Sunday, December 15, 2024

“Gotti,” John Travolta and Kelly Preston Lead Razzie Award Nominees, Also Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Kellyanne Conway

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The Razzie Awards broke with tradition this year and nominated three real people who were in documentaries: Donald Trump, Melania Trump, and Kellyanne Conway. The latter two compete in Worst Supporting Actress.

“Gotti” led the nominations with Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Supporting Actress– married couple John Travolta and Kelly Preston. They are favored to win.

I do feel they left out Lars von Trier’s ultra violent “The House That Jack Built” from Worst Picture. That’s a snub. And the Louis C.K. movie “I Love You, Daddy” would have been nominated in all categories had it been released. A missed opportunity!

WORST PICTURE

“Gotti”
“The Happytime Murders”
“Holmes & Watson”
“Robin Hood”
“Winchester”

WORST ACTRESS

Jennifer Garner, “Peppermint”
Amber Heard, “London Fields”
Melissa McCarthy, “The Happytime Murders” and “Life of the Party”
Helen Mirren, “Winchester”
Amanda Seyfried, “The Clapper”

WORST ACTOR

Johnny Depp (voice), “Sherlock Gnomes”
Will Ferrell, “Holmes & Watson”
John Travolta, “Gotti”
Donald J. Trump (as himself), “Death of a Nation” and “Fahrenheit 11/9”
Bruce Willis, “Death Wish”

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jamie Foxx, “Robin Hood”
Ludacris (voice), “Show Dogs”
Joel McHale, “Happytime Murders”
John C. Reilly, “Holmes & Watson”
Justice Smith, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kellyanne Conway (as herself), “Fahrenheit 11/9”
Marcia Gay Harden, “Fifty Shades Freed”
Kelly Preston, “Gotti”
Jaz Sinclair, “Slender Man”
Melania Trump (as herself), “Fahrenheit 11/9”

WORST SCREEN COMBO

“Any two actors or puppets (especially in those creepy sex scenes),” “Happytime Murders”
“Johnny Depp and his fast-fading film career,” “Sherlock Gnomes”
“Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly (trashing two of literature’s most beloved characters),” “Holmes & Watson”
“Kelly Preston and John Travolta (getting ‘Battlefield Earth’-type reviews!),” “Gotti”
“Donald J. Trump and his self-perpetuating pettiness,” “Death of a Nation” and “Fahrenheit 11/9”

WORST REMAKE, RIPOFF or SEQUEL

“Death of a Nation” (remake of “Hillary’s America”)
“Death Wish”
“Holmes & Watson”
“The Meg” (ripoff of “Jaws”)
“Robin Hood”

WORST DIRECTOR

Etan Cohen, “Holmes & Watson”
Kevin Connolly, “Gotti”
James Foley, “Fifty Shades Freed”
Brian Henson, “Happytime Murders”
The Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter), “Winchester”

WORST SCREENPLAY

“Death of a Nation”
“Fifty Shades Freed”
“Gotti”
“Happytime Murders”
“Winchester”

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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