Adam Sandler has become one of the most profitable comedy actors, but he also holds one specific Hollywood record that literally no one else in the industry wants. Adam Sandler has earned his place as one of the biggest names in comedy, and his career began in TV in the late 1980s in The Cosby Show, where he played the character of Smitty, Theo Hixtable’s friend. His big screen debut arrived in 1989 in the comedy movie Going Overboard, where he also had a screenwriting credit, and in 1990, he joined Saturday Night Live first as a writer and as an actor the following year.
Sandler became more known after starring in the comedy Billy Madison, and in 1999, he formed his first film production company, Happy Madison Productions, with its first production being Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. Since then, Sandler has starred, produced, and written a variety of comedies, though not all of them critical successes, and he has also appeared in more serious movies, most notably the crime thriller Uncut Gems. All these projects and achievements have led to Sandler receiving nominations for various awards, but he holds a very specific record in the film industry that no one in Hollywood would like to have, though there’s still one part of that record where he was surpassed by another actor.
Adam Sandler Has 37 Golden Raspberry Nominations
Adam Sandler’s work has given him nominations to the Grammy Awards, Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards, but the record nobody else would like to have is all about the Golden Raspberry Awards. Sandler holds the record of 37 nominations to the Golden Raspberry Awards, the first one happening in 1997 in the category of Worst Actor for his roles in Bulletproof and Happy Gilmore, and that was also his first win. Sandler has won the Golden Raspberry in different categories, most notably Worst Screenplay thanks to movies like Big Daddy and Little Nicky, among others. Sandler’s worst project according to the Golden Raspberry Awards has been Jack and Jill, for which he won in the categories of Worst Actor, Actress, Prequel (Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel), Picture, Screen Combo, Screenplay, and Screen Ensemble.
The Golden Raspberry Awards, also known as the Razzies, is a parody award show that honors the worst of what they consider cinematic failures, and as such, it serves as the opposite of the Academy Awards. The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony took place in March 1981, and those in charge of the Razzies have since continued to award the worst movies, performances, screenplays, and more. Back to Adam Sandler, his most recent Golden Raspberry nominations (at the time of writing) were Worst Actor and Worst Screen Combo for Hubie Halloween, but he didn’t win any of them. Sandler hasn’t won a Razzie since 2013, when he won Worst Actor for That’s My Boy.
Adam Sandler Isn’t The Worst In 1 Golden Raspberry Category
In total, Adam Sandler has won 17 Golden Raspberry awards from different categories, but when it comes to Worst Actor, he isn’t the worst of all, and he has only won nine times. The actor with the most wins for Worst Actor is none other than Sylvester Stallone, who has won the Razzie 10 times, starting in 1985 for his performance in the musical comedy Rhinestone. After that, Stallone won the Razzie for Worst Actor for Rambo: First Blood Part II, Rambo III, and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, and in 1990, he won the award for Worst Actor of the Decade for various movies, but because that wasn’t enough, he won Worst Actor of the Century in 2000. Adam Sandler is one Worst Actor award away from matching Sylvester Stallone’s record, but surely, that’s not a Hollywood achievement that actors are looking to get.