List of all people nominated for a Razzie

by godumbledork | created - 25 Jun 2021 | updated - 3 weeks ago | Public

Missing from IMDb: Gail Redd (see #160) J. Pennig (see #198) Barbara Antonia (see #205) Pauline Hanna (see #205) David Sembello (see #245) Garbage Pail Kids (see #366) Chris LeVrar (see #477) Beavis and Butt-Head (see #721) Anaconda (see #769) Jeffrey Barr (see #792) Dennis Haliburton (see #797) Thing One and Thing Two (see #1022) Tom and Jerry (see #1707) The Razzies (see #1751) Pooh and Piglet (see #1777)

101. Robert Getchell

Writer | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Not to be confused with the classical singer of the same name, screen-writer Robert Getchell was born in 1936 in Kansas City, Missouri and studied English at the University of Missouri in Columbia, graduating in 1965. After working as a free-lance writer and reviewer,he penned his first screen-play...

1936 - 2017 (aged 80)

Wins: Worst Screenplay - Mommie Dearest (1981)

102. Judith Rascoe

Writer | Who'll Stop the Rain

A niece of critic Burton Rascoe, who often gave her television scripts to read, Judith Rascoe was born and raised in California, attending Stanford University's writing program under Wallace Stegner. Early in her career, she caught the notice of literary critic Mark Schorer, who noted in Esquire ...

1941 -

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Endless Love (1981)

103. Tom Rowe

Writer | The AristoCats

Tom Rowe was born on June 28, 1921 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer, known for The AristoCats (1970), Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) and The Aristocats. He died on June 15, 2004 in Andros, Greece.

1921 - 2004 (aged 82)

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)

104. Gary Goddard

Director | Masters of the Universe

Gary Goddard was born on July 18, 1954 in Blythe, California, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Masters of the Universe (1987), Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987) and Tarzan the Ape Man (1981).

1954 -

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)

105. David Shire

Music_department | Zodiac

David Shire was born on July 3, 1937 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for Zodiac (2007), Short Circuit (1986) and The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974). He has been married to Didi Conn since February 11, 1984. They have one child. He was previously married to Talia...

1937 -

Wins: Worst Original Song - Paternity (1981), "Baby Talk"

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Only When I Laugh (1981), "Only When I Laugh"

106. David Frishberg

Soundtrack | Paternity

Quirky pianist-songwriter, noted for his plaintive, nasally voice, who has released a number of jazz albums. His songs have included "Van Lingle Mungo" (the lyrics of which consist entirely of the names of old-time baseball players), "My Attorney Bernie", "Sweet Kentucky Ham", "Do You Miss New York...

1933 - 2021 (aged 88)

Wins: Worst Original Song - Paternity (1981), "Baby Talk"

107. Marvin Hamlisch

Composer | The Spy Who Loved Me

Musical talent ran in Marvin Hamlisch's family - his father was an accordionist, and at seven Hamlisch was the youngest student ever accepted by Manhattan's Julliard School of Music. Hamlich furthered his education by taking night classes at Queens College and working during the day as a rehearsal ...

1944 - 2012 (aged 68)

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Fan (1981), "Hearts, Not Diamonds"

108. Tim Rice

Soundtrack | Aladdin

A prolific lyricist and librettist, Tim Rice was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, in the fall of 1944. Rice pursued his university education at Lancing College and, briefly, at l'Universite de Paris - Sorbonne. He was considering a legal career around the time that he met Andrew Lloyd Webber in ...

1944 -

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Fan (1981), "Hearts, Not Diamonds"

109. John Barry

Soundtrack | Out of Africa

John Barry was born in York, England in 1933, and was the youngest of three children. His father, Jack, owned several local cinemas and by the age of fourteen, Barry was capable of running the projection box on his own - in particular, The Rialto in York. As he was brought up in a cinematic ...

1933 - 2011 (aged 77)

Wins: Worst Musical Score - The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), "The Man in the Mask" Worst Original Song - Indecent Proposal (1993), "In All the Right Places"

110. Dean Pitchford

Soundtrack | Fame

Dean Pitchford was born on July 29, 1951 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is a composer and writer, known for Fame (1980), Footloose (1984) and Chances Are (1989).

1951 -

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), "The Man in the Mask"

111. Richard Maltby Jr.

Soundtrack | Miss Potter

Richard Maltby Jr. was born on October 6, 1937 in Ripon, Wisconsin, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Miss Potter (2006), Miss Saigon and I'd Rather Be Rich (1964). He has been married to Janet Brenner since 1987. They have three children. He was previously married to Barbara Black Sudler.

1937 -

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Only When I Laugh (1981), "Only When I Laugh"

112. Frank Musker

Soundtrack | The Heat

Frank Musker is known for The Heat (2013), Slither (2006) and Grease 2 (1982).

