The director penned a blistering statement decrying the industry's focus on box office and playing it safe: "I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules laid down by an industry terrified of risk..."

"So few have the courage to go against the prevailing trends of contemporary moviemaking," the auteur, who then went on to win Worst Director, said.

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis will not be receiving any awards at the Oscars this weekend, but Coppola is taking his bows anyway, in an Instagram post graciously accepting the movie’s nominations and awards from the 2025 Razzie Awards.