36 Years Later, Star Trek Might Break the Worst Possible Franchise Record By a Big Margin

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Beyond its beloved status with fans, Star Trek has also earned several official world records over its sixty-year history. Guinness World Records recognizes Klingon as the “Most widely spoken fictional language,” and Star Trek Into Darkness as the “Most successful sci-fi television adaptation” based on its box office earnings. And that’s not all – with so many episodes and characters created over the years, the franchise likely holds other uncounted records due to the sheer volume of content.

Before the official Oscar nominations are announced tomorrow, the Golden Raspberry Awards – known for honoring the worst films – revealed their nominees for the past year. The list included expected contenders like Ice Cube’s War of the Worlds, the horror-thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow featuring The Weeknd, and Disney’s live-action Snow White. Star Trek: Section 31, a film on Paramount+, received five nominations, potentially setting a record for the franchise – though it’s a record no one would want to achieve.

Star Trek: Section 31 Could Set a Franchise Record for Razzie Wins

When Star Trek: Section 31 came out, it was widely disliked, earning a low 23% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Viewers were even less impressed, giving it only a 15% rating. In fact, only one other Star Trek project has scored lower: Star Trek V: The Final Frontier from 1989, which currently has a 22% rating on the site.

Because of its poor reception, Section 31 received several Golden Raspberry Awards, or “Razzie,” nominations, including Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Worst Supporting Actress (Kacey Rohl), Worst Director (Olatunde Osunsanmi), and Worst Screenplay. It almost tied for the most nominations of any film this year – only one nomination behind War of the Worlds and Snow White, which both received six. This performance is noteworthy because Star Trek V currently holds the record for the most Razzies won by any Star Trek movie, a record it established 36 years ago.

When it came out, The Final Frontier received six Razzie nominations, which is already more than Section 31. However, it actually won three awards. William Shatner was named Worst Actor, the film was given the title of Worst Picture, and the director also received a Worst Director award. It’s worth noting that 1989 also saw the release of films like Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, and Adam Sandler’s first movie, Going Overboard. This just shows that the Razzies often target films that are already struggling, and don’t necessarily recognize the truly worst movies – even though The Final Frontier is pretty bad.

It looks like Star Trek: Section 31 is on track to win the most Razzie Awards – the awards for the worst films – in the franchise’s history, a record no one wants. It could tie with The Final Frontier at three wins, or even surpass it with four. However, most categories will likely be won by War of the Worlds and the Snow White remake. The Razzies aren’t really about the quality of the films themselves; they often target studios and actors for reasons that have nothing to do with the movies. Right now, Star Trek: Section 31 is unfortunately taking the brunt of that criticism.

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2026-01-21 18:41