The Worst Oscar-nominated films
This is my opinion of the worst films to ever be nominated, (in a few cases even won), for Academy Awards.
I've listed them, the worst film being listed #1.
Dishonorable mention to: There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Oscar (1966), Man of La Mancha (1972), Airport '77 (1977), The Swarm (1978), The Blue Lagoon (1980), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Toys (1992), Under Siege (1992), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), The Time Machine (2002)
I've listed them, the worst film being listed #1.
Dishonorable mention to: There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Oscar (1966), Man of La Mancha (1972), Airport '77 (1977), The Swarm (1978), The Blue Lagoon (1980), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Toys (1992), Under Siege (1992), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), The Time Machine (2002)
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- DirectorBrian RobbinsStarsEddie MurphyThandiwe NewtonTerry CrewsA mild-mannered guy, who is married to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams, and schemes to find a way to be with her.Nominated for Best Makeup
- DirectorFranco ZeffirelliStarsBrooke ShieldsMartin HewittShirley KnightParental disapproval of a passionate romance between two teenagers leads to arguments, circumstance, insanity and tragedy.Nominated for Best Song ("Endless Love")
- DirectorVincent WardStarsRobin WilliamsCuba Gooding Jr.Annabella SciorraChris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.Won for Best Visual Effects, nominated for Best Art Direction
- DirectorMichael CampusStarsHarry AndrewsHugh GriffithZalman KingDramatization of the controversial best-seller that posits an alternate version of the birth of Christianity. In this version, Jesus planned for His crucifixion by taking a drug that would simulate death. After His unconscious body was placed in the tomb, a religious sect known as the Zealots would secretly steal Christ's body from the tomb, then spread the rumor that He had risen, thus fulfilling Biblical prophecy.Nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsLuciano PavarottiKathryn HarroldEddie AlbertFamous opera singer Giorgio Fini loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to female throat specialist Pamela Taylor and falls in love with her.Nominated for Best Song ("If I Were in Love")
- DirectorJames GoldstoneStarsPaul NewmanJacqueline BissetWilliam HoldenAn active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.Nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorJeremy KaganStarsJackie GleasonMac DavisTeri GarrA team of cons is planning a new scam involving betting on a boxing match but one of its past victims aims to exact revenge by eliminating the whole group.Nominated for Best Music Treatment
- DirectorMichael D MooreKevin LimaStarsGlenn CloseGérard DepardieuIoan GruffuddCruella DeVil gets out of prison and goes after the puppies once more.Nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorRobert KlaneStarsDonna SummerValerie LandsburgTerri NunnA Friday in the life of the disco club The Zoo, where the staff and clients meet and dance their lives away.Won for Best Song ("Last Dance")
- DirectorMichael BayStarsShia LaBeoufMegan FoxJosh DuhamelSam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.Nominated for Best Sound
- DirectorEddie MurphyStarsEddie MurphyRichard PryorRedd FoxxDuring the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.Nominated for Best Costume Design
- DirectorMichael ChapmanStarsDaryl HannahPamela ReedJames RemarA young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.Nominated for Best Makeup
- DirectorBrian GibsonStarsJoBeth WilliamsCraig T. NelsonHeather O'RourkeThe Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don't seem to be over.Nominated for Best Visual Effects
- DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsLee MontgomeryJoseph CampanellaArthur O'ConnellA lonely boy befriends Ben, the leader of a violent swarm of killer rats.Nominated for Best Song ("Ben")
- DirectorHarold PrinceStarsElizabeth TaylorDiana RiggLen CariouAn actress, her married ex-lover, her current lover's wife and other guests gather at a circa-1900 estate.Won for Best Music Treatment, nominated for Best Costume Design