"Hayden Christensen was chosen as worst supporting actor for Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith." WTF? I thought he did a great job in Sith, overcoming previous criticism from Menace and Clones.
It seems obvious they're targeting a lot out of convenience: Tom Cruise did not do a bad acting job in WOTW, but they wanted a performance tag to go with his odious public presence. I heard a lot of people last year mention that they wanted to hate his performance, b/c WOTW came out at the same time as the whole "psychology is a pseudo-science" business.
I think Hayden is getting some of that sloppy disdain, just like Matrix Reloaded does.
I don't know! It came up when I searched for "Jenny McCarthy Dirty Love" and the words "dirty love" are in the pic title, but beyond that I've got no info.
Tom Cruise annoyed the hell out of me in War of the Worlds. If you ever watch it again, count the times that he turns his head slowly towards the camera with that inquisitive yet determined look on his face. Every 5 minutes.
March 06, 2006 1:45 PM
[Image] From Usatoday, "McCarthy's 'Dirty Love' wins 3 Razzies LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Paris Hilton won worst-of prizes Saturday at the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof mocking the worst of 2005. But they were upstaged by Jenny McCarthy, who received three Razzies for worst picture, actress and screenplay as producer, star and writer of the gross-out romantic comedy Dirty Love.
Dirty Love was given the nod for worst picture, worst director for John Asher, and worst actress and screenplay for Jenny McCarthy.
Cruise had been nominated for worst actor for War of the Worlds, though he lost to Rob Schneider for Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo. But Cruise did win in a new category for most tiresome tabloid target, for the public spectacle of his romance with Katie Holmes.
"As guarded, not necessarily secretive, but as private about his personal life as he used to be, for him to suddenly propose in front of reporters on the Eiffel Tower and jump up and down like the monkey in 'Curious George' on Oprah Winfrey's couch, there truly is some problem there," said Razzies founder John Wilson.
Hilton was named worst supporting actress for House of Wax, a prize "I could have told you she would win as soon as I heard she was going to be in the movie," Wilson said.
Kidman and Will Ferrell were picked as worst screen couple for Bewitched, while Hayden Christensen was chosen as worst supporting actor for Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith.
"Darth Vader portrayed as a Backstreet Boy gone bad just doesn't cut it as a villain," Wilson said. "Though it was fun to see his arms and legs cut off."
Son of the Mask, which had led the Razzies field with eight nominations, was named worst sequel or remake.
McCarthy's husband, John Asher, whom she is divorcing, received the worst-director prize for Dirty Love.
The movie combines the husband-wife misfire of "Bolero" — winner of the 1984 worst-picture Razzie along with worst actress for Bo Derek and worst director for her husband, John Derek — and the vulgar humor of Freddy Got Fingered, Tom Green's 2001 Razzies champ.
The other worst-picture nominees were Son of the Mask, Deuce Bigalow, House of Wax and The Dukes of Hazzard."
"The other Oscars"
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"Hayden Christensen was chosen as worst supporting actor for Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith." WTF? I thought he did a great job in Sith, overcoming previous criticism from Menace and Clones.
March 06, 2006 6:26 AM
It seems obvious they're targeting a lot out of convenience: Tom Cruise did not do a bad acting job in WOTW, but they wanted a performance tag to go with his odious public presence. I heard a lot of people last year mention that they wanted to hate his performance, b/c WOTW came out at the same time as the whole "psychology is a pseudo-science" business.
I think Hayden is getting some of that sloppy disdain, just like Matrix Reloaded does.
March 06, 2006 8:52 AM
I agree - Tom Cruise the person is a nutjob, but I always like his movies and I think he's a good actor.
March 06, 2006 8:59 AM
Is that picture from the movie? If so it doesn't deserve a Razzie, it deserves to go into my Netflix queue.
March 06, 2006 10:32 AM
I don't know! It came up when I searched for "Jenny McCarthy Dirty Love" and the words "dirty love" are in the pic title, but beyond that I've got no info.
March 06, 2006 10:49 AM
Okay, here's the article, but it doesn't really indicate whether you get naked, painty Jenny or not.
March 06, 2006 10:51 AM
"If so it doesn't deserve a Razzie, it deserves to go into my Netflix queue. "
That, by the way, is hilarious.
March 06, 2006 11:08 AM
Tom Cruise annoyed the hell out of me in War of the Worlds. If you ever watch it again, count the times that he turns his head slowly towards the camera with that inquisitive yet determined look on his face. Every 5 minutes.
March 06, 2006 1:45 PM