| Number: | 25 |
| Award: | Golden Raspberry Awards |
| Date: | February 26, 2005 |
| Site: | Ivar Theatre, Hollywood, California |
| Film: | Catwoman |
| Most Wins: | Catwoman / Fahrenheit 9/11 (4) |
| Most Nominations: | Catwoman (7) |
| Last: | 24th |
| Next: | 26th |
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."[1] 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.[2] [3]
| Category | Picture | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Worst Picture | Catwoman (Warner Bros.) | |
| Alexander (Warner Bros.) | ||
| (Triumph Films) | ||
| Surviving Christmas (DreamWorks) | ||
| White Chicks (Columbia / Revolution) | ||
| Worst Actor | George W. Bush in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Himself | |
| Ben Affleck in Jersey Girl and Surviving Christmas as Ollie Trinke and Drew Latham (respectively) | ||
| Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick as Riddick | ||
| Colin Farrell in Alexander as Alexander the Great | ||
| Ben Stiller in Along Came Polly, , , Envy and Starsky & Hutch as Reuben Feffer, Arturo Mendez, White Goodman, Tim Dingman and David Starsky (respectively) | ||
| Worst Actress | Halle Berry in Catwoman as Patience Phillips / Catwoman | |
| Hilary Duff in A Cinderella Story and Raise Your Voice as Sam Montgomery and Terri Fletcher (respectively) | ||
| Angelina Jolie in Alexander and Taking Lives as Queen Olympias and Illeana Scott (respectively) | ||
| Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in New York Minute as Roxy and Jane Ryan | ||
| Shawn and Marlon Wayans (the Wayans "sisters") in White Chicks as Brittany and Tiffany Wilson | ||
| Worst Supporting Actor | Donald Rumsfeld in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Himself | |
| Val Kilmer in Alexander as King Philip II | ||
| Arnold Schwarzenegger in Around the World in 80 Days as Prince Hapi | ||
| Jon Voight in as Bill Biscane | ||
| Lambert Wilson in Catwoman as George Hedare | ||
| Worst Supporting Actress | Britney Spears in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Herself | |
| Carmen Electra in Starsky & Hutch as Stacey Haack | ||
| Jennifer Lopez in Jersey Girl as Gertrude Steiney | ||
| Condoleezza Rice in Fahrenheit 9/11 as Herself | ||
| Sharon Stone in Catwoman as Laurel Hedare | ||
| Worst Screen Couple | George W. Bush and either Condoleezza Rice or his pet goat in Fahrenheit 9/11 | |
| Ben Affleck and either Jennifer Lopez or Liv Tyler in Jersey Girl | ||
| Halle Berry and either Benjamin Bratt or Sharon Stone in Catwoman | ||
| Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in New York Minute | ||
| The Wayans brothers (Shawn and Marlon Wayans) ("in or out of drag") in White Chicks | ||
| Worst Remake or Sequel | (Warner Bros.) | |
| Alien vs. Predator (Fox) | ||
| (Screen Gems) | ||
| Around the World in 80 Days (Disney) | ||
| (Warner Bros.) | ||
| Worst Director | Pitof for Catwoman | |
| Bob Clark for | ||
| Renny Harlin and/or Paul Schrader for | ||
| Oliver Stone for Alexander | ||
| Keenen Ivory Wayans for White Chicks | ||
| Worst Screenplay | 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 | |
| Alexander, written by Oliver Stone, Christopher Kyle and Laeta Kalogridis, based on the works by Robin Lane Fox | ||
| , story by Steven Paul, screenplay by Gregory Poppen | ||
| Surviving Christmas, screenplay by Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jeffrey Ventimilia & Joshua Sternin | ||
| White Chicks, screenplay by Keenen Ivory, Shawn, Marlon Wayans, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden & Xavier Cook |
| Category | Recipient | |
|---|---|---|
| Worst Razzie Loser of Our First 25 Years | Arnold Schwarzenegger (with 8 nominations total, including 1 in 2004) | |
| Kim Basinger (with 7 nominations total) | ||
| Angelina Jolie (with 7 nominations, including 2 in 2004) | ||
| Ryan O'Neal (with 6 nominations total) | ||
| Keanu Reeves (with 7 nominations) | ||
| Worst "Drama" of Our First 25 Years | Battlefield Earth (Warner Bros.) (2000) | |
| The Lonely Lady (Universal) (1983) | ||
| Mommie Dearest (Paramount) (1981) | ||
| Showgirls (MGM / UA) (1995) | ||
| Swept Away (Screen Gems) (2002) | ||
| Worst "Comedy" of Our First 25 Years | Gigli (Columbia / Revolution Studios) (2003) | |
| The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Warner Bros.) (2002) | ||
| The Cat in the Hat (DreamWorks / Universal) (2003) | ||
| Freddy Got Fingered (Fox) (2001) | ||
| Leonard Part 6 (Columbia) (1987) | ||
| Worst "Musical" of Our First 25 Years | From Justin to Kelly (Fox) (2003) | |
| Can't Stop the Music (AFD) (1980) | ||
| Glitter (Columbia / Fox) (2001) | ||
| Rhinestone (Fox) (1984) | ||
| Spice World (Columbia) (1998) | ||
| Xanadu (Universal) (1980) |
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.[4] [5] [6] [7] (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.[8]
These films received multiple nominations:
| Nominations | Films |
|---|---|
| 7 | Catwoman |
| 6 | Alexander |
| 5 | Fahrenheit 9/11 |
| White Chicks | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | Jersey Girl |
| Surviving Christmas | |
| 2 | Around the World in 80 Days |
| New York Minute | |
| Starsky & Hutch |