Hollywood braces for Razzies (AFP)

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Hollywood stars prepare for crisis as the traditional Golden Raspberry Awards--or Razzies--have revealed the top 24 hours prior to the annual awards of Tinseltown, Oscar.

Stars including Jennifer Aniston, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Pattinson, Miley Cyrus and Barbra Streisand are on the shortlist for the Razzies, billed as "greeting the worst that Hollywood has to offer each year."

While not detracting from the Academy Awards--the culmination of the annual awards season in Hollywood on Sunday night--the Razzies provide a fun if sometimes painful sideshow on the eve of the main event.

Recipients unhappy--the stars rarely actually turn up, although Sandra Bullock heroically appeared last year--will be announced on Saturday night the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation.

Candidates for 2010 top flop films include "Sex and the City 2" big-budget "Clash Of The Titans", "The Last Airbender," "the Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "Vampire suck."

Worst actor nominees include Jack Black for "Gulliver's travels," action "star Gerard Butler at The Bounty Hunter" weakly received and Kutcher to not one but two critical flops: "Killer" and "Valentine's day."

The cast of "bling obsessed superslick chick flick, Sex and the City 2"--Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon--had everyone nods for worst actress nomination.

"Last Airbender"--whose Director m. Night Shyamalan has been described as a "repeat offender"--is a slew of Razzies, including worst films, worst Director, worst remake, Worst screenplay and worst entire cast.

You may also take the dubious honor of winning a Razzie category new: mis-use worst eye gouging of 3D.

Well, the parody of Hollywood awards as holding the breath--while enjoying some pre-Oscars party, of course--before Oscar show which starts at 5: 00 pm Sunday (0100 GMT Monday).

Lead partner for real top hit the weekend is led by British historical drama "the King's Speech," nominated in 12 categories of Oscars, including best actor Colin Firth as a King George VI stammering.

But critics say Facebook film "The Social Network", about how Mark Zuckerberg has created the website link to start controversial world while he was a student at Harvard, could still edge the flick royal from the top spot.

Other films expected to win prizes include disturbing thriller ballet "Black Swan" starring Natalie Portman--which is the lead partner to pick up an Oscar for best actress on Sunday.

Actor James Franco and Anne Hathaway will host the exhibition of Oscar, while the organisers this week has released more details of who will be presenting the awards, latest included Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem, Mila Kunis and Amy Adams.

The weekend will also no doubt endless Feast, ranging from traditional Elton John Oscar bash in west Hollywood at a reported co-hosted by Madonna and Demi Moore.

Once the big show is over, the real fun begins: Oscar after party--and after parties--Go on well into Monday as Hollywood gets its annual awards season, the abuse.

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Hollywood braces for Razzies (AFP)

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Hollywood stars are preparing to cringe as the traditional Golden Raspberry Awards -- or Razzies -- are revealed 24 hours before Tinseltown's annual top awards, the Oscars.

Stars including Jennifer Aniston, Ashton Kutcher, Robert Pattinson, Miley Cyrus and Barbra Streisand are on the shortlist for the Razzies, billed as "saluting the worst that Hollywood has to offer each year."

While not detracting from the Academy Awards -- the climax of Hollywood's annual awards season on Sunday night -- the Razzies provide a fun if sometimes painful sideshow on the eve of the main event.

The unfortunate recipients -- the stars rarely actually turn up, although Sandra Bullock gamely appeared last year -- will be announced on Saturday night by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation.

Nominees for 2010 top of the flop movies include "Sex and the City 2," big-budget "Clash Of The Titans," "The Last Airbender," "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" and "Vampires Suck."

Worst actor candidates include Jack Black for "Gulliver's Travels," action star Gerard Butler in the weakly received "The Bounty Hunter," and Kutcher for not one but two critical flops: "Killers" and "Valentine's Day."

The cast of "bling-obsessed superslick chick flick Sex and the City 2" -- Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon -- all got nods for the worst actress nomination.

"Last Airbender" -- whose director M. Night Shyamalan was described as a "repeat offender" -- is up for a slew of Razzies, including worst picture, worst director, worst remake, worst screenplay and worst entire cast.

It could also take the dubious honor of winning in a brand-new Razzie category: Worst Eye-Gouging Mis-Use of 3-D.

The spoof awards come as Hollywood holds its breath -- well, while enjoying a few pre-Oscars parties, naturally -- ahead of the Oscars show which starts at 5:00 pm Sunday (0100 GMT Monday).

Frontrunners for the weekend's real top prizes are led by British historical drama "The King's Speech," nominated in 12 Oscars categories, including best actor for Colin Firth as a stammering King George VI.

But critics say Facebook movie "The Social Network," about how Mark Zuckerberg created the world-linking website from a controversial start while a Harvard student, could yet edge the royal flick from the top spot.

Other movies expected to win prizes include disturbing ballet thriller "Black Swan," starring Natalie Portman -- who is the frontrunner to pick up the best actress Oscar on Sunday.

Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway will host the Oscars show, while organizers this week released more details of who will present awards, the latest including Helen Mirren, Javier Bardem, Mila Kunis and Amy Adams.

