Nominations for the 39th annual Razzie Awards have been announced, and it looks as if sleuths, shysters, and salacious puppets are up for consideration. Leading the pack of this year's "worst of the worst" are Etan Cohen's HOLMES & WATSON and John Travolta's GOTTI, each with six nominations. Additionally, the Razzies look to be getting a bit political this year, as Donald Trump, who appears as himself in Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley's DEATH OF A NATION documentary, as well as controversial filmmaker Michael Moore's FAHRENHEIT 11/9, has earned himself a Worst Actor nod. While remaining aboard the Trump Train, the Razzies also placed Trump in the Worst Screen Combo category, listing the President's "self perpetuating pettiness" as his co-star. Not to be left out of the mix, Melania Trump was also chosen for the Worst Supporting Actress list, alongside Kellyanne Conway of the Trump Administration.
For those of you who're finding yourselves a bit put-off by the political leanings of this year's selection, you'll be thrilled to know that plenty of other "losers" were selected as a part of this year's ceremony.
You can view the full list of nominations for the 39th annual Razzie Awards below:
Worst Picture
Gotti
The Happytime Murders
Holmes & Watson
Robin Hood
Winchester
Worst Actress
Jennifer Garner / Peppermint
Amber Heard / London Fields
Melissa McCarthy / The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party
Helen Mirren / Winchester
Amanda Seyfried / The Clapper
Worst Actor
Johnny Depp (Voice Only) / Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell / Holmes & Watson
John Travolta / Gotti
Donald J. Trump (As Himself) / Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9
Bruce Willis / Death Wish
Worst Supporting Actress
Kellyanne Conway (As Herself) / Fahrenheit 11/9
Marcia Gay Harden / Fifty Shades Freed
Kelly Preston / Gotti
Jaz Sinclair / Slender Man
Melania Trump (As Herself) / Fahrenheit 11/9
Worst Supporting Actor
Jamie Foxx / Robin Hood
Ludacris (Voice Only)/ Show Dogs
Joel McHale / The Happytime Murders
John C. Reilly / Holmes & Watson
Justice Smith / Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Worst Screen Combo
Any Two Actors or Puppets (Especially in Those Creepy Sex Scenes) / The Happytime Murders
Johnny Depp & His Fast-Fading Film Career (He’s doing voices for cartoons, fer kripesakes!) / Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly (Trashing Two of Literature’s Most Beloved Characters) / Holmes & Watson
Kelly Preston & John Travolta (Getting BATTLEFIELD EARTH type Reviews!) / Gotti
Donald J. Trump & His Self Perpetuating Pettiness / Death of a Nation & Fahrenheit 11/9
Worst Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel
Death of a Nation (remake of Hillary’s America…)
Death Wish
Holmes & Watson
The Meg (rip-off of Jaws)
Robin Hood
Worst Director
Etan Cohen / Holmes & Watson
Kevin Connolly / Gotti
James Foley / Fifty Shades Freed
Brian Henson / The Happytime Murders
The Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter) / Winchester
Worst Screenplay
Death of a Nation, Written by Dinesh D’Souza & Bruce Schooley
Fifty Shades Freed, Screenplay by Niall Leonard, from the Novel by E.L. James
Gotti, Screenplay by Leo Rossi and Lem Dobbs
The Happytime Murders, Screenplay by Todd Berger, Story by Berger and Dee Austin Robinson
Winchester, Written by Tom Vaughan and The Spierig Brothers
Personally, I think this year's selection is a bit too ho-hum for my tastes. I mean, where's the fun in seeing the same batch of films and/or actors nominated in damn near every category? Have I forgotten how to have fun with the Razzies, or is this year's selection just another gasping breath for a terminal awards tradition? Let us know what you think of this year's Razzies in the comments section below.