Verhoeven accepted his award in person at the Razzie Awards ceremony, the first to ever do so. Smiling, he told the audience "I had the worst thing happen to me today. I got seven awards for being the worst, and it was more fun than reading the reviews in September."
"Recognized for his decades of film-making passion that challenged the norm with movies like RoboCop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers, and yes, even Showgirls.