Golden Raspberry / Worst Actor

The Golden Raspberry for the worst actor has been awarded annually since 1981. She refers to the acting achievements of the past year. For example, the 2006 Prize was awarded on February 24, 2007.

To date, multiple awardees have been Sylvester Stallone (four times: 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1993), Kevin Costner (three times: 1992, 1995 and 1998), Adam Sandler (three times: 2000, 2012 and 2013) and Pauly Shore (twice: 1996 and 1997 ).

Sylvester Stallone (14), Adam Sandler (11), Kevin Costner (7), John Travolta (6) and Nicolas Cage and Eddie Murphy (5 each) made the most of the nominations .

Remarkable

• In 1984 Barbra Streisand was nominated for the "Worst Actor" award for her male role in Yentl .
• Eddie Murphy won not only the raspberry for his performance in Norbit as "Worst Actor", but also as "Worst Supporting Actress".

Worst actor from 1981 to 1989

1981

• Neil Diamond for The Jazz Singer (OT: The Jazz Singer)

Also nominated:

• Michael Beck for Xanadu (OT: Xanadu)
• Robert Blake for From Coast to Coast , alternative title Wild Escape to California (PT: Coast to Coast)
• Michael Caine for Dressed to Kill (OT: Dressed To Kill) and for Buccaneers of Death (OT: The Island)
• Kirk Douglas for Saturn City (OT: Saturn 3)
• Richard Dreyfuss for The Grand Final (OT: The Competition)
• Anthony Hopkins for Seasons of a Marriage (OT: A Change Of Seasons)
• Bruce Jenner for super sound and quick sayings (OT: Can't Stop The Music)
• Sam J. Jones for Flash Gordon (OT: Flash Gordon)

1982

• Klinton Spillsbury for The Legend of the Lone Ranger (OT: The Legend Of The Lone Ranger)

Also nominated:

• Gary Coleman for The Million Dollar Boy (OT: On the Right Track)
• Bruce Dern for Tattoo - Every great love leaves its mark (OT: Tattoo)
• Richard Harris for Tarzan - Lord of the Jungle , alternative title Tarzan - Lord of the Jungle (OT: Tarzan The Ape Man)
• Kris Kristofferson for Heaven's Gate - Das Tor zum Himmel (OT: Heaven's Gate) and The Rollover-plot (OT: Rollover)

1983

• Laurence Olivier for Inchon! (OT: Inchon)

Also nominated:

• Willie Aames for Das Blaue Paradies (OT: Paradise) and for The guy with the crazy look (OT: Zapped!)
• Christopher Atkins for Pirate Movie (OT: The Pirate Movie)
• Luciano Pavarotti for lover Giorgio (OT: Yes, Giorgio)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger for Conan the Barbarian (OT: Conan the Barbarian)

1984

• Christopher Atkins for Ein Himmlischer Lümmel (OT: A Night in Heaven)

Also nominated:

• Lloyd Bochner for a career through all beds (OT: The Lonely Lady)
• Lou Ferrigno for Hercules (OT: Hercules)
• Barbra Streisand for Yentl (OT: Yentl) for her role as a man
• John Travolta for Staying Alive (OT: Staying Alive) and for two of the same kind (OT: Two Of A Kind)

1985

• Sylvester Stallone for the whiz kid (OT: Rhinestone)

Also nominated:

• Lorenzo Lamas for Body Rock (OT: Body Rock)
• Jerry Lewis for Slapstick (OT: Slapstick Of Another Kind)
• Peter O'Toole for Supergirl (OT: Supergirl)
• Burt Reynolds for On the Highway all hell is going again (OT: Cannonball Run II) and for City Heat - The Bull and the Snoop (OT: City Heat)

1986

• Sylvester Stallone for Rambo II - The Order (OT: Rambo: First Blood Part II) and for Rocky IV - The Fight of the Century (OT: Rocky IV)

Also nominated:

