Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Awarded forWorst in film
CountryUnited States
Presented byGolden Raspberry Award Foundation
First awarded1981
Currently held byJon Voight,
Mercy (2023)
Websitewww.razzies.com

The Razzie Award for Worst Actor is an award presented at the annual Golden Raspberry Awards to the worst actor of the previous year. The following is a list of nominees and recipients of that award, along with the film(s) for which they were nominated.[1]

The category of "actor" has expanded to include the subjects of documentary films; this process has been criticized.[2] Five winners of this award have come from appearances as themselves: George W. Bush, Dinesh D'Souza, Donald Trump, Mike Lindell and LeBron James. Four of these came from appearances in documentaries; LeBron James' came from Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Actor Film Character
1980
(1st) 		Neil Diamond The Jazz Singer Yussel Rabinovitch
Michael Beck Xanadu Sonny Malone
Robert Blake Coast to Coast Charles Callahan
Michael Caine Dressed to Kill Dr. Robert Elliott
The Island Blair Maynard
Kirk Douglas Saturn 3 Adam
Richard Dreyfuss The Competition Paul Dietrich
Anthony Hopkins A Change of Seasons Adam Evans
Bruce Jenner Can't Stop the Music Ron White
Sam J. Jones Flash Gordon Flash Gordon
1981
(2nd) 		Klinton Spilsbury The Legend of the Lone Ranger John Reid / The Lone Ranger
Gary Coleman On the Right Track Lester
Bruce Dern Tattoo Karl Kinsky
Richard Harris Tarzan, the Ape Man James Parker
Kris Kristofferson Heaven's Gate James Averill
Rollover Hubbell Smith
1982
(3rd) 		Laurence Olivier Inchon Douglas MacArthur
Willie Aames Paradise David
Zapped! Peyton Nichols
Christopher Atkins The Pirate Movie Frederic
Luciano Pavarotti Yes, Giorgio Giorgio Fini
Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan the Barbarian Conan
1983
(4th) 		Christopher Atkins A Night in Heaven Rick Monroe
Lloyd Bochner The Lonely Lady Walter Thornton
Lou Ferrigno Hercules Hercules
Barbra Streisand (in drag) Yentl "Anshel" Mendel
John Travolta Staying Alive Tony Manero
Two of a Kind Zack Melon
1984
(5th) 		Sylvester Stallone Rhinestone Nick Martinelli
Lorenzo Lamas Body Rock Chilly
Jerry Lewis Slapstick of Another Kind Wilbur Swain / Caleb Swain
Peter O'Toole Supergirl Zaltar
Burt Reynolds Cannonball Run II J.J. McClure
City Heat Mike Murphy
1985
(6th) 		Sylvester Stallone Rambo: First Blood Part II John Rambo
Rocky IV Rocky Balboa
Divine Lust in the Dust Rosie Velez
Richard Gere King David David
Al Pacino Revolution Tom Dobb
John Travolta Perfect Adam Lawrence
1986
(7th) 		Prince Under the Cherry Moon Christopher Tracy
Emilio Estevez Maximum Overdrive Bill Robinson
Judd Nelson Blue City Billy Turner
Sean Penn Shanghai Surprise Glendon Wasey
Sylvester Stallone Cobra Marion 'Cobra' Cobretti
1987
(8th) 		Bill Cosby Leonard Part 6 Leonard Parker
"Bruce the Shark" Jaws: The Revenge A shark
Judd Nelson From the Hip Robin 'Stormy' Weathers
Ryan O'Neal Tough Guys Don't Dance Tim Madden
Sylvester Stallone Over the Top Lincoln Hawk
1988
(9th) 		Sylvester Stallone Rambo III John Rambo
Tom Cruise Cocktail Brian Flanagan
Bobcat Goldthwait Hot to Trot Fred Chaney
Jackie Mason Caddyshack II Jack Hartounian
Burt Reynolds Rent-a-Cop Tony Church
Switching Channels John L. Sullivan IV
1989
(10th) 		William Shatner Star Trek V: The Final Frontier James T. Kirk
Tony Danza She's Out of Control Doug Simpson
Ralph Macchio The Karate Kid Part III Daniel LaRusso
Sylvester Stallone Lock Up Frank Leone
Tango & Cash Ray Tango
Patrick Swayze Next of Kin Truman Gates
Road House James Dalton

