So, here they are. The nominees for the 44th Golden Raspberry Awards, a.k.a. the Razzies. You'll be pleased to know (possibly?) that some things never change with the Razzies voters and a couple of expected names are present and correct.
WORST PICTURE
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Meg 2: The Trench
Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
Winnie the Pooh: Blood And Honey
WORST ACTRESS
Ana de Armas (Ghosted)
Megan Fox (Johnny & Clyde)
Salma Hayek (Magic Mike's Last Dance)
Jennifer Lopez (The Mother)
Helen Mirren (Shazam! Fury Of The Gods)
WORST ACTOR
Russell Crowe (The Pope's Exorcist)
Vin Diesel (Fast X)
Chris Evans (Ghosted)
Jason Statham (Meg 2: The Trench)
Jon Voight (Mercy)
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Michael Douglas (Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania)
Mel Gibson (Confidential Informant)
Bill Murray (Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania)
Franco Nero (as "The Pope") (The Pope's Exorcist)
Sylvester Stallone (Expend4ables)
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kim Cattrall (About My Father)
Megan Fox (Expend4bles)
Bai Ling (Johnny & Clyde)
Lucy Liu (Shazam! Fury Of The Gods)
Mary Stuart Masterson (Five Nights At Freddy's)
WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Any 2 "Merciless Mercenaries" (Expend4bles)
Any 2 Money-Grubbing Investors Who Donated to the $400 Million for Remake Rights to The Exorcist
Ana de Armas and Chris Evans (Ghosted)
Salma Hayek and Channing Tatum (Magic Mike's Last Dance)
Pooh and Piglet as Blood-Thirsty Slasher/Killers (Winnie the Pooh: Blood And Honey)
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL
Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
Winnie the Pooh: Blood And Honey
WORST DIRECTOR
Rhys Frake-Waterfield (Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey)
David Gordon Green (The Exorcist: Believer)
Peyton Reed (Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania)
Scott Waugh (Expend4bles)
Ben Wheatley (Meg 2: The Trench)
WORST SCREENPLAY
The Exorcist: Believer
Expend4bles
Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny
Shazam! Fury Of The Gods
Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey
So, with very little surprise, Expend4bles leads the pack with seven nominations, with The Exorcist: Believer and Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey tying for second with five each. Comicbook duds Shazam! Fury Of The Gods and Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania have four apiece.
As is usual with the Razzies nominations, there are a couple of films I've never heard of (Johnny & Clyde, Confidential Informant, The Mother) and I certainly won't be racing to check them out.
The "winners" will be handed out in a ceremony on Saturday 9th March, the day before the Oscars.
Having already posted my Oscar predictions earlier this morning (the world has indeed been turned upside down), my next post will be the official Oscar nominations tomorrow.
