25th Golden Raspberry Awards


The 25th Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, were held on February 26, 2005, at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood, California, to honor the worst films the film industry had to offer in 2004. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Golden Raspberry Awards, four special categories—Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years, Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years, Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years, and Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years—were created.
On January 24, 2005, the nominees were announced for the 25th Golden Raspberry Awards. Leading the pack was a tie between the late summer film Catwoman and Fahrenheit 9/11, each of which won four Razzies, even though the latter was not nominated for Worst Picture. Catwoman received the greatest number of nominations, followed by Alexander with six nominations. On February 26, 2005, the winners were announced.
The Ivar Theatre was rented using proceeds from an auction of Ben Affleck's broken trophy from the previous year, which Affleck smashed during an appearance on Larry King Live.
Halle Berry collected her award in person. She was the first to do so since 2001, when Tom Green arrived to receive his five Razzies for Freddy Got Fingered. Berry was quoted as saying "If you aren't able to be a good loser you're not able to be a good winner." Berry mocked her 2002 Oscar acceptance speech, acting tearful and saying, "I never thought this would happen to me." She then responded to some critics by holding up her Oscar and saying, "They can't take it away, my name's on it!" Screenwriter Michael Ferris also appeared to pick his Worst Screenplay award.

Winners and nominees

CategoryPictureRecipient
Worst PictureCatwoman
Worst PictureAlexander
Worst PictureSuperbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Worst PictureSurviving Christmas
Worst PictureWhite Chicks
Worst ActorGeorge W. Bush in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Himself
Worst ActorBen Affleck in Jersey Girl and Surviving Christmas as Ollie Trinke and Drew Latham
Worst ActorVin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick as Riddick
Worst ActorColin Farrell in Alexander as Alexander the Great
Worst ActorBen Stiller in Along Came Polly, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Envy and Starsky & Hutch as Reuben Feffer, Arturo Mendez, White Goodman, Tim Dingman and David Starsky
Worst ActressHalle Berry in Catwoman as Patience Phillips / Catwoman
Worst ActressHilary Duff in A Cinderella Story and Raise Your Voice as Sam Montgomery and Terri Fletcher
Worst ActressAngelina Jolie in Alexander and Taking Lives as Queen Olympias and Illeana Scott
Worst ActressMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in New York Minute as Roxy and Jane Ryan
Worst ActressShawn and Marlon Wayans in White Chicks as Brittany and Tiffany Wilson
Worst Supporting ActorDonald Rumsfeld in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Himself
Worst Supporting ActorVal Kilmer in Alexander as King Philip II
Worst Supporting ActorArnold Schwarzenegger in Around the World in 80 Days as Prince Hapi
Worst Supporting ActorJon Voight in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Bill Biscane
Worst Supporting ActorLambert Wilson in Catwoman as George Hedare
Worst Supporting ActressBritney Spears in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Herself
Worst Supporting ActressCarmen Electra in Starsky & Hutch as Stacey Haack
Worst Supporting ActressJennifer Lopez in Jersey Girl as Gertrude Steiney
Worst Supporting ActressCondoleezza Rice in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Herself
Worst Supporting ActressSharon Stone in Catwoman as Laurel Hedare
Worst Screen CoupleGeorge W. Bush and either Condoleezza Rice or his pet goat in Fahrenheit 9/11
Worst Screen CoupleBen Affleck and either Jennifer Lopez or Liv Tyler in Jersey Girl
Worst Screen CoupleHalle Berry and either Benjamin Bratt or Sharon Stone in Catwoman
Worst Screen CoupleMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in New York Minute
Worst Screen CoupleThe Wayans brothers in White Chicks
Worst Remake or SequelScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Worst Remake or SequelAlien vs. Predator
Worst Remake or SequelAnacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Worst Remake or SequelAround the World in 80 Days
Worst Remake or SequelExorcist: The Beginning
Worst DirectorPitof for Catwoman
Worst DirectorBob Clark for Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
Worst DirectorRenny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader for Exorcist: The Beginning
Worst DirectorOliver Stone for Alexander
Worst DirectorKeenen Ivory Wayans for White Chicks
Worst ScreenplayCatwoman, screenplay by John Brancato & Michael Ferris & John Rogers, story by Theresa Rebeck and Brancato & Ferris, based on the DC Comics character created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Worst ScreenplayAlexander, written by Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle and Laeta Kalogridis, based on the works by Robin Lane Fox
Worst ScreenplaySuperbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, story by Steven Paul, screenplay by Gregory Poppen
Worst ScreenplaySurviving Christmas, screenplay by Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin
Worst ScreenplayWhite Chicks, screenplay by Keenen Ivory, Shawn, Marlon Wayans, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden & Xavier Cook

Special "Worst of Our First 25 Years" Awards

CategoryRecipient
Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 YearsArnold Schwarzenegger
Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 YearsKim Basinger
Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 YearsAngelina Jolie
Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 YearsRyan O'Neal
Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 YearsKeanu Reeves
Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 YearsBattlefield Earth
Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 YearsThe Lonely Lady
Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 YearsMommie Dearest
Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 YearsShowgirls
Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 YearsSwept Away
Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 YearsGigli
Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 YearsThe Adventures of Pluto Nash
Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 YearsThe Cat in the Hat
Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 YearsFreddy Got Fingered
Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 YearsLeonard Part 6
Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 YearsFrom Justin to Kelly
Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 YearsCan't Stop the Music
Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 YearsGlitter
Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 YearsRhinestone
Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 YearsSpice World
Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 YearsXanadu

Criticism

This edition of the Razzies was notable as the first to give nominations to a movie that was neither a critical nor a box-office bomb: the Palme d'Or winning documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. It received nominations not because the movie itself was of poor quality, but because the film depicted political figures' mishandling of the September 11 attacks and the Iraq War. The Razzies, which had previously steered clear of politics, received criticism from some quarters for nominating the stock footage "performances" of George W. Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, and Condoleezza Rice. (The former two won their awards while Britney Spears won the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress over Rice; her role in Fahrenheit 9/11 is just fifteen seconds long.

Films with multiple nominations

These films received multiple nominations:
NominationsFilms
7Catwoman
6Alexander
5Fahrenheit 9/11
5White Chicks
4Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
3Jersey Girl
3Surviving Christmas
2Around the World in 80 Days
2Exorcist: The Beginning
2New York Minute
2Starsky & Hutch