Razzed up

[Grammargirl]

With the Oscars back on track for this weekend, I thought now might be an appropriate time to recognize those films that did not make the cut. I am talking about the Razzies, of course.

The Golden Raspberry Awards showed no mercy to Lindsey Lohan, bestowing three of its "worst" nominations to the troubled star whose escapades in 2007 made even Robert Downey Jr. cringe.

Lohan, whose 2007 was marred by rehab stints and arrests, as well as a string of box-office bombs, was dinged for her thriller “I Know Who Killed Me,” which led all films with nine nominations, a total padded by the dual-role-playing Lohan's two Worst Actress nods.

According to the Razzies, Lohan is the first actor to compete against herself for Worst Actress, something that could be viewed as an accomplishment...but probably won't be. In any case, it could have been worse for Lohan. But fortunately, “Georgia Rule,” her other 2007 big-screen credit, rated zero nominations.

Who else was “honored” with a Razzie?

Eddie Murphy, one year removed from his Oscar nomination for “Dreamgirls, was nominated for five unwanted Razzies—more than any other star—for his box-office hit (but critical miss) “Norbit.”

Proving the Razzies pick on the high and mighty, as well as the down and out, “I Now You Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,” Adam Sandler's latest $100 million-grossing comedy, tied with “Norbit” with eight nominations. Personally, I thought “Chuck and Larry” better than many other movies released last year. What was Jon Heder thinking when he made “The Benchwarmers?” I got through about 15 minutes and had to turn it off. My retinas were burning and my brain was begging for mercy.

The Worst Actor category found Murphy and Sandler squaring off against Jim Carrey, razzed for “The Number 23,” and two former Oscar winners, Cuba Gooding Jr., who sat in for Murphy in “Daddy Day Camp” and costarred opposite Murphy in “Norbit,” and Nicolas Cage, who found his box-office mojo in 2007 but found himself dishonored for all three of his starring roles in “Ghost Rider,” “Next” and “National Treasure: Book of Secrets.” While I agree that Nic Cage looked as though he had just had his entire body Botoxed in the “National Treasure” sequel, I did enjoy the movie.

The supporting categories were used to further besmirch Murphy, who was nominated as both Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Supporting Actress for two more characters he played in “Norbit.” Murphy also turned up again in the Worst Screen Couple category, where he was dinged for playing opposite himself—and himself. To top things off, he pulled in a Worst Screenplay nomination for helping write “Norbit.”

The 28th annual Razzie Awards are to be presented, per usual, on the day before the Oscars, Feb. 23. For those keeping track, here's a complete look at the field for the Razzies:

Worst Picture
• Bratz
• Daddy Day Camp
• I Know Who Killed Me
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
• Norbit

Worst Actor
• Nicolas Cage, Ghost Rider, National Treasure: Book of Secrets
and Next
• Jim Carrey, The Number 23
• Cuba Gooding Jr., Daddy Day Camp and Norbit
• Eddie Murphy, Norbit
• Adam Sandler, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Worst Actress
• Jessica Alba, Awake, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
and Good Luck Chuck
• Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos and Skyler Shaye, Bratz
• Elisha Cuthbert, Captivity
• Diane Keaton, Because I Said So
• Lindsay Lohan (as Aubrey), I Know Who Killed Me
• Lindsay Lohan (as Dakota), I Know Who Killed Me

Worst Supporting Actor
• Orlando Bloom, "Pirates of the Carob-Bean: At Wit's End"
• Kevin James, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
• Eddie Murphy, Norbit
• Rob Schneider, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
• Jon Voight, Bratz, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, September Dawn
and Transformers

Worst Supporting Actress
• Jessica Biel, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Next
• Carmen Electra, Epic Movie
• Eddie Murphy, Norbit
• Julia Ormond, I Know Who Killed Me
• Nicollette Sheridan, Code Name: The Cleaner

Worst Screen Couple
• Jessica Alba & either Hayden Christensen (Awake) or Dane Cook
(Good Luck Chuck) or Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)
• "Any Combination of Two Totally Air-Headed Characters," Bratz
• Lindsay Lohan & Lindsay Lohan, I Know Who Killed Me
• Eddie Murphy (as Norbit) & either Eddie Murphy (as Mr. Wong) or Eddie Murphy (as Rasputia), all from Norbit
• Adam Sandler & either Kevin James or Jessica Biel, all from I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Worst Remake or Rip-Off
• Are We Done Yet? ("Remake/Rip-off of Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House")
• Bratz ("A rip-off if ever there was one!")
• Epic Movie ("Rip-off of every movie it rips off")
• I Know Who Killed Me ("Rip-off of Hostel, Saw and The Patty Duke Show")
• Who's Your Caddy? ("Rip-off of Caddyshack")

Worst Prequel or Sequel
• Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
• Daddy Day Camp
• Evan Almighty
• Hannibal Rising
• Hostel: Part II

Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie
• Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem
• Captivity
• Hannibal Rising
• Hostel: Part II
• I Know Who Killed Me

Worst Director
• Dennis Dugan, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
• Roland Joffe, Captivity
• Brian Robbins, Norbit
• Fred Savage, Daddy Day Camp
• Chris Siverston, I Know Who Killed Me

Worst Screenplay
• Daddy Day Camp
• Epic Movie
• I Know Who Killed Me
• I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
• Norbit

Are there any missing? What movies/roles do you think stunk up movie theaters and stole money from your pocket this year?

[Dawn]

OMG. Good Luck Chuck. There's an hour & a half of my life I will never get back.

[WriterJax]

I think my favorite entry is 'Worst Couple' - Jessica Alba and everyone.

Might be good conversation at the annual Oscar Party...

[Lisa Ann]

there was the Resident Evil part three that I am still trying to figure out how to erase from my memory...