He himself says that Coppola, 85, is proud of the dubious distinction, since "it shows that he has the courage to go against the prevailing trends in contemporary filmmaking", he writes on
The legendary filmmaker behind "The Godfather" and "Apocalypse Now" invested 120 million dollars of his own money in last year's passion project "Megalopolis".
The highly publicized world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024 divided critics, who described the film as everything from a true modern masterpiece to a catastrophe.
The organizers of the Razzie Awards have described the gala as "the ugly cousin of the Oscars".
Other winners this year are Dakota Johnson, who receives the award for worst female actor for her ridiculed superhero spin-off "Madame Web". A film that was also awarded the prize for worst photography and worst screenplay.
Jerry Seinfeld was named worst male actor for "Unfrosted" and Joaquin Phoenix – who won an Oscar for the first "Joker" film – was awarded, along with Lady Gaga, the prize for worst film combo for "Joker: Folie a deux".
