38th Golden Raspberry Awards

38th Golden Raspberry Awards
Awarded forWorst in film
DateMarch 3, 2018
SiteLos Angeles, California
Highlights
Worst PictureThe Emoji Movie
Most awardsThe Emoji Movie (4)
Most nominationsTransformers: The Last Knight (10)

The 38th Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, was an awards ceremony that identified the worst the film industry had to offer in 2017, according to votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation. Razzies co-founder John J. B. Wilson has stated that the intent of the awards is "to be funny."[1] The nominees were announced on January 22, 2018, and the winners were announced on March 3, 2018.[2]

With its nominations for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screen Combo, and Worst Screenplay, The Emoji Movie became the first full-length animated motion picture to receive nominations for those specific categories at the Golden Raspberry Awards and to win all of these awards.[3] A new award was also created, sponsored by Rotten Tomatoes, for "The Razzie Nominee So Rotten You Loved It", where the website readers voted for their favorite film which they thought was unfairly nominated, which was won by Baywatch.[4] One of the film's stars, Dwayne Johnson, accepted the prize, albeit not in person. He did post a video online saying: "We made Baywatch with the best of intentions, it didn't work out like that, but I humbly and graciously accept my Razzie. And I thank you, critics, and I thank you, fans."[5]

With 10 nominations and no wins, Transformers: The Last Knight breaks the record for most nominations without a win, beating original record holder Grown Ups 2.

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  3. ^ "38th Razzie Award "Winners" Announced". Rotten Tomatoes. March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Meares, Joel (March 3, 2018). "RT Readers Vote Baywatch the Razzie Nominee So Rotten They Loved It". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  5. ^ Shepherd, Jack (March 5, 2018). "Dwayne Johnson happily accepts Baywatch's Razzie". The Independent. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.