15th Golden Raspberry Awards

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{{short description|Award for worst cinematic under-achievements in 1994}}
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{{Infobox film awards
| number = 15
| award = Golden Raspberry Awards
| date = March 26, 1995
|site=El Rey Hotel, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]
| film =''[[Color of Night]]''
| most_wins =''[[The Specialist]]'' (2), ''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'' (2), ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' (2), and ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun 33 {{frac|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]'' (2)
| most_nominations =''Color of Night'' (9)
| last = 14th
| next = 16th
}}

The '''15th Golden Raspberry Awards''' were held on March 26, 1995, at the El Rey Hotel in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to recognize the worst the [[movie industry]] had to offer in [[1994 in film|1994]]. Erotic thriller ''[[Color of Night]]'' became the first (and so far only) Golden Raspberry [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]] "winner" to not receive a single other Razzie (out of eight other nominations). ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'' became the first animated film to be nominated for and win a Razzie, which it received for Worst Original Song. ''[[The Specialist]]'', ''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'', ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun 33 {{frac|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]'' each took home two awards, even though the latter two were not nominated for Worst Picture.

==Awards and nominations==
{{Legend|#B0C4DE|'''Winner''' ('''in bold''')}}
<gallery widths="160" heights="170">
File:Steven Seagal by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Steven Seagal]], Worst Director winner.
File:Kevin Costner 2016.jpg|[[Kevin Costner]], Worst Actor winner.
File:Sharon Stone by Gage Skidmore 5.jpg|[[Sharon Stone]], Worst Actress winner and Worst Screen Couple co-winner.
File:O.J. Simpson 1990 · DN-ST-91-03444 crop.JPEG|[[O. J. Simpson]], Worst Supporting Actor winner.
File:Rosie O'Donnell by David Shankbone.jpg|[[Rosie O'Donnell]], Worst Supporting Actress winner.
File:Tom Cruise by Gage Skidmore.jpg|[[Tom Cruise]], Worst Screen Couple co-winner.
File:Brad Pitt June 2014 (cropped).jpg|[[Brad Pitt]], Worst Screen Couple co-winner.
File:Sylvester Stallone 2012.jpg|[[Sylvester Stallone]], Worst Screen Couple co-winner.
File:Anna Nicole Smith.jpg|[[Anna Nicole Smith]], Worst New Star winner.
File:BarryManilow.jpg|[[Barry Manilow]], Worst Original Song co-winner.
</gallery>
{| class="wikitable" width="95%" align="centre"
|-
! Category
! Recipient
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Color of Night]]'' ([[Hollywood Pictures]]) - [[Buzz Feitshans]], David Matalon'''
|-
|''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' ([[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]]) – [[Rob Reiner]], [[Alan Zweibel]]
|-
|''[[On Deadly Ground]]'' ([[Warner Bros.]]) – [[Julius R. Nasso]], [[Steven Seagal]]
|-
|''[[The Specialist]]'' (Warner Bros.) – [[Jerry Weintraub]]
|-
|''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'' (Warner Bros.) – [[Kevin Costner]], [[Lawrence Kasdan]], [[Jim Wilson (producer)|Jim Wilson]]
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Kevin Costner]] in ''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'' as [[Wyatt Earp]]'''
|-
|[[Macaulay Culkin]] in ''[[Getting Even with Dad]]'', ''[[The Pagemaster]]'' and ''[[Richie Rich (film)|Richie Rich]]'' as Timmy Gleason, Richard Tyler and [[Richie Rich (character)|Richie Rich]] (respectively)
|-
|[[Steven Seagal]] in ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'' as Forrest Taft
|-
|[[Sylvester Stallone]] in ''[[The Specialist]]'' as Ray Quick
|-
|[[Bruce Willis]] in ''[[Color of Night]]'' and ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' as Dr. Bill Capa and Narrator/[[Easter Bunny]]/Gabby/Tourist/Sleigh Driver/Joey Fingers/FedEx Driver (respectively)
|-
|rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]]'''
|style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Sharon Stone]] in ''[[Intersection (1994 film)|Intersection]]'' and ''[[The Specialist]]'' as Sally Eastman and May Munro (respectively)'''
|-
|[[Kim Basinger]] in ''[[The Getaway (1994 film)|The Getaway]]'' as Carol McCoy
|-
|[[Joan Chen]] in ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'' as Masu
|-
|[[Jane March]] in ''[[Color of Night]]'' as Rose
|-
|[[Uma Thurman]] in ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]'' as Sissy Hankshaw
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[O. J. Simpson]] in ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun 33 {{frac|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]'' (Simpson was [[O. J. Simpson murder case|on trial for murder]] at the time of his "win") as Detective Nordberg'''
|-
|[[Dan Aykroyd]] in ''[[Exit to Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]'' and ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' as Fred Lavery and Pa Tex (respectively)
|-
|[[Jane March]] (as Richie) in ''[[Color of Night]]''
|-
|[[William Shatner]] in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'' as [[James T. Kirk]]