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), "You're Crazy, but I Like You"

113. Dominic Bugatti

Soundtrack | The Heat

Dominic Bugatti was born in July 1952 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK. Dominic is a composer, known for The Heat (2013), Slither (2006) and You Again (2010).

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Honky Tonk Freeway (1981), "You're Crazy, but I Like You"

114. David Mansfield

Composer | Heaven's Gate

David Mansfield was born on September 13, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Heaven's Gate (1980), The Apostle (1997) and Songcatcher (2000). He has been married to Maggie Greenwald since 1994. They have two children. He was previously married to Joann ...

1956 -

Nominations: Worst Musical Score - Heaven's Gate (1980)

115. Tangerine Dream

Composer | Thief

The pioneering German collective Tangerine Dream has been delivering their distinctive style of ambient music for nearly three decades, laying down a foundation of sound textures and sonic imagery that has influenced many of today's electronic musicians. Founded in 1967 by fine art aficinado Edgar ...

Nominations: Worst Musical Score - Thief (1981)

116. Joe Renzetti

Composer | Eating Miss Campbell

Joe Renzetti a native of Philadelphia, PA., Interested in film composing, left for Hollywood and landed a gig doing the music for a new rock n' roll biopic, "The Buddy Holly Story."

There he taught the actors portraying Holly the Crickets to sing and play their instruments. They were then filmed ...

1941 -

Nominations: Worst Musical Score - Under the Rainbow (1981)

117. Ian Fraser

Music_department | Scrooge

Ian Fraser was born on August 23, 1933 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Scrooge (1970), The Secret of NIMH (1982) and Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981). He was married to Judee Morton. He died on October 31, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1933 - 2014 (aged 81)

Nominations: Worst Musical Score - Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)

118. Ronald Reagan

Actor | Kings Row

Ronald Reagan had quite a prolific career, having catapulted from a Warner Bros. contract player and television star, into serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild, the governorship of California (1967-1975), and lastly, two terms as President of the United States (1981-1989).

Ronald Wilson ...

1911 - 2004 (aged 93)

Wins: Worst Career Achievement Award (1981)

119. Mitsuhari Ishii

Producer | Inchon

Mitsuhari Ishii is known for Inchon (1981).

Wins: Worst Picture - Inchon (1981)

120. Sidney Beckerman

Producer | Red Dawn

Sidney Beckerman was born on November 26, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Sidney was a producer, known for Red Dawn (1984), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984) and Marathon Man (1976). Sidney died on February 27, 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1920 - 2008 (aged 87)

Wins: Worst Picture - Inchon (1981)

121. Ray Stark

Producer | Annie

Soon after World War II he started selling Red Ryder radio scripts written by his Shakespeare professor at Rutgers university. He was soon handling literary talent such as Raymond Chandler and Ben Hecht. He later joined Famous Artists Agency representing Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Richard Burton ...

1915 - 2004 (aged 88)

Nominations: Worst Picture - Annie (1982)

122. Matt Cimber

Director | Butterfly

Writer, director and producer Matt Cimber was born as Matteo Ottaviano in 1936 and began his career in the early 60s directing off-Broadway plays including works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams and the US premieres of the Jean Cocteau trilogy. During his theater years, Cimber rewrote ...

1936 -

Nominations: Worst Picture - Butterfly (1981) Worst Director - Butterfly (1981) Worst Screenplay - Butterfly (1981)

123. Albert S. Ruddy

Producer | Million Dollar Baby

Albert Stotland Ruddy is a Canadian-American film and television producer. He is known for producing The Godfather (1972) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), both of which won him the Academy Award for Best Picture, as well as co-creating the CBS sitcom Hogan's Heroes (1965 - 1971). Albert was born to ...

1930 -

Nominations: Worst Picture - Megaforce (1982) Worst Picture - Cannonball Run II (1984) Worst Screenplay - Cannonball Run II (1984)

Nominations: Worst Picture - The Pirate Movie (1982)

125. Ken Annakin

Director | The Longest Day

A former salesman and journalist, Ken Annakin got into the film industry making documentary shorts. His feature debut, Holiday Camp (1947), was a comedy about a Cockney family on vacation. It was made for the Rank Organization and was a modest success, spawning three sequels, all of which he ...

1914 - 2009 (aged 94)

Wins: Worst Director - The Pirate Movie (1982)

126. Terence Young

Director | Dr. No

Born in Shanghai and Cambridge-educated, Terence Young began in the industry as a scriptwriter. In the 1940s he worked on a variety of subjects, including the hugely popular wartime romance Suicide Squadron (1941), set to Richard Addinsell's rousing "Warsaw Concerto". His original story was devised...

1915 - 1994 (aged 79)

Wins: Worst Director - Inchon (1981)

127. John Huston

Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English,...

