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The Razzies: And the losers are …

Well, the Oscar nominations came out today; congratulations to all the nominees. Lord only knows what the ceremony will look like if the writers’ strike continues, but bask in your glory for the day and worry about seeming like a scab tomorrow. Since it’s often more fun to read a bad review than a good one, let’s talk about this year’s worst performances instead. That’s right, the 2007 Razzie Award nominations are out. It appears to have a bad year for students and/or strippers who could be amnesiacs and/or long-lost twins and who are being chased by a serial killers. But then, I’d imagine any year would be hard for someone with that mix of attributes. Seeing the list makes me feel pretty good about my own taste in movies, since I haven’t seen I Know Who Killed Me or any of the other Worst Picture nominees: Bratz, Daddy Day Camp, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Norbit. In fact, of all the nominees, I’ve seen only one of the performances, that of Worst Supporting Actor stinker Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. And mostly I saw that out of my long-standing affinity for Johnny Depp, who might as well be a woman because he’s so damn pretty. What? Don’t judge.

Leading off the dis-honor list was the Lindsay Lohan pole dancing flop I Know Who Killed Me, with nine nominations. The Razzie board scolded the flick for its “oddball cross-breeding of the Hostel/Saw

genre of ‘teen torture porn’ with elements of the old Patty Duke Show.” And poor Linds got the distinction of pulling off the anti-awards show’s first-ever double nomination for best actress, since she portrayed two identical characters. Something tells me 2007 will be a year La Lohan would just as soon forget, if she hasn’t already. Not to be outdone in the you-suck department was Eddie Murphy, who set his own record with five nominations in acting categories (one each for actor, actress, supporting actor and two for couple) in the fat-suit comedy – using that term loosely – Norbit. Thus completes the funny man’s spectacular fall from grace as Oscar nominee one year to leading Razzie nominee the next, an honor previously held by Halle Berry (seriously, Catwoman, why?). Joining Lindsay in the Worst Actress category were Jessica Alba for Awake, Fantastic Four: Rise of Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck, Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos and Skyler Shayecollectively

for Bratz, Elisha Cuthbert for Captivity and Diane Keaton for Because I Said So. The Diane nod (or should we say shake) hurts because I love her no matter how many bland women-of-a-certain-age comedies she churns out. Joining Eddie over in the Worst Supporting Actress gallery of losers were Jessica Biel for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Next, Carmen Electra for Epic Movie, Julia Ormond

for I Know Who Killed Me and Nicolette Sheridan for Code Name: The Cleaner. Wait, Julia was in I Know Who Killed Me? That just makes me sad. The winners, or should I say losers, will be announced Feb. 23, a day before the Oscars. So, any true turkeys they left off the list? Or were they too harsh on anyone? And can someone please tell me who Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos and Skyler Shaye even are in the first place?  

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