Zoolander 2, Batman v Superman lead Razzies race for 'worst film' prize

Ben Affleck, Robert de Niro, Julia Roberts, Johnny Depp and Naomi Watts might be Oscar-calibre actors, but they're also some of the latest contenders for Hollywood's annual "dishonour:" the Razzies.

Organizers unveiled their list of movie "mis-fires" from the past year on Monday, a day before the U.S. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces this year's Oscar nominees.

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"The crop of cinematic crap in 2016 was so extensive," organizers stated in a release, that the contenders were "expanded from five nominees to an unprecedented six" in each category.

Zoolander 2 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice lead the pack, with the "15-years-too-late sequel" nominated in all nine Razzie categories and the "the WTF comic book battle-royale" right behind with eight nods.

The nominees for the 37th annual Golden Raspberry Awards are:

Worst picture

• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Dirty Grandpa
• Gods of Egypt
• Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
• Independence Day: Resurgence
• Zoolander No. 2

Worst actor

• Ben Affleck, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Gerard Butler, Gods of Egypt andLondon Has Fallen
• Henry Cavill, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Robert de Niro, Dirty Grandpa
• Dinesh D'Souza [as Himself] Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
• Ben Stiller, Zoolander No. 2

Worst actress

• Megan Fox, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
• Tyler Perry, BOO! A Medea Halloween
• Julia Roberts, Mother's Day
• Becky Turner [as Hillary Clinton] Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
• Naomi Watts, Divergent Series: Allegiant & Shut-In
• Shailene Woodley, Divergent Series: Allegiant

Worst supporting actress

• Julianne Hough, Dirty Grandpa
• Kate Hudson, Mother's Day
• Aubrey Plaza, Dirty Grandpa
• Jane Seymour, Fifty Shades of Black
• Sela Ward, Independence Day: Resurgence
• Kristen Wiig, Zoolander No. 2

Worst supporting actor

• Nicolas Cage, Snowden
• Johnny Depp, Alice Through the Looking Glass
• Will Ferrell, Zoolander No. 2
• Jesse Eisenberg, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Jared Leto, Suicide Squad
• Owen Wilson, Zoolander No. 2

Worst screen combo

• Ben Affleck & His BFF (Baddest Foe Forever) Henry Cavill, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Any 2 Egyptian Gods or Mortals, Gods of Egypt
• Johnny Depp & His Vomitously Vibrant Costume, Alice Through the Looking Glass
• The Entire Cast of Once Respected Actors, Collateral Beauty
• Tyler Perry & That Same Old Worn Out Wig, BOO! A Medea Halloween
• Ben Stiller and His BFF (Barely Funny Friend) Owen Wilson, Zoolander No. 2

Worst director

• Dinesh D'Souza and Bruce Schooley, Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
• Roland Emmerich, Independence Day: Resurgence
• Tyler Perry, BOO! A Medea Halloween
• Alex Proyas, Gods of Egypt
• Zack Snyder, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Ben Stiller, Zoolander No. 2

Worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel

• Alice Through the Looking Glass
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Dawn of Justice
• Fifty Shades of Black
• Independence Day: Resurgence
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
• Zoolander No. 2

Worst screenplay

• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Dirty Grandpa
• Gods of Egypt
• Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
• Independence Day: Resurgence
• Suicide Squad

Each year, votingmembers of theRazziesclub(comprising more than1,000 movie fans from the U.S. and24othercountries)choose thecontendersforeight of the nine overallcategories.ForWorst Screen Combo,organizerspartneredwith movie-reviewaggregatorRotten Tomatoes to conduct a public vote for nominees.

"Winners" of the tongue-in-cheek prize will be announced on Saturday, Feb. 25 a day ahead of the Oscars.

Officially known as the Golden Raspberry Awards, the Razziesdebuted in 1980 as a humorous counterpoint and parody of the Academy Awards and similar honours.