LOS ANGELES – Bad sequels and remakes tortured movie audiences last year, and they provided a smorgasbord for the Razzies, an Oscar spoof.
Four of the five worst-picture nominees for the Razzies were sequels or remakes, led by “Son of the Mask,” which had eight nominations Monday, including worst actor for Jamie Kennedy and worst supporting actor for Alan Cumming and Bob Hoskins.
The other worst-picture contenders were Rob Schneider’s sequel “Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo,” Jenny McCarthy’s raunchy romance “Dirty Love,” the TV update “The Dukes of Hazzard” and the horror remake “House of Wax.”
Razzies will be announced March 4, the Oscars March 5.
Tom Cruise earned three Razzie nominations, as worst actor for “War of the Worlds” and two of the five slots in a new Razzies category for most tiresome tabloid targets. Cruise was nominated there for his anti-psychiatry rant and for his very public romance with Katie Holmes.
Besides Cruise and Kennedy, worst-actor nominees were Will Ferrell for “Bewitched” and “Kicking &Screaming,” The Rock for “Doom” and Schneider for “Deuce Bigalow.”
McCarthy earned three nominations for “Dirty Love,” for worst actress, screenplay and screen couple (she and “anyone dumb enough to befriend or date her”).
Her worst-actress competitors: Jessica Alba for “Fantastic Four” and “Into the Blue,” Hilary Duff for “Cheaper by the Dozen 2” and “The Perfect Man,” Jennifer Lopez for “Monster-in-Law” and Tara Reid for “Alone in the Dark.”
Paris Hilton received nominations for worst supporting actress (“House of Wax”) and most tiresome tabloid target. Holmes also was nominated for worst supporting actress (“Batman Begins”), along with Carmen Electra (“Dirty Love”) and the Simpsons, Jessica (“The Dukes of Hazzard”) and Ashlee (“Undiscovered”).
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