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.

Francis Ford Coppola, one of Hollywood's greatest filmmakers, has been named worst director for his self-financed project Megalopolis in this year's Razzies. Announced two days before the Oscars reward Hollywood's finest, the Razzies name and shame the year's worst films.

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..."