1906 - 1987 (aged 81)

Nominations: Worst Director - Annie (1982)

128. Hal Needham

Director | The Cannonball Run

As the highest paid stuntman in the world, Hal Needham broke 56 bones, his back twice, punctured a lung and knocked out a few teeth. His career has included work on 4500 television episodes and 310 feature films as a stuntman, stunt coordinator, 2nd unit director and ultimately, director.

He wrote ...

1931 - 2013 (aged 82)

Nominations: Worst Director - Megaforce (1982) Worst Director - Stroker Ace (1983) Worst Director - Cannonball Run II (1984) Worst Screenplay - Cannonball Run II (1984)

129. Willie Aames

Actor | Eight Is Enough

After becoming an award-winning, platinum-selling writer, producer/director Willie Aames took a 5-year hiatus and became a 6-star cruise director spending his time circling the globe and visiting over 127 countries. Recently Aames returned to his roots in acting and film making, splitting his time ...

1960 -

Nominations: Worst Actor - Paradise (1982) and Zapped! (1982)

130. Christopher Atkins

Actor | The Blue Lagoon

Christopher Atkins was born on February 21, 1961 in Rye, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Blue Lagoon (1980), The Pirate Movie (1982) and A Night in Heaven (1983). He was previously married to Lyn Barron.

1961 -

Wins: Worst Actor - A Night in Heaven (1983) Worst Supporting Actor - Listen to Me (1989)

Nominations: Worst Actor - The Pirate Movie (1982) Worst Actor of the Decade (1989) Worst New Star of the Decade (1989)

131. Luciano Pavarotti

Soundtrack | Yes, Giorgio

Luciano Pavarotti was a best-selling classical singer and humanitarian known for his most original and popular performances with the 'Three Tenors' and 'Pavarotti & Friends'.

He was born on October 12, 1935, in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, in Northern Italy. He was the first child and only son of two ...

1935 - 2007 (aged 71)

Nominations: Worst Actor - Yes, Giorgio (1982) Worst New Star - Yes, Giorgio (1982)

132. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Actor | Terminator 2: Judgment Day

With an almost unpronounceable surname and a thick Austrian accent, who would have ever believed that a brash, quick talking bodybuilder from a small European village would become one of Hollywood's biggest stars, marry into the prestigious Kennedy family, amass a fortune via shrewd investments and...

1947 -

Wins: Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years (2004)

Nominations: Worst Actor - Conan the Barbarian (1982) Worst Actor - Last Action Hero (1993) Worst Supporting Actor - Batman & Robin (1997) Worst Actor - End of Days (1999) Worst Actor - The 6th Day (2000) Worst Supporting Actor - The 6th Day (2000) Worst Screen Combo - The 6th Day (2000) Worst Supporting Actor - Around the World in 80 Days (2004) Worst Supporting Actor - The Expendables 3 (2014) Worst Supporting Actor - Tayna pechati drakona (2019)

133. Pia Zadora

Actress | The Lonely Lady

Pia Zadora was born on May 4, 1954 in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lonely Lady (1983), Butterfly (1981) and Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984). She has been married to Michael Jeffries since January 7, 2006. She was previously married to Jonathan Kaufer and Meshulam ...

1954 -

Wins: Worst Actress - Butterfly (1981) Worst New Star - Butterfly (1981) Worst Actress - The Lonely Lady (1983) Worst New Star of the Decade (1989)

Nominations: Worst Actress of the Decade (1989) Worst Actress of the Century (1999)

134. Morgan Fairchild

Actress | Friends

This elegant lady has defined the television version of the rich, sophisticated businesswoman who knows what she wants, and will do whatever it takes to get it. She was born Patsy Ann McClenny on February 3, 1950 in Dallas, Texas. She began acting as a child, when her mother enrolled her in drama ...

1950 -

Nominations: Worst Actress - The Seduction (1982) Worst New Star - The Seduction (1982)

135. Mia Farrow

Actress | Rosemary's Baby

Mia Farrow is the daughter of the director John Farrow and the actress and Tarzan-girl Maureen O'Sullivan. She debuted at the movies in 1959 in very small roles. She was noticed for the first time in the film Rosemary's Baby (1968) by Roman Polanski. She showed her talent also on TV and at the ...

1945 -

Nominations: Worst Actress - A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)

136. Kristy McNichol

Actress | The Pirate Movie

Actor Kristy McNichol is best known for her role as "Buddy" in the Spelling/Goldberg hit TV series Family (1976), where she won 2 Emmy awards and was nominated for a Golden Globe. McNichol began her career with guest appearances on such popular TV series as Starsky and Hutch, The Bionic Woman, Love...

