As Hollywood swings into Oscars season, the satirical Razzie Awards are preparing to give Golden Raspberries to some of the less-celebrated films of 2022.
Organisers say Blonde, inspired by the life of Marilyn Monroe, leads its pack of “cinematic mongrels” with eight nominations, including Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Director.
“Called a ‘biopic that’s not a biopic’ by its makers, it ‘explores’ the exploitation of Marilyn Monroe … by continuing to exploit her posthumously’,” Razzies’ organisers say.
Not far behind are the stoner comedy Good Mourning, with seven nominations, and perhaps 2022’s most-ridiculed movie, Morbius, with five — including a Worst Actor nomination for Jared Leto.
Other films with multiple nominations include Disney’s live-action remake of Pinocchio and American action-adventure fantasy film The King’s Daughter.
Diana: The Musical and Space Jam: A New Legacy received the most Golden Raspberries in the 2021 Razzie Awards.
The 2022 Razzie “winners” will be unveiled on “Oscar Eve”, Saturday, March 11.
You can read the full list of nominees below.
Worst Picture
- Blonde
- Disney’s Pinocchio
- Good Mourning
- The King’s Daughter
- Morbius.
Worst Actor
- Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly)/Good Mourning
- Pete Davidson (Voice Only)/Marmaduke
- Tom Hanks (As Gepetto)/Disney’s Pinocchio
- Jared Leto/Morbius
- Sylvester Stallone/Samaritan.
Worst Actress
- Ryan Kiera Armstrong/Firestarter
- Bryce Dallas Howard/Jurassic Park: Dominion
- Diane Keaton/Mack & Rita
- Kaya Scodelario/The King’s Daughter
- Alicia Silverstone/The Requin.
Worst Remake/Rip-off/Sequel
- Blonde
- BOTH 365 Days Sequels – 365 Days: This Day & The Next 365 Days [a Razzie BOGO]
- Disney’s Pinocchio
- Firestarter
- Jurassic World: Dominion.
Worst Supporting Actor
- Pete Davidson (Cameo Role)/Good Mourning
- Tom Hanks/Elvis
- Xavier Samuel/Blonde
- Mod Sun/Good Mourning
- Evan Williams/Blonde.
Worst Supporting Actress
- Adria Arjona/Morbius
- Lorraine Bracco (Voice Only)/Disney’s Pinocchio
- Penelope Cruz/The 355
- Fan Bingbing/The 355 & The King’s Daughter
- Mira Sorvino/Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend.
Worst Screen Couple
- Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) & Mod Sun/Good Mourning
- Both Real Life Characters in the Fallacious White House Bedroom Scene/Blonde
- Tom Hanks & His Latex-Laden Face (and Ludicrous Accent)/Elvis
- Andrew Dominik & His Issues with Women/Blonde
- The Two 365 Days Sequels (both released in 2022).
Worst Director
- Judd Apatow/The Bubble
- Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) & Mod Sun/Good Mourning
- Andrew Dominik/Blonde
- Daniel Espinosa/Morbius
- Robert Zemeckis/Disney’s Pinocchio.
Worst Screenplay
- Blonde/Written for the Screen by Andrew Dominik — Adapted from the “Bio-Novel” by Joyce Carol Oates
- Disney’s Pinocchio/Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & Chris Weitz — Not Authorised by the Estate of Carlo Collodi
- Good Mourning/”Written” by Machine Gun Kelly & Mod Sun
- Jurassic World: Dominion/Screenplay by Emily Carmichael & Colin Trevorrow, Story by Colin Trevorrow & Derek Connolly
- Morbius/Screen Story and Screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless.