Do ‘Joker 2’ and ‘Borderland’ Deserve Razzie Nods?

The jury is out. Hollywood’s worst of the worst have been revealed with Joker: Folie à Deux leading the Razzie Awards with seven nominations. Following the Joaquin Phoenix-Lady Gaga film, Cate Blanchett’s Borderlands got six nominations, tied with Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web.  

Blanchett is an award-winning actress; known for her versatility and the string of notable projects she worked on. So, to be nominated as the “worst” actress is kind of surprising. The same can be said with Joaquin Phoenix who also won acting awards in the past. His film, Joker: Folie à Deux also getting nominated for Worst Picture might also be unexpected, since its predecessor Joker, was a box office and critical success.

The Golden Raspberry Awards, or the Razzies, is a parody award show “honoring” the worst movie failure. The satirical award-giving body that's been around since 1981 is called as such because of the expression “blowing a raspberry.” To this date, the actor with the most number of Razzie nominations and wins is Sylvester Stallone, according to Collider.

Joker 2 and Borderland were considered to be movie flops of 2024. Borderlands received backlash as soon as the trailer was released. Based on a video game, fans of the game “loathed” the film, per Gamesradar+. Due to negative reviews, the movie was pulled out from theaters and sent to streaming but still underperformed.  

As for Joker: Folie à Deux, the combined star power of Phoenix and Gaga wasn’t enough to save the film. According to CNBC, it was both a critical and commercial failure. It struggled to make a significant profit compared to the original Joker and was even more costly to produce.  

Aside from Joker 2 and Borderlands, here are the other films and actors nominated for Razzie.  For the full list of nominations, click here.

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Announcement of the Razzies “winners” will be on March 1.