The 45th U.S. President is up against the likes of Johnny Depp and Will Ferrell among others for the Worst Actor category, while the First Lady faces Kellyanne Conway for Worst Supporting Actress.
- Jan 22, 2019
AceShowbiz - U.S. President Donald Trump has been named as a contender in the Worst Actor category at the upcoming Golden Raspberry Awards.
Nominations for the spoof film prizes, also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards, were announced in a YouTube video by organisers on Sunday night (January 20), with Trump receiving nominations over archival footage of himself in political documentaries "Death of a Nation" and "Fahrenheit 11/9".
In addition, Trump and his "self-perpetuating pettiness" were nominated in the Worst Screen Combo category, while the President's wife, First Lady Melania Trump, and his advisor Kellyanne Conway, received nods due to archival footage of them in filmmaker Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 11/9", which was released in September (2018).
Trump, 72, previously won the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor for 1990's "Ghosts Can't Do It", in which he appeared as himself.
Neither the President nor White House representatives have commented on the Razzie nominations as yet.
Dinesh D'Souza's "Death of a Nation", John Travolta's crime drama "Gotti", Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly's buddy comedy "Holmes & Watson", and Melissa McCarthy's black comedy "The Happytime Murders", all received six Razzie nominations.
The winners of the 39th edition of the Razzie Awards will be announced on February 23 - the night before the 91st annual Academy Awards.
The full list of Razzie Awards nominations is:
Worst Picture:
Worst Actress:
- Jennifer Garner - "Peppermint"
- Amber Heard - "London Fields"
- Melissa McCarthy - "The Happytime Murders and "Life of the Party (2018)"
- Helen Mirren - "Winchester"
- Amanda Seyfried - "The Clapper"
Worst Actor:
- Johnny Depp (voice only) - "Sherlock Gnomes"
- Will Ferrell - "Holmes & Watson"
- John Travolta - "Gotti"
- Donald Trump - "Death of a Nation" and "Fahrenheit 11/9"
- Bruce Willis - "Death Wish"
Worst Supporting Actor:
- Jamie Foxx - "Robin Hood (2018)"
- Ludacris (voice only) - "Show Dogs"
- Joel McHale - "The Happytime Murders"
- John C. Reilly - "Holmes & Watson"
- Justice Smith - "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom"
Worst Supporting Actress:
- Kellyanne Conway - "Fahrenheit 11/9"
- Marcia Gay Harden - "Fifty Shades Freed"
- Kelly Preston - "Gotti"
- Jaz Sinclair - "Slender Man"
- Melania Trump - "Fahrenheit 11/9"
Worst Screen Combo:
- Any two actors or puppets - "The Happytime Murders"
- Johnny Depp and his "fast-fading film career" - "Sherlock Gnomes"
- Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly - "Holmes & Watson"
- Kelly Preston and John Travolta - "Gotti"
- Donald Trump and his "self-perpetuating pettiness" - "Death of a Nation" and "Fahrenheit 11/9"
Worst Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel:
Worst Director:
- Etan Cohen - "Holmes & Watson"
- Kevin Connolly - "Gotti"
- James Foley - "Fifty Shades Freed"
- Brian Henson "The Happytime Murders"
- Peter and Michael Spierig - "Winchester"
Worst Screenplay:
- "Death of a Nation" - Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley
- "Fifty Shades Freed" - Niall Leonard
- "Gotti" - Leo Rossi and Lem Dobbs
- "The Happytime Murders" - Todd Berger and Dee Austin Robinson
- "Winchester" - Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Peter and Michael Spierig