• Divine for vultures, money and golden eggs (OT: Lust In The Dust)
• Richard Gere for King David (OT: King David)
• Al Pacino for Revolution (OT: Revolution)
• John Travolta for Perfect (OT: Perfect)

1987

• Prince for Under the Cherry Moon - Unter dem Kirschmond (OT: Under The Cherry Moon)

Also nominated:

• Emilio Estevez for Rhea M - It started without warning (OT: Maximum Overdrive)
• Judd Nelson for Blue City
• Sean Penn for Shanghai Surprise (OT: Shanghai Surprise)
• Sylvester Stallone for Die City-Cobra (OT: Cobra)

1988

• Bill Cosby for Leonard 6 , alternative title Cosby - Die Superkanone (OT: Leonard - Part 6)

Also nominated:

• Bruce the Shark for Jaws - The Reckoning (OT: Jaws - The Revenge)
• Judd Nelson for career with left (OT: From The Hip)
• Ryan O'Neal for Tough Men Don't Dance (OT: Tough Guys Don't Dance)
• Sylvester Stallone for Over the Top (OT: Over the Top)

1989

• Sylvester Stallone for Rambo III (OT: Rambo III)

Also nominated:

• Tom Cruise for Cocktail (OT: Cocktail)
• Bobcat Goldthwait for Hot to Trot (OT: Hot To Trot)
• Jackie Mason for Caddyshack II (OT: Caddyshack II)
• Burt Reynolds for Rent-a-Cop (OT: Rent-A-Cop) and for A Woman Is Her Man (OT: Switching Channels)

Worst actor from 1990 to 1999

1990

• William Shatner for Star Trek V: On the Edge of the Universe (OT: Star Trek V - The Final Frontier)

Also nominated:

• Tony Danza for hands off my daughter (OT: She's Out Of Control)
• Ralph Macchio for Karate Kid III - The Final Decision (OT: Karate Kid III)
• Sylvester Stallone for Lock Up - Survival is everything (OT: Lock-Up) and for Tango and Cash (OT: Tango & Cash)
• Patrick Swayze for Call for Retribution (OT: Next of Kin) and for Road House (OT: Road House)

1991

• Andrew Dice Clay for Ford Fairlane - Rock 'n' Roll Detective , alternative title The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (OT: Ford Fairlane)

Also nominated:

• Prince for Graffiti Bridge (OT: Graffiti Bridge)
• Mickey Rourke for 24 hours in his power (OT: Desperate Hours) and for Wilde Orchidee (OT: Wild Orchid)
• George C. Scott for Der Exorcist III (OT: Exorcist III)
• Sylvester Stallone for Rocky V (OT: Rocky V)

1992

• Kevin Costner for Robin Hood - King of Thieves (OT: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves)

Also nominated:

• Andrew Dice Clay for The Show on the Edge of Madness (OT: Dice Rules)
• Sylvester Stallone for Oscar - From the rain to the eaves (OT: Oscar)
• Vanilla Ice for Cool As Ice (OT: Cool As Ice)
• Bruce Willis for Hudson Hawk - The Master Thief (OT: Hudson Hawk)

1993

• Sylvester Stallone for stop! Or my mommy shoots! (OT: Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot!)

Also nominated:

• Kevin Costner for Bodyguard (OT: The Bodyguard)
• Michael Douglas for Basic Instinct (OT: Basic Instinct) and for Like a light in dark night (OT: Shining Through)
• Jack Nicholson for Jimmy Hoffa (OT: Hoffa) and for Man Trouble (OT: Man Trouble)
• Tom Selleck for A Normally Crazy Family (OT: Folks)

1994

• Burt Reynolds for A Cop And A Half

Also nominated:

• William Baldwin for Sliver (OT: Sliver)
• Willem Dafoe for Body of Evidence (OT: Body of Evidence)
• Robert Redford for An Immoral Offer (OT: Indecent Proposal)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger for Last Action Hero , alternative title The Last Action Hero (OT: Last Action Hero)

