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Lohan, Eddie Murphy Split Multiple Razzie Nods

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: January 22, 2008

Advice for actors looking to get nominated for worst performance: multiple roles help.

Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy scored multiple nominations Monday for the Razzies, which sort out the worst that Hollywood dredged up the previous year.

Lohan's thriller, "I Know Who Killed Me," in which she plays two characters who may or may not be the same person, received a leading nine Razzie nominations, among them worst picture of 2007.

Murphy's "Norbit," released amid a film-honors season that earned Murphy an Academy Award nomination for "Dreamgirls" last year, received eight Razzie nominations, five of them for Murphy alone, more than anyone has ever gotten in a single year.

"We decided that each of his characters in 'Norbit' was so offensive that he deserved individual nominations," said Razzies founder John Wilson.

The other worst-picture nominees were "Bratz," a live-action take on the cartoon about four chic young girls; "Daddy Day Camp," with Cuba Gooding Jr. starring in a sequel to Murphy's "Daddy Day Care"; and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry," Adam Sandler and Kevin James' comedy about firefighters posing as a gay couple.

Sandler and Gooding joined Murphy in the worst-actor category, along with Nicolas Cage for "Ghost Rider" and Jim Carrey for "The Number 23."

Lohan was cited twice as worst actress for "I Know Who Killed Me," while the four "Bratz" stars - Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, Nathalia Ramos and Skyler Shaye - shared a nomination. Also nominated were Jessica Alba for three films, "Awake," "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" and "Good Luck Chuck"; Elisha Cuthbert for "Captivity"; and Diane Keaton for "Because I Said So."

A spoof of Hollywood awards, the Razzies made their announcement the day before the Oscar nominations come out. Razzie "winners" will be announced Feb. 23, a day before the Oscars.

Bono And The Band Watch 'U2 3D'

After a career playing to sold-out stadiums, U2 did what their fans have done for years - stood in line to see U2 perform.

That concert was "U2 3D," a film of the band's 2005-06 Vertigo tour, shot at several shows in South America with new 3-D technology.

"I was really hoping we weren't bad after all these years. Luckily we weren't," guitarist The Edge told The Associated Press before the band donned plastic glasses to watch the movie's premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday night.

The Edge, joined by singer Bono, drummer Larry Mullen and bassist Adam Clayton, joked about the absurdity of seeing themselves perform after playing together for more than 30 years.

"It's kind of horrific," to see himself on stage in 3-D, Bono said.

"It's bad enough on a small screen."

The Edge said the 3-D technology allowed "the songs to shine through," though he was surprised to see the chemistry of the band in the details on screen, and how far apart his bandmates were on stage. "Are you saying you felt lonely up there?" said Bono, smiling.

Today's Birthdays

Actress Piper Laurie is 76. Actor John Hurt is 68. Singer Steve Perry (Journey) is 59. Actress Linda Blair is 49. Actress Diane Lane is 43. Rap DJ-actor Jazzy Jeff is 43. Actor Balthazar Getty is 33. Actor Christopher Kennedy Masterson ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 28. Singer Willa Ford is 27.

Source: The Associated Press

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