In the world of film, there is no greater award or accolade than the Oscar. But every positive needs to have a negative, right?
That’s where the Razzies come in.
The Razzies are all about awarding (or publically humilating?) the worst that the world of film has to offer. And while I feel that 2008 might have just been one of the best years of motion picture this decade, there sure was (apparently) a lot of crap.
Just beyond the cut, I have listed this years nominations. I’m kind of surprised by some of the selections (I really enjoyed Speed Racer), but some aren’t a surprise in the least (Fuck you, Meet the Spartans! But hey, any awards show dedicated to pointing out how much Hollywood is ruining things with remakes and sequels ahoy gets a thumb’s up in my book.
Worst Picture
Speed Racer
Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
The Day the Earth Stood Still
High School Musical 3
The Hottie & The Nottie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Postal
Rambo
The Happening
Meet Dave
Witless Protection
Worst Actor
Zac Efron
Dane Cook
Larry the Cable Guy
Eddie Murphy
Al Pacino
Keanu Reeves
Sylvester Stallone
Tom Cruise (Valkyrie)
Will Ferrell
Ashton Kutcher
Mike Myers
Adam Sandler
Mark Wahlberg
Worst Actress
Paris Hilton
Jessica Alba
The cast of “The Women”
Camilla Belle
Cameron Diaz
Kate Hudson
Diane Keaton
Jennifer Connelly
Zooey Deschanel
Vanessa Hudgens
Eva Longoria-Parker
Reese Witherspoon
Worst Screen Couple:
Any couple from HSM 3
Cameron Diaz & Ashton Kutcher
Paris Hilton & Joel David Moore
Kate Hudson & Dane Cook
Kate Hudson & Matthew McConaughey
Larry the Cable Guy & Jenny McCarthy
Any couple from Mamma Mia
Eddie Murphy & Eddie Murphy (Meet Dave)
Al Pacino & His Hair
Mark Wahlberg & Zooey Deschanel
Mark Wahlberg & Mila Kunis
Sylvester Stallone & His Ego
Worst Director:
Uwe Boll
Scott Derrickson
Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
Tom Putnam
Marco Schnabel
Sylvester Stallone
Jon Avnet
Diane English
Roland Emmerich
Brian Robbins
Kenny Ortega
M. Night Shyamalan
Worst Prequel, Sequel, Remake or Rip-Off:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Rambo
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Disaster Movie
Meet the Spartans
An American Carol
The Women
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Prom Night
Speed Racer
The X-Files: I Want To Believe
Worst Career Achievement:
Uwe Boll
Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
Madonna
Keanu Reeves
Sylvester Stallone