Francis Ford Coppola is taking his 2025 Worst Director Razzies win in stride. The Oscar winner, 85, was given the title at the notorious award show for his 2024 sci-fi drama “Megalopolis,” which starred Adam Driver, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, and Shia LaBeouf.

The director blasts a "gutless" and "terrified" industry in a blistering statement decrying the industry's focus on box office and playing it safe: "I chose to NOT follow the rules …"

Leave it to Francis Ford Coppola to use his Razzie "win" as an opportunity to critique the film industry.Coppola was named worst director by the parody awards show honoring the year's "worst" movies.The "Godfather" director wrote in an Instagram post that he was "thrilled" by the honor.