Awards & Winners

Razzie Award for Worst Director

Golden Raspberry Award

The Razzie Award for Worst Director is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst director of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film for which they were nominated. As of the 2011 awards, the only directors with multiple wins are John Derek and M. Night Shyamalan, with two Razzies each. To date, there are only two winners that accepted their awards in person. They are Paul Verhoeven of Showgirls, and Tom Green of Freddy Got Fingered. So far, there have only been three women in the entire history of the award to have ever won it, Elaine May for Ishtar, Jennifer Lynch for Boxing Helena, and Elizabeth Banks, one of the several directors of Movie 43.

Check all the winners of Razzie Award for Worst Director presented under Golden Raspberry Award since 1980 .


Bill Condon

Honored for : The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Condon The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2
Sean Anders That's My Boy
Peter Berg Battleship
Tyler Perry Good Deeds","Madea's Witness Protection
John Putch Atlas Shrugged: Part II

Dennis Dugan

Honored for : Just Go With It, Jack & Jill

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Dennis Dugan Just Go With It","Jack & Jill
Garry Marshall New Year's Eve
Michael Bay Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Bill Condon The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Tom Brady Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

M. Night Shyamalan

Honored for : The Last Airbender

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sylvester Stallone The Expendables
Michael Patrick King Sex and the City 2
David Slade Eclipse
M. Night Shyamalan The Last Airbender
Jason Friedberg Vampires Suck
Aaron Seltzer Vampires Suck

Michael Bay

Honored for : Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bay Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Stephen Sommers G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Walt Becker Old Dogs
Brad Silberling Land of the Lost
Phil Traill All About Steve

Uwe Boll

Honored for : Tunnel Rats, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Postal

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
M. Night Shyamalan The Happening
Marco Schnabel The Love Guru
Uwe Boll Tunnel Rats","In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale","Postal
Aaron Seltzer Disaster Movie
Jason Friedberg Disaster Movie
Aaron Seltzer Meet the Spartans
Jason Friedberg Meet the Spartans
Tom Putnam The Hottie and the Nottie

Chris Sivertson

Honored for : I Know Who Killed Me

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Robbins Norbit
Chris Sivertson I Know Who Killed Me
Dennis Dugan I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Roland Joffé Captivity
Fred Savage Daddy Day Camp

M. Night Shyamalan

Honored for : Lady in the Water

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Caton-Jones Basic Instinct 2
M. Night Shyamalan Lady in the Water
Uwe Boll BloodRayne
Ron Howard The Da Vinci Code
Keenen Ivory Wayans Little Man

John Mallory Asher

Honored for : Dirty Love

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nora Ephron Bewitched
Lawrence Guterman Son of the Mask
John Mallory Asher Dirty Love
Uwe Boll Alone in the Dark
Jay Chandrasekhar The Dukes of Hazzard

Pitof

Honored for : Catwoman

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Keenen Ivory Wayans White Chicks
Oliver Stone Alexander
Pitof Catwoman
Bob Clark Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Renny Harlin Exorcist: The Beginning
for Renny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader
Paul Schrader Exorcist: The Beginning
for Renny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader

Martin Brest

Honored for : Gigli

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bo Welch The Cat in the Hat
Mort Nathan Boat Trip
Martin Brest Gigli
Robert Iscove From Justin to Kelly
Andy Wachowski The Matrix Reloaded","The Matrix Revolutions
Lana Wachowski The Matrix Reloaded","The Matrix Revolutions

Guy Ritchie

Honored for : Swept Away

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tamra Davis Crossroads
Guy Ritchie Swept Away
Roberto Benigni Pinocchio
George Lucas Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Ron Underwood The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Tom Green

Honored for : Freddy Got Fingered

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Bay Pearl Harbor
Tom Green Freddy Got Fingered
Vondie Curtis-Hall Glitter
Renny Harlin Driven
Peter Chelsom Town & Country
Warren Beatty Town & Country

Roger Christian

Honored for : Battlefield Earth

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Schlesinger The Next Best Thing
Steven Brill Little Nicky
Roger Christian Battlefield Earth
Joe Berlinger Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Brian De Palma Mission to Mars

Barry Sonnenfeld

Honored for : Wild Wild West

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Hyams End of Days
Barry Sonnenfeld Wild Wild West
Jan de Bont The Haunting
Dennis Dugan Big Daddy
George Lucas Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

Gus Van Sant

Honored for : Psycho

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roland Emmerich Godzilla
Jeremiah S. Chechik The Avengers
Arthur Hiller An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn
Gus Van Sant Psycho
Michael Bay Armageddon

Kevin Costner

Honored for : The Postman

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luis Llosa Anaconda
Jan de Bont Speed 2: Cruise Control
Oliver Stone U Turn
Kevin Costner The Postman
Joel Schumacher Batman & Robin

