‘Blonde’ leads this year’s Razzie awards with eight nominations
Blonde, a Netflix biopic of Marilyn Monroe’s life, has received the most nominations at this year’s Razzies with eight, in their annual picks for the worst films and performances of the year.
In their announcement, Razzie organisers said the movie “‘explores’ the exploitation of Marilyn Monroe … by continuing to exploit her posthumously.” Blonde landed nominations for worst picture, worst screenplay and worst director for Andrew Dominik, “whose work here says more about him than it does about his subject,” the Razzies said. The highly anticipated flick saw Ana de Armas play the role of the showbiz icon, yet even her performance couldn’t save the flick from ridicule.
Also landing multiple nominations are Tom Hanks and Pete Davidson, who are both up for worst actor and worst supporting actor. Hanks was cited for his portrayal of Gepetto in Disney’s Pinocchio and his “latex-laden, ludicrously accented portrayal of Col. Tom Parker in the otherwise critically acclaimed Elvis,” while Davidson was singled out for his voice role in Marmaduke and his cameo in Good Mourning.
Good Mourning will also compete with Blonde for the honour of worst picture. The film earned a total of seven nominations with the Razzies calling it “a laugh-free stoner comedy achieving the rare feat of scoring a perfect ZERO on Rotten Tomatoes.”
Also up for worst picture is “Disney’s wholly unnecessary (and oddly creepy) live action/CGI remake of Pinocchio,” which landed a total of six nominations; The King’s Daughter, which earned a total of three noms; and Morbius, with five total noms, including worst actor for Jared Leto.
Colson Baker (aka Machine Gun Kelly) also landed multiple nominations with four mentions for Good Mourning: worst actor, worst screen couple (with Mod Sun), worst director and worst screenplay (with Mod Sun).
The winners of the 43rd Razzie Awards will be announced March 11th, the day before the Oscars. Read below for the full list of nominations.
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
Disney’s Pinocchio
Firestarter
Jurassic World: Dominion
Worst Supporting Actress
Adria Arjona – Morbius
Lorraine Bracco (Voice Only) – Disney’s Pinocchio
Penelope Cruz – The 355
Bingbing Fan – The 355 & The King’s Daughter
Mira Sorvino – Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend
Worst Supporting Actor
Pete Davidson (Cameo Role) – Good Mourning
Tom Hanks – Elvis
Xavier Samuel – Blonde
Mod Sun – Good Mourning
Evan Williams – Blonde
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 Authorized 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 Trevorrow & Derek Connolly
Morbius – Screen Story and Screenplay by Matt Sazama & Burk Sharpless
