Wednesday, 14 January 2015

Transformers Leads Razzies 'Worst Film' Shortlist

The 4th entry in the Transformers franchise leads thisyear's Razzie nominations, which single out the worst movies of the last 12months.
Transformers: Age of Extinction, which completed more than$1bn at the worldwide box office, has seven nominations including worst pictureand screenplay.
Director Michael Bay has also been chosen for a Razzie, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of the Oscars.
Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas & The Legend of Hercules received six nods.
They join action funniness Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - another Michael Bay production - and Nicolas Cage's thriller Left Behind in the worst picture category.
Other notable nominations include Cameron Diaz, who is cited for her roles in romantic comedies The Other Woman and Sex Tape as well as worst supporting actress in the remake of Annie.
Seth MacFarlane, who presented the Oscars in 2013, also has a number of nominations for his comic western, A Million Ways to Die in the West.
He joins Bay in the poorest director category & is nominated for "worst screen combo" with Charlize Theron, who is also up for worst actress.
MacFarlane is also in the running for nastiest actor alongside The Legend of Hercules' Kellan Lutz, Cameron, Cage and Adam Sandler.
Sandler is no foreigner to the Razzies, having received 10 nominations for worst actor and won three times.
A new group has also been launched to honor a past Razzie winner for a critically acclaimed role.
Online voters will choose amid Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves and Kristen Stewart for this year's "redeemer" award.
The winners of the spray-painted excellent raspberry statues will be announced at a ceremony on the eve of the Academy awards in February.
The full list of nominations is as follows:
Worst Picture


Worst Actor


Worst Supporting Actor


Worst Actress


Worst Supporting Actress


Worst Director


Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel


Worst Screen Combo


Worst Screenplay


Redeemer Award



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