‘Cats’ wins six Razzie Awards for ‘worst films’

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The movie musical “Cats” on Monday dominated the Razzie Awards for the worst movies of 2019, winning six trophies including worst film, screenplay and director.

The results capped a dismal performance for the big screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit stage show “Cats.”

The movie, with an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Taylor Swift and Idris Elba, who were costumed in digitally-produced fur, was ridiculed by critics and proved a box office flop, taking in just $70 million.

The tongue-in-cheek Razzies, or Golden Raspberries, were created in 1980 as an antidote to Hollywood’s awards season. Nominees were announced in February, a day before the Oscars, the highest honors in the movie industry.

Razzie nominees and winners are voted for online by around 1,100 Razzie members from more than two dozen countries, who sign up online and pay a $40 membership fee.

The six Razzie awards for “Cats” included supporting actor wins for James Corden and Rebel Wilson. Tom Hooper was named worst director.

Here are the full list of “winners”:

 

Worst Picture

Cats (WINNER)

The Fanatic

The Haunting of Sharon Tate

A Madea Family Funeral

Rambo: Last Blood 

 

Worst Actor

John Travolta, The Fanatic, Trading Paint (WINNER)

James Franco, Zeroville

David Harbour, Hellboy

Matthew McConaughey, Serenity

Sylvester Stallone, Rambo: Last Blood

Worst Actress

Hilary Duff, The Haunting of Sharon Tate (WINNER)

Anne Hathaway, The Hustle, Serenity

Francesca Hayward, Cats

Tyler Perry (As Medea), A Madea Family Funeral

Rebel Wilson, The Hustle

 

Worst Supporting Actress

Rebel Wilson, Cats (WINNER)

Jessica Chastain, Dark Phoenix

Cassi Davis, A Madea Family Funeral

Judi Dench, Cats

Fenessa Pineda, Rambo: First Blood

Worst Supporting Actor

James Corden, Cats (WINNER)

Tyler Perry, A Madea Family Funeral (as “Joe”)

Tyler Perry, A Madea Family Funeral (as “Uncle Heathrow”)

Seth Rogan, Zeroville

Bruce Willis, Glass

Worst Screen Combo

Any Two Half-Feline/Half-Human Hairballs, Cats (WINNER)

Jason Derulo & His CGI-Neutered “Bulge,” Cats

Tyler Perry & Tyler Perry (or Tyler Perry), A Madea Family Funeral

Sylvester Stallone & His Impotent Rage, Rambo: Last Blood

John Travolta & Any Screenplay He Accepts

Worst Director

Tom Hooper, Cats (WINNER)

Fred Durst, The Fanatic

James Franco, Zeroville

Adrian Grunberg, Rambo: Last Blood

Neil Marshall, Hellboy

Worst Screenplay

Cats, Lee Hall, Tom Hooper (WINNER)

The Haunting of Sharon Tate, Danial Farrands

Hellboy, Andrew Cosby

A Madea Family Funeral, Tyler Perry

Rambo: Last Blood, Matthew Cirulnick, Sylvester Stallone

Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel

Rambo: Last Blood (WINNER)

Dark Phoenix

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Hellboy

A Madea Family Funeral

Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property

Rambo: Last Blood (WINNER)

Dragged Across Concrete

The Haunting of Sharon Tate

Hellboy

Joker

Razzie Redeemer Award

Eddie Murphy, Dolemite Is My Name (WINNER)

Keanu Reeves, John Wick 3, Toy Story 4

Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems

Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers

Will Smith, Aladdin