1995

• Kevin Costner for Wyatt Earp - The Life of a Legend (OT: Wyatt Earp)

Also nominated:

• Macaulay Culkin for Alone with Dad & Co (OT: Getting Even With Dad) and for Der Pagemaster - Richie's Fantastic Journey (OT: The Pagemaster) and for Richie Rich (OT: Richie Rich)
• Steven Seagal for On Burning Ice (OT: On Deadly Ground)
• Sylvester Stallone for The Specialist (OT: The Specialist)
• Bruce Willis for Color of Night (OT: Color Of Night) and for North , alternative title Eltern nach Maß (OT: North)

1996

• Pauly Shore for Chaos! Son-in-law junior in the courtroom , alternative title Chaos-Junior - A fool in the courtroom (OT: Jury Duty)

Also nominated:

• Kevin Costner for Waterworld (OT: Waterworld)
• Kyle MacLachlan for Showgirls (OT: Showgirls)
• Keanu Reeves for Vernetzt - Johnny Mnemonic (OT: Johnny Mnemonic) and Dem Himmel so nah (OT: A Walk In The Clouds)
• Sylvester Stallone for Assassins - Die Killer (OT: Assassins) and for Judge Dredd (OT: Judge Dredd)

1997

The vote count resulted in a tie:

• Tom Arnold for Big Bully - My Favorite Enemy (OT: Big Bully) and for Carpool - A Daddy - Five Kids - And a Gangster on the Run (OT: Carpool) and for a family to puke (OT: The Stupids)
• Pauly Shore for Bud and Doyle: Total Bio, guaranteed harmful , alternative title Bud and Doyle - Totally harmful (OT: Biodome)

Also nominated:

• Keanu Reeves for Out of Control (OT: Chain Reaction)
• Adam Sandler for Bulletproof (OT: Bulletproof) and for Happy Gilmore (OT: Happy Gilmore)
• Sylvester Stallone for Daylight (OT: Daylight)

1998

• Kevin Costner for Postman (OT: The Postman)

Also nominated:

• Val Kilmer for The Saint - The Man Without a Name (OT: The Saint)
• Shaquille O'Neal for Steel Man (OT: Steel)
• Steven Seagal for Fire Down Below (OT: Fire Down Below)
• Jon Voight for Anaconda (OT: Anaconda)

1999

• Bruce Willis for Armageddon - The Last Judgment (OT: Armageddon) and for The Mercury Puzzle (OT: Mercury Rising) and for State of Emergency (OT: The Siege)

Also nominated:

• Ralph Fiennes for With Umbrella, Charm and Melon (OT: The Avengers)
• Ryan O'Neal for Drive to Hell Hollywood , alternative title Hell of Hollywood (OT: An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn)
• Ryan Phillippe for Studio 54 (OT: 54)
• Adam Sandler for Waterboy - The guy with the water damage (OT: The Waterboy)

Worst actor from 2000 to 2009

2000

• Adam Sandler for Big Daddy (OT: Big Daddy)

Also nominated:

• Kevin Costner for Aus Liebe zum Spiel (OT: For Love Of The Game) and for Message in a Bottle - The beginning of a great love (OT: Message In A Bottle)
• Kevin Kline for Wild Wild West (OT: Wild Wild West)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger for End of Days - Night Without Tomorrow (OT: End Of Days)
• Robin Williams for Der 200 Jahre Mann (OT: Bicentennial Man) and for Jakob the Liar (OT: Jacob The Liar)

2001

• John Travolta for Battlefield Earth - Kampf um die Erde (OT: Battlefield Earth) and for Lucky Numbers (OT: Lucky Numbers)

Also nominated:

• Leonardo DiCaprio for The Beach (OT: The Beach)
• Adam Sandler for Little Nicky - Satan Junior (OT: Little Nicky)
• Sylvester Stallone for Get Carter - The Truth Hurts (OT: Get Carter)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger for The 6th Day (OT: The 6th Day), nominated for the double role as his own clone as the worst supporting actor and as the worst screen couple

