2014 Razzie Nominations

[Kevin Holly]

Originally Posted by JavaJulien

Here's my thing, I don't mind a satirical Awards Ceremony. My big problem is they always go for the easiest targets. It's reached the point now where we see the same exact nominees every year.

I really hate to be the guy who does this, but here, for instance, are the Worst Actor nominees of the last five years:

2009 - Jonas Brothers, Will Ferrell, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, John Travolta
2010 - Ashton Kutcher, Jack Black, Gerard Butler, Taylor Lautner, Robert Pattinson
2011 - Adam Sandler, Russell Brand, Nicolas Cage ,Taylor Lautner, Nick Swardson
2012 - Adam Sandler, Nicolas Cage , Eddie Murphy, Robert Pattinson, Tyler Perry
2013 - Johnny Depp, Ashton Kutcher, Adam Sandler, Jaden Smith, Sylvester Stallone

And Worst Director:

2009 - Michael Bay, Walt Becker, Brad Siberling, Steven Sommers, Phil Traill
2010 - M. Night Shyamalan, Seltzerberg, Michael Patrick King, David Slade, Sylvester Stallone (!)
2011 - Dennis Dugan, Michael Bay, Tom Brady, Bill Condon, Garry Marshall
2012 - Bill Condon, Sean Anders, Peter Berg, Tyler Perry, John Putch
2013 - 2013 - Dennis Dugan, Tyler Perry, M. Night Shyamalan, Movie 43's directors, Gore Verbinski

So yeah, there is some overlap, but it's hardly identical. Quite frankly, the Academy often has repeat nominees and winners. And, more importantly, if someone routinely puts out shit, why would you stop acknowledging it? It's still garbage either way.

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

I'm not particularly convinced by these posts, that's all. The Razzies could be a worthwhile counterpoint to the self-congratulatory awards season, but they are predictable and simply aren't very relevant. The only time they make headlines is when a winner/loser actually picks up an award, rather than for their predictable choices. They really only kick the ones who are already down.

They're only predictable because a lot of people see horrible films (Sandler and Perry being prime examples), so they keep getting made. Both of them routinely make films among the worst in a given year, and I don't think that excludes them from being noted. The predictability is a defect of the film industry, not the awards show itself (although I can see how it could annoy someone, in either case).

As for "kicking the one's who are already down." I cannot accept that. I never am going to feel sorry for someone making that amount of money, if the "kicking" consists of acknowledging they are either terrible artists, or they choose to not use their talent.