1962 -

Wins: Worst Supporting Actress - Two Moon Junction (1988)

Nominations: Worst Actress - The Pirate Movie (1982)

137. Mary Tyler Moore

Actress | Ordinary People

Mary Tyler Moore was born in Flatbush, Brooklyn, on December 29, 1936. Moore's family relocated to California when she was eight. Her childhood was troubled, due in part to her mother's alcoholism. The eldest of three siblings, she attended a Catholic high school and married upon her graduation, in...

1936 - 2017 (aged 80)

Nominations: Worst Actress - Six Weeks (1982)

138. Ed McMahon

Soundtrack | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Ed McMahon's first appearance before a microphone was as a 15-year-old "caller" at a bingo game in Maine. After that, he spent the next three years touring the state fair and carnival circuit. A Marine fighter pilot during World War II, McMahon sold vegetable slicers on Atlantic City's boardwalk to...

1923 - 2009 (aged 86)

Wins: Worst Supporting Actor - Butterfly (1981)

139. Ben Gazzara

Actor | Road House

Ben Gazzara's screen career began with two critically acclaimed roles as heavies in the late 1950s. He turned to television in the 1960s but made a big screen comeback with roles in three John Cassavetes films in the 1970s. The 1980s and 1990s saw Gazzara work more frequently than ever before in ...

1930 - 2012 (aged 81)

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actor - Inchon (1981) Worst Supporting Actor - Road House (1989)

140. Ted Hamilton

Actor | The Pirate Movie

Ted Hamilton was born Edward Leslie Hamilton in 1937 in Australia. He has made his mark mostly as a singer and song writer, and as a promoter of the performing arts in Australia. Hamilton began singing in his late teens, performing in nightclubs and on Australian national radio. He starred with ...

1937 -

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actor - The Pirate Movie (1982)

141. Orson Welles

Actor | Citizen Kane

His father, Richard Head Welles, was a well-to-do inventor, his mother, Beatrice (Ives) Welles, a beautiful concert pianist; Orson Welles was gifted in many arts (magic, piano, painting) as a child. When his mother died in 1924 (when he was nine) he traveled the world with his father. He was ...

1915 - 1985 (aged 70)

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actor - Butterfly (1981)

142. Aileen Quinn

Actress | Annie

Aileen was introduced to show business by her mother, Helenann, who was doing theatre when Aileen was growing up. Aileen begged to audition too, and she began to get parts near her home of Yardley, Pennsylvania. Her first show being, ironically "Annie Get Your Gun."

Aileen's first movie part was one...

1971 -

Wins: Worst Supporting Actress - Annie (1982)

Nominations: Worst New Star - Annie (1982)

143. Colleen Camp

Actress | Clue

Colleen Camp was born in San Francisco, California. She began working as a juvenile actress at the age of 3 and was eventually 'discovered' while working as a bird trainer at Busch Gardens. She appeared on The Dean Martin Show (1965) and made her film debut in Battle for the Planet of the Apes (...

1953 -

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actress - The Seduction (1982) Worst Supporting Actress - Sliver (1993)

144. Dyan Cannon

Actress | Heaven Can Wait

Dyan Cannon is the first woman in the history of the Motion Picture Academy to be nominated for Oscars both in front of and behind the camera. Her diligence and determination have been rewarded by many prestigious honors.

She received her first Academy Award nomination for her memorable role as ...

1937 -

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actress - Deathtrap (1982)

145. Lois Nettleton

Actress | In the Heat of the Night

This most consummate, vibrant and versatile actress established a distinguished reputation on the stage, in films and on TV. The former Miss Chicago of 1948 beauty pageant winner and Miss America semifinalist was born in Oak Park, Illinois. Her family was impoverished and her parents divorced early...

1927 - 2008 (aged 80)

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actress - Butterfly (1981)

146. Mr. T

Actor | Rocky III

Mr. T was born Laurence Tureaud on 21 May 1952, in the rough south side ghetto of Chicago. He is the second to youngest of twelve children (he has four sisters and seven brothers) and grew up in the housing projects. His father, Nathaniel Tureaud, left when Laurence was 5, and his mother raised the...

1952 -

Nominations: Worst New Star - Rocky III (1982)

147. Robin Moore

Writer | The French Connection

Robin Moore was born on October 31, 1925 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for The French Connection (1971), Caddyshack (1980) and Inchon (1981). He was married to Helen Moore and Mary Olga. He died on February 21, 2008 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, USA.

1925 - 2008 (aged 82)

Wins: Worst Screenplay - Inchon (1981)

148. Laird Koenig

Writer | The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Laird Koenig was born on September 24, 1927 in Seattle, Washington, USA. He was a writer, known for The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976), Inchon (1981) and Bloodline (1979). He died on June 30, 2023 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.