The weekend will also no doubt see endless festivities, ranging from Elton John's traditional Oscars viewing bash in west Hollywood to one reportedly co-hosted by Madonna and Demi Moore.

Once the big show is over, the real fun starts: Oscars after parties -- and after after parties -- go on well into Monday, as Hollywood recovers from its annual awards season binge.

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`Last Airbender' rules Razzies as worst picture (AP)

LOS ANGELES – The action fantasy "The Last Airbender" — about people who can command fire, air, water and earth — now controls something else: the Razzie awards for Hollywood's worst film achievements of 2010.

"The Last Airbender" led Saturday's Razzies with five awards, among them worst picture, worst director and worst screenplay for M. Night Shyamalan.

The movie also received Razzies for worst supporting actor (Jackson Rathbone, who was cited for both "The Last Airbender" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse") and for a special award, worst eye-gouging misuse of 3-D.

A spoof of the Academy Awards, the Razzies were announced the night before the Oscars, Hollywood's biggest party.

"Sex and the City 2" took three Razzies, including worst actress, a prize shared by co-stars Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon, worst screen couple or ensemble for its entire cast, and worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel.

Ashton Kutcher was picked as worst actor for "Killers" and "Valentine's Day," while Jessica Alba took the Razzie as worst supporting actress for four 2010 releases, "The Killer Inside Me," "Little Fockers," "Machete" and "Valentine's Day."

Shyamalan has been on a downward spiral since 1999 Oscar best-picture contender "The Sixth Sense," which earned him directing and writing nominations at Hollywood's highest honors. He won Razzies as worst director and worst supporting actor for his 2006 fantasy flop "Lady in the Water."

Despite terrible reviews, "The Last Airbender" managed to find a decent audience, pulling in $300 million worldwide at the box office. Shyamalan adapted the movie from the animated TV series "Avatar: The Last Airbender."

"He managed to take a cartoon property and make it even less lifelike by making it with real actors," said Razzies founder John Wilson. "Most people who like the show, and this would include my 14-year-old son, hated the movie. It made no sense whatsoever."

"The Last Airbender" was among movies that critics knocked for smudgy, blurry 3-D images. The movie was shot in 2-D and converted to digital 3-D to cash in on the extra few dollars theaters charge for 3-D screenings.

"They call it converted. We call it perverted," Wilson said. "The more times you trick the public and charge them that fee and don't really deliver, eventually it's going to be like Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football. Fool me ten times, I'm done."

Wilson said the characters of "Sex and the City 2" were getting too old to cavort the way they do, calling the movie "`The Expendables,' but with estrogen," referring to Sylvester Stallone's tale about aging action heroes.

"Sex and the City 2" also was offensive, Wilson said, showing Parker and her gal pal co-stars disrespecting Arab culture on a trip to Abu Dhabi and flaunting their privileged ways.

"It was released in the middle of a period of American history when everyone's scrounging not to lose their homes, and these women are riding around in Rolls-Royces, buying expensive shoes and just throwing money around like they're drunk," Wilson said.

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"The Last Airbender" crowned worst film at Razzies (Reuters)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Action flick "The Last Airbender" and comedy "Sex and the City 2" were the top movies on Saturday to earn the wrath of Razzie voters in the annual Oscar spoof that spotlights Hollywood's worst performances.

"Valentine's Day" stars Ashton Kutcher and Jessica Alba saw their performances turn sour and picked up Golden Raspberry Awards for worst actor and actress. They also were pilloried for two other titles: he in "Killers" and she in "Little Fockers."

But it was a worse night for M. Night Shyamalan's "The Last Airbender." It "won" five Razzies to eclipse all other 2010 movies.

Shyamalan was named worst director for his flick, and to and to his further discredit, the film was blinded by this Raspberry: "worst eye-gouging mis-use of 3-D."

"The Last Airbender," which came out last summer, is a fantasy action movie about a boy with the ability to manipulate natural elements, who uses his power to restore harmony to a world divided into warring factions.

The film made nearly $320 million at global box offices, but it received only a 6 percent favorable rating at review aggregating website RottenTomatoes.com.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon and Kristen Davis, the four principle stars of "Sex and the City 2," were collectively named worst actress at the Razzies.

The so-called "winners" were determined by ballots from some 657 voters in the United States and 17 foreign countries.

Following is a list of 2010 Razzie winners:

Worst picture: "The Last Airbender"

Worst actor: Ashton Kutcher ("Killers" and "Valentine's Day")

Worst actress: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristen Davis and Cynthia Nixon ("Sex and the City 2")

Worst supporting actress: Jessica Alba ("The Killer Inside Me," "Little Fockers," "Machete" and "Valentine's Day")

Worst supporting actor: Jackson Rathbone ("The Last Airbender" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse")

Worst eye-gouging mis-use of 3-D: "The Last Airbender"

Worse screen couple/worst screen ensemble: The entire cast of "Sex and the City 2"

Worst director: M. Night Shyamalan ("The Last Airbender")

Worst screenplay: "The Last Airbender"

Worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel: "Sex and the City 2"

(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis: Editing by Bob Tourtellotte and Sandra Maler)

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