Razzie Awards: Holmes & Watson dominates after being branded 'worst f***ing movie of all time'
Will Ferrell's Sherlock adaptation was so bad it sparked reported cinema walkouts, with many viewers calling it the worst film they'd ever seen
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Your support makes all the difference.Holmes & Watson swept the board at the 39th annual Razzie Awards, winning the prizes for worst picture, worst director, worst remake/rip-off/sequel and worst supporting actor for John C Reilly.
The Sony film, which reunited Will Ferrell with his Step Brothers co-star Reilly, was reportedly so bad it prompted walk-outs when it was screened on Christmas day last year.
“Holmes and Watson was the worst f***ing movie of all time,” one viewer wrote, adding: “First movie I’ve ever walked out on.”
Another added: “Holmes and Watson possibly the worse film I’ve seen. Walked out the cinema.”
One Twitter user branded the Etan Cohen film “the worst piece of trash movie I have ever seen in my entire life” with another urging members of the public to “run” away from the film.
Donald Trump picked up two awards, for worst actor and for worst screen combo for “Donald J Trump & His Self-Perpetuating Pettiness” during his appearances in Michael Moore's latest documentary Fahrenheit 11/9 and Dinesh D'Souza's documentary Death of a Nation.
Moore's film also won worst actress for Kellyanne Conway as herself.
Melissa McCarthy received the worst actress award for two films: The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party, while also taking home the redeemer award for her Oscar-nominated performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Here are the awards in full:
Worst Picture
Holmes & Watson – WINNER
Gotti
The Happytime Murders
Robin Hood
Winchester
Worst Actress
Melissa McCarthy / The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party – WINNER
Jennifer Garner / Peppermint
Amber Heard / London Fields
Helen Mirren / Winchester
Amanda Seyfried / The Clapper
Worst Actor
Donald J Trump (As Himself) / Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9 – WINNER
Johnny Depp (Voice Only) / Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell / Holmes & Watson
John Travolta / Gotti
Bruce Willis / Death Wish
Worst Supporting Actor
John C Reilly / Holmes & Watson – WINNER
Jamie Foxx / Robin Hood
Ludacris (Voice Only) / Show Dogs
Joel McHale / The Happytime Murders
Justice Smith / Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Worst Supporting Actress
Kellyanne Conway (As Herself) / Fahrenheit 11/9 – WINNER
Marcia Gay Harden / Fifty Shades Freed
Kelly Preston / Gotti
Jaz Sinclair / Slender Man
Melania Trump (As Herself) / Fahrenheit 11/9
Worst Screen Combo
Donald J. Trump & His Self-Perpetuating Pettiness / Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9 – WINNER
Any Two Actors or Puppets (Especially in Those Creepy Sex Scenes) / The Happytime Murders
Johnny Depp & His Fast-Fading Film Career (He’s doing voices for cartoons, fer kripesakes!) / Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly (Trashing Two of Literature’s Most Beloved Characters) / Holmes & Watson
Kelly Preston & John Travolta (Getting BATTLEFIELD EARTH type Reviews!) / Gotti
Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel
Holmes & Watson – WINNER
Death of a Nation (remake of Hillary’s America...)
Death Wish
The Meg (rip-off of Jaws)
Robin Hood
Worst Director
Etan Cohen / Holmes & Watson – WINNER
Kevin Connolly / Gotti
James Foley / Fifty Shades Freed
Brian Henson / The Happytime Murders
The Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter) / Winchester
Worst Screenplay
Fifty Shades Freed, Screenplay by Niall Leonard, from the novel by E.L. James
Death of a Nation, Written by Dinesh D’Souza & Bruce Schooley
Gotti, Screenplay by Leo Rossi and Lem Dobbs
The Happytime Murders, Screenplay by Todd Berger, Story by Berger and Dee Austin Robinson
Winchester, Written by Tom Vaughan and The Spierig Brothers
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