz Singer (1980) - DirectorJerry SchatzbergStarsWillie NelsonDyan CannonAmy IrvingBuck is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Viv and Lily, the daughter of his longtime musical sidekick.Razzie "win" for Worst Supporting Actress (Amy Irving)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Original Song ("On the Road Again")
Lost Oscar to Fame - DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsBrooke ShieldsMartin HewittShirley KnightParental disapproval of a passionate romance between two teenagers leads to arguments, circumstance, insanity and tragedy.Razzie nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Brooke Shields), Worst Director (Franco Zeffirelli), Worst New Star (Martin Hewitt), Worst Screenplay (Judith Rascoe), and Worst Supporting Actress (Shirley Knight)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Original Song ("Endless Love")
Lost all six Razzies to Mommie Dearest, Heaven's Gate (also Oscar-nominated), The Legend of the Lone Ranger; and Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981); but also Oscar to Arthur - DirectorMichael CiminoStarsKris KristoffersonChristopher WalkenJohn HurtDuring the Johnson County War in 1890 Wyoming, a sheriff born into wealth does his best to protect immigrant farmers from rich cattle interests.Razzie "win" for Worst Director (Michael Cimino)
Razzie nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Kris Kristofferson**), Worst Musical Score (David Mansfield), and Worst Screenplay (Michael Cimino)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Art Direction (Tambi Larsen (set decoration by James L. Berkey))
Lost additional four Razzies to Mommie Dearest and The Legend of the Lone Ranger, but also Oscar to Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
**also for Rollover - DirectorGlenn JordanStarsMarsha MasonKristy McNicholEd MooreA boozy Broadway actress comes out of a 12-week cure to face the problems of her best friends as well as her needy daughter. She tries to balance the terrors of returning to work with the demands of all around her with humor and insight, while staying off the booze.Razzie nominations for Worst Original Song ("Only When I Laugh") and Worst Supporting Actor (James Coco)
But also Oscar nominations for Best Actress (Marsha Mason), Best Supporting Actor (James Coco), and Best Supporting Actress (Joan Hackett)
Lost both Razzies to Mommie Dearest and Paternity, but also all three Oscars to Arthur, On Golden Pond, and Reds - DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol BurnettA spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.Razzie "win" for Worst Supporting Actress (Aileen Quinn)
Razzie nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Director (John Huston), Worst New Star (Aileen Quinn), and Worst Screenplay (Carol Sobieski)
But also Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction (Dale Hennesy (set decoration by Marvin March)) and Best Original Score and Its Adaptation or Adaptation Score (Ralph Burns)
Lost additional four Razzies to Inchon, Butterfly, and The Pirate Movie, but also both Oscars to Gandhi and Victor/Victoria - DirectorSylvester StalloneStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungRocky faces the ultimate challenge from a powerful new contender, and must turn to a former rival to help regain his throne as the undisputed fighting champion.Razzie nomination for Worst New Star (Mr. T)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Original Song ("Eye of the Tiger")
Lost Razzie to Butterfly, but also Oscar to An Officer and a Gentleman - DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsLuciano PavarottiKathryn HarroldEddie AlbertFamous opera singer Giorgio Fini loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to female throat specialist Pamela Taylor and falls in love with her.Razzie nominations for Worst Actor (Luciano Pavarotti), Worst New Star (Luciano Pavarotti), and Worst Screenplay (Norman Steinberg)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Original Song ("If We Were in Love")
Lost all three Razzies to Inchon and Butterfly, but also Oscar to An Officer and a Gentleman - DirectorAdrian LyneStarsJennifer BealsMichael NouriLilia SkalaAn 18-year-old female amateur dancer who performs nightly at a dancing bar, and works as a welder during the day, dreams of joining the Pittsburgh ballet school.Razzie nomination for Worst Screenplay (Joe Eszterhas and Thomas Hedley (story by Hedley))
But also Oscar win for Best Original Song ("Flashdance... What a Feeling")
Oscar nominations for Best Cinematography (Donald Peterman); Best Film Editing (Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, and Douglas Stewart); and Best Original Song ("Maniac")
Lost Razzie to The Lonely Lady, but also both additional Oscars to Fanny and Alexander and The Right Stuff
Includes a double Oscar nomination for Best Original Song - DirectorBarbra StreisandStarsBarbra StreisandAmy IrvingMandy PatinkinA Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.Razzie nominations for Worst Actor (Barbra Streisand (in drag)), Worst Musical Score (Michel Legrand), and Worst Supporting Actress (Amy Irving)
But also Oscar win for Best Original Song Score or Adaptation Score (Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand)
Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction (Leslie Tomkins and Roy Walker) (set decoration by Tessa Davies)); Best Original Song ("Papa, Can You Hear Me?"/"The Way He Makes Me Feel"); and Best Supporting Actress (Amy Irving)
Lost all three Razzies to The Lonely Lady, Chained Heat, Hercules (1983), and A Night in Heaven, but also additional four Oscars to Fanny and Alexander, Flashdance (also Razzie-nominated), and The Year of Living Dangerously
