# 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.
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 (seven), followed by Alexander with six nominations.
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

| Category | Picture | Recipient |
| Worst Picture | | Catwoman (Warner Bros.) |
| Worst Picture | | Alexander (Warner Bros.) |
| Worst Picture | | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (Triumph Films) |
| Worst Picture | | Surviving Christmas (DreamWorks) |
| Worst Picture | | White Chicks (Columbia / Revolution) |
| Worst Actor | George W. Bush | George W. Bush in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Himself |
| Worst Actor | George W. Bush | Ben Affleck in Jersey Girl and Surviving Christmas as Ollie Trinke and Drew Latham (respectively) |
| Worst Actor | George W. Bush | Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick as Riddick |
| Worst Actor | George W. Bush | Colin Farrell in Alexander as Alexander the Great |
| Worst Actor | George W. Bush | Ben 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 (respectively) |
| Worst Actress | Halle Berry | Halle Berry in Catwoman as Patience Phillips / Catwoman |
| Worst Actress | Halle Berry | Hilary Duff in A Cinderella Story and Raise Your Voice as Sam Montgomery and Terri Fletcher (respectively) |
| Worst Actress | Halle Berry | Angelina Jolie in Alexander and Taking Lives as Queen Olympias and Illeana Scott (respectively) |
| Worst Actress | Halle Berry | Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in New York Minute as Roxy and Jane Ryan |
| Worst Actress | Halle Berry | Shawn and Marlon Wayans (the Wayans "sisters") in White Chicks as Brittany and Tiffany Wilson |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Donald Rumsfeld | Donald Rumsfeld in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Himself |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Donald Rumsfeld | Val Kilmer in Alexander as King Philip II |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Donald Rumsfeld | Arnold Schwarzenegger in Around the World in 80 Days as Prince Hapi |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Donald Rumsfeld | Jon Voight in Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 as Bill Biscane |
| Worst Supporting Actor | Donald Rumsfeld | Lambert Wilson in Catwoman as George Hedare |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Britney Spears | Britney Spears in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Herself |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Britney Spears | Carmen Electra in Starsky & Hutch as Stacey Haack |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Britney Spears | Jennifer Lopez in Jersey Girl as Gertrude Steiney |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Britney Spears | Condoleezza Rice in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Herself |
| Worst Supporting Actress | Britney Spears | Sharon Stone in Catwoman as Laurel Hedare |
| Worst Screen Couple | George W. BushCondoleezza Rice | George W. Bush and either Condoleezza Rice or his pet goat in Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| Worst Screen Couple | George W. BushCondoleezza Rice | Ben Affleck and either Jennifer Lopez or Liv Tyler in Jersey Girl |
| Worst Screen Couple | George W. BushCondoleezza Rice | Halle Berry and either Benjamin Bratt or Sharon Stone in Catwoman |
| Worst Screen Couple | George W. BushCondoleezza Rice | Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in New York Minute |
| Worst Screen Couple | George W. BushCondoleezza Rice | The Wayans brothers (Shawn and Marlon Wayans) ("in or out of drag") in White Chicks |
| Worst Remake or Sequel | | Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Warner Bros.) |
| Worst Remake or Sequel | | Alien vs. Predator (Fox) |
| Worst Remake or Sequel | | Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (Screen Gems) |
| Worst Remake or Sequel | | Around the World in 80 Days (Disney) |
| Worst Remake or Sequel | | Exorcist: The Beginning (Warner Bros.) |
| Worst Director | | Pitof for Catwoman |
| Worst Director | | Bob Clark for Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 |
| Worst Director | | Renny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader for Exorcist: The Beginning |
| Worst Director | | Oliver Stone for Alexander |
| Worst Director | | Keenen Ivory Wayans for White Chicks |
| Worst Screenplay | John Rogers | Catwoman, 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 Screenplay | John Rogers | Alexander, written by Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle and Laeta Kalogridis, based on the works by Robin Lane Fox |
| Worst Screenplay | John Rogers | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2, story by Steven Paul, screenplay by Gregory Poppen |
| Worst Screenplay | John Rogers | Surviving Christmas, screenplay by Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin |
| Worst Screenplay | John Rogers | White Chicks, screenplay by Keenen Ivory, Shawn, Marlon Wayans, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden & Xavier Cook |

### Special "Worst of Our First 25 Years" Awards

| Category | | Recipient |
| Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Arnold Schwarzenegger (with 8 nominations total, including 1 in 2004) |
| Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Kim Basinger (with 7 nominations total) |
| Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Angelina Jolie (with 7 nominations, including 2 in 2004) |
| Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Ryan O'Neal (with 6 nominations total) |
| Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Keanu Reeves (with 7 nominations) |
| Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | | Battlefield Earth (Warner Bros.) (2000) |
| Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | | The Lonely Lady (Universal) (1983) |
| Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | | Mommie Dearest (Paramount) (1981) |
| Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | | Showgirls (MGM / UA) (1995) |
| Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | | Swept Away (Screen Gems) (2002) |
| Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years | | Gigli (Columbia / Revolution Studios) (2003) |
| Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years | | The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Warner Bros.) (2002) |
| Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years | | The Cat in the Hat (DreamWorks / Universal) (2003) |
| Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years | | Freddy Got Fingered (Fox) (2001) |
| Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years | | Leonard Part 6 (Columbia) (1987) |
| Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years | | From Justin to Kelly (Fox) (2003) |
| Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years | | Can't Stop the Music (AFD) (1980) |
| Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years | | Glitter (Columbia / Fox) (2001) |
| Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years | | Rhinestone (Fox) (1984) |
| Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years | | Spice World (Columbia) (1998) |
| Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years | | Xanadu (Universal) (1980) |

## 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:
| Nominations | Films |
| 7 | Catwoman |
| 6 | Alexander |
| 5 | Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| 5 | White Chicks |
| 4 | Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 |
| 3 | Jersey Girl |
| 3 | Surviving Christmas |
| 2 | Around the World in 80 Days |
| 2 | Exorcist: The Beginning |
| 2 | New York Minute |
| 2 | Starsky & Hutch |