Will Smith replaces Adam Sandler as Razzie Awards targetMarch 3, 2014 - 12:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In what apparently qualifies as good news for Adam Sandler, the comic actor is no longer the favored target at the Razzie Awards, TheWrap said. The 34th annual “celebration” of the worst in cinema took place on Saturday, March 2 night, in its traditional slot the night before the Oscars, with Sandler and his film “Grown Ups 2” being completely shut out despite going into the show with a field-leading eight nominations. Instead of loving to hate Sandler, Razzie voters loved to hate Will Smith’s “After Earth” and the misbegotten anthology film “Movie 43,” each of which “won” a trio of “awards” designed to single out the year’s worst cinematic achievements. “Movie 43” was named worst picture, while its 13 credited directors and 19 credited screenwriters shared the worst director and worst screenplay designations. Smith was named worst supporting actor for the futuristic drama “After Earth,” with his teenage son Jaden named worst actor and the two of them sharing the award for worst screen combo. If any of this qualified as a surprise, it’s because the Razzies have been on an anti-Adam Sandler kick in recent years. His film “Jack and Jill” swept the prizes in 2011 and he was named worst actor the following year for “That’s My Boy” – meaning, apparently, that “Grown Ups 2” is the least bad of his recent movies. Tyler Perry was responsible for two other Razzies, winning the worst-actress award for “A Madea Christmas” and directing Kim Kardashian to a worst-supporting-actress prize for “Tyler Perry’s Temptation.” Related links: Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |