Razzie Awards: ‘Joker 2’ Tops Nominations; ‘Madame Web,’ ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Reagan’ Also Among Nominees – Hollywood Reporter
JOKER: FOLIE A DEUX, (aka JOKER 2), from left: Lady Gaga as Lee Quinzel, Joaquin Phoenix as Joker, 2024. © Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection
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Kimberly Nordyke
Managing Editor, Digital
Joker: Folie à Deux leads the Razzie Awards noms, which recognize the worst movies and performances of the year, with a total of seven mentions.
Borderlands, Madame Web, Megalopolis and Reagan followed with six noms apiece, it was announced Tuesday. Unfrosted landed with four noms, while The Crow nabbed two noms.
Among the actors receiving mentions were Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett, Lady Gaga and Jon Voight, one of President Donald Trump’s newly appointed “Ambassadors to Hollywood,” who was nominated for his performances in a “near record” four films in one year.
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Organizers joked that the worst picture nominees will compete for a “$4.97 gold spray-painted” statuette and shared their thoughts on each of the films in contention (see below).
Nominees were chosen via emailed ballots to 1,202 Razzie members (movie buffs, film critics and journalists) from 49 states and about two dozen foreign countries who chose five top contenders in each of nine categories.
The “winners” will be unveiled by video press release March 1, the day before the Oscars.
A full list of nominees follows.
Borderlands: A big-budget video-game-based bomb that racked up 90% negative reviews at Rotten Tomatoes (and suffered an estimated $100+ million loss)Joker: Folie à Deux: A highly anticipated comic-book-based sequel that had its protagonists express their mental illness and villainy — by singing and dancing!Madame Web: A comic-book-based movie originally released a year ago that spent the rest of 2024 being touted everywhere as “a serious Razzie contender”Megalopolis (aka WTF the Movie): An incoherent $120 million mess from the fabled director of The GodfatherReagan: A love letter to the 40th president that “borrowed” its plot structure from Citizen Kane (with Jon Voight imitating Bullwinkle’s nemesis Boris Badenov as its narrator)
Jack Black / Dear SantaZachary Levi / Harold and the Purple CrayonJoaquin Phoenix / Joker: Folie à DeuxDennis Quaid / ReaganJerry Seinfeld / Unfrosted
Cate Blanchett / BorderlandsLady Gaga / Joker: Folie à DeuxBryce Dallas Howard / ArgylleDakota Johnson / Madame WebJennifer Lopez / Atlas
Jack Black (Voice Only) BorderlandsKevin Hart / BorderlandsShia LaBeouf (in drag) / MegalopolisTahar Rahim / Madame WebJon Voight / Megalopolis, Reagan, Shadow Land & Strangers
Ariana DeBose / Argylle & Kraven the HunterLeslie Anne Down (as Margaret Thatcher) / ReaganEmma Roberts / Madame WebAmy Schumer / UnfrostedFKA twigs / The Crow
S.J. Clarkson / Madame WebFrancis Ford Coppola / MegalopolisTodd Phillips / Joker: Folie à DeuxEli Roth / BorderlandsJerry Seinfeld / Unfrosted
Any Two Obnoxious Characters (But Especially Jack Black) / BorderlandsAny Two Unfunny “Comedic Actors” / UnfrostedThe Entire Cast of Megalopolis / MegalopolisJoaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga / Joker: Folie à DeuxDennis Quaid & Penelope Ann Miller (as “Ronnie and Nancy”) / Reagan
The CrowJoker: Folie à DeuxKraven the HunterMufasa: The Lion KingRebel Moon 2: The Scargiver
Joker: Folie à DeuxKraven the HunterMadame WebMegalopolisReaganSign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySign up for THR news straight to your inbox every daySubscribe for full access to The Hollywood ReporterSend us a tip using our anonymous form.
