Six nominations apiece. That’s what Disney’s Snow White and Ice Cube’s War of the Worlds remake collected when the 2026 Razzie Award nominations dropped this morning–a tie at the top that tells you everything about where studio decision-making went wrong in 2025. While One Battle After Another collects Oscar buzz, these two films are competing for a very different kind of recognition.
The nominations follow the shortlist we covered earlier, which already signaled trouble for these titles. What’s notable now is how the final nominations concentrated on specific studio failures rather than spreading the damage evenly.
2026 Razzie Nominations by Category
Worst Picture
| Nominee | Studio |
|---|---|
| The Electric State | Netflix/Universal |
| Hurry Up Tomorrow | Lionsgate |
| Disney’s Snow White (2025) | Disney |
| Star Trek: Section 31 | Paramount+ |
| War of the Worlds (2025) | — |
Worst Actor & Actress
| Worst Actor | Film | Worst Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bautista | In The Lost Lands | Ariana DeBose | Love Hurts |
| Ice Cube | War of the Worlds | Milla Jovovich | In The Lost Lands |
| Scott Eastwood | Alarum | Natalie Portman | Fountain of Youth |
| Jared Leto | Tron: Ares | Rebel Wilson | Bride Hard |
| Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye | Hurry Up Tomorrow | Michelle Yeoh | Star Trek: Section 31 |
Worst Supporting Actor & Actress
| Worst Supporting Actor | Film | Worst Supporting Actress | Film |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seven Artificial Dwarfs | Snow White | Anna Chlumsky | Bride Hard |
| Nicolas Cage | Gunslingers | Ema Horvath | The Strangers: Chapter 2 |
| Stephen Dorff | Bride Hard | Scarlet Rose Stallone | Gunslingers |
| Greg Kinnear | Off The Grid | Kacey Rohl | Star Trek: Section 31 |
| Sylvester Stallone | Alarum | Isis Valverde | Alarum |
Worst Director
| Director | Film |
|---|---|
| Rich Lee | War of the Worlds |
| Olatunde Osunsanmi | Star Trek: Section 31 |
| The Russo Brothers | The Electric State |
| Trey Edward Shults | Hurry Up Tomorrow |
| Marc Webb | Snow White |
Worst Screenplay & Remake/Sequel
| Worst Screenplay | Worst Remake/Rip-Off/Sequel |
|---|---|
| The Electric State | I Know What You Did Last Summer |
| Hurry Up Tomorrow | Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 |
| Snow White | Smurfs (2025) |
| Star Trek: Section 31 | Snow White |
| War of the Worlds | War of the Worlds |
Worst Screen Combo
| Combo | Film |
|---|---|
| All Seven Dwarfs | Snow White |
| James Corden & Rihanna | Smurfs |
| Ice Cube & His Zoom Camera | War of the Worlds |
| Robert DeNiro & Robert DeNiro | The Alto Knights |
| The Weeknd & His Colossal Ego | Hurry Up Tomorrow |
What the Razzie Nominations Actually Reveal
The Russo Brothers landing a Worst Director nomination for The Electric State after their Avengers billions is the kind of fall from grace the Razzies exist to document. Netflix spent heavily on that film, and the nomination suggests audiences rejected the approach rather than just the marketing.
Michelle Yeoh earning a Worst Actress nomination for Star Trek: Section 31–less than three years after her Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once–demonstrates how quickly streaming content can damage carefully built reputations. Paramount+ pushed that project despite warning signs, and now it’s collected four nominations across categories.
Disney’s Snow White situation is particularly instructive. The studio committed to the live-action remake strategy years ago, and this nomination haul suggests the formula has exhausted audience patience. When your CGI dwarfs earn both Worst Supporting Actor AND Worst Screen Combo nominations, the problem isn’t execution–it’s the fundamental approach.
The Pattern Nobody Wants to Acknowledge
Ice Cube producing and starring in a War of the Worlds remake that earns six Razzie nominations isn’t an accident–it’s what happens when IP acquisition substitutes for creative vision. The same logic that greenlit this project also greenlit dozens of similar nostalgia-mining efforts across every studio. The Razzies just happened to catch this one.
The nominations arrive as Oscar season accelerates, creating the annual contrast the Razzies depend on. But there’s something instructive in that contrast this year: while One Battle After Another represents what happens when studios trust filmmakers, these nominees represent what happens when they trust spreadsheets instead.
FAQ: 2026 Razzie Award Nominations
Why does the Russo Brothers’ nomination signal larger problems for Netflix’s film strategy?
The Russos delivered two of the highest-grossing films ever made, then immediately produced a Netflix original that earned Worst Director and Worst Picture nominations. That trajectory suggests Netflix’s hands-off approach to prestige talent–giving big budgets without creative oversight–creates different problems than the studio interference it was meant to solve.
Why might Michelle Yeoh’s nomination matter more than typical Razzie snark?
Yeoh went from Oscar winner to Razzie nominee in under three years, entirely through streaming content. That speed suggests streaming projects carry different reputational risks than theatrical releases–actors can’t hide underperforming work when it sits on a platform permanently, and the Razzies are increasingly willing to target prestige names in streaming failures.
