Stone, Basic Instinct 2 pick four Razzies

Hollywood:

Sharon Stone and the critically panned Basic Instinct 2 were top of the flops on February 24, picking up four awards in Hollywood’s annual Oscars parody, the Razzies.

Screen siren Stone scooped the Golden Raspberry — or Razzie — for worst actress with her performance in the ill-fated sequel that tanked at the box-office. As well as the worst actress Razzie, Basic Instinct 2 was dishonoured with worst picture, worst screenplay and worst prequel. “Unenjoyable, unerotic, unwatchable,” was how one reviewer summed up Basic Instinct 2.

The un-coveted Razzies, which were created in 1980, are intended as a light-hearted spoof of the Academy Awards, saluting the worst offerings of the movie industry in the previous year. This year’s Razzies were announced at Hollywood’s Ivar Theatre, one day ahead of the Oscars. The Razzies are gold spray-painted plastic gongs in the shape of a raspberry, which organisers say are worth as much as $4.97.

Jostling with Stone and Basic Instinct 2 for dishonours were director M Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water and Shawn and Marlon Wayans’ comedy Little Man. Shyamalan was named worst director and worst supporting actor for Lady in the Water.

The Wayans brothers’ Little Man picked up three statuettes — worst remake or rip-off, worst screen couple, and joint worst actors. The oganisers described the battle for worst supporting actress as a “a neck-and-neck race between two talent-free blonde bimbos” but elected to salute Carmen Electra ahead of Jenny McCarthy.