The 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, ceremony was held on April 1, 2012, at Magicopolis in Santa Monica, California to identify the worst films the film industry had to offer in 2011, according to votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation. Razzies co-founder John J. B. Wilson has stated that the intent of the awards is "to be funny." The nominations were announced on February 25, 2012. Taking a break from Razzie tradition of announcing both the nominees and winners before the Academy Awards functions by one day, it was decided in January 2012 to delay both the Razzie nomination announcements and ceremony by several weeks in order for the actual Razzie ceremony to be held on April Fools' Day. The actual nominations however, still had some connection to the Oscars ceremony, as they were announced the night before the Academy Awards were held.
Adam Sandler received a Razzie record six nominations as an individual and a total of twenty-three nominations for films he was involved with.
Voting for Worst Screen Ensemble was not just determined by members of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation. Voting for the award was opened up to the general public online and conducted by the website Rotten Tomatoes. A grand total of 35,117 votes were cast.
Jack and Jill was nominated for twelve awards (including twice each in Worst Supporting Actor and Worst Supporting Actress) and won in every category. This was the first time in the history of the Razzies that one film won every award. The film also holds the record for most Razzie wins (beating Battlefield Earth) and most wins in a single year (beating I Know Who Killed Me). The only other film to win was another Happy Madison film Just Go with It, with only two Razzies earned for Worst Director and Worst Actor.
Winners and nominees
Category RecipientWorst PictureJack and Jill (Columbia)|- |Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (Columbia) |- |New Year's Eve (New Line Cinema) |- |Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Paramount) |- |The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Summit) |- | rowspan=5|Worst Actor|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill and Just Go with It as Jack Sadelstein and Dr. Danny Maccabee (respectively)|- |Russell Brand in Arthur as Arthur Bach |- |Nicolas Cage in Drive Angry, Season of the Witch, and Trespass as Milton, Behmen von Bleibruck, and Kyle Miller (respectively) |- |Taylor Lautner in Abduction and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 as Nathan Harper and Jacob Black (respectively) |- |Nick Swardson in Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star as Bucky Larson |- | rowspan=5|Worst Actress|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Adam Sandler (in drag) in Jack and Jill as Jill Sadelstein|- |Martin Lawrence (in drag) in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as Big Momma |- |Sarah Palin (as herself) in The Undefeated |- |Sarah Jessica Parker in I Don't Know How She Does It and New Year’s Eve as Kate Reddy and Kim Doyle (respectively) |- |Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 as Bella Swan |- | rowspan=5| Worst Supporting Actor|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Al Pacino (as himself) in Jack and JillPatrick Dempsey in Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Dylan GouldJames Franco in Your Highness as Prince FabiousKen Jeong in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son, The Hangover Part II, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and Zookeeper as Mailman, Leslie Chow, Jerry "Deep" Wang, and Venom (respectively)Nick Swardson in Jack and Jill and Just Go with It as Todd and Eddie Simms (respectively)Worst Supporting ActressDavid Spade (in drag) in Jack and Jill as MonicaKatie Holmes in Jack and Jill as Erin SadelsteinRosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers: Dark of the Moon as Carly SpencerBrandon T. Jackson (in drag) in Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son as CharmaineNicole Kidman in Just Go with It as Devlin AdamsWorst Screen CoupleAdam Sandler and either Katie Holmes, Al Pacino, or himself (in drag) – Jack and JillNicolas Cage and anyone sharing the screen with him in any of his three 2011 movies (Drive Angry, Season of the Witch, and Trespass)Shia LaBeouf and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley – Transformers: Dark of the MoonAdam Sandler and either Jennifer Aniston or Brooklyn Decker – Just Go with ItKristen Stewart and either Taylor Lautner or Robert Pattinson – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or SequelJack and Jill (Rip-off/Remake of Glen or Glenda) (Columbia)|- |Arthur (Warner Bros.) |- |Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (Rip-off of Boogie Nights and A Star Is Born) (Columbia) |- |The Hangover Part II (Warner Bros.) |- |The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Summit) |- | rowspan=5|Worst Director|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Dennis Dugan for Jack and Jill and Just Go with ItMichael Bay for Transformers: Dark of the MoonTom Brady for Bucky Larson: Born to Be a StarBill Condon for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1Garry Marshall for New Year's EveWorst ScreenplayJack and Jill (screenplay by Adam Sandler and Steve Koren, story by Ben Zook)|- |Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, & Nick Swardson) |- |New Year's Eve (written by Katherine Fugate) |- |Transformers: Dark of the Moon (screenplay by Ehren Kruger, based on the toy line by Hasbro) |- |The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the novel by Stephenie Meyer) |- | rowspan=5|Worst Screen Ensemble|style="background:#B0C4DE"|The entire cast of Jack and JillThe entire cast of Bucky Larson: Born to Be a StarThe entire cast of New Year's EveThe entire cast of Transformers: Dark of the MoonThe entire cast of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Criticism Despite being heavily critically panned, the awards received some criticism for the nomination Jack & Jill in the Worst Prequel, Remake of Rip-off or Sequel category described as a "Remake/Ripoff of Glen or Glenda" despite bearing no resemblance beyond that they both feature male actors portraying both male and female characters; this was widely viewed as an excuse to nominate the film in every category.
Films with multiple nominations These films garnered multiple nominations: NominationsFilms12Jack and Jill8Transformers: Dark of the MoonThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 16Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star5Just Go With ItNew Year's Eve3Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son2ArthurDrive AngryThe Hangover Part IISeason of the WitchTrespass
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