Pricking the balloon of pomposity The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation have been handing out the anti-Oscars for shockingly terrible acting, screenwriting and directing for the past thirty years, and their annual awards nominations have been announced.
Leading the field is a film is Transformers: ROTF, a film woefully lacking in plot and excitement that even the most sunset loving military fetishist left disappointed, and close on its heels is the less woeful but still pretty terrible G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra – it seems 2009 was a bad year for toy-based action blockbusters with a colon in the title.
Often dismissed as a spiteful or facetious exercise, the Razzies have gained some notoriety over the years, and even some credibility when the nominated stars turn up to accept the awards – Halle Berry’s appearance for Catwoman endeared her and somewhat made up for that execrable film.
You can visit the Razzies website for the full list but here are some choice nominations:
Worst Picture:
All About Steve
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of The Lost
Old Dogs
Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
Worst Actor:
All Three Jonas Brothers (JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE)
Will Ferrell (LAND OF THE LOST)
Steve Martin (PINK PANTHER 2)
Eddie Murphy (IMAGINE THAT)
John Travolta (OLD DOGS)
Worst Actress:
Beyonce (OBSESSED)
Sandra Bullock (ALL ABOUT STEVE)
Mylie Cyrus (HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE)
Megan Fox (JENNIFER’S BODY AND TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN)
Sarah Jessica Parker (DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS?)
Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel (Combined Category for 2009):
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of The Lost
Pink Panther 2
Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
Twilight Saga: New Moon
Worst Director of 2009:
Michael Bay (TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN)
Walt Becker (OLD DOGS)
Brad Silberling (LAND OF THE LOST)
Stephen Sommers (G.I. JOE)
Phil Traill (ALL ABOUT STEVE)
And, as we’ve just begun a new decade the Razzies have decided to honour the truly shocking in a few Worst of Decade awards.
Worst Picture of the Decade:
Battlefield Earth (2000)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Gigli (2003)
I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
Swept Away (2002)
There you go – 24 hours before the Oscars we’ll know the winners. Should be fun.
