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01-21-2009, 01:38 PM
LOS ANGELES - Voters for 2008's worst movies love Mike Myers . They really love him.
Myers' comedy flop " The Love Guru " led the field Wednesday for the Razzies with seven nominations, among them worst picture and worst-acting slots for Myers, Jessica Alba , Verne Troyer and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley .
The number of nominations for "Love Guru" was appropriate given what a personal project it was for Myers, who not only starred but also co-wrote and produced the movie, said John Wilson, founder of the Razzies, an Oscar spoof that dishes out "dis-honors" for the lousiest stuff Hollywood dredged up the previous year.
"This is one of those auteur-of-the-awful situations," Wilson said. "I think people are tired of him in general. He hasn't really made a good movie in quite some time."
The other worst-picture contenders were " Disaster Movie " and " Meet the Spartans ," Hollywood spoofs that shared a nomination for a "badly beaten dead horse of a concept"; the fright flick " The Happening "; Paris Hilton 's romantic comedy bomb "The Hottie & the Nottie"; and the sword-and-sorcery fantasy " In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale ."
Razzie "winners" will be announced Feb. 21, the day before the Oscars .
Hilton had three nominations, worst actress and worst screen couple alongside her co-stars in "The Hottie & the Nottie," plus worst supporting actress for " Repo! The Genetic Opera ."
Eddie Murphy , named worst actor, supporting actor and supporting actress last year for multiple roles in " Norbit ," has two nominations this time, as worst actor and screen couple alongside himself for dual roles in his sci-fi comedy dud " Meet Dave ."
Cameron Diaz also picked up two Razzie nominations for the romance " What Happens in Vegas ," as worst actress and worst screen couple alongside co-star Ashton Kutcher .
Along with Kingsley, Oscar winner Al Pacino had a worst-actor nomination for his crime thrillers " 88 Minutes " and " Righteous Kill ."
The stars of the remake " The Women " — Annette Bening , Eva Mendes , Debra Messing , Jada Pinkett Smith and Meg Ryan — shared a worst-actress nomination. Joining them, Alba, Diaz and Hilton in the worst-actress category was Kate Hudson for " Fool's Gold " and " My Best Friend's Girl ."
Besides Murphy, Myers and Pacino, worst-actor nominees were Larry the Cable Guy for " Witless Protection " and Mark Wahlberg for "The Happening" and " Max Payne ."
" In the Name of the King " filmmaker Uwe Boll had three nominations for 2008 movies, worst director for that flick and "1968: Tunnel Rats" and "Postal," supporting actor for playing himself in "Postal" and screen couple alongside "any actor, camera or screenplay."
Boll — whose movies include such horror or action tales as " Bloodrayne ," " Alone in the Dark " and " House of the Dead " — also was selected by Razzies voters to receive a special prize for worst career achievement as "Germany's answer to Ed Wood," the legendary bad filmmaker responsible for " Plan 9 From Outer Space ."
"It's pretty insulting to Ed Wood . Although Wood didn't understand how to splice two frames together, there was a joy of incompetence in his work," Wilson said. "Uwe Boll's like our Meryl Streep . As long as he continues to work, he will get nominated, just like Meryl Streep does with those other awards."
Myers' comedy flop " The Love Guru " led the field Wednesday for the Razzies with seven nominations, among them worst picture and worst-acting slots for Myers, Jessica Alba , Verne Troyer and Academy Award winner Ben Kingsley .
The number of nominations for "Love Guru" was appropriate given what a personal project it was for Myers, who not only starred but also co-wrote and produced the movie, said John Wilson, founder of the Razzies, an Oscar spoof that dishes out "dis-honors" for the lousiest stuff Hollywood dredged up the previous year.
"This is one of those auteur-of-the-awful situations," Wilson said. "I think people are tired of him in general. He hasn't really made a good movie in quite some time."
The other worst-picture contenders were " Disaster Movie " and " Meet the Spartans ," Hollywood spoofs that shared a nomination for a "badly beaten dead horse of a concept"; the fright flick " The Happening "; Paris Hilton 's romantic comedy bomb "The Hottie & the Nottie"; and the sword-and-sorcery fantasy " In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale ."
Razzie "winners" will be announced Feb. 21, the day before the Oscars .
Hilton had three nominations, worst actress and worst screen couple alongside her co-stars in "The Hottie & the Nottie," plus worst supporting actress for " Repo! The Genetic Opera ."
Eddie Murphy , named worst actor, supporting actor and supporting actress last year for multiple roles in " Norbit ," has two nominations this time, as worst actor and screen couple alongside himself for dual roles in his sci-fi comedy dud " Meet Dave ."
Cameron Diaz also picked up two Razzie nominations for the romance " What Happens in Vegas ," as worst actress and worst screen couple alongside co-star Ashton Kutcher .
Along with Kingsley, Oscar winner Al Pacino had a worst-actor nomination for his crime thrillers " 88 Minutes " and " Righteous Kill ."
The stars of the remake " The Women " — Annette Bening , Eva Mendes , Debra Messing , Jada Pinkett Smith and Meg Ryan — shared a worst-actress nomination. Joining them, Alba, Diaz and Hilton in the worst-actress category was Kate Hudson for " Fool's Gold " and " My Best Friend's Girl ."
Besides Murphy, Myers and Pacino, worst-actor nominees were Larry the Cable Guy for " Witless Protection " and Mark Wahlberg for "The Happening" and " Max Payne ."
" In the Name of the King " filmmaker Uwe Boll had three nominations for 2008 movies, worst director for that flick and "1968: Tunnel Rats" and "Postal," supporting actor for playing himself in "Postal" and screen couple alongside "any actor, camera or screenplay."
Boll — whose movies include such horror or action tales as " Bloodrayne ," " Alone in the Dark " and " House of the Dead " — also was selected by Razzies voters to receive a special prize for worst career achievement as "Germany's answer to Ed Wood," the legendary bad filmmaker responsible for " Plan 9 From Outer Space ."
"It's pretty insulting to Ed Wood . Although Wood didn't understand how to splice two frames together, there was a joy of incompetence in his work," Wilson said. "Uwe Boll's like our Meryl Streep . As long as he continues to work, he will get nominated, just like Meryl Streep does with those other awards."
