44th Golden Raspberry Awards
| 44th Golden Raspberry Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Worst in film |
| Date | March 9, 2024 |
| Site | Los Angeles, California |
| Highlights | |
| Worst Picture | Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey |
| Most awards | Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey (5) |
| Most nominations | Expend4bles (7) |
The 44th Golden Raspberry Awards, or the Razzies, honored the worst the film industry had to offer in 2023 on March 9, 2024.[1][2][3] The awards are based on votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation (1,179 movie buffs, film critics and journalists from 49 US States, and two dozen foreign countries).[4] The nominations were announced on January 22, 2024.[5][6][7][8] Additionally, with four nods, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania earned the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) its first-ever Razzie nominations, breaking the franchise's 16-year streak without a single Razzie Award nomination.[9][10][11]
In August 2023, a statement by John J. B. Wilson and Maureen Murphy announced that the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation was considering the possibility of setting a new precedent by awarding Walt Disney Studios the Barry L. Bumstead Award to an entire studio for the first time ever (and not just to an individual theatrical film); ultimately, the award was not presented.[12] This was due to the studio's centennial anniversary releases (e.g. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Elemental, Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Little Mermaid, The Marvels, Peter Pan & Wendy, and Wish) causing "the once phenomenally profitable Walt Disney Pictures [to suffer] failure after failure at the box office" when "corporate honchos had hoped to spend th[e] entire year celebrating a century of success".[12][13][14]
Upon learning of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey sweeping every award it was nominated for, the film's writer-director (Rhys Frake-Waterfield) reacted in an interview for Variety, stating: "I'm surprised our micro-budget film is being compared to Hollywood, but nevertheless I don't mind the dubious honor as it places me in the same pool as directors whose work I admire so much."[15] Producer Scott Chambers also chimed in with his reaction, saying: "I think it is something to celebrate. But yeah, I'm always a little bit protective of Rhys because obviously he's so early on in his career where the others, David Gordon Green and stuff that were in his category, they've got a solid career whereas Rhys is so early. And I feel like the director one was probably the one I disagree with the most, but the others, I'm like, 'Yeah, whatever.' Do you know what I mean? It is what it is and it's fine."[16]
Winners and nominees
Films with multiple nominations
The following films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 7 | Expend4bles |
| 5 | The Exorcist: Believer |
| Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey | |
| 4 | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania |
| Shazam! Fury of the Gods | |
| 3 | Ghosted |
| Meg 2: The Trench | |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny |
| Johnny & Clyde | |
| Magic Mike's Last Dance | |
| The Pope's Exorcist |
Films with multiple wins
The following films received multiple awards:
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 5 | Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey |
| 2 | Expend4bles |
Notes
References
- ^ "And the 44th Razzie Winners Are ..." Razzies. March 9, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Brathwaite, Lester (March 9, 2024). "'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey', Megan Fox sweep the 2024 Razzie Awards". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Shanfeld, Ethan (March 9, 2024). "Razzie Awards: Megan Fox and Sylvester Stallone Win Worst Acting Prizes; 'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' Nabs Five Dishonors". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Razz News". Golden Raspberry Awards. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (January 22, 2024). "Razzie Awards: 'Expend4bles' Leads Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ VanHoose, Benjamin (January 22, 2024). "'Expend4bles', 'Meg 2', and 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Among 2024 Razzie Nominations of "Worst" Movies". People. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Murphy, J. Kim (January 22, 2024). "Razzie Noms 2024: Chris Evans and Jennifer Lopez Up for Worst Actors; 'Shazam 2' and 'Ant-Man 3' Tie with 4 Nods". Variety. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Evans, Greg (January 22, 2024). "Razzie Awards: 'Expend4bles', 'The Exorcist: Believer', 'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Race to the Bottom". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ Rangel, Felipe (January 22, 2024). "The MCU Breaks a 16-Year Franchise Record with Its First-Ever Razzie Nomination". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Barnhardt, Adam (January 22, 2024). "Marvel Studios Gets First Razzie Nomination Amid Franchise Woes". ComicBook.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ Chu, Severina (January 26, 2024). "Why 'Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania' Earned the MCU's First Razzie Nominations Instead of 2023's Biggest Bomb". Screen Rant. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
- ^ a b Wilson, John; Murphy, Mo (August 10, 2023). "August 10th, 2023 – What Went Horribly Wrong?". Razzies. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ Reid, Caroline (August 4, 2023). "The 4 Flops of 2023 That Cost Disney $1 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Coman, Monica (November 28, 2023). "Disney's 100th Anniversary Has Been a Box Office Disappointment – Will 2024 Be Any Better?". Screen Rant. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ Ritman, Alex (March 11, 2024). "'Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey' Director Brushes Off Razzie Awards Sweep: 'I'm Surprised Our Micro-Budget Film is Being Compared to Hollywood'". Variety. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ Barnhardt, Adam (March 18, 2024). "'Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey' Producer Scott Chambers Reacts to Razzie Wins". ComicBook.com. Retrieved March 18, 2024.