The Shining is ranked on IMDB’s Top Movies list, yet it was nominated for Worst Director! Learn more
You might know The Shining starring Jack Nicholson because of the famous line, ‘Here’s Johnny’. Despite this movies popularity, the movie was nominated for two Razzie awards, including worst director! For those of you that don’t know, a ‘Razzie’ is an award for the worst movies. Ironically The Shining is the second highest ranked movie on IMDB for both Jack Nicholson and Stanley Kubrick.
While the movie is ranked 45th on IMDB, the movie received no Oscar, or Golden Globe nominations! However, Jack Nicholson has been nominated twelve times for his other movies, including Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Stanley Kubrick has also been nominated for many awards including Best Director!