1981 RAZZIE® Nominees & "Winners"

Second Annual RAZZIE® Awards (for 1981)

Presented at an Oscar Night Pot Luck Party, March 29, 1982

Winners denoted in boldface type.

WORST PICTURE

• ENDLESS LOVE (Universal/Polygram) Dyson Lovell, producer
• HEAVEN'S GATE (United Artists) Joann Carelli, producer
• LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER (Universal/AFD) Walter Coblenz, producer
• MOMMIE DEAREST (Paramount) Frank Yablans, producer
• TARZAN, THE APE MAN (MGM/UA) Bo Derek, producer

WORST ACTOR

• Gary Coleman, ON THE RIGHT TRACK
• Bruce Dern. TATTOO
• Richard Harris, TARZAN THE APE MAN
• Kris Kristofferson, HEAVEN'S GATE and ROLLover
• Klinton Spillsbury, LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER

WORST ACTRESS

• Bo Derk, TARZAN THE APE MAN (Tie)
• Faye Deunaway, MOMMIE DEAREST (Tie)
• Linda Blair, HELL NIGHT
• Brooke Shields, ENDLESS LOVE
• Barbra Streisand, ALL NIGHT LONG

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Steve Forrest, MOMMIE DEAREST
• Billy Barty, UNDER THE RAINBOW
• Ernest Borgnine, DEADLY BLESSING
• James Coco, ONLY WHEN I LAUGH 
•        (also Oscar-Nominated for this same role)
• Danny DeVito, GOIN' APE!

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Diana Scarwid, MOMMIE DEAREST
• Rutanya Alda, MOMMIE DEAREST
• Farrah Fawcett, CANNONBALL RUN
• Mara Hobel, MOMMIE DEAREST
• Shirley Knight, ENDLESS LOVE

WORST DIRECTOR

• Michael Cimino, HEAVEN'S GATE
• John Derek, TARZAN THE APE MAN
• Blake Edwards, S.O.B.
• Frank Perry, MOMMIE DEAREST
• Franco Zeffirelli, ENDLESS LOVE

WORST SCREENPLAY

• MOMMIE DEAREST, Screenplay by Frank Yablans & Frank Perry and Tracy Hotchner and Robert Getcheell based on the book by Christina Crawford
• ENDLESS LOVE Scrreenplay by Judith Rascoe from the novel by Scott Spencer
• HEAVEN'S GATE Written by Michael Cimino
• S.O.B. Written by Blake Edwards
• TARZAN THE APE MAN Screenplay by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs

WORST NEW STAR

• Klinton Spillsbury, LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER
• Gary Coleman, ON THE RIGHT TRACK
• Martin Hewitt, ENDLESS LOVE
• Mara Hobel, MOMMIE DEAREST
• Miles O'Keefe, TARZAN THE APE MAN

WORST 'ORIGINAL' SONG

• "Baby Talk" from PATERNITY, Music by David Shire, 
•                       Lyrics by David Frishberg
• "Hearsts, Not Diamonds" from THE FAN, Music by Marvin Hamlisch, 
•                       Lyrics by Tim Rice
• "The Man in The Mask" from LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER, 
•                       Music by John Barry, Lyrics by Dean Pitchford
• "Only When I Laugh" from ONLY WHEN I LAUGH, 
•                       Music by David Shire, Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.
• "You, You're Crazy" from HONKY TONK FREEWAY, 
•                      Composed by Frank Musker & Dominic Bugatti

WORST MUSICAL SCORE

• LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER, Music by John Barry
• HEAVEN'S GATE, Music by David Mansfield
• THEIF, Music Score by Tangerine Dream
• UNDER THE RAINBOW, Music by Joe Renzetti
• ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE, Music by Ian Fraser

BREAKDOWN

• MOMMIE DEAREST: 9 Nominations, 5 "Wins"
• TARZAN THE APE MAN: 6 Nominations, 1 "Win"
• LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER: 5 Nominations, 3 "Wins"
• HEAVEN'S GATE: 5 Nominations, 1 "Win"
• ENDLESS LOVE: 6 Nominations, No "Wins"

HISTORIC NOTE: With its then-record 9 Nominations and 5 "Wins," MOMMIE DEAREST became the first film ever to "sweep" the RAZZIE Awards.

©1982, Golden Raspberry Award Foundation and John Wilson