Providing some much-needed levity in what can often be an awards season that takes itself entirely too seriously, this year's Golden Raspberry Awards nominations have been announced this morning. The Razzie voters have considered "a bumper crop of cinematic crud" (yep, even the Razzies thought 2019 was a bad year for film) and come up with their list dishonouring the worst in film.
It will, I suppose, come as little surprise to most that a certain CGI-heavy feline-inspired musical features heavily.
Here are the full nominations for the 40th Annual Razzie Awards
WORST PICTURE
Cats
The Fanatic
The Haunting Of Sharon Tate
A Madea Family Funeral
Rambo: Last Blood
WORST ACTRESS
Hilary Duff (The Haunting Of Sharon Tate)
Anne Hathaway (The Hustle and Serenity)
Francesca Hayward (Cats)
Tyler Perry (as Madea) (A Madea Family Funeral)
Rebel Wilson (The Hustle)
WORST ACTOR
James Franco (Zeroville)
David Harbour (Hellboy)
Matthew McConaughey (Serenity)
Sylvester Stallone (Rambo: Last Blood)
John Travolta (The Fanatic and Trading Paint)
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
James Corden (Cats)
Tyler Perry (as Joe) (A Madea Family Funeral)
Tyler Perry (as Uncle Heathrow) (A Madea Family Funeral)
Seth Rogen (Zeroville)
Bruce Willis (Glass)
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain (Dark Phoenix)
Cassi Davis (A Madea Family Funeral)
Judi Dench (Cats)
Fenessa Pineda (Rambo: First Blood)
Rebel Wilson (Cats)
WORST SCREEN COMBO
Any Two Half-Feline/Half-Human Hairballs (Cats)
Jason Derulo & His CGI-Neutered Bulge (Cats)
Tyler Perry & Tyler Perry (or Tyler Perry) (A Madea Family Funeral)
Sylvester Stallone & His Impotent Rage (Rambo: Last Blood)
John Travolta & Any Screenplay He Accepts
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
Dark Phoenix
Godzilla: King Of The Monsters
Hellboy
A Madea Family Funeral
Rambo: Last Blood
WORST DIRECTOR
Fred Durst (The Fanatic)
James Franco (Zeroville)
Adrian Grunberg (Rambo: Last Blood)
Tom Hooper (Cats)
Neil Marshall (Hellboy)
WORST SCREENPLAY
Cats
The Haunting Of Sharon Tate
Hellboy
A Madea Family Funeral
Rambo: Last Blood
WORST RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
Dragged Across Concrete
The Haunting Of Sharon Tate
Hellboy
Joker
Rambo: Last Blood
RAZZIE REDEEMER
Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name)
Keanu Reeves (John Wick 3 and Toy Story 4)
Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems)
Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers)
Will Smith (Aladdin)
Cats ("the widely derided feline flop"), A Madea Family Funeral (Tyler Perry's 12th- and apparently last- Madea film; guess the Razzies voters didn't want to miss their chance to let him know what they really think) and Rambo: Last Blood ("Stallone's assaulting to the senses/insulting to the intelligence blood-drenched sequel") lead the pack with eight nods apiece.
There are a couple of films- particularly Hellboy and Dark Phoenix- who can probably thank the unmitigated disasters that are Cats and A Madea Family Funeral from keeping them out of more categories.
A new category has been added this year to point out films that show a reckless disregard for human life and public property (so, in future years, expect to see any big-budget blockbuster that razes a city to the ground with nary a thought). It's utterly petty, I know, but man I really REALLY hope Joker wins. [Whilst there are several previous Oscar nominees and winners included in this mishagoss, Joker is the only Oscar-nominated film this year to also get a Razzie nod]
Considering the accelerated timetable for this year's Oscars, the Razzies have said "to hell with it" and are announcing things in their own sweet time. As it stands, there's no date given for the 40th Razzies ceremony but it's going to be televised!We'll definitely be covering it though.
This is the first of several awards posts for the weekend, as tonight (Saturday 8th February) is the Film Independent Spirit Awards and tomorrow is the big one- the 92nd Academy Awards. We're almost there...
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