Not quite sweeping the ceremony, but still handily leading the pack among this year's Razzie choices is Razzie Repeat Offender M. Night Shyamalan's "re-imagining" of the faux-anime' TV series The Last Airbender into a jumbled, jump-cut mess of a movie that fans of the TV show hated even more than critics did (if that's even possible!). In addition to Worst Director and Worst Picture, The Last Airbender also "won" Worst Screenplay, a brand-new Razzie category for 2010, Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of 3-D, and Worst Supporting Actor Jackson Rathbone (who had the misfortune to appear in both The Last Airbender and 2010's other most-Razzie-nominated title, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse).
The other big "winner" (if that's the right term when speaking of these awards) was the bling-obsessed superslick chick flick Sex and the City 2, which took gold-spray-painted statuettes for Worst Sequel, Worst Screen Ensemble (for its entire cast) and Worst Actress (presented jointly to the film's four principles, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis).
Rounding out the field of this year's sorriest cinematic losers were King of the Twittering Twits Ashton Kutcher as Worst Actor for both Killers and Valentine's Day, and Jessica Alba, finally "winning" a Razzie with her fifth nomination. Alba was named Worst Supporting Actress for her "performances" in four films, The Killer Inside MeLittle Fockers, Machete and Valentine's Day.
The Razzies were created in 1980 as a logical antidote to Tinsel Town's annual glut of self-congratulatory awards by John Wilson, author of The Official Razzie Movie Guide and Everything I Know I Learned at the Movies. "Winners" were determined by mailing ballots to 637 voters in 46 U.S. states and 17 foreign countries. Electronic voting and certification of this year's Final Razzie Ballot was handled by Vote-Now.com.
Worst Picture
- The Last Airbender (Paramount/Nickelodeon Movies)
- The Bounty Hunter (Columbia Pictures/Relativity Media)
- Sex and the City 2 (Warner Bros/New Line/HBO Pictures)
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Summit Entertainment)
- Vampires Suck (20th Century-Fox/Regency Enterprises)
Worst Actor
Worst Actress
Worst Supporting Actress
Worst Supporting Actor
Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3-D (Special Category for 2010!)
Worst Screen Couple / Worst Screen Ensemble
- The Entire Cast of Sex and the City 2
- Jennifer Aniston & Gerard Butler / The Bounty Hunter
- Josh Brolin's Face & Megan Fox's Accent / Jonah Hex
- The Entire Cast of The Last Airbender
- The Entire Cast of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Worst Director
Worst Screenplay
- The Last Airbender Written by M. Night Shyamalan
- Little Fockers, Written by John Hamburg and Larry Stuckey, based on Characters Created by Greg Glenna & Mary Roth Clarke
- Sex and the City 2, Written by Michael Patrick King, Based on the TV Series Created by Darren Star
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer
- Vampires Suck, Written by Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel (Combined Category for 2010)
The Last Airbender was released July 1st, 2010 and stars Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel, Cliff Curtis, Nicola Peltz, Randall Duk Kim, Jessica Andres, Noah Ringer, Seychelle Gabriel. The film is directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
The Bounty Hunter was released March 19th, 2010 and stars Jennifer Aniston, Gerard Butler, Gio Perez, Joel Garland, Jason Kolotouros, Matt Malloy, Jason Sudeikis, Adam Rose. The film is directed by Andy Tennant.
Sex and the City 2 was released May 27th, 2010 and stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis. The film is directed by Michael Patrick King.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse was released June 30th, 2010 and stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Billy Burke, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Nikki Reed, Kellan Lutz. The film is directed by David Slade.
Vampires Suck was released August 18th, 2010 and stars Ken Jeong, Matt Lanter, Anneliese van der Pol, Charlie Weber, Chris Riggi, Marcelle Baer, Michelle Lang, Bradley Dodds. The film is directed by Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer.
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MovieWiz001
I wanted to see his speech.
2 years agoby @moviewiz001Flag
RojoDiablo
I'd have gone with both Vampires Suck and SINC2 over The Last Airbender by a decent margin in every category and I really enjoyed the cartoon! No way does Sly deserve to be nominated but to be honest I have never really paid any sort of attention to the Razzies, this would be my first comment ever on the award show actually!
2 years agoby @rojodiabloFlag
Kazuma47
who did vampires suck not win worst picture! that movie sucks! Also how is Skyline avoided for Worst Picture and Worst Acting.
2 years agoby @kickass-14Flag
MovieManiac
The razzies used to be funny but now they are just cold hearted. They give nominations to people who truly do not deserve it. Seriously, although The Expendables was a little bit of a dissapointment in my opinion, Stallone does not deserve the nomination for worst director. And Dev Patel should not have been nominated at all. Although The Last Airbender was one of the worst movies I have ever seen (not exaggerating), Dev Patel was the only real saving point for the movie. And Nicola Peltz nomination for worst supporting actress is just mean in my opinion. she was not that bad in the film.
