The Best and the Worst
I'm no awards season analyst, or even a dedicated awards body watcher, but I thought I better share the following. Over the past few days the nominations for the Razzies (which "dis-honour" the year's worst movies) and Academy Awards (which honour the year's best) have been announced.
The short of it: Mike Myers' spectacular bomb The Love Guru is leading the Razzies with 7 nominations, while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has gobbled up a lot of Oscar love with 13 category nominations. Golden Globe winner for Best Picture (Drama), Slumdog Millionaire scored the second most nominations - with recognition in 10 categories.
Honestly the 2 lists aren't particularly surprising: Uwe Boll makes ultra-crap movies; Heath Ledger's posthumous Oscar nomination has been a sure thing for a long time. Speaking of superhero stuff and the Academy Awards, it's nice to see that The Dark Knight has done well in the technical categories (although it's sorely absent from Best Score) and I'm very glad to see Hellboy II pop up in the Best Make-up Category.
Oh, and I love this year's Best Animated Category.
Pity about the lack of love for In Bruges though, which did so well at the Golden Globes.
Anyway, winners of the Razzies will be announced on Saturday, 21 February, while the Academy Awards are revealed a day later at a slightly less tacky awards ceremony on Sunday, 22 February.
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The 2008 Razzie Noms:
Worst Picture
Disaster Movie an Meet The Spartans (Two Movies — One Berry Badly Beaten Dead Horse of a Concept!)
The Happening
The Hottie and The Nottie
In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Worst Actor
Larry the Cable Guy (WITLESS PROTECTION)
Eddie Murphy (MEET DAVE)
Mike Myers (THE LOVE GURU)
Al Pacino (88 MINUTES and RIGHTEOUS KILL)
Mark Wahlberg (THE HAPPENING and MAX PAYNE)
Worst Actress
Jessica Alba (THE EYE and THE LOVE GURU)
The Cast of THE WOMEN (Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith
and Meg Ryan)
Cameron Diaz (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS)
Paris Hilton (THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE)
Kate Hudson (FOOLS’ GOLD and MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL)
Worst Supporting Actor
Uwe Boll (as Himself) (POSTAL)
Pierce Brosnan (MAMMA MIA!)
Ben Kingsley (THE LOVE GURU, WAR, INC. and THE WACKNESS)
Burt Reynolds (DEAL and IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE)
Verne Troyer (THE LOVE GURU and POSTAL)
Worst Supporting Actress
Carmen Electra (DISASTER MOVIE and MEET THE SPARTANS)
Paris Hilton (REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA)
Kim Kardashian (DISASTER MOVIE)
Jenny McCarthy (WITLESS PROTECTION)
Leelee Sobieski (88 MINUTES and IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE)
Worst Screen Couple
Uwe Boll & ANY Actor, Camera or Screenplay
Cameron Diaz & Ashton Kutcher (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS)
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore (HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE)
Larry the Cable Guy & Jenny McCarthy (WITLESS PROTECTION)
Eddie Murphy IN Eddie Murphy (MEET DAVE)
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
The Day The Earth Blowed Up Real Good
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Worst Director
Uwe Boll (1968: TUNNEL RATS, IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE and POSTAL)
Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer (DISASTER MOVIE and MEET THE SPARTANS)
Tom Putnam (THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE)
Marco Schnabel (THE LOVE GURU)
M. Night Shyamalan (THE HAPPENING)
Worst Screenplay
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans (Both Written By Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer)
The Happening (Written By M. Night Shyamalan)
The Hottie And The Nottie (Written By Heidi Ferrer)
In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (Screenplay By Doug Taylor)
The Love Guru (Written By Mike Myers & Graham Gord)
Worst Career Achievement
Uwe Boll (Germany’s Answer to Ed Wood)
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The 2008 Academy Award Noms:
I'm not going to list every category - just the ones that will have interest for the average moviegoer and their geeky brethren. If you're interested, click here to see the full list.
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor”
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn in “Milk”
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Josh Brolin in “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt”
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling”
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep in “Doubt”
Kate Winslet in “The Reader”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams in “Doubt”
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis in “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler”
Best animated feature film of the year
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Achievement in art direction
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”
Achievement in costume design
“Australia”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Duchess”
“Milk”
“Revolutionary Road”
Achievement in directing
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” - David Fincher
“Frost/Nixon” - Ron Howard
“Milk” - Gus Van Sant
“The Reader” - Stephen Daldry
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Danny Boyle
Achievement in film editing
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
Achievement in makeup
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Defiance”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman andMaya Arulpragasam
Best motion picture of the year
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
“Milk” (Focus Features)
"The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
Achievement in visual effects
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”
Adapted screenplay
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt” Written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon” Screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader” Screenplay by David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire” Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay
“Frozen River” Written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky” Written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges” Written by Martin McDonagh
“Milk” Written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E” Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
The short of it: Mike Myers' spectacular bomb The Love Guru is leading the Razzies with 7 nominations, while The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has gobbled up a lot of Oscar love with 13 category nominations. Golden Globe winner for Best Picture (Drama), Slumdog Millionaire scored the second most nominations - with recognition in 10 categories.
Honestly the 2 lists aren't particularly surprising: Uwe Boll makes ultra-crap movies; Heath Ledger's posthumous Oscar nomination has been a sure thing for a long time. Speaking of superhero stuff and the Academy Awards, it's nice to see that The Dark Knight has done well in the technical categories (although it's sorely absent from Best Score) and I'm very glad to see Hellboy II pop up in the Best Make-up Category.
Oh, and I love this year's Best Animated Category.
Pity about the lack of love for In Bruges though, which did so well at the Golden Globes.
