George Bush, Halle Berry Share Worst Film Honors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - George W. Bush won the "Razzie" worst actor of the year award on Saturday for his performance as president in "Fahrenheit 9/11" but his moment in Hollywood's dubious spotlight was eclipsed by Halle Berry (news), who actually turned up to receive her embarrassing accolade.
Berry was named worst actress of 2004 by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation for her performance in "Catwoman" and she showed up to accept her "Razzie" carrying the Oscar she won in 2002 for "Monster's Ball."
"They can't take this away from me, it's got my name on it!" she quipped. A raucous crowd cheered her on as she gave a stirring recreation of her Academy Award acceptance speech, including tears.
She thanked everyone involved in "Catwoman," a film she said took her from the top of her profession to the bottom.
"I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of s---," she said as she dragged her agent on stage and warned him "next time read the script first."
It is rare for a Razzie winner to show up at the spoof awards held on the night before Oscars (news - web sites) -- but Berry did, saying her mother taught her that to be "a good winner you had to be a good loser first." She received a standing ovation.
Bush, beating such established Hollywood heroes as Colin Farrell and Vin Diesel (news), won the Razzie for worst actor of the year for his appearance in Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Bush, two members of his administration, Britney Spears (news) and the storybook about a goat that the president was reading to children as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were taking place all took top honors at the "Razzie" awards, now in their 25th year.
"Catwoman" tied with "Fahrenheit 9/11" by winning four "Razzies" -- worst picture, worst directing, worst screenplay and worst performance by an actress for Berry and her "berry bad" work.
John Wilson, founder of the nonprofit Golden Raspberry Award Foundation that gives out "Hollywood's least coveted trophies," said Moore's anti-Bush documentary allowed the foundation's nearly 700 members to do some Bush bashing of their own.
The president not only was named worst male actor in a leading role, he also won for being half of the year's worst screen couple when paired with either Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites) or "My Pet Goat," the book he was reading to schoolchildren on the morning of Sept. 11.
Footage of Bush continuing to read after being given first word of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon (news - web sites) was one of the key scenes in Moore's highly critical film.
Two other "Fahrenheit" stars were "honored." Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was named worst supporting actor and pop star Spears won for worst supporting actress for a clip in which she declared blind faith in Bush's policies while popping chewing gum.
Winners receive a golf ball-sized figure of a "Raspberry" atop a mangled Super 8 film reel that is spray-painted gold. It has an estimated street value of $4.97, although Wilson said costs were rising as Super 8 film reel cans are getting harder to find.
WORST PICTURE
CATWOMAN (Warner Bros.)
WORST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
George W. Bush / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
WORST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Halle Berry / CATWOMAN
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Donald Rumsfeld / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Britney Spears / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
WORST SCREEN COUPLE
George W. Bush & EITHER Condoleeza Rice OR His Pet Goat / FAHRENHEIT 9/11
WORST REMAKE OR SEQUEL
SCOOBY DOO 2: MONSTERS UNLEASHED (Warner Bros.)
WORST DIRECTOR
“Pitof” / CATWOMAN
WORST SCREENPLAY
CATWOMAN Written by Theresa Rebeck and John Brancato & Michael Ferris and John Rogers
WORST ‘MUSICAL’ of Our First 25 YEARS
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY* (2003 / Nominated for 8 Awards, “winner” of 1)
WORST ‘COMEDY’ of Our First 25 YEARS
GIGLI* (2003 / Nominated for 9 Awards, “winner” of 6)
WORST ‘DRAMA’ of Our First 25 YEARS
BATTLEFIELD EARTH* (2000 / Nominated for 9 Awards, “winner” of 7)
WORST RAZZIE LOSER of Our First 25 YEARS
Dis-Honoring The Performer Who’s Amassed the MOST Nominations w/out “Winning” a RAZZIE
Ah-Nuld Schwarzenegger (With 8 Nominations, including one for 2004)
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