Adam Sandler dominated the Razzie Awards Wednesday, as voters for Hollywood’s most dubious honor, showered “Grown Ups 2″ with eight nominations.
The annual awards recognize the worst movies and performances. Sandler’s comedy sequel was panned by critics, earning a doleful 7 percent “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and now is in the running for Worst Film, Worst Actor, and Worst Supporting Actor and Actress for Taylor Lautner and Salma Hayek. If Sandler wins Worst Actor, it will be his third victory in a row, coming on the heels of “That’s My Boy” and “Jack & Jill.”
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Also earning a spot in the annals of shame were “A Madea Christmas,” “Movie 43″ and “After Earth,” all of which picked up six nominations. “Madea” star Taylor Perry was actually cited in the Worst Actress category for his cross-dressing performance.
Pity poor Sylvester Stallone. The aging action star’s three films (“Grudge Match,” “Bullet to the Head” and “Escape Plan”) were all deemed among the year’s worst acting.
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Johnny Depp has charged a vast critical conspiracy for the failure of “The Lone Ranger,” but the actor found no sympathy among Razzie voters, who gave the box office bomb five nominations, including one for Worst Picture. Depp’s work as a bird-wearing Tonto was among the five Worst Actor nominees.
Winners of this year’s Razzies will be announced March 1, which is the day before the Academy Awards. Occasionally, as in the case of Sandra Bullock and Halle Berry, victors even show up to collect their statue.
*WORST PICTURE*
*AFTER EARTH*
* GROWN-UPS 2 *
* THE LONE RANGER *
* A MADEA CHRISTMAS *
* MOVIE 43*
*WORST ACTOR *
*Johnny Depp* / THE LONE RANGER
*Ashton Kutcher* / JOBS
*Adam Sandler* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Jaden Smith* / AFTER EARTH
*Sylvester Stallone* / BULLET TO THE HEAD, ESCAPE PLAN and GRUDGE MATCH
*WORST ACTRESS*
*Halle Berry* / THE CALL and MOVIE 43
*Selena Gomez* / GETAWAY
*Lindsay Lohan* / THE CANYONS
*Tyler Perry */ A MADEA CHRISTMAS
*Naomi Watts* / DIANA and MOVIE 43
*WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS *
*Lady Gaga* / MACHETTE KILLS
*Salma Hayek* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Katherine Heigl* / THE BIG WEDDING
*Kim Kardashian* / Tyler Perry’s TEMPTATION
*Lindsay Lohan* / IN-APP-PROPRIATE COMEDY and SCARY MOVIE 5
*WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR *
*Chris Brown* / BATTLE OF THE YEAR
*Larry the Cable Guy* / A MADEA CHRISTMAS
*Taylor Lautner* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Will Smith* / AFTER EARTH
*Nick Swardson* / A HAUNTED HOUSE and GROWN-UPS 2
*WORST DIRECTOR *
*The 13 People Who Directed* MOVIE 43
*Dennis Dugan* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Tyler Perry* / A MADEA CHRISTMAS and TEMPTATION
*M. Night Shyamalan* / AFTER EARTH
*Gore Verbinski* / THE LONE RANGER
*WORST SCREEN COMBO** *
The Entire Cast of GROAN-UPS, TOO
The Entire Cast of MOVIE 43
Lindsay Lohan & Charlie Sheen / SCARY MOVIE 5
Tyler Perry & EITHER Larry the Cable Guy OR That Worn-Out Wig & Dress / A MADEA XMAS
Jaden Smith & Will Smith on Planet Nepotism / AFTER EARTH
*WORST SCREENPLAY *
*AFTER EARTH* Screenplay by Gary Whitta and M. Night Shyamalan, Story by Will Smith
*GROWN-UPS 2* Written by Fred Wolfe & Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy
*THE LONE RANGER* Screen Story & Screenplay by Ted Elliott, Justin Haythe & Terry Rosso
*A MADEA CHRISTMAS* Written by Tyler Perry
*MOVIE 43* Written by 19 “Screenwriters”
*WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL** *
*GROWN-UPS 2 *
*HANGOVER III *
*THE LONE RANGER *
*SCARY MOVIE 5 *
*SMURFS 2*
* *
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The annual awards recognize the worst movies and performances. Sandler’s comedy sequel was panned by critics, earning a doleful 7 percent “fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and now is in the running for Worst Film, Worst Actor, and Worst Supporting Actor and Actress for Taylor Lautner and Salma Hayek. If Sandler wins Worst Actor, it will be his third victory in a row, coming on the heels of “That’s My Boy” and “Jack & Jill.”
