‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ vies for worst movie of 2017
“Transformers: The Last Knight,” with its meager 16 percent Rotten Tomatoes score, was one of the most reviled films of 2017. And now, its status as the worst movie of the year could become official. It leads the pack with nine nominations at the 38th Golden Raspberry Awards (aka The Razzies), the annual celebration of the very worst in cinema, which was announced Monday.
The Michael Bay-directed robot slugfest is competing in just about every category, including worst picture, worst director, worst actor (Mark Wahlberg), worst remake, ripoff or sequel, and worst screen combo for “any combination of two humans, two robots or two explosions.”
The film even manages to snag two nominations for supporting actor, Josh Duhamel and Anthony Hopkins. It’s enough to make Optimus Prime weep.
The only category where it escaped derision was for best actress. But, rest assured, if there had been more women in the movie, it definitely would have been a contender.
But Bay wasn’t the only one to blame for bad times at the movies last year.
Nipping at the heels of “Transformers: The Last Knight” is the leather-clad
romantic thriller “Fifty Shades Darker,” which has being thrown shade in eight categories, including worst picture, worst actress (Dakota Johnson), and worst screen combo for “any combination of two characters, two sex toys or two sexual positions.”
“The Mummy” stumbles into third place with seven nominations, including worst picture and worst actor (Tom Cruise).
Other films scoring multiple nods are “Baywatch” (four), “The Emoji Movie” (four), “Mother!” (three), “Boo 2: A Madea Halloween” (three), “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (three) and “Daddy’s Home 2” (two).
Wahlberg and Hopkins are nominated twice in different categories. In addition to begin recognized for his subpar work in “Transformers: The Last Knight,” Wahlberg earns his worst actor recognition for his part in “Daddy’s Home 2.” Similarly, Hopkins might end up with a Raspberry on his mantle for his work in “Collide” as well as “The Last Knight.”
Javier Bardem also got into the supporting actor lineup with roles in both “Mother!” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.”
The winners will be announced March 3, the day before the Oscars ceremony. Speaking of which, Oscar nominations will be announced Tuesday morning.
Here’s the complete list of the Golden Raspberry nominees:
Picture “Baywatch” “The Emoji Movie” “Fifty Shades Darker” “The Mummy” “Transformers: The Last Knight” Actress Katherine Heigl, “Unforgettable” Dakota Johnson, “Fifty Shades Darker” Jennifer Lawrence, “Mother!” Tyler Perry, “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” Emma Watson, “The Circle”
Actor Tom Cruise, “The Mummy” Johnny Depp, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” Jamie Dornan, “Fifty Shades Darker” Zac Efron, “Baywatch” Mark Wahlberg, “Daddy’s Home 2” and “Transformers: The Last Knight”
Supporting actor Javier Bardem, “Mother!” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” Russell Crowe, “The Mummy” Josh Duhamel, “Transformers: The Last Knight” Mel Gibson, “Daddy’s Home 2” Anthony Hopkins, “Collide” and “Transformers: The Last Knight”
Supporting actress Kim Basinger, “Fifty Shades Darker” Sofia Boutella, “The Mummy” Laura Haddock, “Transformers: The Last Knight” Goldie Hawn, “Snatched” Susan Sarandon, “A Bad Moms Christmas”
Director Darren Aronofsky, “Mother!” Michael Bay, “Transformers: The Last Knight” James Foley, “Fifty Shades Darker” Alex Kurtzman, “The Mummy” Tony Leonidis, “The Emoji Movie”
Worst screen combo “Fifty Shades Darker” (any combination of two characters, two sex toys or two sexual positions) “Transformers: The Last Knight” (any combination of two humans, two robots or two explosions) “The Emoji Movie” (any two obnoxious emojis) “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” (Johnny Depp and his worn-out drunk routine) “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” (Tyler Perry and either the ratty old dress or worn-out wig)
Worst remake, ripoff or sequel “Baywatch” “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween” “Fifty Shades Darker” “The Mummy” “Transformers: The Last Knight”
Screenplay “Baywatch” “The Emoji Movie” “Fifty Shades Darker” “The Mummy” “Transformers: The Last Knight”