2002

• Tom Green for Freddy Got Fingered (OT: Freddy Got Fingered)

Also nominated:

• Ben Affleck for Pearl Harbor (OT: Pearl Harbor)
• Kevin Costner for Crime is King (OT: 3000 Miles To Graceland)
• Keanu Reeves for Hardball (OT: Hard Ball) and for Sweet November (OT: Sweet November)
• John Travolta for Deadly Trust (OT: Domestic Disturbance) and for Password: Swordfish (OT: Swordfish)

2003

• Roberto Benigni for Roberto Benignis Pinocchio (OT: Pinocchio)

Also nominated:

• Adriano Giannini for Stormy Love - Swept Away (OT: Swept Away)
• Eddie Murphy for Pluto Nash - In the fight against the moon mafia (OT: The Adventures of Pluto Nash)
• Steven Seagal for Half Past Dead (OT: Half Past Dead)
• Adam Sandler for 8 crazy nights (OT: Eight Crazy Nights) and for Mr. Deeds (OT: Mr. Deeds)

2004

• Ben Affleck for love with risk - Gigli (OT: Gigli) and for Daredevil (OT: Daredevil) and for Paycheck - Die Abrechnung (OT: Paycheck)

Also nominated:

• Cuba Gooding junior for Boat Trip and for Fighting Temptations (OT: The Fighting Temptations) and for you call him Radio (OT: Radio)
• Justin Guarini for Justin & Kelly: Beach Party of Love (OT: From Justin to Kelly)
• Ashton Kutcher for Just Married (OT: Just Married) and Partyalarm - Stay away from my daughter (OT: My Boss's Daughter) and Cheaper by the Dozen (OT: Cheaper By The Dozen)
• Mike Myers for Ein Kater macht Theater (OT: The Cat In The Hat)

2005

• George W. Bush for Fahrenheit 9/11 (OT: Fahrenheit 9/11)

Also nominated:

• Ben Affleck for Jersey Girl (OT: Jersey Girl) and for How do we survive Christmas? (OT: Surviving Christmas)
• Vin Diesel for Riddick: Chronicles of a Warrior (OT: The Chronicles of Riddick)
• Colin Farrell for Alexander (OT: Alexander)
• Ben Stiller for ... and then came Polly (OT: Along Came Polly) and for Anchorman - Die Legende von Ron Burgundy (OT: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and for Full on the Nuts (OT: Dodgeball) and for Envy ( OT: Envy) and for Starsky & Hutch (OT: Starsky & Hutch)

2006

• Rob Schneider for Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

Also nominated:

• Tom Cruise for War of the Worlds (OT: War of the Worlds)
• Will Ferrell for Bewitched (OT: Bewitched) and football fever - penalty for Daddy
• Jamie Kennedy for The Mask 2: The Next Generation (OT: Son of the Mask)
• The Rock for Doom - The Film (OT: Doom)

2007

• Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans for Little Man (OT: Little Man)

Also nominated:

• Tim Allen for Santa Clause 3 - A frosty mess (OT: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause), Shaggy Dog - Listen who's barking (OT: The Shaggy Dog) and Zoom - Academy for Superheroes (OT: Zoom)
• Nicolas Cage for The Wicker Man (OT: The Wicker Man)
• Larry the Cable Guy for Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector (OT: Larry The Cable Guy: Health Inspector)
• Rob Schneider for Die Benchwarmers (OT: The Benchwarmers) and Little Man (OT: Little Man)

2008

• Eddie Murphy for Norbit (OT: Norbit)

Also nominated:

