Kevin's Watch

On the eve of the Oscars, let us once again welcome the Golden Raspberry Awards, now in its 25th year: "Commemorating a Quarter Century of Carping About Cinematic Crap!"

The Razzies were founded by "life-long cine-maniac and cynic" John Wilson. These Awards have always been aimed at Hollywood's "High Profile Humiliations" rather than the easier target of low-budget films.

Nominees were determined by mailing ballots to more than 650 film professionals, film journalists and film fans from 40 U.S. states and 15 foreign countries. Often called Tinsel Town’s tackiest Trophy, the RAZZIE Award itself is an intentionally cheapjack tchotchke featuring a golf-ball-sized, handcrafted RAZZberry atop a mangled Super 8 film reel that’s spray-painted gold and has an estimated street value of $4.97.

The Nominations

Worst Picture: ALEXANDER, CATWOMAN, SUPERBABIES: BABY GENIUSES 2, SURVIVING CHRISTMAS, WHITE CHICKS

Worst Actor:
Ben Affleck / JERSEY GIRL and SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
George W. Bush / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Vin Diesel / CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
Colin Farrell / ALEXANDER
Ben Stiller / ALONG CAME POLLY, ANCHORMAN, DODGEBALL,
ENVY and STARSKY & HUTCH

Worst Actress:
Halle Berry / CATWOMAN
Hilary Duff / CINDERELLA STORY and RAISE YOUR VOICE
Angelina Jolie / ALEXANDER and TAKING LIVES
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen / NEW YORK MINUTE
Shawn & Marlon (The Wayans Sisters) / WHITE CHICKS

Worst Screen Couple:
Ben Affleck & EITHER Jennifer Lopez OR Liv Tyler / JERSEY GIRL
Halle Berry & EITHER Benjamin Bratt OR Sharon Stone / CATWOMAN
George W. Bush & EITHER Condoleeza Rice OR His Pet Goat / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen / NEW YORK MINUTE
The Wayans Brothers (In or Out of Drag) WHITE CHICKS

Worst Supporting Actress:
Carmen Electra / STARKSY & HUTCH
Jennifer Lopez / JERSEY GIRL
Condoleeza Rice / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Britney Spears / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Sharon Stone / CATWOMAN

Worst Supporting Actor:
Val Kilmer / ALEXANDER
Ah-Nuld Schwarzenegger / AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAZE
Donald Rumsfeld / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Jon Voight / SUPERBABIES: BABY GENIUSES 2
Lambert Wilson / CATWOMAN

Worst Director:
Bob Clark / SUPERBABIES: BABY GENIUSES 2
Renny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader / EXORCIST 4: THE BEGINNING
“Pitof” / CATWOMAN
Oliver Stone / ALEXANDER
Keenan Ivory Wayans / WHITE CHICKS

Worst Remake Or Sequel:
ALIEN v PREDATOR
ANACONDAS: HUNT FOR THE BLOOD ORCHID
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAZE
EXORCIST 4: THE BEGINNING
SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED

Worst Screenplay:
ALEXANDER
CATWOMAN
SUPERBABIES: BABY GENIUSES 2
SURVIVING CHRISTMAS
WHITE CHICKS

Special "Worst of the Razzies' First 25 Years" Awards:

Worst ‘Drama’ of Our First 25 Years:
BATTLEFIELD EARTH (2000)
THE LONELY LADY (1983)
MOMMIE DEAREST (1981)
SHOWGIRLS (1995)
SWEPT AWAY (2002)

Worst ‘Comedy’ of Our First 25 Years:
ADVENTURES of PLUTO NASH (2002)
THE CAT IN THE HAT (2003)
FREDDY GOT FINGERED (2001)
GIGLI (2003)
LEONARD PART 6 (1987)

Worst ‘Musical’ of Our First 25 Years:
CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC (1980)
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (2003)
GLITTER (2001)
RHINESTONE (1984)
SPICE WORLD (1998)
XANADU (1980)

Heh, Bush won Worst Actor...

Who were the other winners?

Yes, please. I ,too, would like to know which movies to avoid at all costs.

I'm pretty sure Catwoman won as Worst Picture - and having watched it the other night, I can certainly agree.

Here are all the winners--er, I mean losers:

Worst Picture - CATWOMAN
Worst Actor In A Leading Role - George W. Bush / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Worst Actress In A Leading Role - Halle Berry / CATWOMAN
Worst Supporting Actor - Donald Rumsfeld / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Worst Supporting Actress - Britney Spears / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Worst Screen Couple - George W. Bush & either Condoleeza Rice or His Pet Goat / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Worst Remake or Sequel - SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED
Worst Director - “Pitof” / CATWOMAN
Worst Screenplay - CATWOMAN
Worst ‘Musical’ of Our First 25 Years - FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY (2003 / Nominated for 8 Awards, “winner” of 1)
Worst ‘Comedy’ of Our First 25 Years - GIGLI (2003 / Nominated for 9 Awards, “winner” of 6)
Worst ‘Drama’ of Our First 25 Years - BATTLEFIELD EARTH (2000 / Nominated for 9 Awards, “winner” of 7)
Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 YEARS (Dis-Honoring The Performer Who’s Amassed the MOST Nominations w/out “Winning” a Razzie) - Ah-Nuld Schwarzenegger (With 8 Nominaions, including one for 2004)

2006 Update

Here are the 26th Annual Razzie Award 'Winners':

Worst Picture - Dirty Love
Worst Actor - Rob Schneider/Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Worst Actress - Jenny McCarthy/Dirty Love
Worst Supporting Actor - Hayden Christensen/Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith
Worst Supporting Actress - Paris Hilton/House of Wax
Worst Screen Couple - Will Ferrell & Nicole Kidman/Bewitched
Worst Remake or Sequel - Son of the Mask
Worst Screenplay - Dirty Love
Worst Director - John Asher/Dirty Love

Dirty Love scores the most Razzies this year with 'wins' in 4 categories.

Most Tiresome Tabloid Targets (New category, saluting the celebs we're all sick and tired of): Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Oprah Winfrey's Couch, The Eiffel Tower and "Tom's Baby"

never even heard of Dirty Love.
and wouldn't paris need to be an actress to get worst actress?

sgtnull wrote:never even heard of Dirty Love.
and wouldn't paris need to be an actress to get worst actress?

Well she 'acted' in House of Wax.

Wow, I wanted to see Dirty Love.

Now I'm not so sure.

"Dirty Love' only grossed $56,000 at the box office, which explains why none of us have seen it.

Lore: I thought she was portrayed by one of the wax dummies. sorry.

what is dirty love, is it the Jenny McCarthy film?

Hey, SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED was great!

waiting for the third in that trilogy. maybe Scooby-Dee and Scooby -Dum will make it for the filming?

Heh heh, the razzies are always good for a chuckle. Not sure Christensen can be considered a supporting actor though, since the film was about his character.

how bad of an actor do you have to be to get a supporting award for a movie you were the lead actor in?

sgtnull wrote:how bad of an actor do you have to be to get a supporting award for a movie you were the lead actor in?

and you do realize that Scooby-Doo out acted all but Lillard as Shaggy. Lillard was money in that role.

sgtnull wrote:and you do realize that Scooby-Doo out acted all but Lillard as Shaggy. Lillard was money in that role.

Well, yeah, duh!
It's like.......Scooby's movie.
You expected the others to shine brighter than the star?

well i expect the humans to act better than the cgi.