1978 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
The 1978 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards were released by the Hastings Bad Cinema Society in 1979 to honour the worst the film industry had to offer in 1978. The ballot was later revisited and the expanded version was released in the summer of 2003. Listed as follows are the original ballot's picks for Worst Picture and its dishonourable mentions, which are films that were considered for Worst Picture but ultimately failed to make the final ballot, and all nominees included in the expanded ballot. All winners are highlighted.
Original Ballot
Worst Picture
Dishonourable Mentions
- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
- Avalanche
- The Boys from Brazil
- Days of Heaven
- Eraserhead
- F. I. S. T.
- Game of Death
- Goin' Coconuts
- It Lives Again
- Oliver's Story
- Rabbit Test
- Renaldo and Clara
- Sextette
- The Swarm
- Thank God It's Friday
Expanded Ballot
Worst Picture
Dishonourable Mentions
- Avalanche
- The Bad News Bears Go To Japan
- F.I.S.T.
- Goin' Coconuts
- The Hound of the Baskervilles
- It Lives Again
- Laserblast
- The Lord of the Rings
- The Norseman
- Rabbit Test
- Sextette
- The Swarm
Worst Director
Dishonourable Mentions
- Irwin Allen for The Swarm
- Ralph Bakshi for The Lord of the Rings
- John Berry for The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
- Paul Morrissey for The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Charles B. Pierce for The Norseman
- Michael Rae for Laserblast
- Michael Schultz for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- Don Taylor for
Worst Actor
Dishonourable Mentions
- Billy Crystal in Rabbit Test
- Tony Curtis in The Bad News Bears Go to Japan and The Manitou
- Peter Frampton in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- Richard Gere in Bloodbrothers
- Tony LoBianco in Bloodbrothers
- Paul Sorvino in Bloodbrothers
Worst Actress
Dishonourable Mentions
- Joan Collins in The Stud
- Shelley Hack in If Ever I See You Again
- Ali MacGraw in Convoy
- Tatum O'Neal in International Velvet
- Diana Ross in The Wiz
Worst Supporting Actor
Dishonourable Mentions
- Billy Barty in Foul Play
- Jeremy Black in The Boys From Brazil
- Peter Cook in The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Eddie Deezen in Laserblast
- Sterling Hayden in King of the Gypsies
- Dudley Moore in Foul Play
- Alex Rocco in Rabbit Test
- Jonathan Scott-Taylor in
Worst Supporting Actress
Dishonourable Mentions
- Ann-Margret in The Cheap Detective
- Dyan Cannon in Heaven Can Wait
- Sandy Farina in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- Doris Roberts in Rabbit Test
Worst Screenplay
Dishonourable Mentions
- The Bad News Bears Go To Japan
- F.I.S.T.
- Sextette
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- The Swarm
Most Painfully Unfunny Comedy
Dishonourable Mentions
- The Cat from Outer Space
- California Suite
- The Cheap Detective
- Every Which Way But Loose
- Goin' Coconuts
- Revenge of the Pink Panther
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or Its End Credits
Dishonourable Mentions
- "California" by Joe Brooks from If Ever I See You Again
- "Can You Read My Mind?" by Margot Kidder from Superman The Movie
- "Convoy" by C.W. McCall from Convoy
- "Here's Another Fine Mess" by Paul Williams from The End
- "Fixing A Hole" by George Burns from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- "FM" by Steely Dan from FM
- "For You and I" by Dawn Eden from Moment by Moment
- "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Timothy Dalton & Mae West from Sextette
- "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" by Steve Martin from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- "Up In Smoke" by Cheech and Chong from Up in Smoke
- "You Can't Win" by Michael Jackson from The Wiz
Worst On-Screen Couple
Dishonourable Mentions
- Cheech and Chong in Up in Smoke
- Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in The Hound of the Baskervilles
- Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Jeff Bridges in Somebody Killed Her Husband
- Charles Grodin and Dyan Cannon in Heaven Can Wait
- Kris Kristofferson and Ali MacGraw in Convoy
- Lee Majors and his fake moustache in The Norseman
- Donny and Marie Osmond in Goin' Coconuts
- Robert Redford and/or James Caan and Jane Fonda in The Electric Horseman and/or Comes a Horseman
Worst Fake Accent (Male)
Dishonourable Mentions
- Peter Falk in The Cheap Detective
- Tony Lo Bianco in Bloodbrothers
- Alex Rocco in Rabbit Test
- Paul Sorvino in Bloodbrothers
Worst Fake Accent (Female)
Dishonourable Mention
- Marilu Henner in Bloodbrothers
Most Annoying Non-Human Character
Worst Sequel
Dishonourable Mentions
- International Velvet
- Oliver's Story
Worst On-Screen Group
Dishonourable Mentions
- The aliens who seem to be appearing in a different movie in Laserblast
- The Bee Gees in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
- The Supermodels in The Eyes of Laura Mars