On the eve before Oscar nominations are announced celebrating the best achievements in cinema, the nominations were announced for the 37th Razzie Awards, celebrating the worst the screen had to offer us in the past 12 months. In typical tongue-in-cheek fashion, the Razzie’s poked considerable fun at the various duds and bombs that assaulted the multiplex with easy target Batman v Superman leading the way with a dishonorable eight nods, including an expected mention in the Worst Picture category. Other films with multiple mentions include Gods of Egypt (which got tarred and feathered when release for its mostly white cast), doomed sequels Independence Day: Resurgence and Zoolander No. 2 as well as the documentary hit job Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party, proving the divisive year in the politics is still taking its toll.
Winners, or losers to be more precise, will be announced on February 25th. The Razzie Awards are selected by 1,014 voting Razzie members throughout 49 states and 23 countries. This is the case for all categories except for Worst Screen Duo, which is voted on by thousands of online users through Rotten Tomatoes.
The distinguished nominees are:
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 DIRECTOR
- Dinesh D’Souza, Bruce Schooley, Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
- Roland Emmerich, Independence Day: Resurgence
- Tyler Perry, BOO! A Medea Halloween
- Zack Snyder, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Ben Stiller, Zoolander No. 2
WORST ACTOR
- Ben Affleck, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Gerard Butler, Gods of Egypt and 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 and Shut In
- Shailene Woodley, Divergent Series: Allegiant
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Nicolas Cage, Snowden
- Johnny Depp, Alice Through the Looking Glass
- Jesse Eisenberg, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Will Ferrell, Zoolander No. 2
- Jared Leto, Suicide Squad
- Owen Wilson, Zoolander No. 2
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 SCREEN COMBO
- Ben Affleck and His BFF (Baddest Foe Forever) Henry Cavill, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Any 2 Egyptian Gods or Mortals, Gods of Egypt
- Johnny Depp and His Vomitously Vibrant Costume, Alice Through the Looking Glass
- The Entire Cast of Once Respected Actors, Collateral Beauty
- Tyler Perry and that Same Old Worn Out Wig, BOO! A Medea Halloween
- Ben Stiller and His BFF (Barely Funny Friend) Owen Wilson, 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
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