As if timed to coincide with Empire's definitive list of the Top 50 Worst Movies Ever, this year's Golden Raspberry Award nominations, the anti-Oscars for all films awful, have just been announced.
2009 is described by the Razzie Foundation as "a banner year for bad movies", and as such, the categories are hotly contested. Leading the nominations however, are Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Land of the Lost, with seven nominations each. G.I. Joe is just behind with six. Awwww, Land of the Lost isn't that bad...
Soft targets? Well, of course: that's what the Razzies does - and they've also gone for lots of rather lazy so-and-so "and any co-star" in the Worst Screen Couple category, just to really reinforce the impression that they're going through the motions. Given the year, there are also three special categories for the worst actor, actress and movie of the last decade.
The results will be announced on March 6th, the night before the Oscars, and the full list of nominations is below. Wonder if any of the winners will turn out to be Halle Berry style jolly-good-sports, and show up to accept their trophy?
WORST PICTURE OF 2009
All About Steve
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Old Dogs
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
**WORST ACTOR OF 2009 **
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 Of 2009
**Beyonce, Obsessed
Sandra Bullock, All About Steve
Myley 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 SCREEN COUPLE OF 2009
**Any Two (or More) Jonas Brothers, The Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert ExperienceSandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper, All About Steve
Will Ferrell and any co-star, Creature or "Comic Riff," Land of the Lost
Shia Lebouf & Either Megan Fox or Any Transformer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Kristin Stewart and either Robert Pattinson or Taylor Whatz-His-Fang, Twilight Saga: New Moon
**WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF 2009
**Candice Bergen, Bride Wars
Ali Larter, Obsessed
Sienna Miller, G.I. Joe
Kelly Preston,Old Dogs
Julie White (as Mom), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
**WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF 2009
**Billy Ray Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hugh Hefner (as himself), Miss March
Robert Pattinson, Twilight Saga: New Moon
Jorma Taccone (as Cha-Ka), Land of the Lost
Marlon Wayans, G.I. Joe
**WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL(COMBINED CATEGORY FOR 2009)
**G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Pink Panther 2 (A Rip-Off of a Sequel to a Remake)
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
**WORST SCREENPLAY OF 2009
**All About Steve, screenplay by Kim Barker
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, screenplay by Stuart Beattie and David Elliot & Paul Lovett, based on Hasbro's G.I. Joe Characters.
Land of the Lost, written by Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas, based on Sid & Marty Krofft's TV series
Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, written By Ehren Kruger & Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman, based on Hasbro’s Transformers Action Figures
Twilight Saga: New Moon, screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer
**WORST PICTURE OF THE DECADE (3 SPECIAL 30TH RAZZIE-VERSARY AWARDZ)
**Battlefield Earth (2000) -- Nominated for 10 Razzies, "winner" of 8 (including Worst Drama of Our First 25 Years)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001) -- Nominated for nine Razzies, "winner" of five
Gigli (2003) -- Nominated for 10 Razzies, winner of seven (including Worst Comedy of Our First 25 Years)
I Know Who Killed Me (2007) -- Nominated for nine Razzies, "winner" of eight
Swept Away (2002) -- Nominated for nine Razzies, "winner" of five
WORST ACTOR OF THE DECADE
Ben Affleck (Nominated for 9 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 2 Razzies) Daredevil, Gigli, Jersey Girl, Paycheck, Pearl Harbor, Surviving Christmas
Eddie Murphy (Nominated for 12 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 3 Razzies) for The Adventures of Pluto Nash, I Spy, Imagine That, Meet Dave, Norbit, Showtime
Mike Myers (Nominated for 4 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 2 Razzies) for The Cat in the Hat, The Love Guru
Rob Schneider (Nominated for 6 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 1 Razzie) for The Animal, Benchwarmers, Deuce Bigalo: European Gigolo, Grandma’s Boy, The Hot Chick, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Little Man, Little Nicky
John Travolta (Nominated for 6 “Achievements,” “Winner” of 3 Razzies) for Battlefield Earth, Domestic Disturbance, Lucky Numbers, Old Dogs, Swordfish
**WORST ACTRESS OF THE DECADE
**Mariah Carey – (The Single Biggest Individual Vote Getter of the Decade: 70+% Of ALL Votes For Worst Actress Of 2001), Glitter
Paris Hilton (Nominated for five "Achievements," "Winner" of four Razzies) The Hottie & The Nottie, House of Whacks, Repo: The Genetic Opera
Lindsay Lohan -- (Nominated for five "achievements," "winner" of three Razzies) Herbie Fully Loaded, I Know Who Killed Me, Just My Luck
Jennifer Lopez -- (Nominated for nine "achievements," "winner" of two Razzies) Angel Eyes, Enough, Gigli, Jersey Girl, Maid in Manhattan, Monster-in-Law, The Wedding Planner
Madonna -- (Nominated for six "achievements," "winner" of four Razzies) Die Another Day, The Next Best Thing, Swept Away