1990s

Year Actor Film Character
1990
(11th) 		Andrew Dice Clay The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Ford Fairlane
Prince Graffiti Bridge The Kid
Mickey Rourke Desperate Hours Michael Bosworth
Wild Orchid James Wheeler
George C. Scott The Exorcist III Lt. William Kinderman
Sylvester Stallone Rocky V Rocky Balboa
1991
(12th) 		Kevin Costner Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Robin Hood
Andrew Dice Clay Dice Rules Himself
Sylvester Stallone Oscar Angelo "Snaps" Provolone
Vanilla Ice Cool as Ice Johnny Van Owen
Bruce Willis Hudson Hawk Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins
1992
(13th) 		Sylvester Stallone Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot Sgt. Joe Bomowski
Kevin Costner The Bodyguard Frank Farmer
Michael Douglas Basic Instinct Det. Nick Curran
Shining Through Ed Leland
Jack Nicholson Hoffa Jimmy Hoffa
Man Trouble Eugene Earl Axline
Tom Selleck Folks! Jon Aldrich
1993
(14th) 		Burt Reynolds Cop and a Half Det. Nick McKenna
William Baldwin Sliver Zeke Hawkins
Willem Dafoe Body of Evidence Frank Dulaney
Robert Redford Indecent Proposal John Gage
Arnold Schwarzenegger Last Action Hero Jack Slater
1994
(15th) 		Kevin Costner Wyatt Earp Wyatt Earp
Macaulay Culkin Getting Even with Dad Timmy Gleason
The Pagemaster Richard Tyler
Richie Rich Richie Rich
Steven Seagal On Deadly Ground Forrest Taft
Sylvester Stallone The Specialist Ray Quick
Bruce Willis Color of Night Dr. Bill Capa
North Narrator / Easter Bunny / Gabby / Tourist / Sleigh Driver / Joey Fingers / FedEx Driver
1995
(16th) 		Pauly Shore Jury Duty Tommy Collins
Kevin Costner Waterworld The Mariner
Kyle MacLachlan Showgirls Zack Carey
Keanu Reeves Johnny Mnemonic Johnny Mnemonic
A Walk in the Clouds Paul Sutton
Sylvester Stallone Assassins Robert Rath
Judge Dredd Judge Joseph Dredd
1996
(17th) 		Tom Arnold (tie) Big Bully Rosco "Fang" Bigger
Carpool Franklin Laszlo
The Stupids Stanley Stupid
Pauly Shore (tie) Bio-Dome Bud Macintosh
Keanu Reeves Chain Reaction Eddie Kasalivich
Adam Sandler Bulletproof Archie Moses
Happy Gilmore Happy Gilmore
Sylvester Stallone Daylight Kit Latura
1997
(18th) 		Kevin Costner The Postman The Postman (Gordon Krantz)
Val Kilmer The Saint Simon Templar
Shaquille O'Neal Steel John Henry Irons / Steel
Steven Seagal Fire Down Below Jack Taggart
Jon Voight Anaconda Paul Sarone
1998
(19th) 		Bruce Willis Armageddon Harry Stamper
Mercury Rising Art Jeffries
The Siege Gen. William Devereaux
Ralph Fiennes The Avengers John Steed
Ryan O'Neal An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn James Edmunds
Ryan Phillippe 54 Shane O'Shea
Adam Sandler The Waterboy Bobby Boucher
1999
(20th) 		Adam Sandler Big Daddy Sonny Koufax
Kevin Costner For Love of the Game Billy Chapel
Message in a Bottle Garret Blake
Kevin Kline Wild Wild West Artemus Gordon
Arnold Schwarzenegger End of Days Jericho Cane
Robin Williams Bicentennial Man Andrew Martin
Jakob the Liar Jakob

