The nominations for the 38th annual Razzie Awards, to recognize the worst films of the year, were announced today, a day before the Oscar nominees come out.
There are genre works in most categories – usually the same ones. Frequently nominated pictures include Transformers: The Last Knight, and The Mummy.
The 38th Annual Razzie Awards ceremony will be Saturday, March 3, the night before the 90th Academy Awards.
Worst Picture
- Baywatch
- The Emoji Movie
- Fifty Shades Darker
- The Mummy
- Transformers XVII: The Last Knight
Worst Actress
- Katherine Heigl / Unforgettable
- Dakota Johnson / Fifty Shades Darker
- Jennifer Lawrence / Mother!
- Tyler Perry / BOO! 2: A Medea Halloween
- Emma Watson / The Circle
Worst Actor
- Tom Cruise / The Mummy
- Johnny Depp / Pirates of The Caribbean XIII: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Jamie Dornan / Fifty Shades Darker
- Zac Efron / Baywatch
- Mark Wahlberg / Daddy’s Home 2 & Transformers XVII: The Last Knight
Worst Supporting Actor
- Javier Bardem / Mother! & Pirates of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
- Russell Crowe / The Mummy
- Josh Duhamel / Transformers XVII: Last Knight
- Mel Gibson / Daddy’s Home 2
- Anthony Hopkins / Collide & Transformers XVII: Last Knight
Worst Supporting Actress
- Kim Basinger / Fifty Shades Darker
- Sofia Boutella / The Mummy
- Laura Haddock / Transformers XVII: Last Knight
- Goldie Hawn / Snatched
- Susan Sarandon / A Bad Moms Christmas
Worst Screen Combo
- Any Combination of Two Characters, Two Sex Toys or Two Sexual Positions:
Fifty Shades Darker - Any Combination of Two Humans, Two Robots or Two Explosions:
Transformers XVII: Last Knight - Any Two Obnoxious Emojis:
The Emoji Movie - Johnny Depp & His Worn Out Drunk Routine:
Pirates of the Caribbean XIII: Dead Careers Tell No Tales - Tyler Perry & Either The Ratty Old Dress or Worn Out Wig
BOO! 2: A Madea Halloween
Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
- Baywatch
- BOO 2: A Medea Halloween
- Fifty Shades Darker
- The Mummy
- Transformers XVII: Last Knight
Worst Director
- Darren Aronofsky / Mother!
- Michael Bay / Transformers XVII: Last Knight
- James Foley / Fifty Shades Darker
- Alex Kurtzman / The Mummy
- Anthony (Tony) Leonidis / The Emoji Movie
Worst Screenplay
- Baywatch
- The Emoji Movie
- Fifty Shades Darker
- The Mummy
- Transformers XVII: The Last Knight
[Thanks to Cat Eldridge for the story.]
The numbers for the Transformers and Pirates movies disagree with canon (they’re both #5/V), but they’re consistent; not should whether I should appertain myself a drink (after rehearsal) or slap myself for missing the joke. There is a proof somewhere that 17 (XVII) is the largest finite number, but I wouldn’t bet the Razzies are familiar with the pejorative calculus. Or maybe they’re thinking of The Phantom Tollbooth:
Seems to be a rather restricted range of targets, or do the latest Marvel / DC / Lucasfilm releases get an automatic waiver?
In the background of the latest The Good Place was a poster for “Pirates of the Caribbean 6: The Haunted Crow’s Nest Or Something, Who Gives a Crap”.