The 20th Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1998 to honor the worst films the film industry had to offer in 1997. This was the first year that the ballots would be open to the public, which is why percentages of votes for each candidate were listed besides most categories. To celebrate the 20th award ballot, the Lifetime Non-Achievement Award was given out to Chevy Chase and a multitude of other categories, including Worst On-Screen Couple and Worst Director, were introduced. Founder Ray Wright listed Batman & Robin and Crash among his five worst movies of the 1990s, which also included It's Pat, Pokémon: The First Movie, and Nothing but Trouble. While Batman & Robin was a preliminary target and took home several awards, Crash was largely ignored aside from the Founders Award because it was a low-key indie film.[1][2] The founders also admitted that if they had expanded the Worst Picture ballot to 10 nominees, they would have included B.A.P.S., Excess Baggage, Flubber, Jungle 2 Jungle, and McHale's Navy.[3]
| 20th Stinkers Bad Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1998 |
| Highlights | |
| Worst Film | Batman & Robin |
| Most awards | Batman & Robin (4) |
| Most nominations | Batman & Robin (5) |
Listed as follows are the different categories with their respective winners and nominees, including Worst Picture and its dishonorable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot (30 total). All winners are highlighted.
Winners and Nominees
editWorst Picture
edit| Film[4] | Production company(s) | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Batman & Robin | Warner Bros. | 43% |
| The Fifth Element | Columbia | 12% |
| Lost Highway | Universal Pictures, October Films | 8% |
| The Postman | Warner Bros. | 18% |
| Starship Troopers | TriStar | 19% |
Dishonourable Mentions
edit- Alien Resurrection (Fox)
- An American Werewolf in Paris (Hollywood)
- Anaconda (Columbia)
- B.A.P.S. (New Line)
- Bean (Gramercy)
- Booty Call (Columbia)
- Con Air (Touchstone)
- Double Team (Columbia)
- Excess Baggage (Columbia)
- Face/Off (Paramount)
- Fathers' Day (Warner Bros.)
- Fire Down Below (Warner Bros.)
- Flubber (Disney)
- For Richer or Poorer (Universal)
- Free Willy 3 (Warner Bros.)
- Gone Fishin' (Hollywood)
- Home Alone 3 (Fox)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (Columbia)
- Jungle 2 Jungle (Disney)
- McHale's Navy (Universal)
- Mr. Magoo (Disney)
- The Pest (TriStar)
- RocketMan (Disney)
- A Smile Like Yours (Paramount)
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (Fox)
- Steel (Warner Bros.)
- 'Til There Was You (Paramount)
- Turbulence (MGM)
- U Turn (TriStar)
- Vegas Vacation (Warner Bros.)
Worst Director
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Joel Schumacher for Batman & Robin | 33% |
| Luc Besson for The Fifth Element | 7% |
| Kevin Costner for The Postman | 22% |
| Jan de Bont for Speed 2: Cruise Control | 29% |
| David Lynch for Lost Highway | 9% |
Worst Actor
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Tom Arnold for McHale's Navy | 37% |
| John Leguizamo for The Pest | 17% |
| Joe Pesci for Gone Fishin' | 12% |
| Steven Seagal for Fire Down Below | 24% |
| John Travolta for Mad City | 10% |
Worst Actress
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Alicia Silverstone for Excess Baggage | 30% |
| Halle Berry for B.A.P.S. | 28% |
| Lauren Holly for Turbulence | 18% |
| Bette Midler for That Old Feeling | 13% |
| Sigourney Weaver for Alien Resurrection | 11% |
Worst Supporting Actor
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Jon Voight for Anaconda | 31% |
| Robert Downey Jr. for Hugo Pool | 17% |
| Roddy McDowall for The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo | 20% |
| Dean Stockwell for McHale's Navy | 10% |
| Chris Tucker for The Fifth Element | 22% |
Worst Supporting Actress
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Alicia Silverstone for Batman & Robin | 45% |
| Milla Jovovich for The Fifth Element | 19% |
| Frances McDormand for Paradise Road | 15% |