2000s

Year Actor Film Character
2000
(21st) 		John Travolta Battlefield Earth Terl
Lucky Numbers Russ Richards
Leonardo DiCaprio The Beach Richard
Adam Sandler Little Nicky Nicky
Arnold Schwarzenegger The 6th Day Adam Gibson
Sylvester Stallone Get Carter Jack Carter
2001
(22nd) 		Tom Green Freddy Got Fingered Gordon "Gord" Brody
Ben Affleck Pearl Harbor Capt. Rafe McCawley
Kevin Costner 3000 Miles to Graceland Thomas J. Murphy
Keanu Reeves Hardball Conor O'Neill
Sweet November Nelson Moss
John Travolta Domestic Disturbance Frank Morrison
Swordfish Gabriel Shear
2002
(23rd) 		Roberto Benigni (dubbed Godzilla-style by Breckin Meyer)[3] Pinocchio Pinocchio
Adriano Giannini Swept Away Giuseppe
Eddie Murphy The Adventures of Pluto Nash Pluto Nash / Rex Crater
I Spy Kelly Robinson
Showtime Off. Trey Sellars
Adam Sandler Eight Crazy Nights Davey Stone / Whitey Duvall / Eleanore Duvall / Deer
Mr. Deeds Longfellow Deeds
Steven Seagal Half Past Dead Sasha Petrosevitch
2003
(24th) 		Ben Affleck Daredevil Matt Murdock / Daredevil
Gigli Larry Gigli
Paycheck Michael Jennings
Cuba Gooding Jr. Boat Trip Jerry Robinson
The Fighting Temptations Darrin Hill
Radio James Robert "Radio" Kennedy
Justin Guarini From Justin to Kelly Justin Bell
Ashton Kutcher Cheaper by the Dozen Hank
Just Married Tom Leezak
My Boss's Daughter Tom Stansfield
Mike Myers The Cat in the Hat The Cat in the Hat
2004
(25th) 		George W. Bushnote Fahrenheit 9/11 Himself
Ben Affleck Jersey Girl Oliver "Ollie" Trinke
Surviving Christmas Drew Latham
Vin Diesel The Chronicles of Riddick Riddick
Colin Farrell Alexander Alexander the Great
Ben Stiller Along Came Polly Reuben Feffer
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Arturo Mendez
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story White Goodman
Envy Tim Dingman
Starsky & Hutch David Starsky
2005
(26th) 		Rob Schneider Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo Deuce Bigalow
Tom Cruise War of the Worlds Ray Ferrier
Will Ferrell Bewitched Jack Wyatt / Darrin Stephens
Kicking & Screaming Phil Weston
Dwayne Johnson Doom Asher "Sarge" Mahonin
Jamie Kennedy Son of the Mask Tim Avery
2006
(27th) 		Marlon Wayans & Shawn Wayans Little Man Calvin Simms and Darryl Edwards
Tim Allen The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Santa Claus / Scott Calvin
The Shaggy Dog Dave Douglas
Zoom Jack Shepard / Captain Zoom
Nicolas Cage The Wicker Man Edward Malus
Larry the Cable Guy Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Larry
Rob Schneider The Benchwarmers Gus Matthews
Little Man D-Rex
2007
(28th) 		Eddie Murphy Norbit Norbit Albert Rice
Nicolas Cage Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
National Treasure: Book of Secrets Benjamin Franklin Gates
Next Cris Johnson
Jim Carrey The Number 23 Walter Sparrow / Det. Fingerling
Cuba Gooding Jr. Daddy Day Camp Charlie Hinton
Norbit Deion Hughes
Adam Sandler I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Chuck Levine
2008
(29th) 		Mike Myers The Love Guru Guru Maurice Pitka
Larry the Cable Guy Witless Protection Larry Stalder
Eddie Murphy Meet Dave Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain
Al Pacino 88 Minutes Dr. Jack Gramm
Righteous Kill Det. David "Rooster" Fisk
Mark Wahlberg The Happening Elliot Moore
Max Payne Max Payne
2009
(30th) 		Jonas Brothersnote Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Themselves
Will Ferrell Land of the Lost Dr. Rick Marshall
Steve Martin The Pink Panther 2 Jacques Clouseau
Eddie Murphy Imagine That Evan Danielson
John Travolta Old Dogs Charlie Reed

