The 33rd Annual Razzie Award nominations came in today, and as usual, this year’s nominations favor the easiest targets imaginable: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 racked up a whopping ten nominations, one in each category. Other big losers include the box office dud Battleship, directed by Peter Berg and co-starring Rihanna (both nominated), the Adam Sandler comedy That’s My Boy, the Tyler Perry comedy Madea’s Witness Protection and the cast of “Jersey Shore” who, despite only having about two minutes of screen time, eked out a nomination for The Three Stooges because… well, they’re the cast of “Jersey Shore,” and are therefore the easiest targets imaginable.
The only big surprise, as near as we can tell, is that the Razzies decided – unlike the rest of the world – that John Carter, now one of the most notorious bombs of all time, was actually a pretty good movie. Despite its high visibility and critical drubbing, Andrew Stanton’s sci-fi epic got off scot-free, without a single Razzie nomination to its (dis)credit.
The complete list of nominees is as follows. The 33rd Annual Razzie Awards will be presented on Saturday, February 23rd, the day before the Academy Awards (as opposed to last year’s Razzie Awards, which were – apparently quite temporarily – shifted to April Fool’s Day).
Worst Picture
Battleship
The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure
That’s My Boy
A Thousand Words
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Worst Director
Sean Anders – That’s My Boy
Peter Berg – Battleship
Bill Condon – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Tyler Perry – Good Deeds / Madea’s Witness Protection
John Putch – Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Worst Actress
Katherine Heigl – One for the Money
Milla Jovovich – Resident Evil: Retribution
Tyler Perry – Madea’s Witness Protection
Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II / Snow White and the Huntsman
Barbra Streisand – The Guilt Trip
Worst Actor
Nicolas Cage – Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance / Seeking Justice
Eddie Murphy – A Thousand Words
Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Tyler Perry – Alex Cross / Good Deeds
Adam Sandler – That’s My Boy
Worst Supporting Actress
Jessica Biel – Playing For Keeps / Total Recall
Brooklyn Decker – Battleship / What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Ashley Greene – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Jennifer Lopez – What to Expect When You’re Expecting
Rihanna – Battleship
Worst Supporting Actor
David Hasselhoff – Pirannha 3-DD
Taylor Lautner – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Liam Neeson – Battleship / Wrath of the Titans
Nick Swardson – That’s My Boy
Vanilla Ice – That’s My Boy
Worst Screen Ensemble
Battleship
The Oogieloves in Big Balloon Adventure
That’s My Boy
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Madea’s Witness Protection
Worst Screenplay
Atlas Shrugged Part II
Battleship
That’s My Boy
A Thousand Words
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel
Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance
Pirannha 3-DD
Red Dawn
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Madea’s Witness Protection
Worst Screen Couple
Any two cast members from “Jersey Shore” in The Three Stooges
Mackenzie Foy and Taylor Lautner in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II
Tyler Perry and his drag in Madea’s Witness Protection
Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester, or Susan Sarandon in That’s My Boy
William Bibbiani is the editor of CraveOnline’s Film Channel and co-host of The B-Movies Podcast. Follow him on Twitter at @WilliamBibbiani.
