Razzie Awards race led by Fifty Shades of Grey, Pixels
Jupiter Ascending and Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 also top contenders
Fifty Shades of Grey is all tied up with Pixels, Jupiter Ascending and Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 for the most nominations at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards celebrating the worst in cinema.
The films led the Razzies lineup Wednesday with six nods each, including worst picture and worst actor for Jamie Dornan in the sexy thriller Fifty Shades of Grey, Kevin James in the comedy sequel Paul Blart Mall Cop 2, Channing Tatum in the sci-fi film Jupiter Ascending and Adam Sandler in the video game mash-up Pixels and fantasy-comedy The Cobbler.
The other worst picture nominee is the superhero flop Fantastic Four, which is also up for worst remake, screen combo, director for Josh Trank and screenplay for Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater and Trank.
The announcement of the Razzies, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of Hollywood's awards season, comes ahead of Thursday's Oscar nominations.
The "winners" for the 36th annual Razzies will be announced Feb. 27, the night before the 88th annual Academy Awards. They will be selected by 900 voting members from 47 states in the United States and 21 foreign countries.
While far less star-studded than other award shows, past recipients such as Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock, have actually shown up in person to claim their gold spray-painted prizes.
2016 Razzies nominees
WORST PICTURE
- Fantastic Four
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Jupiter Ascending
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
- Pixels
WORST ACTOR
- Johnny Depp, Mortdecai
- Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey
- Kevin James, Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
- Adam Sandler, The Cobbler and Pixels
- Channing Tatum, Jupiter Ascending
WORST ACTRESS
- Katherine Heigl, Home Sweet Hell
- Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
- Mila Kunis, Jupiter Ascending
- Jennifer Lopez, The Boy Next Door
- Gwyneth Paltrow, Mortdecai
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Chevy Chase, Hot Tub Time Machine 2 and Vacation
- Josh Gad, Pixels and The Wedding Ringer
- Kevin James, Pixels
- Jason Lee, Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip
- Eddie Redmayne, Jupiter Ascending
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip and The Wedding Ringer
- Rooney Mara, Pan
- Michelle Monaghan, Pixels
- Julianne Moore, Seventh Son
- Amanda Seyfried, Love the Coopers and Pan
WORST REMAKE/RIP-OFF/SEQUEL
- Alvin & The Chipmunks: Road Chip
- Fantastic Four
- Hot Tub Time Machine 2
- Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
- Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
WORST SCREEN COMBO
- All Four "Fantastics," Fantastic Four
- Johnny Depp and His Glued-On Moustache, Mortdecai
- Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
- Kevin James and EITHER His Segue OR His Glued-On Moustache, Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
- Adam Sandler and Any Pair of Shoes, The Cobbler
WORST DIRECTOR
- Andy Fickman, Paul Blart Mall Cop 2
- Tom Six, Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)
- Sam Taylor-Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
- Josh Trank, Fantastic Four
- Andy and Lana Wachowski, Jupiter Ascending
WORST SCREENPLAY
- Fantastic Four (screenplay by Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater and Josh Trank, Based on the Marvel comic book by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)
- Fifty Shades of Grey (screenplay by Kelly Marcel, Based on the Novel by E.L. James)
- Jupiter Ascending (written by Andy and Lana Wachowski)
- Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 (screenplay by Kevin James & Nick Bakay)
- Pixels (screenplay by Tim Herlihy and Timothy Dowling, Story by Herlihy, Based on a Work by Patrick Jean)
RAZZIE REDEEMER AWARD
- Elizabeth Banks (RAZZIE "Winner" for MOVIE 43, Multiple Hit Movies This Year)
- M. Night Shyamalan (Perennial RAZZIE nominee & "winner," director of The Visit)
- Will Smith (For following up After Earth with Concussion)
- Sylvester Stallone (All-Time RAZZIE Champ, award contender for Creed)