| Category |
Recipient |
| Worst Picture |
Mommie Dearest (Paramount) |
| Endless Love (Universal/PolyGram) |
| Heaven's Gate (United Artists) |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger (Universal/AFD) |
| Tarzan, the Ape Man (MGM/United Artists) |
| Worst Actor |
Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger as the Lone Ranger/John Reid |
| Gary Coleman in On the Right Track as Lester |
| Bruce Dern in Tattoo as Karl Kinsky |
| Richard Harris in Tarzan, the Ape Man as James Parker |
| Kris Kristofferson in Heaven's Gate and Rollover as James Averill |
| Worst Actress |
Bo Derek in Tarzan, the Ape Man as Jane Parker (tie) and Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest as Joan Crawford (tie) |
| Linda Blair in Hell Night as Marti Gaines |
| Brooke Shields in Endless Love as Jade Butterfield |
| Barbra Streisand in All Night Long as Cheryl Gibbons |
| Worst Supporting Actor |
Steve Forrest in Mommie Dearest as Greg Savitt |
| Billy Barty in Under the Rainbow as Otto Krieling |
| Ernest Borgnine in Deadly Blessing as Isaiah Schmidt |
| James Coco in Only When I Laugh as Jimmy (also Oscar-nominated) |
| Danny DeVito in Going Ape! as Lazlo |
| Worst Supporting Actress |
Diana Scarwid in Mommie Dearest as Christina Crawford (adult) |
| Rutanya Alda in Mommie Dearest as Carol Ann |
| Farrah Fawcett in The Cannonball Run as Pamela Glover |
| Mara Hobel in Mommie Dearest as Christina Crawford (child) |
| Shirley Knight in Endless Love as Ann Butterfield |
| Worst Director |
Michael Cimino for Heaven's Gate |
| John Derek for Tarzan, the Ape Man |
| Blake Edwards for S.O.B. |
| Frank Perry for Mommie Dearest |
| Franco Zeffirelli for Endless Love |
| Worst Screenplay |
Mommie Dearest, screenplay by Frank Yablans & Frank Perry and Tracy Hotchner and Robert Getchell, based on the book by Christina Crawford |
| Endless Love, screenplay by Judith Rascoe, based on the novel by Scott Spencer |
| Heaven's Gate, written by Michael Cimino |
| S.O.B., written by Blake Edwards |
| Tarzan, the Ape Man, screenplay by Tom Rowe and Gary Goddard, based on characters created by Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Worst New Star |
Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger |
| Gary Coleman in On the Right Track |
| Martin Hewitt in Endless Love |
| Mara Hobel in Mommie Dearest |
| Miles O'Keeffe in Tarzan, the Ape Man |
| Worst Original Song |
"Baby Talk" from Paternity, music by David Shire, lyrics by David Frishberg |
| "Hearts, Not Diamonds" from The Fan, music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Tim Rice |
| "The Man in the Mask" from The Legend of the Lone Ranger, music by John Barry, lyrics by Dean Pitchford |
| "Only When I Laugh" from Only When I Laugh, music by David Shire, lyrics by Richard Maltby |
| "You, You're Crazy" from Honky Tonk Freeway, composed by Frank Musker and Dominic Bugatti |
| Worst Musical Score |
The Legend of the Lone Ranger, music by John Barry |
| Heaven's Gate, music by David Mansfield |
| Thief, music by Tangerine Dream |
| Under the Rainbow, music by Joe Renzetti |
| Zorro, The Gay Blade, music by Ian Fraser |