1927 -

Wins: Worst Screenplay - Inchon (1981)

149. Paul Savage

Writer | Gunsmoke

Paul Savage was born on September 2, 1925 in Warren, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Gunsmoke (1955), The Streets of San Francisco (1972) and The Dukes of Hazzard (1979). He died on September 17, 2014 in La Quinta, California, USA.

1925 - 2014 (aged 89)

Wins: Worst Screenplay - Inchon (1981)

150. Carol Sobieski

Writer | Fried Green Tomatoes

Carol Sobieski was born on March 16, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991), Annie (1982) and The Bourne Identity (1988). She died on November 4, 1990 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

1939 - 1990 (aged 51)

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Annie (1982)

151. John F. Goff

Actor | The Fog

John F. Goff rates highly as an extremely prolific, versatile and shamefully underrated jack of all trades in the delightfully down'n'dirty annals of 70s Grade B exploitation cinema. He was born on May 24 and was raised on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi in the small town of Kreole. Moreover, John ...

1939 -

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Butterfly (1981)

152. Trevor Farrant

Writer | Struck by Lightning

Trevor Farrant is known for Struck by Lightning (1990), The Pirate Movie (1982) and The Gerry Connolly Show (1988).

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - The Pirate Movie (1982)

153. Norman Steinberg

Writer | Blazing Saddles

Norman Steinberg was born on June 6, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Blazing Saddles (1974), Doctor Doctor (1989) and Raising Dad (2001). He died on March 15, 2023 in Hudson, New York, USA.

1939 -

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Yes, Giorgio (1982)

154. Terry Britten

Soundtrack | Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Terry Britten is known for Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985), The Pirate Movie (1982) and The Jewel of the Nile (1985).

1947 -

Wins: Worst Original Song - The Pirate Movie (1982), "Pumpin' and Blowin'"

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Pirate Movie (1982), "Happy Endings"

155. B.A. Robertson

Music_department | The Pirate Movie

B.A. Robertson was born on September 12, 1956 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Pirate Movie (1982), The Lost Boys (1987) and The Allnighter (1987).

1956 -

Wins: Worst Original Song - The Pirate Movie (1982), "Pumpin' and Blowin'"

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Pirate Movie (1982), "Happy Endings"

156. Sue Shifrin

Actress | Superman

Sue Shifrin was born on April 16, 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA. She is a composer and actress, known for Superman (1978), Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) and The Pirate Movie (1982).

1949 -

Wins: Worst Original Song - The Pirate Movie (1982), "Pumpin' and Blowin'"

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Pirate Movie (1982), "Happy Endings"

157. Dave Grusin

Music_department | The Fabulous Baker Boys

Dave Grusin was born on June 26, 1934 in Littleton, Colorado, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Firm (1993) and The Graduate (1967). He was previously married to Edith Ruth Price, Sara Jane Tallman and Barbara Jo Davidson.

1934 -

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Author! Author! (1982), "Comin' Home to You"

158. Ennio Morricone

Composer | The Hateful Eight

A classmate of director Sergio Leone with whom he would form one of the great director/composer partnerships (right up there with Eisenstein & Prokofiev, Hitchcock & Herrmann, Fellini & Rota), Ennio Morricone studied at Rome's Santa Cecilia Conservatory, where he specialized in trumpet. His first ...

1928 - 2020 (aged 91)

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Butterfly (1981), "It's Wrong for Me to Love You" Worst Musical Score - Butterfly (1981) Worst Musical Score - The Thing (1982)

159. Carol Connors

Soundtrack | Rocky

Singer/songwriter Carol Connors was born as Annette Kleinbard on November 13, 1941 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Carol began her singing career while still in high school. She was the lead singer of the pop vocal trio The Teddy Bears, who had a number one hit song in 1958 with the lovely pop ballad...

1941 -

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Butterfly (1981), "It's Wrong for Me to Love You"

1929 - 2017 (aged 88)

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Honkytonk Man (1982), "No Sweet Cheater Than You"

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Nominations: Worst Original Song - Honkytonk Man (1982), "No Sweet Cheater Than You"

161. Kit Hain

Music_department | The Pirate Movie

Kit Hain is known for The Pirate Movie (1982), Eye See You (2002) and You Again (2010).

1956 -

Wins: Worst Musical Score - The Pirate Movie (1982)

162. Jimmy Page

Soundtrack | The Song Remains the Same

Jimmy Page was born on January 9, 1944 in Heston, Middlesex, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Song Remains the Same (1976), Godzilla (1998) and The Adam Project (2022). He was previously married to Jimena Gomez-Paratcha, Patricia Ecker and Charlotte Martin.

1944 -

Nominations: Worst Musical Score - Death Wish II (1982)

163. John Williams

Composer | Jurassic Park

As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again. With a massive list of awards that includes over 52 Oscar ...

