Almost from the moment the trailer for “Cats” premiered it looked like it might be destined for the Razzies and not the Oscars despite its strong pedigree. That turned out to be true as the film is nominated nine times including Worst Picture. If Tom Hooper ends up claiming Worst Director for it, he’ll be only the third filmmaker ever to achieve an unfortunate feat: winning both an Oscar and a Razzie for directing.
SEERazzies: Every Worst Picture Winner 1981 to Today
The first was Michael Cimino, who won Best Director and Best Picture for the classic film “The Deer Hunter” (1978), but then made the notorious western flop “Heaven’s Gate” (1981), which won him Worst Director, though the film mercifully lost Worst Picture to “Mommie Dearest.” After that Cimino earned two more Razzie nominations for writing and directing “Year of the Dragon” (1985), but he didn’t win.
The second director to...
SEERazzies: Every Worst Picture Winner 1981 to Today
The first was Michael Cimino, who won Best Director and Best Picture for the classic film “The Deer Hunter” (1978), but then made the notorious western flop “Heaven’s Gate” (1981), which won him Worst Director, though the film mercifully lost Worst Picture to “Mommie Dearest.” After that Cimino earned two more Razzie nominations for writing and directing “Year of the Dragon” (1985), but he didn’t win.
The second director to...
- 2/12/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
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