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Saturday, Feb. 25, 2012

Open quoteThe Razzies (also known as the Golden Raspberry awards), are in their 32nd year of celebrating the industry's worst films. And Adam Sandler's Jack & Jill cleaned up in this year's nominations, receiving 12 Razzie nods though it was eligible in only 10 categories. That's right, the film was so heinous in the eyes of the Razzie voters that it was nominated multiple times per category. Talk about a dis-honor. Not even the vampiric action of Twilight could outshine Sandler's gender-bending travesty.

(LIST: The Top 10 Worst Films of 2011)

Though its not as if anyone expected Jack & Jill to be good. The cross-dressing comedy has been rated in the single digits on Rotten Tomatoes since its November release (it currently holds an abysmal 3% positive rating). One movie critic wrote in his review that it "gives fart jokes a bad name." We even voted it the worst movie of 2011. But none of those landmarks could have prepared it for such a Razzies sweep. The awards even went outside their own standard boxes to dish out disgrace. Adam Sandler notched a nod for both worst actor (as Jack) and worst actress (as Jill). David Spade was nominated for best supporting actress for his drag queen role in the film.

(LIST: The Six Harshest Critics' Jabs at Jack & Jill)

The Razzies note that Jack & Jill is the fourth film to tally more nominations than there are categories. It joins such esteemed company as Lonely Lady, Showgirls and Battlefield Earth, all which took home the Razzies' Worst Picture award. What a drag.

Here's the full list of nominees:

Worst Picture

- Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

- Jack & Jill

- New Year's Eve

- Transformers: Dark of the Moon

- Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1

Worst Actor

- Russell Brand, Arthur

- Nicolas Cage, Drive Angry 3-D, Season Of The Witch, and Trespass

- Taylor Lautner, Abduction and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

- Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill and Just Go With It

- Nick Swardson, Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star

Worst Actress

- Martin Lawrence (As "Momma"), Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

- Sarah Palin (As "Herself"), Sarah Palin: The Undefeated

- Sarah Jessica Parker, I Don't Know How She Does It and New Year's Eve

- Adam Sandler (As "Jill"), Jack & Jill

- Kristen Stewart, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Supporting Actress

- Katie Holmes, Jack & Jill

- Brandon T. Jackson (As "Charmaine"), Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son

- Nicole Kidman, Just Go With It

- David Spade (As "Monica"), Jack & Jill

- The Underwear Model (Aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

Worst Supporting Actor

- Patrick Dempsey, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

- James Franco, Your Highness

- Ken Jeong, Big Momma's #3, Hangover Part 2, Transformers #3 and Zookeeper

- Al Pacino (As "Al Pacino"), Jack & Jill

- Nick Swardson, Jack & Jill and Just Go With It

Worst Screen Ensemble

- The Entire Cast of Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star

- The Entire Cast of Jack & Jill

- The Entire Cast of New Year's Eve

- The Entire Cast of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

- The Entire Cast of Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Director

- Michael Bay, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon

- Tom Brady, Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star

- Bill Condon, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

- 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 (Rip-Off of Boogie Nights and A Star Is Born)

- The Hangover Part 2 (Both a sequel and a remake!)

- Jack & Jill (Remake/Rip-Off of Ed Woods' Glen or Glenda)

- Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I

Worst Screen Couple

- Nicolas Cage & Anyone Sharing the Screen with Him in Any of His Three 2011 Movie

- Shia Lebeouf & The Underwear Model (Aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley), Transformers #3

- Adam Sandler & EITHER Jennifer Aniston OR Brooklyn Decker, Just Go With It

- Adam Sandler & EITHER Katies Holmes, Al Pacino OR Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill

- Kristen Stewart & EITHER Taylor Lautner OR Robert Pattinson, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part I

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

- Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I, Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, from the novel by Stephenie MeyerClose quote

  • Nick Carbone
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