1932 -

Nominations: Worst Musical Score - Monsignor (1982)

164. Irwin Allen

Producer | The Towering Inferno

A graduate of New York's Columbia School of Journalism, Irwin Allen was a magazine editor, the producer/director of a radio show and the owner of an advertising agency before entering film production in the 1950s. His documentary, The Sea Around Us (1953), won an Academy Award. A successful TV ...

1916 - 1991 (aged 75)

Wins: Worst Career Achievement Award (1982)

165. Robert R. Weston

Producer | The Lonely Lady

Robert R. Weston is known for The Lonely Lady (1983) and The Betsy (1978).

Wins: Worst Picture - The Lonely Lady (1983)

166. Menahem Golan

Producer | The Apple

Menahem Golan was born Menahem Globus to parents of Polish decent in Tiberias, Israel, in May 1929. In his early years, he was a pilot for the fledgling Israeli Air Force, changing his surname to Golan for patriotic reasons in 1948. A few years later, he took the first step towards his future ...

1929 - 2014 (aged 85)

Nominations: Worst Picture - Hercules (1983) Worst Picture - Cobra (1986) Worst Picture - Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)

167. Yoram Globus

Producer | Cobra

Yoram Globus is an Israeli film producer, cinema owner and distributor who is most famous for his association with Cannon Films Inc., a company he ran with his cousin Menahem Golan.

In 1978, Globus and Golan moved to Hollywood and purchased the film production company Cannon (The Cannon Group) for ...

1943 -

Nominations: Worst Picture - Hercules (1983) Worst Picture - Cobra (1986) Worst Picture - Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)

168. Rupert Hitzig

Writer | Electra Glide in Blue

Rupert Hitzig was born on August 15, 1938. He is a producer and director, known for Electra Glide in Blue (1973), Wolfen (1981) and Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1980).

1938 -

Nominations: Worst Picture - Jaws 3-D (1983)

169. Hank Moonjean

Producer | Dangerous Liaisons

Hank Moonjean was born on January 19, 1930 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. He was an assistant director and producer, known for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Great Gatsby (1974) and Stroker Ace (1983). He died on October 7, 2012 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

1930 - 2012 (aged 82)

Nominations: Worst Picture - Stroker Ace (1983)

170. Roger M. Rothstein

Producer | Murder by Death

Roger M. Rothstein was born on August 31, 1935. He was a production manager and producer, known for Murder by Death (1976), Serpico (1973) and Play It Again, Sam (1972). He died on September 12, 1988 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

1935 - 1988 (aged 53)

Nominations: Worst Picture - Two of a Kind (1983)

171. Joe Wizan

Producer | Jeremiah Johnson

Joe Wizan was born on January 7, 1935 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. He was a producer and actor, known for Jeremiah Johnson (1972), Kiss the Girls (1997) and And Justice for All (1979). He was married to Melanie Trivette. He died on March 21, 2011 in Westlake Village, California, USA.

1935 - 2011 (aged 76)

Nominations: Worst Picture - Two of a Kind (1983)

172. Peter Sasdy

Director | The Lonely Lady

Peter Sasdy was born on May 27, 1935 in Budapest, Hungary. He is a director and producer, known for The Lonely Lady (1983), Welcome to Blood City (1977) and Journey to the Unknown (1968). He has been married to Myrtill Nádasi since July 24, 1965. They have two children.

1935 -

Wins: Worst Director - The Lonely Lady (1983)

173. Joe Alves

Production_designer | Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Joe Alves was born on May 21, 1936 in San Leandro, California, USA. He is an art director and production designer, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Jaws 3-D (1983) and Escape from New York (1981). He has been married to Jerri Lauridsen since April 29, 1990. They have two ...

1936 -

Nominations: Worst Director - Jaws 3-D (1983)

174. John Herzfeld

Director | Don King: Only in America

John Herzfeld won the Directors Guild of America Award and Emmy nomination for his HBO film, "Don King: Only in America," starring Ving Rhames. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes, won the Critics Choice Award, the Writers Guild of America Award and the coveted Peabody Award, the ...

1947 -

Nominations: Worst Director - Two of a Kind (1983) Worst Screenplay - Two of a Kind (1983)

175. Lloyd Bochner

Actor | The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Lloyd Bochner had that wonderfully sonorous type of voice that was always tailor-made for radio or for the stage. Unsurprisingly then, by the time he was eleven, Lloyd was already employed as part-time voiceover artist and reader of drama serials by radio stations in Vancouver.

Lloyd Wolfe Bochner ...

1924 - 2005 (aged 81)

Nominations: Worst Actor - The Lonely Lady (1983)

176. Lou Ferrigno

Actor | The Incredible Hulk

An internationally famous and well respected bodybuilder / actor, Lou Ferrigno first appeared on TV screens in 1977 as the musclebound title character of The Incredible Hulk (1978), the alter ego of meek scientist David Banner. Ferrigno was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1951 and as a child ...

