The 9th Golden Raspberry Awards (commonly known as the Razzies) was the ninth installment of the annual ceremony conducted by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation to “honor” the perceived worst achievements in the film industry for the calendar year 1988.
Date and venue
- Date: 26 March 1989 (the ceremony was held in the United States).
- Venue: Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
Purpose and scope
The ceremony continued the Foundation’s tradition of satirically highlighting cinematic productions, performances, and technical aspects that were judged to be of low artistic quality. The awards considered all feature‑length films released in the United States during 1988.
Typical award categories
While the specific winners for the ninth ceremony are not detailed here due to a lack of verifiable source material, the Razzies generally present awards in the following categories, many of which were likely included in the 1989 ceremony:
- Worst Picture
- Worst Actor
- Worst Actress
- Worst Supporting Actor
- Worst Supporting Actress
- Worst Director
- Worst Screenplay
- Worst Original Song (added in later years)
Historical context
The Golden Raspberry Awards were founded in 1980 by publicist John J. B. Wilson and co‑founder Mo Murphy. By the time of the ninth ceremony, the event had become a recognized, though tongue‑in‑cheek, counterpart to mainstream award shows such as the Academy Awards.
Note on available information
Comprehensive, reliably sourced details—including the complete list of nominees and winners for each category at the 9th Golden Raspberry Awards—are not presently verifiable in publicly accessible encyclopedic references. Consequently, this entry provides only the confirmed factual elements of the ceremony’s date, location, and general purpose. Further specifics should be consulted from primary sources such as the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation’s official archives or contemporaneous press coverage.
