The 16th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 24, 1996 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to recognise the worst the movie industry had to offer in 1995. The list of nominees follows, with recipients denoted in bold.

Worst Picture

Showgirls (MGM/UA)

Congo (Paramount)

It's Pat! (Touchstone)

The Scarlet Letter (Hollywood Pictures)

Waterworld (Universal)

Worst Remake Or Sequel

The Scarlet Letter (Hollywood Pictures)

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (Warner Bros.)

Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde (Savoy Pictures )

Showgirls (remake of both All About Eve and The Lonely Lady )

Village Of The Damned (Universal)

Worst Actor

Pauly Shore, Jury Duty (TriStar)

Kevin Costner, Waterworld

Kyle MacLachlan, Showgirls

Keanu Reeves, Johnny Mnemonic (TriStar) and A Walk In The Clouds (20th Century Fox)

Sylvester Stallone, Assassins (Warner Bros.) and Judge Dredd (Hollywood Pictures)

Worst Actress

Elizabeth Berkley, Showgirls

Cindy Crawford, Fair Game (Warner Bros.)

Demi Moore, The Scarlet Letter

Julia Sweeney, It's Pat!

Sean Young, Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Hyde

Worst Supporting Actor

Dennis Hopper, Waterworld

Tim Curry, Congo

Robert Davi, Showgirls

Robert Duvall, The Scarlet Letter

Alan Rachins , Showgirls

Worst Supporting Actress

Madonna, Four Rooms (Miramax)

Amy The Talking Gorilla, Congo

Bo Derek, Tommy Boy

Gina Gershon, Showgirls

Lin Tucci , Showgirls

Worst Director

Paul Verhoeven, Showgirls (award was accepted in person)

Renny Harlin, Cutthroat Island (MGM/UA)

Roland Joffé, The Scarlet Letter

Frank Marshall , Congo

Kevin Reynolds 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 (MGM/UA)

• written by Joe Eszterhas

The Scarlet Letter

• screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart
• freely adapted from the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Worst New Star

Elizabeth Berkley, Showgirls

Amy The Talking Gorilla, Congo

David Caruso, Kiss of Death (20th Century Fox) and Jade

Cindy Crawford, Fair Game

Julia Sweeney, It's Pat! and Stuart Saves His Family (MGM/UA)

Worst 'Original' Song

"Walk Into The Wind (a.k.a. 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 (Warner Bros.)

• by U2
• lyrics by Bono

See also

• 68th Academy Awards