Andrew Bergman

Honored for : Striptease

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian Levant Jingle All the Way
Andrew Bergman Striptease
John Frankenheimer The Island of Dr. Moreau
Stephen Frears Mary Reilly
John Landis The Stupids

Paul Verhoeven

Honored for : Showgirls

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Frank Marshall Congo
Roland Joffé The Scarlet Letter
Renny Harlin Cutthroat Island
Paul Verhoeven Showgirls
Kevin Reynolds Waterworld

Steven Seagal

Honored for : On Deadly Ground

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lawrence Kasdan Wyatt Earp
Richard Rush Color of Night
Rob Reiner North
John Landis Beverly Hills Cop III
Steven Seagal On Deadly Ground

Jennifer Lynch

Honored for : Boxing Helena

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John McTiernan Last Action Hero
Adrian Lyne Indecent Proposal
Phillip Noyce Sliver
Jennifer Lynch Boxing Helena
Uli Edel Body of Evidence

David Seltzer

Honored for : Shining Through

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barry Levinson Toys
John Glen Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Kenny Ortega Newsies
David Seltzer Shining Through
Danny DeVito Hoffa

Michael Lehmann

Honored for : Hudson Hawk

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Landis Oscar
Michael Lehmann Hudson Hawk
Dan Aykroyd Nothing but Trouble
William A. Graham Return to the Blue Lagoon
David Kellogg Cool as Ice

John Derek

Honored for : Ghosts Can't Do It

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Brian De Palma The Bonfire of the Vanities
Prince Graffiti Bridge
John G. Avildsen Rocky V
John Derek Ghosts Can't Do It
Renny Harlin The Adventures of Ford Fairlane

William Shatner

Honored for : Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eddie Murphy Harlem Nights
William Shatner Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
John G. Avildsen The Karate Kid, Part III
Jim Drake Speed Zone
Rowdy Herrington Road House

Stewart Raffill

Honored for : Mac and Me
(tie with Blake Edwards)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Donaldson Cocktail
Blake Edwards Sunset
Stewart Raffill Mac and Me
Michael Dinner Hot to Trot
Peter MacDonald Rambo III

Blake Edwards

Honored for : Sunset
(Tied with Stewart Raffill for Mac and Me)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Donaldson Cocktail
Blake Edwards Sunset
Stewart Raffill Mac and Me
Michael Dinner Hot to Trot
Peter MacDonald Rambo III

Norman Mailer

Honored for : Tough Guys Don't Dance
(Tied with Elaine May for Ishtar.)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Foley Who's That Girl?
Elaine May Ishtar
Norman Mailer Tough Guys Don't Dance
Joseph Sargent Jaws: The Revenge
Paul Weiland Leonard Part 6

Elaine May

Honored for : Ishtar
(Tied with Norman Mailer for Tough Guys Don't Dance.)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Foley Who's That Girl?
Elaine May Ishtar
Norman Mailer Tough Guys Don't Dance
Joseph Sargent Jaws: The Revenge
Paul Weiland Leonard Part 6

Prince

Honored for : Under the Cherry Moon

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen King Maximum Overdrive
Prince Under the Cherry Moon
Jim Goddard Shanghai Surprise
Willard Huyck Howard the Duck
Michelle Manning Blue City

Sylvester Stallone

Honored for : Rocky IV

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hugh Hudson Revolution
Richard Brooks Fever Pitch
Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV
Michael Cimino Year of the Dragon
George P. Cosmatos Rambo: First Blood Part II

John Derek

Honored for : Bolero

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bob Clark Rhinestone
John Derek Bolero
Brian De Palma Body Double
John Guillermin Sheena
Hal Needham Cannonball Run II

Peter Sasdy

Honored for : The Lonely Lady

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hal Needham Stroker Ace
Peter Sasdy The Lonely Lady
Joe Alves Jaws 3-D
Brian De Palma Scarface
John Herzfeld Two of a Kind

Ken Annakin, Terence Young

Honored for : The Pirate Movie, Inchon

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Huston Annie
Ken Annakin The Pirate Movie","Inchon
Terence Young The Pirate Movie","Inchon
Matt Cimber Butterfly
Hal Needham Megaforce

Michael Cimino

Honored for : Heaven's Gate

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Blake Edwards S.O.B.
Michael Cimino Heaven's Gate
John Derek Tarzan, the Ape Man
Frank Perry Mommie Dearest
Franco Zeffirelli Endless Love

Robert Greenwald

Honored for : Xanadu

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nancy Walker Can't Stop the Music
Robert Greenwald Xanadu
John G. Avildsen The Formula
Brian De Palma Dressed to Kill
William Friedkin Cruising
Sidney J. Furie The Jazz Singer
Richard Fleischer The Jazz Singer
Stanley Kubrick The Shining
Michael Ritchie The Island
John Trent Middle Age Crazy
Gordon Willis Windows