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Will and Jaden Smith's 'After Earth' Bombs: The Complete Razzie Award List
As film industry elite prepare to be awarded Oscar statues tonight, one family isn't having such a good day. The Smiths, Will and Jaden that is, were given their own awards last night, but not the kind they'd be proud to display on a shelf. Will and Jaden each landed on the Razzie list which salutes the worst Hollywood offers each year. It seems their work in After Earth wasn't up to snuff, so now Will and Jaden need to have a quick talk with Willow Smith about "do as we say and not as we do" should she make another film any time soon. While Jaden and Will stole 3 of the Razzies, there were 9 total categories and we know you're dying to know who else was the worst of the worst. Click through for the complete list of Razzie winners.
Worst Actor - Jaden Smith (After Earth)
The younger Smith landed this award for his work in the sci-fi movie After Earth. He can blame his dad for this one as Will thought up the idea for the film.
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Worst Supporting Actor - Will Smith (After Earth)
An actor is only as great as his support, so Jaden can also blame his dad this one.
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Worst Screen Combo - Will Smith & Jaden Smith (After Earth)
I’m not sure who Jaden and Will can blame for this one considering they’re actually related and should have good combo chemistry by default. It seems we’ve come a long way from their dynamic pairing in The Pursuit of Happyness.
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Worst Picture - Movie 43
After Jaden and Will landed so many categories I kind of figured After Earth would score worst picture too, but no. This sketch comedy film picked up the title after it was widely panned and called “the Citizen Kane of awful.” That has to be a disappointment to its star studded cast which included the likes of Emma Stone, Kate Winslet, Kristen Bell, Hugh Jackman, Elizabeth Banks, and Halle Berry.
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Worst Actress - Tyler Perry (A Madea Christmas)
Perry’s drag role landed him the Worst Actress award for his holiday film A Madea Christmas. No surprises here except perhaps that the Razzies named a male actor who was playing a female role for Worst Actress. Does this mean that Jared Leto should actually be considered for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
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Worst Supporting Actress - Kim Kardashian (Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor)
Whoever decided on these awards better watch out because Kanye West does not have the greatest history when it comes to awards being given to the wrong people.
“Yo, Imma let you finish, but Kim has one of the best acting roles of all time in my music video Bound 2. One of the best acting roles of all time!”
You can watch her lackluster performance here.
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Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel - The Lone Ranger
Seems accurate. Even Depp couldn’t rescue this racist, shoddy remake.
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Worst Director - The 13 Directors of Movie 43
My theory about this landing spots on the Razzie list is it was just too chaotic. With a billion different actors and 13 directors it’s hard to have a cohesive piece. Here’s the full list of the Razzie-awarded directors, if you’re interested: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, Will Graham, and Jonathan van Tulleken.
Worst Screenplay - Movie 43
Written by 19 different people. Full list here.
What have we learned from today? Stick to small numbers of stars, directors, and writers otherwise your whole cast and crew will get Razzies. And if you’re related, don’t star in a sci-fi flick that your dad thought up.
