29th Golden Raspberry Awards
{{Short description|Award ceremony presented by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation in 2008}}
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{{Infobox film awards
| number = 29
| award = Golden Raspberry Awards
| image = John Wilson at 29th Razzie Awards.jpg
| caption = John Wilson at 29th Golden Raspberry Awards
| date = February 21, 2009
| site = Barnsdall Gallery Theatre, Hollywood, California
| film = The Love Guru
| most_wins = The Love Guru (3)
| most_nominations = The Love Guru (7)
| last = 28th
| next = 30th
}}
The 29th Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, ceremony was held by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation to identify the worst films the film industry had to offer in 2008, according to votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation. Razzies co-founder John J. B. Wilson has stated that the intent of the awards is "to be funny."{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/razzie-awards-12-year-old-worst-actress-ryan-kiera-armstrong |title=The Razzies Responded After Being Slammed for Nominating a 12-Year-Old for "Worst Actress" |last=Mack |first=David |work=BuzzFeed News |date=January 24, 2023 |access-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125000357/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/razzie-awards-12-year-old-worst-actress-ryan-kiera-armstrong |url-status=live}} The ceremony was held at the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 21, 2009.{{cite news| last=Margulies| first=Lee| title=Film Industry Razzes 'Love Guru,' Paris Hilton| work=Los Angeles Times| date=February 21, 2009}} Nominations were announced on January 21, 2009. The Love Guru was the most nominated film of 2008, with seven. Award results were based on votes from approximately 650 journalists, cinema fans and film professionals from 20 countries. Awards were presented by John Wilson, the ceremony's founder. The Love Guru received the most awards, winning Worst Picture, Worst Actor, and Worst Screenplay. Paris Hilton received three awards, including Worst Actress for her work in The Hottie & the Nottie and Worst Supporting Actress for Repo! The Genetic Opera. Hilton matched the record number of awards received by an actor in a single year, set by Eddie Murphy the previous year at the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards for his roles in Norbit.
Pierce Brosnan received Worst Supporting Actor for his role in Mamma Mia!, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull received the award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel. Uwe Boll received the Worst Director award for the films 1968 Tunnel Rats, In the Name of the King and Postal, and also received a special award for Worst Career Achievement.
Nominations were announced on January 21, 2009,{{cite news| last=The Guardian| title=The Love Guru leads Razzie nominations| work=The Guardian| publisher=Guardian Newspapers Ltd| date=January 21, 2009}} one day before the 81st Academy Awards nominations,{{cite magazine|last=Snyder |first=S. James |title=A Brief History of The Razzies |magazine=Time |date=January 21, 2009 |url=http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1872798,00.html |access-date=May 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501135853/http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0%2C8599%2C1872798%2C00.html |archive-date=May 1, 2009 |url-status=dead }} and according to Razzies tradition the ceremony itself also preceded the corresponding Academy Award function by one day.{{cite news| title=Myers' Love Guru Sweeps Razzies| work=World Entertainment News Network| date=February 22, 2009}}{{cite news| title='Love Guru', Paris Hilton are top of the flops| agency=Agence France-Presse| date=February 22, 2009}} The most nominated film of 2008 was the box office bomb The Love Guru, with seven nominations.{{cite news| title=Mike Myers top of the flops in annual Oscars spoof| agency=Agence France-Presse| date=January 21, 2009}} Paid members of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation voted to determine the winners; individuals may become members of the foundation by visiting the organization's website at www.razzies.com.{{cite news | last=Kaltenbach | first=Chris | title=Russell and Denzel Don't Have a Chance Here | work=Sun-Sentinel | page=3E | publisher=Sun-Sentinel Company | date=March 21, 2002}} Award results were based on votes from approximately 650 journalists, cinema fans and professionals from the film industry.{{cite news | last=Marrs | first=John | title='They have no excuse to be as bad as they are' -The Golden Raspberry awards aren't just a refreshing antidote to the Oscars, they can help sell films too. John Marrs talks to the Razzies' founder, John Wilson | work=The Guardian | date=February 25, 2009 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/24/razzies-interview-oscars | access-date=May 6, 2009 | archive-date=March 14, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314083233/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/24/razzies-interview-oscars | url-status=live }} Voters were from 45 states in the United States and 19 other countries.{{cite news| title=Hilton, Myers top Razzies| work=Telegraph Herald| page=A2| date=February 22, 2009}}
Ceremony