2010s

Year Actor Film Character
2010
(31st) 		Ashton Kutcher Killers Spencer Aimes
Valentine's Day Reed Bennett
Jack Black Gulliver's Travels Lemuel Gulliver
Gerard Butler The Bounty Hunter Milo Boyd
Taylor Lautner The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Jacob Black
Valentine's Day Willy Harrington
Robert Pattinson Remember Me Tyler Hawkins
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Edward Cullen
2011
(32nd) 		Adam Sandler Jack and Jill Jack Sadelstein
Just Go with It Dr. Danny Maccabee
Russell Brand Arthur Arthur Bach
Nicolas Cage Drive Angry Milton
Season of the Witch Behmen von Bleibruck
Trespass Kyle Miller
Taylor Lautner Abduction Nathan Harper
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Jacob Black
Nick Swardson Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Bucky Larson
2012
(33rd) 		Adam Sandler That's My Boy Donny Berger
Nicolas Cage Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Johnny Blaze / Ghost Rider
Seeking Justice Will Gerard
Eddie Murphy A Thousand Words Jack McCall
Robert Pattinson The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Edward Cullen
Tyler Perry Alex Cross Alex Cross
Good Deeds Wesley Deeds
2013
(34th) 		Jaden Smith After Earth Kitai Raige
Johnny Depp The Lone Ranger Tonto
Ashton Kutcher Jobs Steve Jobs
Adam Sandler Grown Ups 2 Lenny Feder
Sylvester Stallone Bullet to the Head James Bonomo
Escape Plan Ray Breslin
Grudge Match Henry 'Razor' Sharp
2014
(35th) 		Kirk Cameron Saving Christmas Kirk
Nicolas Cage Left Behind Rayford Steele
Kellan Lutz The Legend of Hercules Hercules
Seth MacFarlane A Million Ways to Die in the West Albert Stark
Adam Sandler Blended Jim Friedman
2015
(36th) 		Jamie Dornan Fifty Shades of Grey Christian Grey
Johnny Depp Mortdecai Charlie Mortdecai
Kevin James Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Paul Blart
Adam Sandler The Cobbler Max Simkin
Pixels Sam Brenner
Channing Tatum Jupiter Ascending Caine Wise
2016
(37th) 		Dinesh D'Souzanote Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party Himself
Ben Affleck Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Bruce Wayne / Batman
Gerard Butler Gods of Egypt Set
London Has Fallen Mike Banning
Henry Cavill Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Clark Kent / Superman
Robert De Niro Dirty Grandpa Richard "Dick" Kelly
Ben Stiller Zoolander 2 Derek Zoolander
2017
(38th)
[4] 		Tom Cruise The Mummy Nick Morton
Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Jack Sparrow
Jamie Dornan Fifty Shades Darker Christian Grey
Zac Efron Baywatch Matt Brody
Mark Wahlberg Daddy's Home 2 Dusty Mayron
Transformers: The Last Knight Cade Yeager
2018
(39th) 		Donald Trumpnote Death of a Nation Himself
Fahrenheit 11/9
Johnny Depp Sherlock Gnomes Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell Holmes & Watson Sherlock Holmes
John Travolta Gotti John Gotti
Bruce Willis Death Wish Paul Kersey
2019
(40th) 		John Travolta The Fanatic Moose
Trading Paint Sam Munroe
James Franco Zeroville Vikar
David Harbour Hellboy Hellboy / Anung Un Rama
Matthew McConaughey Serenity Baker Dill
Sylvester Stallone Rambo: Last Blood John Rambo

2020s

Year Actor Film Character
2020
(41st) 		Mike Lindell (The "My Pillow Guy")note Absolute Proof Himself
Robert Downey Jr. Dolittle Dr. John Dolittle
Michele Morrone 365 Days Don Massimo Torricelli
Adam Sandler Hubie Halloween Hubie Dubois
David Spade The Wrong Missy Tim Morris
2021
(42nd)
LeBron James Space Jam: A New Legacy Himself
Scott Eastwood Dangerous Dylan "D" Forrester
Roe Hartrampf Diana the Musical Charles, Prince of Wales
Ben Platt Dear Evan Hansen Evan Hansen
Mark Wahlberg Infinite Evan McCauley & Heinrich Treadway (2020)
2022
(43rd)
Jared Leto Morbius Dr. Michael Morbius/Morbius, the Living Vampire
Pete Davidson Marmaduke Marmaduke (voice only)
Tom Hanks Disney's Pinocchio Geppetto
Machine Gun Kelly Good Mourning London Clash
Sylvester Stallone Samaritan Joe Smith/Samaritan/Nemesis
2023
(44th)
Jon Voight Mercy Patrick Quinn
Russell Crowe The Pope's Exorcist Gabriele Amorth
Vin Diesel Fast X Dominic Toretto
Chris Evans Ghosted Cole Turner
Jason Statham Meg 2: The Trench Jonas Taylor

Age superlatives

Record Actor Film Age
Oldest winner Jon Voight Mercy 85 years, 71 days
Oldest nominee 85 years, 24 days
Youngest winner Jaden Smith After Earth 15 years, 236 days
Youngest nominee Gary Coleman On the Right Track 14 years, 49 days

Multiple wins

Sylvester Stallone holds the records for most total nominations (16), consecutive nominations (9, 1984–92), and wins (4).

4 wins[5]

3 wins[5]

2 wins[5]

Multiple nominations

George W. Bush (2001–09) holds the distinction of being the first President of the United States to win a competitive Razzie during his administration.
Donald Trump (2017–21) is the most recent president to be nominated for the award for Worst Actor. He is also the first person to become president after having already won a Razzie Award.

References

1.^ Not actually "acting" performances, but the subjects of documentary films.
  1. ^ Wilson, John (September 3, 2007). The Official Razzie Movie Guide: Enjoying the Best of Hollywood's Worst. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780446510080 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Trump stinks up the Razzies' worst-film nominations". The Guardian. January 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "The 23rd Annual RAZZIE® Award Nominees for 2002". The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation and John Wilson. Archived from the original on April 13, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2011.
  4. ^ Clark, Andy (January 21, 2018). "Here are the nominees for the 2018 Razzie Awards, recognizing the worst in cinema". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "A CLIFF NOTES HISTORY of THE RAZZIE® AWARDS". Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2016.