# 16th Golden Raspberry Awards

The 16th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 24, 1996, at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1995. For the first time in Razzie history, an actual "winner" showed up to the ceremony and accepted his award: Showgirls director Paul Verhoeven.

## Awards and nominations

* Pauly Shore, Worst Actor winner
* Elizabeth Berkley, Worst Actress winner and Worst New Star winner
* Dennis Hopper, Worst Supporting Actor winner
* Madonna, Worst Supporting Actress winner
* Paul Verhoeven, Worst Director winner
* Dave Stewart, Worst Original Song co-winner
* Terry Hall, Worst Original Song co-winner
| Category | Recipient |
| Worst Picture | Showgirls (MGM/UA) |
| Worst Picture | Congo (Paramount) |
| Worst Picture | It's Pat (Touchstone) |
| Worst Picture | The Scarlet Letter (Hollywood Pictures) |
| Worst Picture | Waterworld (Universal) |
| Worst Actor | Pauly Shore in Jury Duty as Tommy Collins |
| Worst Actor | Kevin Costner in Waterworld as The Mariner |
| Worst Actor | Kyle MacLachlan in Showgirls as Zack Carey |
| Worst Actor | Keanu Reeves in Johnny Mnemonic and A Walk in the Clouds as Johnny Mnemonic and Paul Sutton (respectively) |
| Worst Actor | Sylvester Stallone in Assassins and Judge Dredd as Robert Rath and Judge Joseph Dredd (respectively) |
| Worst Actress | Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls as Nomi Malone |
| Worst Actress | Cindy Crawford in Fair Game as Kate McQuean |
| Worst Actress | Demi Moore in The Scarlet Letter as Hester Prynne |
| Worst Actress | Julia Sweeney in It's Pat as Pat Riley |
| Worst Actress | Sean Young in Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde as Helen Hyde |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Dennis Hopper in Waterworld as The Deacon |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Tim Curry in Congo as Herkermer Homolka |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Robert Davi in Showgirls as Al Torres |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Robert Duvall in The Scarlet Letter as Roger Chillingworth |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Alan Rachins in Showgirls as Tony Moss |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Madonna in Four Rooms as Elspeth |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Amy the Talking Gorilla in Congo |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Bo Derek in Tommy Boy as Beverly Barish |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Gina Gershon in Showgirls as Cristal Connors |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Lin Tucci in Showgirls as Henrietta Bazoom |
| Worst Screen Couple | Any combination of two people (or two body parts!) in Showgirls |
| Worst Screen Couple | William Baldwin and Cindy Crawford in Fair Game |
| Worst Screen Couple | Tim Daly and Sean Young in Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde |
| Worst Screen Couple | Dave Foley and Julia Sweeney in It's Pat |
| Worst Screen Couple | Demi Moore and either Robert Duvall or Gary Oldman in The Scarlet Letter |
| Worst Director | Paul Verhoeven for Showgirls |
| Worst Director | Renny Harlin for Cutthroat Island |
| Worst Director | Roland Joffé for The Scarlet Letter |
| Worst Director | Frank Marshall for Congo |
| Worst Director | Kevin Reynolds (with More Than a Little Un-Asked Assistance from Kevin Costner) for Waterworld |
| Worst Screenplay | Showgirls, written by Joe Eszterhas |
| Worst Screenplay | Congo, screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, from the novel by Michael Crichton |
| Worst Screenplay | It's Pat, written by Jim Emerson & Stephen Hibbert & Julia Sweeney, based on characters created by Sweeney |
| Worst Screenplay | Jade, written by Joe Eszterhas |
| Worst Screenplay | The Scarlet Letter, screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, freely adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne |
| Worst New Star | Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls as Nomi Malone |
| Worst New Star | Amy the Talking Gorilla in Congo |
| Worst New Star | David Caruso in Jade and Kiss of Death as David Corelli and Jimmy Kilmartin (respectively) |
| Worst New Star | Cindy Crawford in Fair Game as Kate McQuean |
| Worst New Star | Julia Sweeney in It's Pat and Stuart Saves His Family as Pat Riley and Mea C. (respectively) |
| Worst Original Song | "Walk into the Wind" (also known as Love Theme from the Rape Scene) from Showgirls, adapted/covered originally written by David A. Stewart and Terry Hall |
| Worst Original Song | "(Feel the) Spirit of Africa" from Congo, music by Jerry Goldsmith, lyrics by Lebo M |
| Worst Original Song | "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever, music by U2, lyrics by Bono (also nominated for a Golden Globe) |
| Worst Remake Or Sequel | The Scarlet Letter (Hollywood Pictures) |
| Worst Remake Or Sequel | Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Warner Bros.) |
| Worst Remake Or Sequel | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (Savoy Pictures) |
| Worst Remake Or Sequel | Showgirls (MGM/UA) (remake of both All About Eve and The Lonely Lady) |
| Worst Remake Or Sequel | Village of the Damned (Universal) |

## Films with multiple nominations

These films garnered multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
| 13 | Showgirls |
| 7 | Congo |
| 7 | The Scarlet Letter |
| 5 | It's Pat |
| 4 | Waterworld |
| 3 | Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde |
| 3 | Fair Game |
| 2 | Jade |