Francis Ford Coppola uses Razzies 'worst director' win to roast Hollywood: 'I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules'

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Leave it to Francis Ford Coppola to usage his Razzie “win” arsenic an accidental to critique the movie industry.

Coppola was named worst manager by the parody awards amusement honoring the year’s “worst” movies.

The “Godfather” manager wrote successful an Instagram station that helium was “thrilled” by the honor. “In this wreck of a satellite today, wherever ART is fixed scores arsenic if it were nonrecreational wrestling, I chose to NOT travel the gutless rules laid down by an manufacture truthful terrified of hazard that contempt the tremendous excavation of young endowment astatine its disposal, whitethorn not make pictures that volition beryllium applicable and live 50 years from now.”

“Megalopolis,” his self-funded sci-fi play starring Adam Driver, Shia LaBeouf and Aubrey Plaza, was nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards. The $120-million passionateness task grossed $14 cardinal worldwide.

Coppola concluded the station by reflecting connected the film’s container bureau performance, writing, “Let america punctual ourselves america that box-office is lone astir money, and similar war, stupidity and authorities has nary existent spot successful our future.”

The Razzies dubbed the movie “WTF: The Movie” and called it “an incoherent $120 cardinal messiness from the fabled manager of ‘The Godfather.’” Jon Voight won for his supporting relation successful the movie arsenic Hamilton Crassus III — a necktie with his performances successful 3 different films.

Here is the afloat database of Razzie winners:

Worst Picture

“Borderlands”
“Joker: Folie à Deux”
“Madame Web” | WINNER
“Megalopolis”
“Reagan”

Actor

Jack Black (“Dear Santa”)
Zachary Levi (“Harold and the Purple Crayon”)
Joaquin Phoenix (“Joker: Folie à Deux”)
Dennis Quaid (“Reagan”)
Jerry Seinfeld (“Unfrosted”) | WINNER

Actress

Cate Blanchett (“Borderlands”)
Lady Gaga (“Joker: Folie à Deux”)
Bryce Dallas Howard (“Argylle”)
Dakota Johnson (“Madame Web”) | WINNER
Jennifer Lopez (“Atlas”)

Supporting Actor

Jack Black (voice only) (“Borderlands”)
Kevin Hart (“Borderlands”)
Shia LaBeouf (in drag) (“Megalopolis”)
Tahar Rahim (“Madame Web”)
Jon Voight (“Megalopolis,” “Reagan,” “Shadow Land” and “Strangers”) | WINNER

Supporting Actress

Ariana DeBose (“Argylle,” “Kraven the Hunter”)
Leslie Anne Down (as Margaret Thatcher) (“Reagan”)
Emma Roberts (“Madame Web”)
Amy Schumer (“Unfrosted”) | WINNER
FKA twigs (“The Crow”)

Director

S.J. Clarkson (“Madame Web”)
Francis Ford Coppola (“Megalopolis”) | WINNER
Todd Phillips (“Joker: Folie à Deux”)
Eli Roth (“Borderlands”)
Jerry Seinfeld (“Unfrosted”)

Screen Combo

Any Two Obnoxious Characters (But Especially Jack Black) (“Borderlands”)
Any Two Unfunny “Comedic Actors” (“Unfrosted”)
The Entire Cast of “Megalopolis”
Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga (“Joker: Folie à Deux”) | WINNER
Dennis Quaid and Penelope Ann Miller (“Reagan”)