The nominations for the 2016 Razzie Awards were announced this morning, with Adam Sandler movies once again earning several slots. Fifty Shades of Grey was also a top nominee, along with the comic book bomb Fantastic Four.
Fifty Shades of Grey might have dethroned Sandler this year if he hadn’t starred in so many movies. Pixels and The Cobbler (which was directed by Spotlight’s Tom McCarthy) both earned several nominations.
Pixels is up for Worst Picture; Worst Actor (Adam Sandler, also nominated for The Cobbler); Worst Supporting Actor (Josh Gad, also nominated for The Wedding Ringer, and Kevin James); Worst Supporting Actress (Michelle Monaghan); and Worst Screenplay. In addition to its nomination for Sandler’s performance, The Cobbler was nominated for Worst Screen Combo (Sandler and pairs of shoes).
Fifty Shades earned a “stunning” six nominations: Worst Picture; Worst Actor (Jamie Dornan); Worst Actress (Dakota Johnson); Worst Screen Combo (Johnson & Dornan); Worst Director (Sam Taylor-Johnson); and Worst Screenplay.
The nominees were also filled with several jokes. Alan Smithee, the infamous name once used by directors after disowning their films, was mentioned in Josh Trank’s nomination for Worst Director for Fantastic Four. Kevin James’ possibly glued-on mustache in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 shared a nomination with James for Worst Screen Combo. Kaley Cuoco’s voice role in Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Roach Chip was cited in her nomination for Worst Supporting Actress for The Wedding Ringer.
Below is the full list. The Razzies are on Feb. 27.
WORST PICTURE
Fantastic Four
Fifty Shades of Grey
Jupiter Ascending
Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
Pixels
WORST ACTOR
Johnny Depp / Mortdecai
Jamie Dornan / Fifty Shades of Grey
Kevin James / Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
Adam Sandler / The Cobbler & Pixels
Channing Tatum / Jupiter Ascending
WORST ACTRESS
Katherine Heigl / Home Sweet Hell
Dakota Johnson / Fifty Shades of Grey
Mila Kunis / Jupiter Ascending
Jennifer Lopez / The Boy Next Door
Gwyneth Paltrow / Mortdecai
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Chevy Chase / Hot Tub Time Machine 2 & Vacation
Josh Gad / Pixels & The Wedding Ringer
Kevin James / Pixels
Jason Lee / Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip
Eddie Redmaine / Jupiter Ascending
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Kayley Cuoco-Sweeting / Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip [Voice Only] & The Wedding Ringer
Rooney Mara / Pan
Michelle Monaghan / Pixels
Julianne Moore / Seventh Son
Amanda Seyfried / Love the Coopers & Pan
WORST REMAKE/RIP-OFF/SEQUEL
Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip
Fantastic Four
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
WORST SCREEN COMBO
All Four “Fantastics” / Fantastic Four
Johnny Depp & His Glued-On Moustache / Mortdecai
Jamie Dornan & Dakota Johnson / Fifty Shades of Grey
Kevin James & EITHER His Segue OR His Glued-On Moustache / Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
Adam Sandler & Any Pair of Shoes / The Cobbler
WORST DIRECTOR ©
Andy Fickman / Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
Tom Six / Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
Sam Taylor-Johnson / Fifty Shades of Grey
Josh Trank (& Alan Smithee?) / Fantastic Four
The Wachowskis (Andy & Lana) / Jupiter Ascending
WORST SCREENPLAY
Fantastic Four Screenplay by Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater and Josh Trank, Based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Fifty Shades of Grey Screenplay by Kelly Marcel, Based on the Novel by E.L. James
Jupiter Ascending Written by Andy and Lana Wachowski
Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 Screenplay by Kevin James & Nick Bakay
Pixels Screenplay by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, Story by Herlihy, Based on a Work by Patrick Jean
RAZZIE® REDEEMER AWARD:
Elizabeth Banks (RAZZIE® “Winner” for MOVIE 47 / Multiple Hit Movies This Year)
M. Night Shyamalan (Perennial RAZZIE® nominee & “winner” / THE VISIT)
Will Smith (For following up AFTER EARTH with CONCUSSION)
Sylvester Stallone (All-Time RAZZIE® Champ / Award Contender for CREED)