Razzie Awards Nominees Include Adam Sandler and 'Twilight's" Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner
The multihyphenate tops all previous years with a record-breaking 11 noms, while the stars of the uber-popular book-to-screen series scored worst acting nominations.
Adam Sandler hit a new low with his work as an actor, writer and producer for three of his films released this year: Jack & Jill, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star and Just Go With It.
The comedian, whose three latest films have grossed $179.7 million worldwide so far this year, led the nominations for the 32nd annual Razzie Awards with 11 noms, more than doubling the record for nominations scored by an individual in a single year (Eddie Murphy held the record).
The awards show, which honors the worst achievements in film, announced this year's list of nominees on the eve of the Academy Awards. Joining Sandler is Katie Holmes for worst supporting actress (Jack's wife in Jack & Jill) and Oscar winner Al Pacino, nominated for worst supporting actor in the same flick. Both were also nominated for worst screen couple, for their respective onscreen romances with Sandler's cross-dressing dual title roles in Jack & Jill.
Sandler could potentially break barriers as the first male to take home a worst actress award. But competition is stiff in the category: Martin Lawrence is also up for the award for his portrayal of Momma in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son. The two actors are up against Sarah Palin (Sarah Palin: The Undefeated), Sarah Jessica Parker (I Don't Know How She Does It, New Year's Eve) and Kristen Stewart (Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I).
A complete list of the nominees follows.
WORST PICTURE
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions)
Jack & Jill (Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions)
New Year's Eve (Warner Bros. / New Line Cinema)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount Pictures / Hasbro)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (Summit Entertainment)
WORST ACTOR
Russell Brand, Arthur
Nicolas Cage, Drive Angry 3-D, Season of the Witch and Trespass
Taylor Lautner, Abduction and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
Nick Swardson, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
WORST ACTRESS
Martin Lawrence, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin: The Undefeated
Sarah Jessica Parker, I Don't Know How She Does It and New Year's Eve
Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill
Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Patrick Dempsey, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
James Franco, Your Highness
Ken Jeong, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, The Hangover Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Zookeeper
Al Pacino, Jack & Jill
Nick Swardson, Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Katie Holmes, Jack & Jill
Brandon T. Jackson, Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son
Nicole Kidman, Just Go With It
David Spade, Jack & Jill
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
WORST SCREEN ENSEMBLE
Cast of Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Cast of Jack & Jill
Cast of New Year's Eve
Cast of Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
WORST DIRECTOR
Michael Bay, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Tom Brady, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
Bill Condon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Dennis Dugan, Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
Garry Marshall, New Year's Eve
WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL
Arthur
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
(ripoff of Boogie Nights and A Star Is Born)
The Hangover Part 2
(both a sequel and a remake)
Jack & Jill (remake/ripoff of Ed Woods' Glen or Glenda)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
WORST SCREEN COUPLE
Nicolas Cage and Anyone Sharing the Screen With Him in any of his three 2011 movies
Shia LeBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Adam Sandler and either Jennifer Aniston or Brooklyn Decker, Just Go With It
Adam Sandler and either Katie Holmes, Al Pacino or Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill
Kristen Stewart and either Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
WORST SCREENPLAY
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson)
Jack & Jill (screenplay by Steve Koren & Adam Sandler, story by Ben Zook)
New Year's Eve (written by Katherine Fugate)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (written by Ehren Kruger)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg)