Includes a double Oscar nomination for Best Original Song - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsRichard GereGregory HinesDiane LaneMeet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (Diane Lane**)
But also Oscar nominations for Best Art Direction (Richard Sylbert (set decoration by Leslie Bloom and George Gaines)) and Best Film Editing (Robert Q. Lovett and Barry Malkin)
Lost Razzie to Where the Boys Are '84, but also both Oscars to Amadeus and The Killing Fields
**also for Streets of Fire - DirectorAlbert MagnoliStarsPrinceApollonia KoteroMorris DayA young musician, tormented by an abusive situation at home, must contend with a rival singer, a burgeoning romance, and his own dissatisfied band, as his star begins to rise.Razzie nominations for Worst New Star (Apollonia Kotero) and Worst Original Song ("Sex Shooter")
But also Oscar win for Best Original Song Score (Prince)
Lost both Razzies to Bolero, Conan the Destroyer, and Rhinestone - DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosStarsSylvester StalloneRichard CrennaCharles NapierRambo returns to the jungles of Vietnam on a mission to infiltrate an enemy base-camp and rescue the American POWs still held captive there.Razzie "wins" for Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Sylvester Stallone**), Worst Original Song ("Peace in Our Life"), and Worst Screenplay (James Cameron and Sylvester Stallone (story by Kevin Jarre))
Razzie nominations for Worst Director (George P. Cosmatos), Worst New Star (Julia Nickson), and Worst Supporting Actress (Julia Nickson)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Sound Effects Editing (Frederick Brown)
Lost additional three Razzies to Red Sonja and Rocky IV, but also Oscar to Back to the Future
**also for Rocky IV - DirectorBrian GibsonStarsJoBeth WilliamsCraig T. NelsonHeather O'RourkeThe Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (Zelda Rubinstein)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects (John Bruno, Richard Edlund, William Neil, and Garry Waller)
Lost Razzie to Haunted Honeymoon, but also Oscar to Aliens - DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsJack LemmonJulie AndrewsSally KellermanA wealthy yet depressed architect and his sympathetic wife strive to conquer their life issues in anticipation of Harvey Fairchild's (Jack Lemmon's) 60th birthday party.Razzie nomination for Worst Original Song ("Life in a Looking Glass")
But also Oscar nomination for Best Original Song ("Life in a Looking Glass")
Lost Razzie to Under the Cherry Moon, but also Oscar to Top Gun - DirectorTony ScottStarsEddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJürgen ProchnowAxel Foley returns to Beverly Hills to help Taggart and Rosewood investigate Chief Bogomil's near-fatal shooting and the series of "alphabet crimes" associated with it.Razzie "win" for Worst Original Song ("I Want Your Sex")
But also Oscar nomination for Best Original Song ("Shakedown")
Lost Oscar to Dirty Dancing - DirectorOliver StoneStarsCharlie SheenMichael DouglasTamara TunieAn impatient young stockbroker is willing to do anything to get to the top, including trading on illegal inside information taken through a ruthless, greedy corporate raider who takes the youth under his wing.Razzie "win" for Worst Supporting Actress (Daryl Hannah)
But also Oscar win for Best Actor (Michael Douglas) - DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsWillem DafoeHarvey KeitelBarbara HersheyThe life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross.Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actor (Harvey Keitel)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Director (Martin Scorsese)
Lost Razzie to Caddyshack II, but also Oscar to Rain Man - DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsBruce WillisJames GarnerMalcolm McDowellTom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood.Razzie "win" for Worst Director (Blake Edwards)*
Razzie nomination for Worst Supporting Actress (Mariel Hemingway)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design (Patricia Norris)
Lost additional Razzie to Two Moon Junction, but also Oscar to Dangerous Liaisons
*tied with Stewart Raffill for Mac and Me - DirectorRon HowardStarsVal KilmerJoanne WhalleyWarwick DavisA young farmer is chosen to undertake a perilous journey in order to protect a special baby from an evil queen.Razzie nominations for Worst Screenplay (Bob Dolman (story by George Lucas)) and Worst Supporting Actor (Billy Barty)
But also Oscar nominations for Best Sound Effects Editing (Ben Burtt and Richard Hymns) and Best Visual Effects (Chris Evans, Michael J. McAlister, Dennis Muren, and Phil Tippett)
Lost both Razzies to Cocktail and Caddyshack II, but also both Oscars to Who Framed Roger Rabbit - DirectorEddie MurphyStarsEddie MurphyRichard PryorRedd FoxxDuring the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.Razzie "win" for Worst Screenplay (Eddie Murphy)
Razzie nomination for Worst Director (Eddie Murphy)
But also Oscar nomination for Best Costume Design (Joe Tompkins)
Lost additional Razzie to Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, but also Oscar to Henry V (1989) - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoDiane KeatonAndy GarciaFollows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire.Razzie "wins" for Worst New Star (Sofia Coppola) and Worst Supporting Actress (Sofia Coppola)
But also Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Art Direction (Dean Tavoularis (set decoration by Gary Fettis)), Best Cinematography (Gordon Willis), Best Director (Francis Ford Coppola); Best Film Editing (Lisa Fruchtman, Barry Malkin, and Walter Murch); Best Original Song ("Promise Me You'll Remember (Love Theme from ‘The Godfather Part III’)"), and Best Supporting Actor (Andy García)
Lost all seven Oscars to Dances with Wolves, Dick Tracy, and Goodfellas