The "Razzies" judged that the American actor had signed the worst performance of the year in a supporting role, playing the manager of Elvis Presley in the biopic "Elvis".

The film was a critical acclaim, garnering eight Oscar nominations - including Best Actor for Austin Butler, who plays the "King" of rock 'n' roll.

Unfortunately, Tom Hanks' performance did not receive the same reception.

Critics weren't kind to the star, whose physical appearance had been altered with prosthetics - deemed too conspicuous - to embody Colonel Tom Parker.

The "Razzies" also awarded the prize for "worst on-screen couple" to Tom Hanks and "his latex-laden face (and his ridiculous accent)".

The actor will have at least avoided victory in the terrible category of the worst actor of the year – for which he had also been nominated.

His acting in the Disney remake of "Pinocchio," where he plays Gepetto, was considered less bad than that of Jared Leto, a regular at the Razzie Awards, in "Morbius."

"Blonde", a biopic about Marilyn Monroe, was named the worst film of the year.

The "Golden Raspberry Awards", the official name of the Razzies, were invented in a Los Angeles living room in 1981 by former film students and Hollywood professionals.

They are traditionally awarded the day before the Academy Awards.

Accustomed to making fun of the Hollywood elite, the organizers this time showed self-mockery by awarding themselves a prize for having nominated an actress barely out of childhood.

The "Razzies" last month rescinded the nomination of Ryan Kiera Armstrong - then 12 years old - for her role in "Firestarter".

Presenting the awards on Saturday, organizers said they replaced the fledgling star in the worst actress category, which they "won hands down."

They are not at their first faux pas.

Last year, they had created a category dedicated solely to performances deemed disappointing by Bruce Willis.

Organizers withdrew the award when the actor's family announced he had a cognitive impairment, which has since been diagnosed as an incurable form of dementia.

© 2023 AFP