It may have been the highest grossing film of last year but there is no love for Michael Bay’s TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION as it leads the Razzie nominations. The Razzies, or Golden Raspberry awards, is an awards ceremony with a difference; rather than applaud the best and brightest, rewards are given to those who have created the worst in cinema.
Bay has been campaigning for Oscar glory and may see today’s news as somewhat of a setback, but his bank account will have the last laugh given the incredible box office the film received. The fourth instalment in the franchise received seven nominations for Worst Picture, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Worst Rip-Off, Remake or Sequel, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay and Worst On-Screen Combo. Cameron Diaz also hasn’t faired so well with three of her films, THE OTHER WOMAN, ANNIE and SEX TAPE all picking up nominations.
Interestingly this year the ceremony will also have a brand new award, the ‘redeemer’ award. This prize will give recognition to a past winner who has gone onto to produce something that is actually rather good. We’re very happy to spy a certain Mr Reeves within that category.
The full list is below:
Worst Picture
KIRK CAMRON’S SAVING CHRISTMAS
LEFT BEHIND
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Worst Actor
Kirk Cameron KIRK CAMRON’S SAVING CHRISTMAS
Nicholas Cage LEFT BEHIND
Kellan Lutz THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
Seth MacFarlane A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST
Adam Sandler BLENDED
Worst Supporting Actor
Mel Gibson EXPENDABLES 3
Kelsey Grammer EXPENDABLES 3, LEGENDS OF OZ, THINK LIKE A MAN TOO, TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Shaquille O’Neal BLENDED
Arnold Schwarzenegger EXPENDABLES 3
Kiefer Sutherland POMPEII
Worst Actress
Drew Barrymore BLENDED
Cameron Diaz THE OTHER WOMAN & SEX TAPE
Melissa McCarthy TAMMY
Charlize Theron A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST
Gaia Weiss THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
Worst Supporting Actress
Cameron Diaz ANNIE
Megan Fox TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
Nicola Peltz TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Susan Sarandon TAMMY
Brigitte Ridenour KIRK CAMRON’S SAVING CHRISTMAS
Worst Director
Michael Bay TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Darren Doane KIRK CAMRON’S SAVING CHRISTMAS
Renny Harlin THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
Jonathan Liebesman TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
Seth MacFarlane A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
ANNIE
ATLAS SHRUGGED: WHO IS JOHN GALT?
THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Worst Screen Combo
Any Two Robots, Actors (Robotic Actors) TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Kirk Cameron & His Ego KIRK CAMRON’S SAVING CHRISTMAS
Cameron Diaz & Jason Segel SEX TAPE
Kellan Lutz & Either His Abs, His Pecs or His Glutes THE LEGEND OF HERCULES
Seth MacFarlane & Charlize Theron A MILLION WAYS TO DIE IN THE WEST
Worst Screenplay
KIRK CAMRON’S SAVING CHRISTMAS
LEFT BEHIND
SEX TAPE
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION
Redeemer Award
Ben Affleck ARGO & GONE GIRL
Jennifer Aniston CAKE
Mike Myers SUPERMENSCH
Keanu Reeves JOHN WICK
Kristen Stewart CAMP X-RAY
Source: Razzies
