Razzies 2008: Murphy and Lohan dominate
Story by Jack Foley
EDDIE Murphy and Lindsay Lohan dominated the annual Golden Raspberry Film Awards (or Razzies), each winning three unwanted trophies for their performances in 2007.
Murphy – who was Oscar nominated last year for Dreamgirls – claimed three of the four worst acting categories for his comedy Norbit, while Lohan won two worst actress Razzies for I Know Who Killed Me, a thriller that saw her playing two characters – a small-town girl abducted by a psychopath and an alter-ego stripper who’s missing body parts.
The same film broke Razzie records by winning eight of its nine nominations, including worst film and another for Lohan for worst screen couple (for a scene in which she appears opposite herself).
I Know Who Killed Me was a critical and box office disaster for Lohan, taking only $9m (£4.5m) worldwide and heading straight to DVD in the UK.
Norbit, meanwhile, confounded critical maulings to “enjoy” relative box office success with takings of $158m (£94m) worldwide.
But even though it made its star a little richer, many insiders claimed after its release that the film may have cost Murphy his Oscar (for best supporting actor).
The only other film to get a look-in at the awards was Daddy Day Camp (ironically, a sequel to another Murphy vehicle that didn’t feature the star himself), which took the worst prequel or sequel prize.
The Razzies are announced annually on the eve of the Academy Awards, by means of a pre-Oscars spoof. Past recipients have included John Travolta, Sylvester Stallone and Halle Berry, who broke the mould on her year by attending the ceremony to collect her prizes.
The Razzies take the form of gold spray-painted trophies worth $4.89 (£2.48).
The 2008 Razzie winners in full:
Worst film: I Know Who Killed Me
Worst actor: Murphy in Norbit
Worst actress (tie): Lohan as twin sisters Aubrey and Dakota in I Know Who Killed Me
Worst supporting actress: Murphy in Norbit
Worst supporting actor: Murphy in Norbit
Worst screen couple: Lohan & Lohan in I Know Who Killed Me
Worst remake or rip-off: I Know Who Killed Me, based on several films
Worst prequel or sequel: Daddy Day Camp
Worst director: Chris Siverston for I Know Who Killed Me
Worst screenplay: Jeffrey Hammond for I Know Who Killed Me
Worst excuse for a horror movie (New Category): I Know Who Killed Me
Find out more about the 2008 nominees