War of the Worlds Leads 2026 Razzie Nominations in Embarrassing Sweep
The 2026 Golden Raspberry Awards shortlist is out, and War of the Worlds is front and centre with six nods, including Worst Picture, after copping a dismal critical response.
The nominations for the 2026 Golden Raspberry Awards have landed, and it’s a rough day for War of the Worlds. The sci-fi flick, with Ice Cube in the lead as a tech whiz caught up in a government cover-up during an alien attack, has managed to rack up six nominations, including the not-so-coveted Worst Picture. With a Rotten Tomatoes score sitting at a measly 4%, it’s hardly a shock to see it topping the list for all the wrong reasons.
Disney’s live-action take on Snow White hasn’t escaped the Razzies’ glare either, matching War of the Worlds with six nominations. Among them are Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Screenplay, showing that even the Mouse House isn’t immune to a bit of public ribbing.
Directors and Stars in the Firing Line
It’s not just the films themselves copping flak. Directors Rich Lee (War of the Worlds) and Marc Webb (Snow White) have both been singled out for Worst Director, alongside Olatunde Osunsanmi (Star Trek: Section 31), Trey Edward Shults (Hurry Up Tomorrow), and the Russo Brothers (The Electric State). No one’s safe when the Razzies are in town.
On the acting front, the Worst Actor category features Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye (Hurry Up Tomorrow), Dave Bautista (In the Lost Lands), Ice Cube (War of the Worlds), Jared Leto (Tron: Ares), and Scott Eastwood (Alarum). For Worst Actress, the nominees are Ariana DeBose (Love Hurts), Michelle Yeoh (Star Trek: Section 31), Milla Jovovich (In the Lost Lands), Natalie Portman (Fountain of Youth), and Rebel Wilson (Bride Hard).
Supporting Cast and Notorious Combos
Supporting roles haven’t fared much better. The seven artificial dwarfs from Snow White are up for Worst Supporting Actor, joined by Greg Kinnear (Off the Grid), Nicolas Cage (Gunslingers), Stephen Dorff (Bride Hard), and Sylvester Stallone (Alarum). For the women, Anna Chlumsky (Bride Hard), Ema Horvath (The Strangers – Chapter 2), Ísis Valverde (Alarum), Kacey Rohl (Star Trek: Section 31), and Scarlet Rose Stallone (Gunslingers) are all in the running for Worst Supporting Actress.
The Razzies’ infamous Worst Screen Combo category includes the seven dwarfs again, Ice Cube and his Zoom camera (War of the Worlds), James Corden and Rihanna (Smurfs), Robert DeNiro and Robert DeNiro (The Alto Knights), and The Weeknd and his Colossal Ego (Hurry Up Tomorrow).
Sequels, Scripts, and Controversy
When it comes to Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel, the contenders are Five Nights at Freddy's 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Smurfs, Snow White, and War of the Worlds. The Worst Screenplay list is a familiar roll call: Hurry Up Tomorrow, Star Trek: Section 31, Snow White, The Electric State, and War of the Worlds.
Since their debut in 1981, the Razzies—officially the Golden Raspberry Awards—have copped plenty of criticism from film fans, who’ve called the event
“mean-spirited”, “petty”, and “unfunny”
. There have even been calls to scrap the whole thing, but so far, those campaigns haven’t got far.
The organisation has had to backtrack before, apologising for nominating 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Firestarter) and rescinding Bruce Willis’s “award” after his aphasia diagnosis. Still, the Razzies roll on, and every now and then, someone manages to win both a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year. Alan Menken did it in 1993, and Sandra Bullock famously picked up Worst Actress for All About Steve, then Best Actress for The Blind Side the very next day.
The 46th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is set for 14 March. Meanwhile, punters are already looking ahead to the next batch of much-hyped releases, with titles like Avengers: Doomsday, Supergirl, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and The Odyssey all on the horizon.