|-
|[[Rod Steiger]] in ''[[The Specialist]]'' as Joe Leon
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Rosie O'Donnell]] in ''[[Car 54, Where Are You? (film)|Car 54, Where Are You?]]'', ''[[Exit to Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]'' and ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' as Lucille Toody, Sheila Kingston and [[Betty Rubble]] (respectively)'''
|-
|[[Kathy Bates]] in ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'' as Alaskan Mother
|-
|[[Elizabeth Taylor]] in ''The Flintstones'' as [[Pearl Slaghoople]]
|-
|[[Lesley Ann Warren]] in ''[[Color of Night]]'' as Sondra Dorio
|-
|[[Sean Young]] in ''[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|Even Cowgirls Get the Blues]]'' as Marie Barth
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo|Worst Screen Couple]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Tom Cruise]] and [[Brad Pitt]] in ''[[Interview with the Vampire (film)|Interview with the Vampire]]'' (tie)'''
|-
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Sharon Stone]] in ''[[The Specialist]]'' (tie)'''
|-
|Any combination of two people from the entire cast in ''[[Color of Night]]''
|-
|[[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[Rosie O'Donnell]] in ''[[Exit to Eden (film)|Exit to Eden]]''
|-
|[[Kevin Costner]] and "any of his three wives" ([[Annabeth Gish]], [[Joanna Going]], and [[Mare Winningham]]) in ''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]''
|-
|rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Steven Seagal]] for ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'''''
|-
|[[Lawrence Kasdan]] for ''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]''
|-
|[[John Landis]] for ''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]''
|-
|[[Rob Reiner]] for ''[[North (1994 film)|North]]''
|-
|[[Richard Rush (director)|Richard Rush]] for ''[[Color of Night]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'', written by Tom S. Parker, [[Babaloo Mandel]], [[Mitch Markowitz]], [[Dava Savel]], [[Brian Levant]], [[Michael G. Wilson]], Al Aidekman, Cindy Begel, Lloyd Garver, [[David Silverman (animator)|David Silverman]], Stephen Sustarsic, [[Nancy Steen]], Neil Thompson, [[Daniel Goldin]], Joshua Goldin, Peter Martin Wortmann, Robert Conte, Jeff Reno, Ron Osborn, [[Bruce Cohen]], Jason Hoffs, [[Kate Barker]], [[Gary Ross]], [[Rob Dames]], Leonard Ripps, Fred Fox Jr., Lon Diamond, [[David Richardson (writer)|David Richardson]], Roy Teicher, Richard Gurman, Michael J. Di Gaetano, and Ruth Bennett''' (Although [[Jim Jennewein]] and [[Steven E. de Souza]] were both credited as primary screenwriters, first-billed writer Tom S. Parker was the only "winner" credited in the film; the other 31 recipients all wrote drafts of the screenplay.)
|-
|''[[Color of Night]]'', screenplay by [[Matthew Chapman (author)|Matthew Chapman]] and [[Billy Ray (screenwriter)|Billy Ray]], story by Ray
|-
|''[[Milk Money (film)|Milk Money]]'', written by [[John Mattson]]
|-
|''[[North (1994 film)|North]]'', screenplay by [[Alan Zweibel]] and Andrew Sheinman, from the novel by Zweibel
|-
|''[[On Deadly Ground]]'', written by Ed Horowitz & Rubin Russin
|-
|rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star|Worst New Star]]'''
|style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Anna Nicole Smith]] in ''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun 33 {{frac|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]'' as Tanya Peters'''
|-
|[[Jim Carrey]] in ''[[Ace Ventura: Pet Detective]]'', ''[[Dumb and Dumber]]'' and ''[[The Mask (1994 film)|The Mask]]'' as [[Ace Ventura]], Lloyd Christmas and Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask (respectively)
|-
|[[Chris Elliott]] in ''[[Cabin Boy]]'' as Nathaniel Mayweather
|-
|[[Chris Isaak]] in ''[[Little Buddha]]'' as Dean Conrad
|-
|[[Shaquille O'Neal]] in ''[[Blue Chips]]'' as Neon Boudreaux
|-
| rowspan=3|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song|Worst Original Song]]'''
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''"Marry the Mole!" from ''[[Thumbelina (1994 film)|Thumbelina]]'', music by [[Barry Manilow]], lyrics by [[Jack Feldman (songwriter)|Jack Feldman]] and [[Bruce Sussman]]'''
|-
|"The Color of the Night" from ''[[Color of Night]]'', music and lyrics by Jud J. Friedman, [[Lauren Christy]] and [[Dominic Frontiere]] (also nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe]])
|-
|"Under the Same Sun" from ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'', written by [[Mark Hudson (musician)|Mark Hudson]], [[Klaus Meine]] and Scott Fairbairn
|-
|rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel|Worst Remake or Sequel]]'''
|style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Wyatt Earp (film)|Wyatt Earp]]'' (Warner Bros.) – [[Kevin Costner]] / [[Lawrence Kasdan]] / [[Jim Wilson (producer)|Jim Wilson]]'''
|-
|''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]]) – [[Robert Rehme]] / [[Mace Neufeld]]
|-
|''[[City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold]]'' ([[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]]) – [[Billy Crystal]]
|-
|''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]]) – [[Bruce Cohen]]
|-
|''[[Love Affair (1994 film)|Love Affair]]'' (Warner Bros.) – [[Warren Beatty]]
|}

