Battlefield Earth Loses Dubious Distinction
Battlefield Earth is no longer the worst movie of all time, at least according to the 2008 Golden Raspberry Awards. Lindsay Lohan vehicle I Know Who Killed Me earned a whopping eight “Razzies,” besting (or would that be worsting?) Battlefield Earth. The dreadful adaptation of the L. Ron Hubbard sci-fi novel held the previous record of seven Razzies, a shame Battlefield Earth shared along with Showgirls.
Lohan brought home Razzies for Worst Actress and Worst On-Screen Couple and I Know Who Killed Me also won in the new category of Worst Excuse for a Horror Film. Eddie Murphy and Norbit won just about everything Lohan didn’t, racking up wins in three of four acting categories. These Razzies were pretty beneficial for sci-fi, horror and fantasy as the lethal combo of Murphy and Lohan allowed several crummy films in those veins to dodge unwanted spotlights.
For Worst Actor Murphy beat Nicolas Cage, nominated for his work in films like Next and Ghost Rider. Murphy also took Worst Supporting Actor, beating Jon Voight and Orlando Bloom. Voight was nominated for his work in Transformers, as well as stellar films like Bratz. Bloom got the nod for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Lohan’s dual Worst Actress nominations shut out Jessica Alba’s criminally miscast turn as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Lohan beat Alba again in the Worst On Screen Couple category. Alba and Hayden Christensen earned a nomination for Awake. Ironically, Alba was double-threat in a category about couples as she and Ioan Gruffudd got a nomination for Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem and Hostel II were up for Worst Prequel or Sequel and in a way lost to Murphy too. This was one of the few awards Norbit wasn’t up for, but ill-advised Daddy Day Care sequel Daddy Day Camp took the trophy. Murphy wisely skipped on this sequel, allowing Cuba Gooding Jr.’s downward career spiral to continue. Was Jerry Maguire the last good film he was in?
AVP: Requiem and Hostel II trumped defeat at Murphy’s hands with a loss to Lohan. Both bad sequels were up for the new Worst Excuse for a Horror Film category.
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