Eddie Murphy and Lindsay Lohan were crowned the worst actor and actress of
2007 at the 28th Golden Raspberry Awards yesterday.
The annual honors were announced by the Golden Raspberry Foundation. Murphy
and Lohan won three gold spray-painted Razzie trophies worth 4.89 U.S. dollars
respectively and neither showed up to accept the spoof Oscars.
Murphy, who had earned an Oscar nomination for his dramatic musical
"Dreamgirls" in 2006 and was one of the nominees at the Academy Awards on Sunday
for his role in "I Am Legend," won the Worst Actor, the Worst Supporting
Actress, and the Worst Supporting Actor awards for several parts in the comedy
"Norbit," setting a record by winning three of the four worst acting categories.
Unlike the other Razzie victims, the movie "Norbit" still made success at box
offices, taking of 158 million dollars worldwide.
Lohan won two Worst Actress awards and the Worst Screen Couple award for
playing twins in the thriller "I Know Who Killed Me," a film that was named
worst of the year.
"I Know Who Killed Me" won eight of nine Raspberries, breaking a record of
seven wins previously held by "Showgirls" (1996) and "Battlefield Earth" (2001).
Despite the "fierce" competition between Murphy and Lohan, the Cuba Gooding
Jr. comedyˇ°Daddy Day Campˇ±managed to secure the Razzie for Worst Prequel or
Sequel.
Following is a list of this year's Razzie winners:
Worst Actor: Murphy in "Norbit"
Worst Actress (tie): Lohan as twin sisters Aubrey and Dakota in "I Know Who
Killed Me"
Worst Supporting Actress: Murphy in "Norbit"
Worst Supporting Actor: Murphy in "Norbit"
Worst Screen Couple: Lohan & Lohan in "I Know Who Killed Me"
Worst Remake or Rip-off: "I Know Who Killed Me," based on several films
Worst Prequel or Sequel: "Daddy Day Camp"
Worst Director: Chris Siverston for "I Know Who Killed Me"
Worst Screenplay: Jeffrey Hammond for "I Know Who Killed Me"
Worst Excuse for a Horror Movie (New Category): "I Know Who Killed Me."