One of the least anticipated awards shows in Hollywood, (especially by those who've been nominated) the Razzie Awards have been dishonoring the very worst to come out of Hollywood since 1980.
This
year, nominees will be announced on Oscar eve, on February 25, 2012. The official awards ceremony honoring the worst in film will be held thereafter appropriately enough on April Fools Day on Saturday evening, April 1, 2012.
According to the official Razzie Awards web site, nominees are determined by more than 725 film professionals, film journalists and film fans from around the U.S. and 15 foreign countries.
Razzie nominee contenders - the Worst Movies of 2011
Comedian Adam Sandler suffered a smackdown of historic proportions this year for 'Jack and Jill' - a film comedy that was rated a 4-star stinker by critics - and featuring the ironic tagline, "His twin sister is coming for the holidays...and it ain't pretty" ....and so it wasn't.
Of course, there was no shortage of other bona-fide move disasters throughout 2011.
Who could forget 'Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star'? Variously described as a "train wreck" and "soul-crushing", it garnered a total
0% by critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Another overly-hyped major motion picture which arrived in theaters DOA this summer was 'Sucker Punch' (which left millions of viewers feeling like suckers for having sat through it.)
Finally, the Razzie's might have to come with a new category (Worst Clones) for this year's twin plots in 'No Strings Attached'", closely followed by 'Friends with Benefits'. BOTH movies starred cuter than cute leads playing shallow characters who only wanted a physical relationship but who — awwwww — ultimately fell in love by the closing credits. Hey! We didn't see that coming!
If you haven't see them (and especially if you have) you may want to know that more singularly terrible contenders likely to gain Razzie notice this year include Red Riding Hood, Your Highness, Green Lantern, I Don't Know How She Does It, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Soul Surfer, - plus another Adam Sandler entry - Just Go With It.
The Razzies around the Web:
On the Web, track all the latest and juiciest Razzie news, pictures and video clips, the full list of the latest Razzie nominees &
winners, plus anything else you ever wanted to know about Hollywood's worst movies as voted upon by viewers and critics ...
Golden Raspberry Awards - What it all means, with a brief overview including notable Razzie inductees, personal reactions to their dubious achievement, complete Razzie winner lists dating back to 1980 plus related links, from Wikipedia.
IMDb Bottom 100 - Check out possible Razzie contenders with the top list of worst current bombs and major mistakes of the past, as voted by users of the Internet Movie Database.
Worst Picture * 'The Last Airbender'
'Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
'The Bounty Hunter'
'Sex & The City 2'
'Vampires Suck'
Worst Actor * Ashton Kutcher: 'Killers' and 'Valentine's Day'
Gerard Butler: 'The Bounty Hunter'
Jack Black: 'Gulliver's Travels'
Robert Pattinson: 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' and 'Remember Me'
Taylor Lautner: 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
Worst
Actress * The Four "Gal Pals": 'Sex & The City 2'
Jennifer Aniston: 'The Bounty Hunter'
Miley Cyrus: 'The Last Song'
Megan Fox: 'Jonah Hex'
Kristen Stewart 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
Worst Supporting Actor * Jackson Rathbone: 'The Last Airbender,' and 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
George Lopez: 'Marmaduke,' 'The Spy Next Door,' and 'Valentine's Day'
Billy Ray Cyrus: 'The Spy Next Door'
Dev Patel: 'The Last Airbender'
Rob Schneider: 'Grown Ups'
Worst
Supporting Actress * Jessica Alba: 'The Killer Inside Me,' 'Little Fockers,' 'Machete,' and 'Valentine's Day'
Cher: 'Burlesque'
Liza Minnelli: 'Sex & The City 2'
Nicola Peltz: 'The Last Airbender'
Barbra Streisand: 'Little Fockers'
Worst
Screen Couple/Ensemble * The Entire Cast of 'Sex & The City 2'
The Entire Cast of 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
The Entire Cast of 'The Last Airbender'
Jennifer Aniston & Gerard Butler: 'The Bounty Hunter'
Josh Brolin's Face & Megan Fox's Voice: 'Jonah Hex'
Worst
Prequel, Sequel, Remake Or Rip-Off * 'Sex & The City 2'
'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
'Clash of the Titans'
'The Last Airbender'
'Vampires Suck!'
Worst
Eye-Gouging Use of 3D * 'The Last Airbender'
'Cats & Dogs 2: Revenge Of Kitty Galore'
'Clash of the Titans'
'Nutcracker 3D'
'Saw 3D'
Worst
Director * M. Night Shymalan: 'The Last Airbender'
Sylvester Stallone: 'The Expendables'
Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer: 'Vampires Suck'
Michael Patrick King: 'Sex & The City 2'
David Slade: 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
Worst Screenplay * 'Last Airbender'
'Little Fockers'
'Sex & The City 2'
'Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
'Vampires Suck'