== Films with multiple nominations ==
These films received multiple nominations:
{| class="wikitable"
!Nominations
!Films
|-
|9
|''[[Color of Night]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |6
|[[North (1994 film)|''North'']]
|-
|''[[On Deadly Ground]]''
|-
| rowspan="2" |5
|''[[The Specialist]]''
|-
|[[Wyatt Earp (film)|''Wyatt Earp'']]
|-
|4
|[[The Flintstones (film)|''The Flintstones'']]
|-
|3
|[[Exit to Eden (film)|''Exit to Eden'']]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2
|''[[Beverly Hills Cop III]]''
|-
|[[Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (film)|''Even Cowgirls Get the Blues'']]
|-
|''[[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult]]''
|}

== Criticism ==
In later years, the nomination for Jim Carrey in the Worst New Star category has been heavily criticized.<ref>{{Citation |title=Top 10 Worst Razzie Nominations |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfD1LJvfCSs |language=en |access-date=2022-11-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Disalvo |first=Tom |date=2022-03-27 |title=From 'The Shining' To 'Jaws:' 10 Times The Razzies Got It Wrong |url=https://collider.com/times-the-razzies-got-it-wrong/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Film}}
*[[1994 in film]]
*[[67th Academy Awards]]
*[[48th British Academy Film Awards]]
*[[52nd Golden Globe Awards]]
*[[1st Screen Actors Guild Awards]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Jeff |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Great Falls Tribune]] |date=February 15, 1995 |title=OJ, odd couples are razzed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7931391/ojoddcouplesarerazzedrazzies1994/ |access-date=April 14, 2021 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=subscription}}
*{{Cite press release |first=John |last=Wilson |author-link=John J. B. Wilson |title=1994 Archive {{!}} Presented at The El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles/March 26, 1995 |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Award Foundation]] |date=2000-08-23 |url=http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=34 |access-date=2025-02-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413180850/http://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=34 |archive-date=2016-04-13 |url-status=dead}}

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