The infamous Razzie
Awards have been
announced, with
voters from around
the world deciding on
the worst movie flops
of 2017. "The Emoji
Movie" — an animated
film staring Sir Patrick
Stewart — was picked
as worst picture.
There were movie flops
aplenty in 2017, with
"Hollywood's recycled trash
heap" hitting an all-time high,
the organizers of the annual
Razzie Awards said in a
statement on Saturday.
The Razzie Awards are
traditionally held a day
before the glamour-filled
Academy Awards, with the
smaller-scale event awarding
Golden Raspberries to the
worst movies of the previous
year.
On Saturday, the
organization proclaimed "The
Emoji Movie" to be the worst
picture of 2017.
The animated comedy features
British acting legend Sir
Patrick Stewart as the voice
of the poop emoji, and is the
first animated film to win
worst picture in the Razzies'
38-year history.
The film also took the
trophies for worst director
— going to Tony Leondis — as
well as worst screenplay and
worst screen combo for "any
two obnoxious emojis," the
organizers said.
Tyler Perry made Razzie history
with his win for 'Boo 2! A Madea
Halloween'.
Tyler Perry as worst
supporting actress
Some 1,000 voting members
also awarded trophies to
other big flops of 2017.
Notably, the voters panned
the erotic thriller "Fifty
Shades Darker" as worst
sequel, while also labeling
one of its stars, Kim Basinger,
as worst supporting actress.
The Saturday ceremony also
made history by awarding
worst actress to a man, Tyler
Perry. The comedian won the
category for his performance
as a black woman in "Boo 2!
A Madea Halloween."
Cruise, Gibson take
punches The Golden Raspberry for
worst actor went to Tom
Cruise for his role in the
much more ambitious
feature, "The Mummy." In it,
Cruise plays a US army
sergeant who accidentally
unleashes an evil spirit from
the era of Egyptian pharaohs.
The movie was aimed at
setting up a large franchise
akin to the Marvel Cinematic
Universe.
However, critics
and viewers panned the
movie upon release, putting
those plans in question.
Mel Gibson also earned a
spot among the Golden
Raspberry winners for his
supporting role in the
comedy "Daddy's Home 2."
'We won't be missing
you'
Razzie organizers also
mocked alleged sexual
predators in the
entertainment industry,
following the series of
scandals unleashed by the
#MeToo movement.
In an Oscar-like "in memoriam"
video, the group showed the
likes of producer Harvey
Weinstein, director Woody
Allen and actor Kevin
Spacey.
"Very sorry ... but we won't
be missing you — or your
kind," the video said.
The winners of the Golden
Raspberry are awarded a
$4.97 trophy consisting of a
plastic strawberry covered in
gold paint.
Although winners
rarely show up to take
ownership of the statue,
Hollywood stars Halle Berry
and Sandra Bullock attended
the ceremonies in Los
Angeles to accept the trophies
in person, in 2005 and 2010
respectively.
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