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. The list of nominees follows, with recipients denoted in bold. Showgirls broke Razzie records when it was nominated for 13 awards (out of 11 categories) and broke one again when the film won seven, including Worst Picture. That record would be tied with Battlefield Earth in 2001 and later broken in 2008, when I Know Who Killed Me won eight Razzies. For the first time in Razzie history, an actual "winner" showed up to the ceremony and accepted his award: Showgirls director Paul Verhoeven.

Worst Picture

Showgirls (MGM/UA)

• Congo (Paramount)
• It's Pat (Touchstone Pictures)
• The Scarlet Letter (Hollywood Pictures)
• Waterworld (Universal)

Worst Actor

Pauly Shore in Jury Duty

• Kevin Costner in Waterworld
• Kyle MacLachlan in Showgirls
• Keanu Reeves in Johnny Mnemonic and A Walk in the Clouds
• Sylvester Stallone in Assassins and Judge Dredd

Worst Actress

Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls

• Cindy Crawford in Fair Game
• Demi Moore in The Scarlet Letter
• Julia Sweeney in It's Pat
• Sean Young in Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Worst Supporting Actor

Dennis Hopper in Waterworld

• Tim Curry in Congo
• Robert Davi in Showgirls
• Robert Duvall in The Scarlet Letter
• Alan Rachins in Showgirls

Worst Supporting Actress

Madonna in Four Rooms

• Amy the Talking Gorilla in Congo
• Bo Derek in Tommy Boy
• Gina Gershon in Showgirls
• Lin Tucci in Showgirls

Worst Director

Paul Verhoeven for Showgirls

• Renny Harlin for Cutthroat Island
• Roland Joffé for The Scarlet Letter
• Frank Marshall for Congo
• Kevin Reynolds for Waterworld

Worst Screenplay

Showgirls, written by Joe Eszterhas

• Congo, screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, from the novel by Michael Crichton
• It's Pat, written by Jim Emerson & Stephen Hibbert & Julia Sweeney, based on characters created by Sweeney
• Jade, written by Joe Eszterhas
• The Scarlet Letter, screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, freely adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Worst Remake Or Sequel

The Scarlet Letter

• Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
• Showgirls (remake of both All About Eve and The Lonely Lady)
• Village of the Damned

Worst New Star

Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls

• Amy the Talking Gorilla in Congo
• David Caruso in Jade and Kiss of Death
• Cindy Crawford in Fair Game
• Julia Sweeney in It's Pat and Stuart Saves His Family

Worst "Original" Song

"Walk into the Wind" (also known as Love Theme from the Rape Scene) from Showgirls, written by David A. Stewart and Terry Hall

• "(Feel the) Spirit of Africa" from Congo, music by Jerry Goldsmith, lyrics by Lebo M
• "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" from Batman Forever, by U2, lyrics by Bono

Worst Screen Couple

Any combination of two people (or two body parts!) in Showgirls

• Timothy Daly and Sean Young in Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
• William Baldwin and Cindy Crawford in Fair Game
• Dave Foley and Julia Sweeney in It's Pat
• Demi Moore and either Robert Duvall or Gary Oldman in The Scarlet Letter

Awards breakdown

• 7/13 Showgirls
• 1/7 The Scarlet Letter
• 1/4 Waterworld
• 1/1 Four Rooms, Jury Duty

See also

• 68th Academy Awards