--- title: Razzies 2018: Transformers, Fifty Shades Lead Nominations description: Transformers: The Last Knight and Fifty Shades Darker have officially earned the highest number of nominations for the 2018 Razzies. canonical: https://time.com/5113395/razzies-2018-nominations-transformers-fifty-shades/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-22T22:56:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:57.375Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Transformers and 50 Shades Lead the 2018 Razzies og:description: The two sequel films are nominated in a number of categories og:url: https://time.com/5113395/razzies-2018-nominations-transformers-fifty-shades/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17764ff2f9755bc5/6988b9638fd2eefc40355b65/fifty-shades-darker1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: FIFTY SHADES DARKER, l-r: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, 2017. ph: Doane Gregory/©Universal og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Transformers and 50 Shades Lead the 2018 Razzies twitter:description: The two sequel films are nominated in a number of categories twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17764ff2f9755bc5/6988b9638fd2eefc40355b65/fifty-shades-darker1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Transformers_ and _Fifty Shades_ Poised to Win Big at the 2018 Razzies  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 22, 2018 10:56 PM CUT  FIFTY SHADES DARKER, l-r: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, 2017\. ph: Doane Gregory/©Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett Collection FIFTY SHADES DARKER, l-r: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, 2017\. ph: Doane Gregory/©Universal Pictures/courtesy Everett CollectionUniversal Pictures  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 22, 2018 10:56 PM CUT [_Transformers: The Last Knight_](http://time.com/4167428/michael-bay-transformers-5-last-one/ "undefined") and [_Fifty Shades Darker_](http://time.com/4663696/fifty-shades-darker-review/ "undefined") have officially earned the highest number of nominations for the [2018 Razzies](http://time.com/4643138/razzies-nominations-2017/ "undefined"). With nine and eight nominations, respectively, both sequel films are poised to win big at the 38th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, a ceremony that recognizes the worst of the worst movies of the year. _Transformers_ garnered a nod in categories such as Worst Screenplay, Worst Actor (Mark Wahlberg), Worst Director (Michael Bay) and Worst Screen Combo (Any Combination of Two Humans, Two Robots or Two Explosions), while _Fifty Shades_ followed close behind with nominations for Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel, Worst Actress (Dakota Johnson), Worst Actor (Jamie Dornan) and Worst Screen Combo (Any Combination of Two Characters, Two Sex Toys or Two Sexual Positions). Johnson will have stiff competition in her category, with awards show darling Jennifer Lawrence up for Worst Actress for her role in _Mother!_ The two movies are also both nominated for Worst Picture alongside _Baywatch_, _The Emoji Movie_ and _The Mummy._ The Razzies will be awared on March 3, the day before the Oscars. See the full list of nominees below. **WORST PICTURE** _Baywatch_ _The Emoji Movie_ _Fifty Shades Darker_ _The Mummy_ _Transformers: The Last Knight_ **WORST ACTRESS** Katherine Heigl, _Unforgettable_ Dakota Johnson, _Fifty Shades Darker_ Jennifer Lawrence, _mother!_ Tyler Perry, _Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween_ Emma Watson, _The Circle_ **WORST ACTOR** Tom Cruise, _The Mummy_ Johnny Depp, _Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales_ Jamie Dornan, _Fifty Shades Darker_ Zac Efron, _Baywatch_ Mark Wahlberg, _Daddy’s Home 2_ & _Transformers: The Last Knight_ **WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR** Javier Bardem, _mother!_ & _Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales_ Russell Crowe, _The Mummy_ Josh Duhamel, _Transformers: The Last Knight_ Mel Gibson, _Daddy’s Home 2_ Anthony Hopkins, _Collide_ & _Transformers: The Last Knight_ **WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS** Kim Basinger, _Fifty Shades Darker_ Sofia Boutella, _The Mummy_ Laura Haddock, _Transformers: The Last Knight_ Goldie Hawn, _Snatched_ Susan Sarandon, _A Bad Moms Christmas_ **WORST SCREEN COMBO** Any Combination of Two Characters, Two Sex Toys or Two Sexual Positions, _Fifty Shades Darker_ Any Combination of Two Humans, Two Robots or Two Explosions, _Transformers: The Last Knight_ Any Two Obnoxious Emojis, _The Emoji Movie_ Johnny Depp & His Worn Out Drunk Routine, _Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales_ Tyler Perry & Either The Ratty Old Dress or Worn Out Wig, _Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween_ **WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL** _Baywatch_ _Boo 2!: A Madea Halloween_ _Fifty Shades Darker_ _The Mummy_ _Transformers: The Last Knight_ **WORST DIRECTOR** Darren Aronofsky, _mother!_ Michael Bay, _Transformers: The Last Knight_ James Foley, _Fifty Shades Darker_ Alex Kurtzman, _The Mummy_ Anthony (Tony) Leonidis, _The Emoji Movie_ **WORST SCREENPLAY** _Baywatch_ _The Emoji Movie_ _Fifty Shades Darker_ _The Mummy_ _Transformers: The Last Knight_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5113395/razzies-2018-nominations-transformers-fifty-shades/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5113395/razzies-2018-nominations-transformers-fifty-shades/"},"headline":"Transformers and Fifty Shades Poised to Win Big at the 2018 Razzies","datePublished":"2018-01-22T22:56:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:57.375Z","description":"The two sequel films are nominated in a number of categories","url":"https://time.com/5113395/razzies-2018-nominations-transformers-fifty-shades/","keywords":["awards","Newsfeed","movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17764ff2f9755bc5/6988b9638fd2eefc40355b65/fifty-shades-darker1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt17764ff2f9755bc5/6988b9638fd2eefc40355b65/fifty-shades-darker1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"FIFTY SHADES DARKER, l-r: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, 2017. ph: Doane Gregory/©Universal","caption":"FIFTY SHADES DARKER","creditText":"Universal Pictures","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5113395/razzies-2018-nominations-transformers-fifty-shades/","name":"Transformers and Fifty Shades Poised to Win Big at the 2018 Razzies"}}]}] ```