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Also earning a spot in the annals of shame were “A Madea Christmas,” “Movie 43″ and “After Earth,” all of which picked up six nominations. “Madea” star Taylor Perry was actually cited in the Worst Actress category for his cross-dressing performance.
Pity poor Sylvester Stallone. The aging action star’s three films (“Grudge Match,” “Bullet to the Head” and “Escape Plan”) were all deemed among the year’s worst acting.
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Johnny Depp has charged a vast critical conspiracy for the failure of “The Lone Ranger,” but the actor found no sympathy among Razzie voters, who gave the box office bomb five nominations, including one for Worst Picture. Depp’s work as a bird-wearing Tonto was among the five Worst Actor nominees.
Winners of this year’s Razzies will be announced March 1, which is the day before the Academy Awards. Occasionally, as in the case of Sandra Bullock and Halle Berry, victors even show up to collect their statue.
*WORST PICTURE*
*AFTER EARTH*
* GROWN-UPS 2 *
* THE LONE RANGER *
* A MADEA CHRISTMAS *
* MOVIE 43*
*WORST ACTOR *
*Johnny Depp* / THE LONE RANGER
*Ashton Kutcher* / JOBS
*Adam Sandler* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Jaden Smith* / AFTER EARTH
*Sylvester Stallone* / BULLET TO THE HEAD, ESCAPE PLAN and GRUDGE MATCH
*WORST ACTRESS*
*Halle Berry* / THE CALL and MOVIE 43
*Selena Gomez* / GETAWAY
*Lindsay Lohan* / THE CANYONS
*Tyler Perry */ A MADEA CHRISTMAS
*Naomi Watts* / DIANA and MOVIE 43
*WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS *
*Lady Gaga* / MACHETTE KILLS
*Salma Hayek* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Katherine Heigl* / THE BIG WEDDING
*Kim Kardashian* / Tyler Perry’s TEMPTATION
*Lindsay Lohan* / IN-APP-PROPRIATE COMEDY and SCARY MOVIE 5
*WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR *
*Chris Brown* / BATTLE OF THE YEAR
*Larry the Cable Guy* / A MADEA CHRISTMAS
*Taylor Lautner* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Will Smith* / AFTER EARTH
*Nick Swardson* / A HAUNTED HOUSE and GROWN-UPS 2
*WORST DIRECTOR *
*The 13 People Who Directed* MOVIE 43
*Dennis Dugan* / GROWN-UPS 2
*Tyler Perry* / A MADEA CHRISTMAS and TEMPTATION
*M. Night Shyamalan* / AFTER EARTH
*Gore Verbinski* / THE LONE RANGER
*WORST SCREEN COMBO** *
The Entire Cast of GROAN-UPS, TOO
The Entire Cast of MOVIE 43
Lindsay Lohan & Charlie Sheen / SCARY MOVIE 5
Tyler Perry & EITHER Larry the Cable Guy OR That Worn-Out Wig & Dress / A MADEA XMAS
Jaden Smith & Will Smith on Planet Nepotism / AFTER EARTH
*WORST SCREENPLAY *
*AFTER EARTH* Screenplay by Gary Whitta and M. Night Shyamalan, Story by Will Smith
*GROWN-UPS 2* Written by Fred Wolfe & Adam Sandler & Tim Herlihy
*THE LONE RANGER* Screen Story & Screenplay by Ted Elliott, Justin Haythe & Terry Rosso
*A MADEA CHRISTMAS* Written by Tyler Perry
*MOVIE 43* Written by 19 “Screenwriters”
*WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL** *
*GROWN-UPS 2 *
*HANGOVER III *
*THE LONE RANGER *
*SCARY MOVIE 5 *
*SMURFS 2*
* *
The post Razzie Nominations: Adam Sandler, ‘Grown Ups 2′ Dominate Worst of Honors appeared first on TheWrap.
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Hollywood's Best & Worst Casting News of 2013 - From 'Batman vs. Superman' to 'Fifty Shades' Reported by The Wrap 12 hours ago.