Last night was 84th annual Academy Awards, and what a night it was. But if you, dear reader, think the success of THE ARTIST and Meryl Streep will be the big stories of the day, I have two words for you:
Adam.
Sandler.
Yes, the thinking man’s Rob Schneider has FINALLY been nominated for multiple awards. But, like a twist so painfully unfunny, it could well be used as the disequilibrium in one of his own movies… It’s the Razzies. Oh my, yes. The Anti-Oscars revealed their shortlist for the year’s most unwanted honours. And Billy Madison/Happy Gilmore/Zohan/Chuck/Jack/Jill/ himself has been nominated a record breaking 11 times, smashing the previous record set by Eddie Murphy in 2007 for NORBIT.
That’s not the only bad news for Sandler, as his favourite director Dennis Dugan has also been nom’d for JACK & JILL. This is the man behind most the poor actor’s pics, including JUST GO WITH IT (Sandler’s other stinker from last year that has also been shortlisted), GROWN UPS, YOU DON’T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN, HAPPY GILMORE, BIG DADDY etc etc.
But fear not, Sandler fans, or Fandlers. Because next June see’s the release of THAT’S MY BOY, his next starring vehicle from the director ofSEX DRIVE. Will he smash his own record at next year’s Razzies? Only time will tell.
And the nominees are…
Worst Picture
- BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
- JACK & JILL
- NEW YEAR’S EVE
- TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
- TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
Worst Actor
- Russell Brand, ARTHUR
- Nicolas Cage, DRIVE ANGRY 3D, SEASON OF THE WITCH and TRESPASS
- Taylor Lautner, ABDUCTION and BREAKING DAWN
- Adam Sandler, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
- Nick Swardson, BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
Worst Actress
- Martin Lawrence (As “Momma”), BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
- Sarah Palin (As “Herself”), SARAH PALIN: THE UNDEFEATED
- Sarah Jessica Parker, I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT and NEW YEAR’S EVE
- Adam Sandler (As “Jill”), JACK & JILL
- Kristen Stewart, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
Worst Supporting Actor
- Patrick Dempsey, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
- James Franco, YOUR HIGHNESS
- Ken Jeong, BIG MOMMAS 3, THE HANGOVER 2, TRANSFORMERS 3 and ZOOKEEPER
- Al Pacino (As “Al Pacino”), JACK & JILL
- Nick Swardson, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
Worst Supporting Actress
- Katie Holmes, JACK & JILL
- Brandon T. Jackson (As “Charmaine”), BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
- Nicole Kidman, JUST GO WITH IT
- David Spade (As “Monica”), JACK & JILL
- The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
Worst Screen Ensemble
- The Entire Cast of BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
- The Entire Cast of JACK & JILL
- The Entire Cast of NEW YEAR’S EVE
- The Entire Cast of TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
- The Entire Cast of TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
Worst Director
- Michael Bay, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
- Tom Brady, BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
- Bill Condon, TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
- Dennis Dugan, JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
- Garry Marshall, NEW YEAR’S EVE
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
- ARTHUR
- BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (Rip-Off of BOOGIE NIGHTS and A STAR IS BORN)
- THE HANGOVER PART 2 (Both a Sequel AND a Remake!)
- JACK & JILL (Remake/Rip-Off of Ed Woods’ GLEN OR GLENDA)
- TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
Worst Screen Couple
- Nicolas Cage & Anyone Sharing the Screen with Him in Any of His Three 2011 Movies
- Shia LeBeouf & The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) TRANSFORMERS 3
- Adam Sandler & EITHER Jennifer Aniston ORBrooklynDecker, JUST GO WITH IT
- Adam Sandler and EITHER Katie Holmes, Al Pacino OR Adam Sandler, JACK & JILL
- Krtisten Stewart & EITHER Taylor Lautner OR Robert Pattinson, TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART I
Worst Screenplay
- BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR, Written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson
- JACK & JILL, Screenplay by Steve Koren & Adam Sandler, Story by Ben Zook
- NEW YEAR’S EVE, Written by Katherine Fugate
- TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON, Written by Ehren Kruger
- TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg
Source: COLLIDER