Anyway, winners of the Razzies will be announced on Saturday, 21 February, while the Academy Awards are revealed a day later at a slightly less tacky awards ceremony on Sunday, 22 February.
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The 2008 Razzie Noms:
Worst Picture
Disaster Movie an Meet The Spartans (Two Movies — One Berry Badly Beaten Dead Horse of a Concept!)
The Happening
The Hottie and The Nottie
In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Worst Actor
Larry the Cable Guy (WITLESS PROTECTION)
Eddie Murphy (MEET DAVE)
Mike Myers (THE LOVE GURU)
Al Pacino (88 MINUTES and RIGHTEOUS KILL)
Mark Wahlberg (THE HAPPENING and MAX PAYNE)
Worst Actress
Jessica Alba (THE EYE and THE LOVE GURU)
The Cast of THE WOMEN (Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith
and Meg Ryan)
Cameron Diaz (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS)
Paris Hilton (THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE)
Kate Hudson (FOOLS’ GOLD and MY BEST FRIEND’S GIRL)
Worst Supporting Actor
Uwe Boll (as Himself) (POSTAL)
Pierce Brosnan (MAMMA MIA!)
Ben Kingsley (THE LOVE GURU, WAR, INC. and THE WACKNESS)
Burt Reynolds (DEAL and IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE)
Verne Troyer (THE LOVE GURU and POSTAL)
Worst Supporting Actress
Carmen Electra (DISASTER MOVIE and MEET THE SPARTANS)
Paris Hilton (REPO: THE GENETIC OPERA)
Kim Kardashian (DISASTER MOVIE)
Jenny McCarthy (WITLESS PROTECTION)
Leelee Sobieski (88 MINUTES and IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE)
Worst Screen Couple
Uwe Boll & ANY Actor, Camera or Screenplay
Cameron Diaz & Ashton Kutcher (WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS)
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore (HOTTIE & THE NOTTIE)
Larry the Cable Guy & Jenny McCarthy (WITLESS PROTECTION)
Eddie Murphy IN Eddie Murphy (MEET DAVE)
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
The Day The Earth Blowed Up Real Good
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans
Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Worst Director
Uwe Boll (1968: TUNNEL RATS, IN THE NAME OF THE KING: A DUNGEON SIEGE TALE and POSTAL)
Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer (DISASTER MOVIE and MEET THE SPARTANS)
Tom Putnam (THE HOTTIE AND THE NOTTIE)
Marco Schnabel (THE LOVE GURU)
M. Night Shyamalan (THE HAPPENING)
Worst Screenplay
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans (Both Written By Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer)
The Happening (Written By M. Night Shyamalan)
The Hottie And The Nottie (Written By Heidi Ferrer)
In The Name Of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (Screenplay By Doug Taylor)
The Love Guru (Written By Mike Myers & Graham Gord)
Worst Career Achievement
Uwe Boll (Germany’s Answer to Ed Wood)
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The 2008 Academy Award Noms:
I'm not going to list every category - just the ones that will have interest for the average moviegoer and their geeky brethren. If you're interested, click here to see the full list.
Performance by an actor in a leading role
Richard Jenkins in “The Visitor”
Frank Langella in “Frost/Nixon”
Sean Penn in “Milk”
Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Mickey Rourke in “The Wrestler”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Josh Brolin in “Milk”
Robert Downey Jr. in “Tropic Thunder”
Philip Seymour Hoffman in “Doubt”
Heath Ledger in “The Dark Knight”
Michael Shannon in “Revolutionary Road”
Performance by an actress in a leading role
Anne Hathaway in “Rachel Getting Married”
Angelina Jolie in “Changeling”
Melissa Leo in “Frozen River”
Meryl Streep in “Doubt”
Kate Winslet in “The Reader”
Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Adams in “Doubt”
Penélope Cruz in “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”
Viola Davis in “Doubt”
Taraji P. Henson in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Marisa Tomei in “The Wrestler”
Best animated feature film of the year
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL-E
Achievement in art direction
“Changeling”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“The Duchess”
“Revolutionary Road”
Achievement in costume design
“Australia”
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Duchess”
“Milk”
“Revolutionary Road”
Achievement in directing
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” - David Fincher
“Frost/Nixon” - Ron Howard
“Milk” - Gus Van Sant
“The Reader” - Stephen Daldry
“Slumdog Millionaire” - Danny Boyle
Achievement in film editing
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Frost/Nixon”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
Achievement in makeup
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Hellboy II: The Golden Army”
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“Defiance”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
“Down to Earth” from “WALL-E” (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel
“Jai Ho” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar
“O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman andMaya Arulpragasam
Best motion picture of the year
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” (Paramount and Warner Bros.)
“Frost/Nixon” (Universal)
“Milk” (Focus Features)
"The Reader” (The Weinstein Company)
“Slumdog Millionaire” (Fox Searchlight)
Achievement in visual effects
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
“The Dark Knight”
“Iron Man”
Adapted screenplay
“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” Screenplay by Eric Roth, Screen story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord
“Doubt” Written by John Patrick Shanley
“Frost/Nixon” Screenplay by Peter Morgan
“The Reader” Screenplay by David Hare
“Slumdog Millionaire” Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy
Original screenplay
“Frozen River” Written by Courtney Hunt
“Happy-Go-Lucky” Written by Mike Leigh
“In Bruges” Written by Martin McDonagh
“Milk” Written by Dustin Lance Black
“WALL-E” Screenplay by Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Original story by Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter
Comments
I think Frank Miller was lucky that The Spirit was released so late in the year, because I was expecting it to land some Razzie noms (not that I've seen it either).