“The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn — Part 2” led the Razzies lineup late Tuesday with 11 nominations,
including worst picture, lead-acting slots for Kristen Stewart and
Robert Pattinson, and supporting-acting nominations for Taylor Lautner
and Ashley Greene.
Other
worst-picture nominees are the naval action tale “Battleship,” the
family flick “The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure,” Adam
Sandler’s raunchy dud “That’s My Boy” and Eddie Murphy’s comedy flop “A
Thousand Words.”
A spoof of the
Academy Awards, the Razzies announcement came a little more than a day
before Thursday’s Oscar nominations. Winners for the 33rd annual Razzies
will be announced Feb. 23, the night before the Oscar show.
The
final installment in the supernatural romance involving vampires,
werewolves and a moody schoolgirl, “Breaking Dawn — Part 2” also had
nominations for worst director for Bill Condon, plus worst sequel,
screenplay and screen ensemble. It picked up two nominations for worst
screen couple — for Stewart and Pattinson and for Lautnerand child
co-star Mackenzie Foy.
Stewart’s
worst-actress nomination came for two performances in 2012, her Bella
Swan of “Twilight” and the title role in “Snow White and the Huntsman.”
Earlier
“Twilight” movies have been regular nominees for the Razzies but have
not come away with any key worst-of awards. But the finale seems to be
the one Razzies voters have been waiting for, the way Oscar voters were
waiting for the last “Lord of the Rings” film, the one that finally won
the big prize.
“That’s the analogy
we’re making, that this is the Razzies’ flipside,” said Razzies founder
John Wilson. “This is our equivalent to ‘The Lord of the Rings.’ It’s
our members’ last chance to razz ‘Twilight.’”
Here’s
how Razzies organizers describe the “Twilight” finale in the
nominations announcement: “The ultimate installment of the inexplicably
successful series focuses on Shirtless Werewolf Jacob and his creepy
relationship with the daughter of Sparkly Vampire Edward and Gloomy Goth
Gal Bella. Together, the four face a final showdown that will determine
the fate of Romantic-But-Boring Monsters everywhere.”
Sandler
— whose “Jack and Jill” made Razzies history last season by winning a
record 10 awards, sweeping every category — remains a Razzies favorite
this time. “That’s My Boy” ran second with eight Razzie nominations,
among them worst actor for Sandler and supporting actor for both Nick
Swardson and Vanilla Ice.
Tyler
Perry was nominated for both worst actor (“Alex Cross” and “Good Deeds”)
and actress (“Madea’s Witness Protection,” in which he reprised his
cross-dressing title character).
Along
with Sandler, Pattinson and Perry, worst-actor contenders are Nicolas
Cage for “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” and “Seeking Justice”; and
Murphy for “A Thousand Words.”
Joining
Stewart and Perry in the worst-actress lineup are Katherine Heigl for
“One forthe Money”; Milla Jovovich for “Resident Evil: Retribution”; and
Barbra Streisand for “The Guilt Trip.”

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