Emoji pic wins worst film award

MAYBE it was destiny for a movie with a pile of poop as a central character.

The Emoji Movie has received Hollywood’s most famous frown, the Razzie Award, for worst picture of 2017, making it the first animated feature in 38 years to earn the top dishonour.

“Leading this year’s list of moviemisfires is the emoticon-based, talking poop opus,” the Razzies said in a statement announcing the recipients, saying the film came in a year when “Hollywood’s recycled trash heap attained an all-time high” and saw a “toxic-level lack of originality.”

The annual awards bestowed on the worst the movie business has to offer were announced on the weekend, the day before the Academy Awards. The Emoji Movie landed four of the 10 Razzies given out this year, also taking worst screenplay, worst director, and worst screen combo, which was given to “any two obnoxious emojis” from the movie.

Tom Cruise’s attempted reboot of the Mummy franchise landed him worst actor. Tyler Perry took worst actress for Boo 2! A Madea Halloween and Kim Basinger took worst supporting actress for Fifty Shades Darker.

Mel Gibson, who last year won the Redeemer award for getting an Oscar nomination just a few years after getting a Razzie nomination, is back at the bottom again as far as the Razzies are concerned, taking worst supporting actor for Daddy’s Home 2.