The Razzie Awards, also known as the Golden Raspberry Awards, is a parody award show in recognition of the worst performance or achievement in film. It was co-founded by Mo Murphy and John J. B Wilson, and the first award ceremony occurred on 31st March 1981. The awards are based on votes from members of the Razzie foundation. Since its launch, the Golden Raspberry has nominated many Hollywood actors and actresses.
This does not mean that all the actors nominated for the award are bad; in fact, several of the actors on this list are very talented and have even gone ahead to win the Oscars. But as we know, even a talented actor can make the wrong choice from time to time, and the Razzie awards encourage them to own their bad. Given the lighthearted gist of the Razzie Foundation, it’s not shocking that a few actors have openly accepted their awards. However, most Razzie winners refuse to recognize the ceremony itself. For this list, we’re looking at the actors who have won the most Razzies.
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10 Pia Zadora - 4 Awards
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Pia Zadora is an American Singer and Actress with only a handful of movies in her name. Zadora’s film career was not very successful, and she has racked up several Razzie nominations, of which she won four awards. Zadora received her first Razzie award in 1983 for her performance in the 1982 film Butterfly. That year she received two awards; Worst Actress and Worst New Star in the same film (Butterfly).
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Surprisingly, Zadora also received a Golden Globe Award for the same role, with many people feeling that her millionaire husband bribed his way through and bought the award for her. In the subsequent year, Zadora again received the Razzie for Worst Actress for her performance in The Lonely Lady (1983). In 1990, Zadora won the Worst New Star of the Decade award due to her combined performances in Butterfly and The Lonely Lady.
9 Eddie Murphy - 4 Awards
Paramount Pictures
Eddie Murphy is an American actor, writer, singer, comedian, and producer. Eddie Murphy’s name is sure to pop up when you think about the greatest comedic actors. However, in the 2000s, Murphy made a string of bad movies that led to his Razzie nomination and wins. At the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards, Murphy received five Razzie nominations, all surrounding his performance in the film Norbit (2007), and won three awards for each of his roles. He won Worst Actor, Worst Supporting Actor, and Worst Supporting Actress.
Murphy is the only actor on this list to have won three Razzie Awards for the same film in the same year. At the 2010 Razzie ceremony, Murphy was awarded the Razzie for Worst Actor of the decade for his combined roles in The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), Showtime, I Spy (2002), Norbit, and Meet Dave, among other films.
8 Ben Affleck - 4 Awards
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Ben Affleck is an American filmmaker and actor who has received many honors and awards throughout his acting career. He has received three Golden Globe Awards the two Academy Awards. However, Affleck has had shortcomings in his acting roles and has received several Razzie Awards. Affleck received his first Razzie nomination back in 1998 and won his first Razzie award in 2004 at the 24th Golden Raspberry Awards, where he was awarded the Worst Actor for his performance in Paycheck (2003), Daredevil (2003), and Gigli (2003). In 2014, he was awarded the Razzie Redeemer Award for his exceptional work in Argo (2012) and Gone Girl (2014), exonerating him from his past performances. At the 37th Golden Raspberry Awards held in 2017, Affleck was awarded the Razzie for Worst Screen Combo with his co-star Henry Cavil. He got the award for his performance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).
7 Demi Moore - 4 Awards
Demi Moore began her acting career in 1981 and had box-office success in the early 1990s. However, just like the actors and actresses on this list, Demi has had some shortfalls in her acting skills. As a result, she has had several nominations and wins at the Razzie awards. She was nominated for her first Golden Raspberry award in 1992 for her role in The Butcher’s Wife (1991) and Nothing But Trouble (1991), but she didn’t win the award.
Moore received her first Razzie in 1997 for Worst Actress for her performance in the films Striptease (1996) and the Juror (1996). Moore was offered $12.5 million to be the leading actress in the adult-comedy Striptease, making her the highest-paid movie actress in history at that time. The film received a lot of criticism receiving a Razzie for Worst Picture and Moore receiving the Razzie for Worst Actress and Worst Screen Couple. In 1998, Moore received the award of Worst Actress again at the Razzie ceremony for her role in the film G.I Jane (1997). Moore’s most recent Razzie award was in 2004, where she received the award of Worst Supporting Actress for her performance inCharlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003).
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6 Bo Derek - 4 Awards
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Bo Derek is both an actress and a model. She got her breakthrough film role in 10 (1979), a romantic comedy. She then starred in films such as Bolero (1984), Tarzan the Ape Man (1981), and Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989), all directed by her then-husband John Derek and all received a lot of criticism. The films were all nominated for the Razzies, and for a good reason. For example, in the film Bolero and Tarzan the Ape Man, Derek was featured scantily dressed while posing for the camera instead of taking part in any serious performance. Derek has received a total of four Razzie awards.
She received her first Razzie award in 1982 for Worst Actress for her performance in Tarzan the Ape Man. In 1985, Derek again received the Worst Actress award for her role in Bolero during the Razzie ceremony. In 1990, she won the Razzie award for Worst actress of the decade. Derek was awarded the Razzie award for Worst Actress the following year for her performance in Ghosts Can’t Do It.
5 Pauly Shore - 4 Awards
Buena Vista Pictures
Pauly Shore is an actor, filmmaker, and comedian. Shore’s film career is packed with deplorable films, which has not gone undetected by the Razzies, and he ended up winning four Razzie awards. Shore received his first Razzie for Worst New Star of the Year for his performance in Encino Man (1992). In 1996, Shore won the Worst Actor for his role in Jury Duty (1995) at the Razzie Awards ceremony. The following year, he received another Razzie award for Worst Actor for his role in Bio-Dome (1996). In 2000, Shore won Worst New Star of the Decade for his roles in the films Bio-Dome, Encino Man, and Jury Duty. After his unsuccessful film career, Shore focused more on his stand-up career and thus fell off the Razzie radar.
4 Adam Sandler - 5 Awards
Sony
Adam Sandler is a comic actor, producer, singer, and screenwriter. He has acted in so many frolicsome movies that viewers can barely keep track. Sandler is a talented actor and has proven this through his role in The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019), universally acclaimed films. However, Sandler is no stranger to criticism, and in the last few years, he has received a lot of criticism.
Sandler’s first Razzie nomination was in 1997, and he received his first Razzie award for Worst Actor in 2000 in the film Big Daddy (1999). In 2012 Sandler was nominated for and won the Razzie award for Worst Actor, Worst Screen Combo, and even Worst Actress for his performance in the film Jack and Jill (2011). In 2013, he won the award for Worst Actor in That’s My Boy (2012) at the Razzie Awards.
3 Paris Hilton - 5 Awards
Paris Hilton is an American singer, socialite, DJ, model, businesswoman, and actress who has received five Razzie nominations for acting and won all five. Hilton received her first Razzie award in 2006 in the category of Worst Supporting Actress in the film House of Wax (2005). At the 29th Golden Raspberry awards, she received three awards; Worst Actress in the film The Hottie & the Nottie (2008), Worst Supporting Actress in Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008), and Worst Screen Couple for the film The Hottie & the Nottie. In 2010, she received the Razzie award for the Worst Actress of the Decade. While many who receive Razzie Awards redeem themselves with plenty of better films, we can’t precisely say the same for Paris Hilton. Since winning her last Razzie Award, Hilton put her focus on her music career and only starred in a few TV movies.
2 Madonna - 9 Awards
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Madonna Louise Ciccone is an American actress, songwriter, and singer. As a pop star, Madonna is the undisputed queen; however, as an actor, many critics agree that her skills are below par. Many musicians are particularly poor actors, and Madonna tops the list. Based on the Razzie awards, Madonna is the worst actor of all time. Nevertheless, she upheld an acting profession alongside her musical one.
She has been nominated fifteen times at the Razzie Awards and has won nine awards. Madonna got her first Razzie Award as the worst actress in 1987 for her role in the 1986 film Shanghai Surprise. The following year, she still won the Worst Actress award at the Razzies for her role in Who’s That Girl (1987). In 1994, she won the award for Worst Actress in the film Body of Evidence (1983), and in 1996, she won the award for Worst Supporting Actress in Four Rooms (1995). Ultimately, she was nominated and won the award for Worst Actress of the Century in 2000. She also won the award for Worst Actress in The Next Best Thing (2000)and Swept Away (2002) in 2001 and 2003, respectively. In 2003, she won two other awards; Worst Supporting Actress in Die Another Day and Worst Screen Couple in Swept Away.
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1 Sylvester Stallone - 10 Awards
MGM / Sony
Sylvester Stallone is an American filmmaker and actor. He has received over twenty nominations and ten awards at the Razzie Awards, making him the most nominated and awarded actor. Stallone has received Golden Raspberry Award nominations for his most famous characters, including Rock Balboa and John Rambo.
He got his first Razzie nomination and win for Worst Actor in 1985 for his role in the movie Rhinestone (1984), where he acts as a taxi driver turned country music singer. The following year Stallone received the award for the Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay in the film First Blood part II (1985) and Worst Actor in Rocky IV (1985). In 1989, he won the award for Worst Actor in the movie Rambo III (1988).
He was even nominated and won the award for the Worst Actor of the Decade in 1990. In addition, Stallone won the Worst Actor in the film Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot at the 1993 Razzie Award. In 1995, he was nominated for and won the Worst Screen couple category, an award he shared with Sharon Stone for their role in the 1994 film The Specialist. He won the Worst Actor of the Century for his role in many films at the 2000 Razzies and gained another Razzie award in 2004 for the film Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003) as the Worst Supporting Actor.
