It’s that time of year again, where the awards for the best (and worst) movies of 2012 are announced. One of the most entertaining awards is the Golden Raspberry Award, awarded in recognition of the worst films, directors, actors, and actresses in the last year. I personally have not seen any of the films on this list, nor do I plan to at any point in the future.
People who severely dislike the Twilight franchise (such as myself) shouldn’t be surprised that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2 was nominated for 11 Razzies. Hopefully Breaking Dawn-Part 2 will set the record for most Razzie wins, set last year by Adam Sandler’s comedy Jack & Jill (10 Wins).
To nobody’s surprise, Battleship was nominated 7 times. The fact they casted Rihanna to portray a U.S. Navy officer hurt my common sense, not to mention the trailers made it appear to be a Transformers rip off. Plus, I don’t remember alien invasions during my youth of playing the classic Battleship game.
The nominees are as followed:
Worst Picture
- Battleship
- The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
- That’s My Boy
- A Thousand Words
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2
Worst Director
- Sean Anders – That’s My Boy
- Peter Berg – Battleship
- Bill Condon – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2
- Tyler Perry – Good Deeds and Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection
- John Putch – Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Worst Actress
- Katherine Heigl – One for the Money
- Milla Jovovich – Resident Evil: Retribution
- Tyler Perry – Madea’s Witness Protection
- Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2 and Snow White and the Huntsman
- Barbra Streisand – The Guilt Trip
Worst Actor
- Nicolas Cage – Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Seeking Justice
- Eddie Murphy – A Thousand Words
- Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2
- Tyler Perry – Alex Cross and Good Deeds
- Adam Sandler – That’s My Boy
Worst Supporting Actress
- Jessica Biel – Playing For Keeps and Total Recall
- Brooklyn Decker – Battleship and What to Expect When You’re Expecting
- Ashley Greene – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2
- Jennifer Lopez – What to Expect When You’re Expecting
- Rihanna – Battleship
Worst Supporting Actor
- David Hasselhoff – Pirannha 3DD
- Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2
- Liam Neeson – Battleship and Wrath of the Titans
- Nick Swardson – That’s My Boy
- Vanilla Ice – That’s My Boy
Worst Screen Ensemble
- The entire cast of Battleship
- The entire cast of The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
- The entire cast of That’s My Boy
- The entire cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2
- The entire cast of Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection
Worst Screenplay
- Atlas Shrugged: Part II (written by Duke Sandefur, Brian Patrick O’Toole, and Duncan Scott. Based off the novel by Ayn Rand.)
- Battleship (written by Jon and Edric Hoeber. Based off the Hasboro game.)
- That’s My Boy (written by David Caspe; uncredited writers: Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy,Robert Smigel, David Wain, and Ken Marino)
- A Thousand Words (written by Steve Koren)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2 (written by Melissa Rosenberg and Stephenie Meyer; based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer)
Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel
- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance
- Pirannha 3DD
- Red Dawn
- Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 2
- Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection
Worst Screen Couple
- Any two cast members from Jersey Shore in The Three Stooges
- Mackenzie Foy and Taylor Lautner in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
- Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
- Tyler Perry and his drag in Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection
- Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, or Susan Sarandon in That’s My Boy
Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKhqGLGZv6M; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33rd_Golden_Raspberry_Awards
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