• Nicolas Cage for Ghost Rider (OT: Ghost Rider), Next (OT: Next) and The Legacy of the Secret Book (OT: National Treasure: Book of Secrets)
• Jim Carrey for Number 23 (OT: The Number 23)
• Cuba Gooding junior for Der Kindergarten Daddy 2: Das Feriencamp (OT: Daddy Day Camp) and Norbit (OT: Norbit)
• Adam Sandler for Chuck and Larry - Like Fire and Flame (OT: I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry)

2009

• Mike Myers for Der Love Guru (OT: Love Guru)

Also nominated:

• Larry the Cable Guy for Witless Protection (OT: Witless Protection)
• Eddie Murphy for human, Dave! (OT: Meet Dave)
• Al Pacino for 88 minutes (OT: 88 Minutes) and Short Trial - Righteous Kill (OT: Righteous Kill)
• Mark Wahlberg for The Happening (OT: The Happening) and Max Payne (OT: Max Payne)

Worst actor from 2010 to 2019

2010

• Jonas Brothers in Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience

Also nominated:

• Will Ferrell in The Almost Forgotten World
• Steve Martin in The Pink Panther 2
• Eddie Murphy at home is all the magic
• John Travolta in Old Dogs - Daddy or Deal

2011

• Ashton Kutcher in Kiss & Kill and Valentine's Day

Also nominated:

• Jack Black in Gulliver's Travels - Something big is coming up
• Gerard Butler in The Bail Cop
• Taylor Lautner in Eclipse - Bite to the Evening Glow and Valentine's Day
• Robert Pattinson in Remember Me - Live the Moment and Eclipse - Bite to the Sunset

2012

• Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill (as Jack) and in My Made-up Wife

Also nominated:

• Nick Swardson in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
• Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry , The Last Knight Templar and Trespass
• Russell Fire in Arthur
• Taylor Lautner in Breathless Dangerous Truth and Breaking Dawn, Part 1

2013

• Adam Sandler in The Chaos Dad

Also nominated:

• Eddie Murphy in A Thousand Words More
• Nicolas Cage in Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and The Pact of Vengeance
• Robert Pattinson in Breaking Dawn, Part 2
• Tyler Perry in Alex Cross and Good Deeds

2014

• Jaden Smith in After Earth

Also nominated:

• Johnny Depp in Lone Ranger (The Lone Ranger)
• Ashton Kutcher in Jobs
• Sandler in child heads 2 (Grown Ups 2)
• Sylvester Stallone in Shootout - No Mercy (Bullet to the Head) , Escape Plan and Grudge Match (Grudge Match)

2015

• Kirk Cameron in Saving Christmas

Also nominated:

• Nicolas Cage in Left Behind
• Kellan Lutz in The Legend of Hercules
• Seth MacFarlane in A Million Ways to Die in the West
• Adam Sandler on vacation

2016

• Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Gray

Also nominated:

• Johnny Depp in Mortdecai - The part-time crook
• Kevin James in The Department Store Cop 2
• Adam Sandler in Cobbler and Pixels
• Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending

2017

• Dinesh D'Souza (as himself) in Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party

Also nominated:

• Ben Affleck in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Gerard Butler in Gods of Egypt and London Has Fallen
• Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Robert De Niro in Dirty Grandpa
• Ben Stiller in Zoolander 2

2018

• Tom Cruise in The Mummy

Also nominated:

• Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: Revenge of Salazar
• Jamie Dornan in Fifty Shades of Gray
• Zac Efron in Baywatch
• Mark Wahlberg in Daddy's Home 2 - More Fathers, More Problems! and Transformers: The Last Knight

2019

• Donald Trump (as himself) in Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9

Also nominated:

• Johnny Depp (voice) in Sherlock Gnomes
• Will Ferrell in Holmes and Watson
• John Travolta in Gotti
• Bruce Willis in Death Wish

Worst actor since 2020

2020

• John Travolta in The Fanatic & Trading Paint

Also nominated:

• James Franco in Zeroville
• David Harbor in Hellboy - Call of Darkness
• Matthew McConaughey in Temptation
• Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: Last Blood