THE RAZZIE NOMINATIONS

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:00pm

Among the most dis-honored titles nominated for The 26th Annual RAZZIES are: The Dukes Of Hazzard, which took the Hollywood habit of exhuming old TV series to new lows in lowbrow entertainment; Son of the Mask, an 11-years-later sequel sans the star of the original film (or any of its charm); House of Wax, a horror remake whose most horrifying element was the "dramatic debut" of hotel heiress (and Worst Supporting Actress nominee) Paris Hilton; Dirty Love, a vanity project written by and starring a Playboy Playmate, with a total box office take of barely $58,000; and Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, a "comedy" sequel that no one but its star and producers seemed to find funny. Each of these five is a Worst Picture nominee and, in a RAZZIE first which points out Hollywood's total creative bankruptcy in 2005, four of them are also Worst Remake or Sequel nominees. The fifth contender for Worst Remake is the five-times-nominated Bewitched, yet another old TV show "re-imagined" (and ruined) on its way to the big screen.

Worst Actor contenders include Will Ferrell for both Bewitched and Kicking & Screaming, Jamie Kennedy in Son of the Mask, Rob Schneider in the title role of Deuce Bigalow 2, The Rock in the video-game-to-movie adaptation Doom and box office behemoth Tom Cruise for War of the Worlds. Vying for dis-stink-tion as Worst Actress are vacuous vava-voom girl Jessica Alba in both Fantastic Four and Into the Blue, talent-challenged teen idol Hilary Duff in Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and The Perfect Man, Jenny McCarthy for Worst Picture nominee Dirty Love, Tara Reid as a "genius anthropologist"(!) in Alone in the Dark and RAZZIE Repeat Offender Jennifer Lopez as a beleaguered bride-to-be in Monster in Law.



WORST PICTURE

Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Dirty Love
Dukes of Hazzard
House of Wax
Son of the Mask

WORST ACTOR

Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds)
Will Ferrell (Bewitched and Kicking & Screaming)
Jamie Kennedy (Son of the Mask)
The Rock (Doom)
Rob Schneider (Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo)

WORST ACTRESS

Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four and Into the Blue)
Hilary Duff (Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and The Perfect Man)
Jennifer Lopez (Monster in Law)
Jenny McCarthy (Dirty Love)
Tara Reid (Alone in the Dark)

MOST TIRESOME TABLOID TARGETS

-- Tom Cruise & His Anti-Psychiatry Rant
-- Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, Oprah Winfrey’s Couch, The Eiffel Tower & “Tom’s Baby”
-- Paris Hilton and…Who-EVER!
-- Mr. & Mrs. Britney, Their Baby & Their Camcorder
-- The Simpsons: Ashlee, Jessica & Nick

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Hayden Christensen (Star Wars III: No Sith, He's Supposed to Be Darth Vader?!?!)
Alan Cumming (Son of the Mask)
Bob Hoskins (Son of the Mask)
Eugene Levy (Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and The Man)
Burt Reynolds (The Dukes of Hazzard and The Longest Yard)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Carmen Electra (Dirty Love)
Paris Hilton (House of Wax)
Katie Holmes (Batman Begins)
Ashlee Simpson (Undiscovered)
Jessica Simpson (The Dukes of Hazzard)

WORST SCREEN COUPLE

Will Ferrell & Nicole Kidman (Bewitched)
Jamie Kennedy & ANYBODY Stuck Sharing the Screen with Him (Son of the Mask)
Jenny McCarthy & ANYONE Dumb Enough to Befriend or Date Her (Dirty Love)
Rob Schneider & His Diapers (Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo)
Jessica Simpson & Her “Daisy Dukes” (The Dukes of Hazzard)

WORST REMAKE OR SEQUEL

Bewitched
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Dukes of Hazzard
House of Wax
Son of the Mask

WORST DIRECTOR

John Asher (Dirty Love)
Ewe Boll (Alone in the Dark)
Jay Chandrasekhar (The Dukes of Hazzard)
Nora Ephron (Bewitched)
Lawrence Gutterman (Son of the Mask)

WORST SCREENPLAY

Bewitched (Written by Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron & Adam McKay)
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (Written by Rob Schneider, David Garrett & Jason Ward)
Dirty Love (Written by Jenny McCarthy)
The Dukes of Hazzard (Written by John O'Brien)
Son of the Mask (Written by Lance Khazei)

Updated On: 1/30/06 at 03:00 PM

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:03pm

House of Wax as Worst Picture, over Alone in the Dark and many others? *shakes head* Every other nominee I am okay with, except... Tom Cruise did not deserve to be nominated. If only he had kept his mouth shut... Updated On: 1/30/06 at 03:03 PM

[WindyCityActor]

Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:05pm

My Votes!



WORST PICTURE

Dukes of Hazzard


WORST ACTOR

Will Ferrell (Bewitched and Kicking & Screaming)


WORST ACTRESS

Tara Reid (Alone in the Dark)

MOST TIRESOME TABLOID TARGETS

-- Paris Hilton and…Who-EVER!


WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Burt Reynolds (The Dukes of Hazzard and The Longest Yard)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jessica Simpson (The Dukes of Hazzard)


WORST SCREEN COUPLE

Will Ferrell & Nicole Kidman (Bewitched)
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WORST REMAKE OR SEQUEL

Dukes of Hazzard


WORST DIRECTOR

Ewe Boll (Alone in the Dark)


WORST SCREENPLAY

The Dukes of Hazzard (Written by John O'Brien)

[MargoChanning]

Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:07pm

"The nominees were announced by The Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, a tongue-in-cheek organization that claims more than 700 voting members.

Foundation head John Wilson said in an interview he did not think Cruise's portrayal of a working-class man in "War of the Worlds" was particularly credible.

While there were arguably worse performances, Cruise's off-screen antics, either in support of Scientology, or in the throes of passion with new girlfriend Katie Holmes, ensured he made the grade, Wilson said.

Indeed, Cruise was nominated twice in the new category of most tiresome tabloid target, which salutes "the celebs we're all sick and tired of," Wilson said.

Cruise is already a Razzie winner, sharing the honor with Brad Pitt for worst screen couple in "Interview with the Vampire." He was also nominated for the film "Cocktail."


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060130/film_nm/leisure_worst_dc

[NCGuy]

Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:27pm

Do they not give Razzies for "Worst Song in a Movie" anymore? Those were always fun (remember when "Love Theme from the Rape Scene in Showgirls" won?).

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:42pm

Happily, I have not seen enough of these films to judge them fairly.

*whew*

But it sounds like a particularly fruitful harvest this year in the "rasberry patch."

I predict Paris Hilton will have to buy a new mantle for her award(s). I wonder if any "good sports" will show up this year?

[broadway86]

Posted: 1/30/06 at 3:44pm

There's no way that Hilton, who was perfectly adequate in her role, will win over Simpson, who could not deliver a single without tripping over herself... Or is there? Updated On: 1/30/06 at 03:44 PM