Hollywood has finally revealed the massive new list of Academy Award nominations — and a few other awards for “excellence” — this week. You’ll never guess which nominations Land of The Lost and Transformers 2 snagged.
First up the Oscar nominations,
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Matt Damon, Invictus
Woody Harrelson, The Messenger
Christopher Plummer, The Last Station
Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Penelope Cruz, Nine
Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air
Mo’nique, Precious
BEST ACTRESS
Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side
Helen Mirren, The Last Station
Carey Mulligan, An Education
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia
BEST ACTOR
Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart
George Clooney, Up in the Air
Colin Firth, A Single Man
Morgan Freeman, Invictus
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
BEST DIRECTOR
James Cameron, Avatar
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Lee Daniels, Precious
Jason Reitman, Up in the Air
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman, The Messenger
Joel & Ethan Coen, A Serious Man
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, & Thomas McCarthy, Up
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Neil Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell, District 9
Nick Hornby, An Education
Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Ianucci, & Tony Roche, In the Loop
Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious
Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner, Up in the Air
ANIMATED FILM
Coraline
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The Princess and the Frog
The Secret of Kells
Up
COSTUME DESIGN
Bright Star
Coco avant Chanel
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
The Young Victoria
ART DIRECTION
Avatar
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Nine
Sherlock Holmes
The Young Victoria
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Avatar
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
The White Ribbon
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN MAKEUP
Il divo
The Young Victoria
BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar
District 9
Star Trek
ORIGINAL SCORE
Avatar, James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker, Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes, Hans Zimmer
Up, Michael Giacchino
ORIGINAL SONG
“Almost There” The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” The Princess and the Frog, Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” Paris 36, Reinhardt Wagner and Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from Nine, Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind” Crazy Heart, Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
BEST PICTURE
Avatar
The Blind Side
District 9
An Education
The Hurt Locker
Inglourious Basterds
Precious
A Serious Man
Up
Up in the Air
Also announced this week, The Razzies, which are about the same in relevance and sincerity as the Oscars, and guess what? Scifi OWNED IT. Michael Bay, you should be proud you’re still getting the splodey recognition you deserve. Plus they are also handing out Razzies for the worst films, etc. of the decade. Here they are….
RAZZIES
WORST PICTURE OF 2009
All About Steve
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Old Dogs
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
WORST ACTOR OF 2009
All Three Jonas Brothers, Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience
Will Ferrell, Land of the Lost
Steve Martin, Pink Panther 2
Eddie Murphy, Imagine That
John Travolta, Old Dogs
WORST ACTRESS Of 2009
Beyonce, Obsessed
Sandra Bullock, All About Steve
Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
Megan Fox, Jennifer’s Body and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Sarah Jessica Parker, Did You Hear About the Morgans?
WORST SCREEN COUPLE OF 2009
Any two (or more) Jonas Brothers, The Jonas Brothers 3-D Concert Experience
Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper, All About Steve
Will Ferrell and any co-star, creature, or “comic riff,” Land of the Lost
Shia Lebeouf and either Megan Fox or any Transformer, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Kristen Stewart and either Robert Pattinson or Taylor Latuner, Twilight Saga: New Moon
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF 2009
Candice Bergen, Bride Wars
Ali Larter, Obsessed
Sienna Miller, G.I. Joe
Kelly Preston,Old Dogs
Julie White (as Mom), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR OF 2009
Billy Ray Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hugh Hefner (as himself), Miss March
Robert Pattinson, Twilight Saga: New Moon
Jorma Taccone (as Cha-Ka), Land of the Lost
Marlon Wayans, G.I. Joe
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL (COMBINED CATEGORY FOR 2009)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Land of the Lost
Pink Panther 2 (A rip-off of a sequel to a remake)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Twilight Saga: New Moon
WORST DIRECTOR OF 2009
Michael Bay, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Walt Becker, Old Dogs
Brad Silberling, Land of the Lost
Stephen Sommers, G.I. Joe
Phil Traill, All About Steve
WORST SCREENPLAY OF 2009
All About Steve, screenplay by Kim Barker
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, screenplay by Stuart Beattie and David Elliot and Paul Lovett, based on Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Characters
Land of the Lost, written by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas, based on Sid and Marty Krofft’s TV series
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, written By Ehren Kruger and Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, based on Hasbro’s Transformers Action Figures
Twilight Saga: New Moon, screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer
WORST PICTURE OF THE DECADE (SPECIAL 30TH RAZZIE-VERSARY AWARDZ)
Battlefield Earth (2000) – Nominated for 10 Razzies, “winner” of eight (including Worst Drama of Our First 25 Years)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001) – Nominated for nine Razzies, “winner” of five
Gigli (2003) – Nominated for 10 Razzies, winner of seven (including Worst Comedy of Our First 25 Years)
I Know Who Killed Me (2007) – Nominated for nine Razzies, “winner” of eight
Swept Away (2002) – Nominated for nine Razzies, “winner” of five
WORST ACTOR OF THE DECADE
Ben Affleck – (Nominated for nine “achievements,” “winner” of two Razzies) Daredevil, Gigli, Jersey Girl, Paycheck, Pearl Harbor, Surviving Christmas
Eddie Murphy – (Nominated for 12 “achievements,” “winner” of three Razzies) Adventures of Pluto Nash, I Spy, Imagine That, Meet Dave, Norbit, Showtime
Mike Myers – (Nominated for four “achievements,” “winner” of two Razzies), Cat in the Hat, The Love Guru
Rob Schneider – (Nominated for six “achievements,” “winner” of one Razzie) The Animal, Benchwarmers, Deuce Bigalo: European Gigolo, Grandma’s Boy, The Hot Chick, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Little Man, Little Nicky
John Travolta – (Nominated for six “achievements,” “winner” of the Razzies) Battlefield Earth, Domestic Disturbance, Lucky Numbers, Old Dogs, Swordfish
WORST ACTRESS OF THE DECADE
Mariah Carey – (The Single Biggest Individual Vote Getter of the Decade: 70+ percent of All Votes For Worst Actress of 2001), Glitter
Paris Hilton – (Nominated for five “Achievements,” “winner” of four Razzies) The Hottie & The Nottie, House of Whacks, Repo: The Genetic Opera
Lindsay Lohan – (Nominated for five “achievements,” “winner” of three Razzies) Herbie Fully Loaded, I Know Who Killed Me, Just My Luck
Jennifer Lopez – (Nominated for nine “achievements,” “winner” of two Razzies) Angel Eyes, Enough, Gigli, Jersey Girl, Maid in Manhattan, Monster-in-Law, The Wedding Planner
Madonna – (Nominated for six “achievements,” “winner” of four Razzies) Die Another Day, The Next Best Thing, Swept Away
Now go vote, for the Razzies of course.