2 years agoby @moviemaniac66Flag
Diaigma
@bawnian-dexeus - ah. As the series is split as "books" - I gotcha :P
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@diaigma Since the series always said book one,two and three on each opening credit, I have a tendency to mention books
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
Diaigma
@narrator - it's all your fault, dammit! :P
That was my second. I had high hopes for the first Tomb Raider.
@bawnian-dexeus - books?
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Bawnian©-Dexeus
@narrator Your not alone :/ Such disrespect to the series and books
2 years agoby @bawnian-dexeusFlag
the Narrator
Lol, naw man. I mean... I'm just pissed, as is everyone, that the film sucked. First major anticipated film I've ever been wrong on.
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Dan
@narrator I'm sure like dog sh*t as well. Sorry Mr. Vice President for forgetting you :P
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
the Narrator
Lol, I approached @diaigma about making a LastAirbenderFans of MW thing, and I became Co-Vice President with V2K. How do you think I felt after seeing the film?
2 years agoby @narratorFlag
Diaigma
@dan1 - they don't call me "cornball" for nothin! :D
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Dan
@ejk1 Still awesome that Sandra Bullock was classy enough to accept her's for All About Steve, and then get her Oscar for Blind Side. Part of why I love that lady.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Dan
@diaigma You had to figure out a way to make your comment cornier then it already was, didn't you? :P
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Diaigma
@dan1 - EXACTLY . . . sis boom bah . . . ?
Cheerleader . . . I was the fan club CEO, bitch! :P
(TSN reference)
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
Dan
@spongebob-boxofficepants Think about what you just said for a moment. You said "the last airbender was expected to be a hit and a revival to shyamalan but everyone was disappointed", while that is putting it very mildly (it was a disaster of epic proportions), that statement shows why Airbender was given the... recognition?... over Vampires Suck. I've had this argument with other users already. As you say "vampires suck is a real wost but because everyone expects it to be a sucker", exactly (minus the real part). We expected it to suck, therefore when it did, it was no surprise. Airbender not only sucked from multiple angles (disregarding the transition from the source material to the silver screen), but the disappointment was MASSIVE, making it the bigger loser. I'm sure @diaigma, who was the biggest cheerleader for Airbender, would agree with me.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
thedude-abides
I agree with all of these. There isn't one thing I'd would have different. Great job this year, unlike the time you nominated Stanley Kubrick for The Shining and annointed yourselves certifiable dipsh*ts. Couple more years like this and you may redeem yourselves yet...
2 years agoby @thedude-abidesFlag
CUPID
All these movies SUCKED they deserve what they got.
2 years agoby @cupidFlag
CUPID
M Night you really f*cked up the the last airbender.
2 years agoby @cupidFlag
Ezio
@dan1:I totaly agree 'bout the last airbender.The acting in that movie made me laugh so hard I pissed myself.I'd rather watch Saw 3D than that.And I've had it with the saw movies.
2 years agoby @EzioFlag
Spongebob_Boxofficepants
vampires suck is actually more worse than the last airbender (this has been the 3rd consecutive year that paramount won a razzie worst picture why?!)
the last airbender was expected to be a hit and a revival to shyamalan but everyone was disappointed, vampires suck is a real wost but because everyone expects it to be a sucker then it is just completely ignored!
2 years agoby @spongebob-boxofficepantsFlag
moviegeek
These awards are easiest to predict of them all.
2 years agoby @moviegeekFlag
Dan
Haha, f*ck off and die Last Airbender. Very deserved "wins" for being such a sh*tball of a movie.
2 years agoby @dan1Flag
Remy72883
i think the only one on this list that truly deserves NOT to be on here is The Expendables, that movie was awesome and directed perfectly, the rest deserve it undoubtedly
2 years agoby @remy72883Flag
JonSpidey07
terrific
M. Night should be ashamed of himself and stop making movies
2 years agoby @jonspidey07Flag
Dark enV
That's right, Airbender deserves all it got and more. You see that Paramount/Nickelodeon? REMAKE Airbender the right way!
2 years agoby @dark-envFlag
MovieWiz001
where the heck is the black guy from Devil?????
2 years agoby @moviewiz001Flag
Corey W.
Poor Ashton Kutcher. Those two movies sucked but I don't think he was all that bad. Better than the other nominees that category. And HA, Jessica Alba won one for every performance she was in last year. hehe.
2 years agoby @coreyFlag
nick price
I think The Expendables should be given an Oscar for BEST PICTURE
2 years agoby @nick-priceFlag
Diaigma
Good to see Airbender get panned for all it's worth! :D
2 years agoby @diaigmaFlag