1951 -

Wins: Worst New Star - Hercules (1983)

Nominations: Worst Actor - Hercules (1983)

177. John Travolta

Actor | Pulp Fiction

John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (née Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, ...

1954 -

Wins: Worst Picture - Battlefield Earth (2000) Worst Actor - Battlefield Earth (2000) and Lucky Numbers (2000) Worst Screen Combo - Battlefield Earth (2000) Worst Actor - The Fanatic (2019) and Trading Paint (2019)

Nominations: Worst Actor - Staying Alive (1983) and Two of a Kind (1983) Worst Actor - Perfect (1985) Worst Actor of the Decade (1989) Worst Supporting Actor - Shout (1991) Worst Actor - Domestic Disturbance (2001) and Swordfish (2001) Worst Actor - Old Dogs (2009) Worst Actor of the Decade (2009) Worst Actor - Gotti (2018) Worst Screen Combo - Gotti (2018) Worst Picture - The Fanatic (2019) Worst Screen Combo - The Fanatic (2019) and Trading Paint (2019)

178. Loni Anderson

Actress | WKRP in Cincinnati

A bodacious, bedimpled, pert-nosed, well-endowed knockout, Loni Anderson earned an assured television sex symbol pedestal during the late 1970s and early 1980s. As sexy but smart Jennifer Marlowe on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati (1978), the ravishing star later became a soap-styled fixture in ...

1945 -

Nominations: Worst Actress - Stroker Ace (1983) Worst New Star - Stroker Ace (1983)

179. Jim Nabors

Actor | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Tall, spade-jawed, hopelessly genial balladeer/actor Jim Nabors was born in James Thurston Nabors on June 12, 1930 in Sylacauga, Alabama and raised there, graduating from the University of Alabama. A typing clerk at the United Nations in his salad days, he eventually moved to Los Angeles, ...

1930 - 2017 (aged 87)

Wins: Worst Supporting Actor - Stroker Ace (1983)

180. Joseph Cali

Actor | Saturday Night Fever

Joseph Cali was born on March 30, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Saturday Night Fever (1977), Suicide Kings (1997) and The Lonely Lady (1983).

1950 -

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actor - The Lonely Lady (1983)

181. Louis Gossett Jr.

Actor | An Officer and a Gentleman

Louis Gossett Jr. was one of the most respected and beloved actors on stage, screen and television and was also an accomplished writer, producer and director. Off-screen, he was a social activist, educator, and author dedicated to enriching the lives of others. He was the first African-American to ...

1936 - 2024 (aged 87)

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actor - Jaws 3-D (1983)

182. Richard Pryor

Actor | Superman III

Highly influential, and always controversial, African-American actor/comedian who was equally well known for his colorful language during his live comedy shows, as for his fast paced life, multiple marriages and battles with drug addiction. He has been acknowledged by many modern comic artist's as ...

1940 - 2005 (aged 65)

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actor - Superman III (1983)

183. Sybil Danning

Actress | Battle Beyond the Stars

Statuesque 5'7" blonde beauty Sybil Danning reigns supreme as one of the sexiest, most dynamic, and commanding actresses to achieve cult B-movie queen status. Born in Austria as daughter of US Army major and Austrian mother she grew up on army bases in New Jersey, Maryland and Sacramento, CA.. ...

1952 -

Wins: Worst Supporting Actress - Chained Heat (1983) and Hercules (1983)

184. Bibi Besch

Actress | Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Bibi Besch, a talented actress, was born in Vienna, Austria, to Gotfrid Köchert, a renowned race car driver, and actress Gusti Huber. She had a busy career, especially as a supporting actress on TV, spanning over twenty years. Her exceptional performance in the TV series, Doing Time on Maple Drive ...

1942 - 1996 (aged 54)

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actress - The Lonely Lady (1983)

185. Finola Hughes

Actress | Like Crazy

Finola Hughes was born in London. She studied at Arts Educational Schools and began her career in the Northern Ballet Company, after winning the Markova award. She went on to work in the West End, in the original cast of "Cats" and continued working with Andrew Lloyd Webber in "Song & Dance". After...

1959 -

Nominations: Worst Supporting Actress - Staying Alive (1983) Worst New Star - Staying Alive (1983)

186. Reb Brown

Actor | Space Mutiny

Reb Brown was born on April 29, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Space Mutiny (1988), Uncommon Valor (1983) and Yor: The Hunter from the Future (1983). He has been married to Cisse Cameron since September 8, 1979.

