On the day before the best films of the year are honored with Academy Award nominations, it's time to look at the opposite end of the spectrum with the Golden Raspberry Award nominees for the worst movies of 2008.Six cinematic stinkers are in the running for "Worst Picture" — Disaster Movie, The Happening, The Hottie and the Nottie, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, The Love Guru and Meet the Spartans — while such not-so-notable names as Paris Hilton, Larry the Cable Guy and Kim Kardashian are among those "honored" in the "acting" categories.
However, it seems that the big "winner" is "director" Uwe Boll. His 2008 trifecta of tripe — In the Name of the King, 1968: Tunnel Rats and Postal — not only netted the awful "auteur" multiple mentions, he will also receive a special award created just for him: "Worst Career Achievement".
The 29th Annual Razzie Awards will be handed out Oscar Eve, February 21, in an "intentionally tacky ceremony" in (where else) Hollywood. See the comment section below for a quick look at all the nominees.
Worst Picture:
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The Happening
The Hottie and the Nottie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Worst Actor:
Larry the Cable Guy in Witless Protection
Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave
Mike Myers in The Love Guru
Al Pacino in 88 Minutes and Righteous Kill
Mark Wahlberg in The Happening and Max Payne
Worst Actress:
Jessica Alba in The Eye and The Love Guru
The Cast of The Women (Annette Bening, Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Jada Pinkett-Smith
and Meg Ryan)
Cameron Diaz in What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton in The Hottie and the Nottie
Kate Hudson in Fool's Gold and My Best Friend's Girl
Worst Supporting Actor:
Uwe Boll in Postal
Pierce Brosnan in Mamma Mia!
Ben Kingsley in The Love Guru, War, Inc. and The Wackness
Burt Reynolds in Deal and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Verne Troyer in The Love Guru and Postal
Worst Supporting Actress:
Carmen Electra in Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Paris Hilton in Repo! The Genetic Opera
Kim Kardashian in Disaster Movie
Jenny McCarthy in Witless Protection
Leelee Sobieski in 88 Minutes and In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Worst Director:
Uwe Boll for In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, Postal and 1968: Tunnel Rats
Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer for Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans
Tom Putnam for The Hottie and the Nottie
Marco Schnabel for The Love Guru
M. Night Shyamalan for The Happening
Worst Screenplay:
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans
The Happening
The Hottie and the Nottie
In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The Love Guru
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel:
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Disaster Movie and Meet The Spartans
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Speed Racer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Worst Screen Couple:
Uwe Boll & "ANY Actor, Camera or Screenplay"
Cameron Diaz & Ashton Kutcher in What Happens in Vegas
Paris Hilton and either Christine Lakin or Joel David Moore in The Hottie and the Nottie
Larry the Cable Guy & Jenny McCarthy in Witless Protection
Eddie Murphy IN Eddie Murphy (ew) in Meet Dave
Worst Career Achievement:
Uwe Boll ("Germany's answer to Ed Wood")