The ceremony opened with a musical number which parodied the song "Dancing Queen" from Mamma Mia! The Movie.{{cite news | last=Wilson | first=Jacque | title=Mike Myers, Paris Hilton big 'winners' at Razzies | work=CNN | date=February 22, 2009 | url=http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/razzies/index.html | access-date=May 6, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423140645/http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/razzies/index.html| archive-date=April 23, 2009 | url-status=live}} Awards were presented by John Wilson, the ceremony's founder. Awardees received a gold spray-painted raspberry worth $4.97. The Love Guru received three awards: Worst Picture, Worst Actor and Worst Screenplay.{{cite news| title=Myers' Guru not so lovely| work=The Advertiser| date=February 23, 2009}} Worst Picture was the last award given out at the ceremony. John Wilson did not agree with the voters' determination on The Love Guru, and after viewing the film again in preparation for the ceremony, said to the Associated Press: "A couple of things he did got me to laugh, and these days, two laughs in a comedy is a high ratio."{{cite news| last=Germain| first=David (Associated Press)| title=Mike Myers, Paris Hilton Top Razzies Honorees| work=The Wichita Eagle| page=4B| date=February 23, 2009}} "The main thing wrong with it is no one said to Myers that it wasn't funny. He managed to offend the entire Indian population and his investors," said Wilson in a statement in The Guardian.{{cite news| title=Mike Myers's Love Guru triumphs at Razzies| work=The Guardian| publisher=Guardian Newspapers Ltd| date=February 23, 2009| url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/23/razzies-golden-raspberries-mike-myers| access-date=May 6, 2009| archive-date=July 19, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719225054/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/23/razzies-golden-raspberries-mike-myers| url-status=live}} Wilson shredded a copy of The Love Guru at the awards ceremony.{{cite news| last=Walsh| first=Jim| title=Flop stars| work=Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition| page=38| publisher=Chicago Tribune| date=February 23, 2009}}
File:Worst Director at 29th Razzie Awards.jpg at 29th Golden Raspberry Awards]]
Paris Hilton's acting roles brought her three awards: Worst Actress and as part of Worst Screen Couple (with either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore) for her performance in The Hottie & the Nottie, and Worst Supporting Actress for her work in Repo! The Genetic Opera. Hilton matched the record number of awards received by an actor in a single year, set by Eddie Murphy the previous year at the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards; he received three awards from different categories for the multiple characters he played in Norbit.{{cite news| last= | author-link= | title=Razzie laughs for Love Guru| work=The Toronto Star|publisher=Toronto Star Newspapers Limited| page=L05| date=February 23, 2009}} "She is the 21st century Zsa Zsa Gabor. She is famous for who she hangs out with. She's not famous for any talent she has yet exhibited. She may end up working with Uwe Boll. She could be the head vampire in 'BloodRayne 3'," said Wilson of Hilton's performances. Pierce Brosnan received Worst Supporting Actor for his role in Mamma Mia! The Movie.{{cite news| title=Mickey Rourke dedicates Wrestler award to dead Chihuahua Loki| work=The Guardian| publisher=Guardian Newspapers Ltd| date=February 22, 2009}} Award hosts Chip Dornell and Kelie McIver described Brosnan as "an actor who could not sing, should not sing and arguably did not sing, in a role he should not have accepted." The Steven Spielberg film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull received the award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.
Uwe Boll received the Worst Director award for films 1968 Tunnel Rats, In the Name of the King and Postal. He also received a special award for Worst Career Achievement. Boll was dubbed by award organizers as "Germany's answer to Ed Wood", a reference to Plan 9 from Outer Space film director Ed Wood Boll sent a humorous videotaped speech from a mock set of Darfur, Sudan, stating he would not return because the Razzie awards had "ruined his life". Wilson commented to Agence France-Presse: "Uwe Boll is the world-class movie director – anything he does is awful. He was the overwhelming choice to receive our career achievement award."
Winners and nominees
{{legend|#B0C4DE|Winner (in bold)}}
= Films with multiple nominations =
These films garnered multiple nominations:
| class="wikitable"
!Nominations !Films |
| 7 |
| 6 |
| rowspan="3" |5 |
| In the Name of the King |
| Meet the Spartans |
| 4 |
| rowspan="2" |3 |
| Witless Protection |
| rowspan="4" |2 |
| Meet Dave |
| What Happens in Vegas |
| Tunnel Rats |
= Films with multiple wins =
| class="wikitable"
!Nominations !Films |
| 3 |
| 2 |
See also
References
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External links
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- {{cite web | title=Razzie Awards | publisher=IMDb | year=2009 | url=https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Razzie_Awards/2009 | access-date=2018-06-29 | archive-date=2009-01-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090129094316/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Razzie_Awards/2009 | url-status=live }}
- {{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Kyle |title=Defamer Talks To The Razzies Founder About The Shocking 'Spirit' Snub |work=Defamer |publisher=Gawker Media |date=January 8, 2009 |url=http://gawker.com/5126511/defamer-talks-to-the-razzies-founder-about-the-shocking-spirit-snub |access-date=August 1, 2017 |archive-date=August 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801194035/http://gawker.com/5126511/defamer-talks-to-the-razzies-founder-about-the-shocking-spirit-snub |url-status=live }}
- {{cite web|last=Kardashian |first=Kim |author-link=Kim Kardashian |title=Kim in the News: My first Razzie nomination! |work=Kim Kardashian official web site |publisher=Buzznet |date=January 21, 2009 |url=http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2009/01/my-first-razzie-nomination.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124193241/http://kimkardashian.celebuzz.com/2009/01/my-first-razzie-nomination.php |archive-date=January 24, 2009 }}
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