| Sarah Jessica Parker for 'Til There Was You | 7% |
| Winona Ryder for Alien Resurrection | 14% |
Worst Sequel
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Speed 2: Cruise Control (Fox) | 31% |
| Alien Resurrection (Fox) | 10% |
| An American Werewolf in Paris (Hollywood) | 14% |
| Batman & Robin (Warner Bros.) | 23% |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Universal) | 22% |
Worst Screenplay for a Film Grossing Over $100M Worldwide Using Hollywood Math
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Batman & Robin (Warner Bros.), written by Akiva Goldsman; based on characters created by DC Comics | 27% |
| Flubber (Disney), written by John Hughes; based on A Situation of Gravity / The Absent-Minded Professor | 17% |
| George of the Jungle (Disney), story by Dana Olsen; screenplay by Olsen and Audrey Wells; based on the TV series George of the Jungle | 21% |
| The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Universal), written by David Koepp; based on Michael Crichton's novel The Lost World | 12% |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control (Fox), story by Jan de Bont and Randall McCormick; screenplay by McCormick and Jeff Nathanson; based on characters created by Graham Yost | 23% |
Worst Resurrection of a TV Show
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| McHale's Navy (Universal) | 43% |
| Bean (Gramercy) | 19% |
| Mr. Magoo (Disney) | 38% |
Worst On-Screen Couple
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman in Double Team | 46% |
| Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley in For Richer or Poorer | 12% |
| Bette Midler and Dennis Farina in That Old Feeling | 8% |
| Alicia Silverstone and Benicio Del Toro in Excess Baggage | 18% |
| Mark Wahlberg and his fake 13-inch appendage in Boogie Nights | 16% |
The Sequel Nobody Was Clamoring For
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Free Willy 3: The Rescue (Warner Bros.) | 39% |
| Alien Resurrection (Fox) | 6% |
| Home Alone 3 (Fox) | 24% |
| Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation (Sony) | 21% |
| Vegas Vacation (Warner Bros.) | 10% |
Most Annoying Fake Accent
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Jon Voight for Anaconda and Most Wanted | 31% |
| Richard Gere in The Jackal | 19% |
| Frances McDormand in Paradise Road | 10% |
| Viggo Mortensen in G.I. Jane | 13% |
| Brad Pitt in The Devil's Own and Seven Years in Tibet | 27% |
Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (MGM, Orion) | 26% |
| Fathers' Day (Warner Bros.) | 25% |
| Gone Fishin' (Hollywood) | 16% |
| Mr. Magoo (Disney) | 19% |
| RocketMan (Disney) | 14% |
Most Unwelcome Direct-to-Video Release
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Pamela Anderson Lee's Homemade Porno Video | 35% |
| Another 9 1/2 Weeks | 24% |
| Casper: A Spirited Beginning | 10% |
| Ernest Goes to Africa | 16% |
| The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island | 15% |
Lifetime Non-Achievement Award - The Hall of Shame
edit| Recipient | Percentage of Votes |
|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 37% |
| Mel Brooks | 13% |
| Whoopi Goldberg | 26% |
| Burt Reynolds | 24% |
The Founders Award - What Were They Thinking and Why?
editFilms with multiple nominations and wins
editThe following films received multiple nominations:
The following films received multiple awards:
| Wins | Film |
|---|---|
| 4 | Batman & Robin |
| 2 | Anaconda |
| McHale's Navy |
References
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- ^ Thompson, Gary (February 28, 1998). "Group Recognizes Stinkers". The Free Lance-Star. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
- ^ "Stinkers Bad Movie Awards Press Release 2-1-98". thestinkers.com. Archived from the original on 1998-12-05. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Awards". Archived from the original on 2007-01-03.
- ^ "1997's Biggest Studio Disgraces". The Stinkers. Archived from the original on 1999-10-10. Retrieved 6 October 2019.