Fashion industry satire Zoolander 2 led nominations on Monday for the annual Razzie Awards, a list of the year's worst films that includes performances by past Oscar winners Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck, Jared Leto and Julia Roberts.
The tongue-in-cheek Razzies, created in 1980, serve as an antidote to Hollywood's Oscars ceremony. Winners of the year's worst films – if they turn up – are given a gold, spray-painted trophy at a ceremony held on the eve of the Academy Awards in February.
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Zoolander 2, a sequel that was 15 years in the making and which bombed at the box office, received eight Razzie nominations, including for its director and star Ben Stiller, as well as co-stars Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell.
Affleck earned a nomination for his role in comic book hero movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which also was a Razzie pick for worst film, sequel and screenplay.
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Although slammed by critics, audiences embraced the movie, which went on to take in some $US873 million at the global box office.
Other worst picture Razzie nominees were the De Niro comedy Dirty Grandpa; action movie Independence Day: Resurgence, starring Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum; fantasy adventure Gods of Egypt, and the documentary Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party.
Roberts was nominated worst actress for her role in the romantic comedy Mother's Day, in which the dark-haired actress grabbed attention for wearing a distracting ginger bob wig.
But a startling nod has been extended to Jared Leto as The Joker in Suicide Squad, who was deemed by many critics to be one of the more successful, albeit brief, performances of the blockbuster hit.
Unsurprisingly Johnny Depp and his "vomitously vibrant costume" from Alice Through the Looking Glass, was among the worst screen combo contenders, along with what Razzie organisers dubbed "the entire cast of once respected actors" from Collateral Beauty, which starred Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton and Kate Winslet.
Nominees and winners of the Razzies are voted for online by around 1000 Razzie members from 24 countries, who sign up on line and pay a $US40 membership fee. The winners will be announced on February 25.
2016 was so bad, in fact, the Razzie braintrust expanded each category to include six nominees instead of the usual five.
Here is the complete list of this year's Razzies nominees:
WORST PICTURE
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Zoolander 2
WORST ACTOR
Ben Affleck (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Gerard Butler (Gods of Egypt and London Has Fallen)
Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Robert De Niro (Dirty Grandpa)
Dinesh D'Souza (Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Ben Stiller (Zoolander 2)
WORST ACTRESS
Megan Fox (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows)
Tyler Perry (Boo! A Madea Halloween)
Julia Roberts (Mother's Day)
Becky Turner (Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Naomi Watts (Divergent Series: Allegiant and Shut In)
Shailene Woodley (Divergent Series: Allegiant)
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Julianne Hough (Dirty Grandpa)
Kate Hudson (Mother's Day)
Aubrey Plaza (Dirty Grandpa)
Jane Seymour (Fifty Shades of Black)
Sela Ward (Independence Day: Resurgence)
Kristen Wiig (Zoolander 2)
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Nicolas Cage (Snowden)
Johnny Depp (Alice Through the Looking Glass)
Will Ferrell (Zoolander 2)
Jesse Eisenberg (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Jared Leto (Suicide Squad)
Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2)
WORST SCREEN COMBO
Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Any two Egyptian gods or mortals (Gods of Egypt)
Johnny Depp and his costume (Alice Through the Looking Glass)
Entire cast of Collateral Beauty
Tyler Perry and his wig (Boo! A Madea Halloween)
Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2)
WORST DIRECTOR
Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley (Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Roland Emmerich (Independence Day: Resurgence)
Tyler Perry (Boo! A Madea Halloween)
Alex Proyas (Gods of Egypt)
Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Ben Stiller (Zoolander 2)
WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIPOFF OR SEQUEL
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Fifty Shades of Black
Independence Day: Resurgence
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Zoolander 2
WORST SCREENPLAY
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Suicide Squad
- Reuters, with USA Today and Aja Styles
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