1948 -

Nominations: Worst New Star - Il mondo di Yor (1983)

187. Cindy

Nominations: Worst New Star - Jaws 3-D (1983)

188. Sandy

Nominations: Worst New Star - Jaws 3-D (1983)

189. John Kershaw

Writer | The Lonely Lady

John Kershaw was born on August 2, 1931 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was a writer, known for The Lonely Lady (1983), Shadows of Fear (1970) and Callan (1967). He was married to Olwen Earle and Daphne Covielo. He died in 1993 in Merton, London, England, UK.

1931 - 1993 (aged 61)

Wins: Worst Screenplay - The Lonely Lady (1983)

190. Shawn Randall

Writer | The Lonely Lady

Shawn Randall is known for The Lonely Lady (1983).

Wins: Worst Screenplay - The Lonely Lady (1983)

191. Ellen Shepard

Writer | The Lonely Lady

Ellen Shepard is known for The Lonely Lady (1983), My Parents Are Growing Old and So Am I (1995) and Bi/Racial Me (2010).

Wins: Worst Screenplay - The Lonely Lady (1983)

192. Thomas Hedley Jr.

Writer | Flashdance

Thomas Hedley Jr. is known for Flashdance (1983), Iris (2001) and Fighting Back (1982). He is married to Lisa Abelow Hedley. They have four children.

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Flashdance (1983)

193. Joe Eszterhas

Writer | Basic Instinct

Joe Eszterhas was born on November 23, 1944 in Csakanydoroszlo, Hungary. He is a writer and producer, known for Basic Instinct (1992), Showgirls (1995) and Sliver (1993). He has been married to Naomi Baka since July 30, 1994. They have four children. He was previously married to Geraldine Javer.

1944 -

Wins: Worst Screenplay - Showgirls (1995) Worst Supporting Actor - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) Worst New Star - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) Worst Screenplay - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997) Worst Original Song - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997), "I Wanna Be Mike Ovitz!"

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Flashdance (1983) Worst Screenplay - Sliver (1993) Worst Screenplay - Jade (1995) Worst Screen Combo - An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

194. Luigi Cozzi

Director | Hercules

Luigi Cozzi was born on September 7, 1947 in Busto Arsizio, Italy. He is a director and writer, known for Hercules (1983), Starcrash (1978) and Contamination (1980).

1947 -

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Hercules (1983)

195. Carl Gottlieb

Writer | Jaws 2

Member of The Committee, an early improvisational comedy theater group in San Francisco, founded in the mid-1960s, which shared cast members including Gary Goodrow, Larry Hankin, Morgan Upton, Peter Bonerz, Del Close and John Brent, with similar groups such as the Compass Players (St. Louis) and ...

1938 -

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Jaws 3-D (1983)

196. Richard Matheson

Writer | Jaws 3-D

Born in New Jersey and raised in Brooklyn, Richard Burton Matheson first became a published author while still a child, when his stories and poems ran in the "Brooklyn Eagle". A lifelong reader of fantasy tales, he made his professional writing bow in 1950 when his short story "Born of Man and ...

1926 - 2013 (aged 87)

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Jaws 3-D (1983)

197. Guerdon Trueblood

Writer | Jaws 3-D

Guerdon Trueblood is the grandson of General Billy Mitchell, who's the founding father of the U.S. Air Force. Trueblood attended George Wastington University in Virginia. He achieved his greatest success as a solid and dependable television writer. Trueblood has written scripts for such TV shows as...

1933 - 2021 (aged 87)

Nominations: Worst Screenplay - Jaws 3-D (1983)

198. Jeff Harrington

Composer | Wildfire: The Arabian Heart

Jeff Harrington is known for Wildfire: The Arabian Heart (2010), Heart: Stranded (1990) and American Bandstand (1952).

Wins: Worst Original Song - The Lonely Lady (1983), "The Way You Do It" Worst Musical Score - The Lonely Lady (1983)

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Wins: Worst Original Song - The Lonely Lady (1983), "The Way You Do It" Worst Musical Score - The Lonely Lady (1983)

199. Peer Raben

Soundtrack | 2046

Peer Raben was born on July 3, 1940 in Viechtafell, Viechtach, Bavaria, Germany. He was a composer and actor, known for 2046 (2004), Querelle (1982) and Finding Forrester (2000). He died on January 21, 2007 in Mitterfels, Bavaria, Germany.

1940 - 2007 (aged 66)

Nominations: Worst Original Song - Querelle (1982), "Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves" Worst Original Song - Querelle (1982), "Young and Joyful Bandit" Worst Musical Score - Querelle (1982)

200. Charles Calello

Composer | The Lonely Lady

Charles Calello is known for The Lonely Lady (1983), Cry-Baby (1990) and The Transformers: The Movie (1986).

1938 -

Wins: Worst Musical Score - The Lonely Lady (1983)

Nominations: Worst Original Song - The Lonely Lady (1983), "Lonely Lady"



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