‘Fifty Shades of Grey,’ ‘Pixels’ among Razzies nominees
In this image released by Universal Pictures and Focus Features, Dakota Johnson, left, and Jamie Dornan appear in a scene from the film, “Fifty Shades of Grey.” AP
LOS ANGELES— “Fifty Shades of Grey” is all tied up with “Pixels,” ”Jupiter Ascending” and “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2” for the most nominations at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards celebrating the worst in cinema.
The films led the Razzies lineup Wednesday with six nods each, including worst picture and worst actor for Jamie Dornan in “Fifty Shades of Grey,” Kevin James in “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2,” Channing Tatum in “Jupiter Ascending” and Adam Sandler in “Pixels” and “The Cobbler.”
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The other worst picture nominee is the superhero flop “Fantastic Four.”
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The announcement of the Razzies comes ahead of Thursday’s Oscar nominations.
The “winners” for the 36th annual Razzies will be announced Feb. 27, the night before the 88th annual Academy Awards.
Here is the complete list of nominees:
Worst picture: “Fantastic Four,” ”Fifty Shades of Grey”, “Jupiter Ascending”, “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2”, “Pixels.”
Worst actor: Johnny Depp, “Mortdecai”; Jamie Dornan, “Fifty Shades of Grey”; Kevin James, “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2”; Adam Sandler, “The Cobbler” and “Pixels”; Channing Tatum, “Jupiter Ascending.”
Worst actress: Katherine Heigl, “Home Sweet Hell”; Dakota Johnson, “Fifty Shades of Grey”; Mila Kunis, “Jupiter Ascending”; Jennifer Lopez, “The Boy Next Door”; Gwyneth Paltrow, “Mortdecai.”
Worst supporting actor: Chevy Chase, “Hot Tub Time Machine 2” and “Vacation”; Josh Gad, “Pixels” and “The Wedding Ringer”; Kevin James, “Pixels”; Jason Lee, “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Road Chip”; Eddie Redmayne, “Jupiter Ascending.”
Worst supporting actress: Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, “Alvin and the Chipmunks : Road Chip” and “The Wedding Ringer”; Rooney Mara, “Pan”; Michelle Monaghan, “Pixels”; Julianne Moore, “Seventh Son”; Amanda Seyfried, “Love the Coopers” and “Pan.”
Worst remake or sequel: “Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Road Chip”; “Fantastic Four”; “Hot Tub Time Machine 2”; “Human Centipede 3”; “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2.”
Worst screen combo: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell, “Fantastic Four”; Johnny Depp and his glued-on mustache, “Mortdecai “; Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, “Fifty Shades of Grey”; Kevin James and either his Segway or glued-on mustache, “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2”; Adam Sandler and any pair of shoes, “The Cobbler.”
Worst director: Andy Fickman, “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2”; Tom Six, “Human Centipede 3”; Sam Taylor-Johnson, “Fifty Shades of Grey”; Josh Trank, “Fantastic Four”; Andy and Lana Wachowski, “Jupiter Ascending.”
Worst screenplay: Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater and Josh Trank, “Fantastic Four”; Kelly Marcel, “Fifty Shades of Grey”; Andy and Lana Wachowski, “Jupiter Ascending”; Kevin James and Nick Bakay, “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2”; Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, “Pixels.”
Razzies redeemer award: Elizabeth Banks, M. Night Shyamalan, Will Smith and Sylvester Stallone.
