25th Golden Raspberry Awards

24th Golden Raspberry Awards

February 28 2004

----Worst Film:
" Catwoman "----Worst Actor:
George W. Bush ----Worst Actress:
Halle Berry

The 25th annual Golden Raspberry Awards were held on February 26, 2005 at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood, California to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 2004. Also, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Golden Raspberry Awards, four special categories—Worst Razzie Loser Of Our First 25 Years, Worst "Comedy" Of Our First 25 Years, Worst "Drama" Of Our First 25 Years, and Worst "Musical" Of Our First 25 Years—were added.

This edition of the Razzies was the first to give a nomination to a movie that wasn't a critical or financial bomb: "Fahrenheit 9/11". It received nominations not because of the poor quality of the movie itself, but because of the film's view of the political figures' mishandling of the 9/11 attacks and the War in Iraq, as depicted in the film. The Razzies, which had steered clear of politics before, received criticism from some quarters for "rewarding" President Bush, Condoleezza Rice and Donald Rumsfeld. (Curiously, Britney Spears also "won" a trophy for "Fahrenheit 9/11" despite having only a brief cameo in the film.)

Leading the pack was a tie between the late summer film "Catwoman" and "Fahrenheit 9/11", each of which "won" four Razzies. The film with the most nominations was also "Catwoman", which was nominated for seven Razzies, followed by "Alexander" with six nominations.

This year’s ceremonies were held on February 26 2005 at the historic Ivar Theatre in Hollywood. The theater was rented using proceeds from an auction of Ben Affleck's destroyed prize from the previous year, which Affleck smashed during an appearance on "Larry King Live".

Halle Berry and "Catwoman" screenwriter Michael Ferris collected their awards in person, a departure for the awards. Berry was quoted as saying "If you aren't able to be a good loser you're not able to be a good winner." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4301783.stm] Berry mocked her 2002 Oscar acceptance speech, acting tearful and saying "I never thought this would happen to me." She then responded to some critics but holding up her Oscar and saying "They can't take it away, my name's on it!" They are reportedly the first to do so since the 2001 awards, when Tom Green was on hand to receive five Razzies for "Freddy Got Fingered".

The complete list of nominees are as follows with "winners" marked in bold:

Worst Picture

"Catwoman" (Warner Brothers)
* "Alexander" (Warner Brothers)
* "" (Triumph Films)
* "Surviving Christmas" (DreamWorks)
* "White Chicks" (Columbia/Revolution)

Worst Actor

George W. Bush in "Fahrenheit 9/11"
* Ben Affleck in "Jersey Girl" and "Surviving Christmas"
* Vin Diesel in "The Chronicles of Riddick"
* Colin Farrell in "Alexander"
* Ben Stiller in "Along Came Polly", ', ', "Envy" and "Starsky & Hutch"

Worst Actress

Halle Berry in "Catwoman"
* Hilary Duff in "A Cinderella Story" and "Raise Your Voice"
* Angelina Jolie in "Alexander" and "Taking Lives"
* Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen in "New York Minute"
* Shawn & Marlon Wayans (The Wayans "Sisters") in "White Chicks"

Worst Supporting Actor

Donald Rumsfeld in "Fahrenheit 9/11"
* Val Kilmer in "Alexander"
* "Ah-Nuld" Schwarzenegger in "Around the World in 80 "Daze""
* Jon Voight in ""
* Lambert Wilson in "Catwoman"

Worst Supporting Actress

Britney Spears in "Fahrenheit 9/11"
* Carmen Electra in "Starsky & Hutch"
* Jennifer Lopez in "Jersey Girl"
* Condoleezza Rice in "Fahrenheit 9/11"
* Sharon Stone in "Catwoman"

Worst Screen Couple

George W. Bush & either Condoleezza Rice or his pet goat in "Fahrenheit 9/11"
* Ben Affleck & either Jennifer Lopez or Liv Tyler in "Jersey Girl"
* Halle Berry & either Benjamin Bratt or Sharon Stone in "Catwoman"
* Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen in "New York Minute"
* The Wayans brothers (in or out of drag) in "White Chicks"

Worst Director

"Pitof" for "Catwoman"
* Bob Clark for ""
* Renny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader for ""
* Oliver Stone for "Alexander"
* Keenen Ivory Wayans for "White Chicks"

Worst Remake or Sequel

' (Warner Brothers)"'
* "Alien vs. Predator" (20th Century Fox)
* "" (Screen Gems)
* "Around the World in 80 "Daze"" (Disney)
* "" (Warner Brothers)

Worst Screenplay

"Catwoman", written by Theresa Rebeck and John Brancato & Michael Ferris and John Rogers
* "Alexander", written by Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle and Laeta Kalogridis
* "", written by Steven Paul and Gregory Poppen
* "Surviving Christmas", written by Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont and Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin
* "White Chicks", written by Keenen Ivory & Shawn & Marlon Wayans and Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden and Xavier Cook

pecial "Worst Of Our First 25 Years" Awards

Worst Razzie Loser Of Our First 25 Years

Arnold Schwarzenegger (with 7 nominations total)
* Kim Basinger (with 6 nominations total)
* Angelina Jolie (with 7 nominations, including 2 in 2004)
* Ryan O'Neal (with 6 nominations total)
* Keanu Reeves (with 8 nominations, including 1 in 2004)

Worst 'Drama' Of Our First 25 Years

"Battlefield Earth" (2000)
* "The Lonely Lady" (1983)
* "Mommie Dearest" (1981)
* "Showgirls" (1995)
* "Swept Away" (2002)

Worst 'Comedy' Of Our First 25 Years

"Gigli" (2003)
* "The Adventures of Pluto Nash" (2002)
* "The Cat in the Hat" (2003)
* "Freddy Got Fingered" (2001)
* "Leonard Part 6" (1987)

Worst 'Musical' Of Our First 25 Years

"From Justin to Kelly" (2003)
* "Can't Stop the Music" (1980)
* "Glitter" (2001)
* "Rhinestone" (1984)
* "Spiceworld" (1998)
* "Xanadu" (1980)

ee also

*77th Academy Awards