'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' And 'Zoolander 2' Dominate Razzie Nominations
The nominees for the 37th annual Golden Raspberry Awards, aka the Razzies, have been revealed and according to organisers 2016 was so bad for movies there’s more contenders than ever.
Leading the pack with nine nominations is Zoolander 2, described as a "15-years-too-late sequel”, which is up for nine awards, followed by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a "WTF comic-book battle royale,” which has eight nods.
Announcing the nominees organisers said: “The crop of cinematic crap in 2016 was so extensive that this year's 37th Annual Razzie Awards is expanding from 5 nominees to an unprecedented 6 contenders in each of its 9 Worst Achievement in Film categories.”
In the Worst Picture category Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Zoolander 2 are up against Dirty Grandpa, Gods of Egypt, Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party and Independence Day: Resurgence.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is also up for worst remake, ripoff or sequel, worst screenplay, worst on screen combo (for Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill), worst supporting actor (Jesse Eisenberg), worst director (Zack Snyder), worst screenplay and worst actor for both Affleck and Cavill.
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Affleck is no stranger to the Razzie awards, having picked up the worst actor gong in 2004, for his performances in Gigli, _Daredevi_l, and Paycheck. But in 2014 he was given the The Razzie Redeemer Award, after he became an ‘Oscar darling’ for Argo and Gone Girl.
This year’s ‘winners’ will be announced at a ceremony set for February 26, the night before the Academy Awards. Nominees in all categories except for worst screen combo were selected by online votes from 1,014 voting Razzie members. The worst screen combo nominees were chosen by votes from thousands of users at reviews website Rotten Tomatoes.
Full list of 2016 Golden Raspberry Nominees
Worst picture
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Zoolander No. 2
Worst actor
Ben Affleck (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Gerard Butler (Gods of Egypt & London Has Fallen)
Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Robert De Niro (Dirty Grandpa)
Dinesh D'Souza, as Himself (Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Ben Stiller (Zoolander No.2)
Worst actress
Megan Fox (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows)
Tyler Perry (BOO! A Medea Halloween)
Julia Roberts (Mother's Day)
Becky Turner as Hillary Clinton (Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Naomi Watts (Divergent Series: Allegiant & Shut-In)
Shailene Woodley (Divergent Series: Allegiant)
Worst supporting actress
Julianne Hough (Dirty Grandpa)
Kate Hudson (Mother's Day)
Aubrey Plaza (Dirty Grandpa)
Jane Seymour (Fifty Shades of Black)
Sela Ward (Independence Day: Resurgence)
Kristen Wiig (Zoolander No. 2)
Worst supporting actor
Nicolas Cage (Snowden)
Johnny Depp (Alice Through the Looking Glass)
Will Ferrell (Zoolander No. 2)
Jesse Eisenberg (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Jared Leto (Suicide Squad)
Owen Wilson (Zoolander No. 2)
Worst screen combo
Ben Affleck & His BFF (Baddest Foe Forever) Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Any 2 Egyptian Gods or Mortals (Gods of Egypt)
Johnny Depp & His Vomitously Vibrant Costume (Alice Through the Looking Glass)
The Entire Cast of Once Respected Actors (Collateral Beauty)
Tyler Perry & That Same Old Worn Out Wig (BOO! A Medea Halloween)
Ben Stiller and His BFF (Barely Funny Friend) Owen Wilson (Zoolander No. 2)
Worst director
Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley / Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Roland Emmerich / Independence Day: Resurgence
Tyler Perry / BOO! A Medea Halloween
Alex Proyas / Gods of Egypt
Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Ben Stiller / Zoolander No. 2
Worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Dawn of Justice
Fifty Shades of Black
Independence Day: Resurgence
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Zoolander No. 2
Worst screenplay
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Suicide Squad