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Well contented! I take great satisfaction in finding two highly successful (but utterly mind-numbing) film franchises, TRANSFORMERS and TWILIGHT, earning nominations as the worst movie of the year. Also, surprising no one, Adam Sandler earns a record ELEVEN nominations in one year for wearing various hats on the films JACK & JILL, JUST GO WITH IT, and BUCKY LARSON.

The nominees are:

WORST PICTURE

• BUCKY LARSON:BORN TO BE A STAR
• JACK & JILL
• NEW YEAR’S EVE
• TRANSFORMERS:DARK OF THE MOON
• TWILIGHT SAGA:BREAKING DAWN PART I

WORST ACTOR

• Russell Brand - ARTHUR
• Nicolas Cage - DRIVE ANGRY 3-D, SEASON OF THE WITCH and TRESPASS
• Taylor Lautner - ABDUCTION and TWILIGHT S.B.D. PART I
• Adam Sandler - JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
• Nick Swardson -BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR

WORST ACTRESS

• Martin Lawrence (As “Momma”) - BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
• Sarah Palin (As “Herself”) - SARAH PALIN: THE UNDEFEATED
• Sarah Jessica Parker - I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT and NEW YEAR’S EVE
• Adam Sandler (As “Jill”) - JACK & JILL
• Kristen Stewart - TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Patrick Dempsey - TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
• James Franco - YOUR HIGHNESS
• Ken Jeong - BIG MOMMA’S #3, HANGOVER PART 2, TRANSFORMERS #3 and ZOOKEEPER
• Al Pacino (As “Al Pacino”) - JACK & JILL
• Nick Swardson - JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Katie Holmes - JACK & JILL
• Brandon T. Jackson (As “Charmaine”) - BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
• Nicole Kidman - JUST GO WITH IT
• David Spade (As “Monica”) - JACK & JILL
• The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) - TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON

WORST SCREEN ENSEMBLE

• The Entire Cast of BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
• The Entire Cast of JACK & JILL
• The Entire Cast of NEW YEAR’S EVE
• The Entire Cast of TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
• The Entire Cast of TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

WORST DIRECTOR

• Michael Bay - TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
• Tom Brady - BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR
• Bill Condon - TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I
• Dennis Dugan - JACK & JILL and JUST GO WITH IT
• Garry Marshall - NEW YEAR’S EVE

WORST PREQUEL, REMAKE, RIP-OFF OR SEQUEL

• ARTHUR
• BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR (Rip-Off of BOOGIE NIGHTS and A STAR IS BORN)
• THE HANGOVER PART 2 (Both a Sequel AND a Remake!)
• JACK & JILL
• (Remake/Rip-Off of Ed Woods’ GLEN OR GLENDA)
• TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I

WORST SCREEN COUPLE

• Nicolas Cage & Anyone Sharing the Screen with Him in Any of His Three 2011 Movies
• Shia LeBeouf & The Underwear Model (aka Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) TRANNIES #3
• Adam Sandler & EITHER Jennifer Aniston OR Brooklyn Decker / JUST GO WITH IT
• Adam Sandler and EITHER Katie Holmes, Al Pacino OR Adam Sandler / JACK & JILL
• Kristen Stewart & EITHER Taylor Lautner OR Robert Pattinson / TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PART I

WORST SCREENPLAY

• BUCKY LARSON: BORN TO BE A STAR - Written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson
• JACK & JILL - Screenplay by Steve Koren & Adam Sandler, Story by Ben Zook
• NEW YEAR’S EVE - Written by Katherine Fugate
• TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON - Written by Ehren Kruger
• TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART I - Screenplay by Melissa Rosenberg