Once more, Transformers rules the Razzies

The Razzies’ favourite punching bag is getting pummelled yet again.

Transformers: The Last Knight, last summer’s latest chapter in the savagely criticized film franchise about transforming robots, leads the field with nine nominations at the 38th Golden Raspberry Awards, which fetes the very worst films Hollywood has to offer. “Winners” will be announced March 3, the day before the Academy Awards hands out its honours for cinema’s finest.

The Worst Actor category is full of A-listers: Mark Wahlberg ( The Last Knight), Johnny Depp ( Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) and Tom Cruise ( The Mummy), plus Jamie Dornan ( Fifty Shades Darker) and Zac Efron ( Baywatch). Boo 2! A Madea Halloween star Tyler Perry adds some testosterone to the Worst Actress slate, which also includes Katherine Heigl ( Unforgettable), Dakota Johnson ( Fifty Shades Darker), Jennifer Lawrence ( mother!) and Emma Watson ( The Circle).

Transformers films have a history with the Razzies. The last film, 2015’s The Age of Extinction, also paced the field with seven nominations. In 2010, Revenge of the Fallen won three of its seven Razzie categories, including Worst Picture. Dark of the Moon had eight nominations in 2012 but walked away empty-handed. The first Transformers only managed one Razzie nomination in 2008: Worst Supporting Actor for Jon Voight.