The Love Guru leading field for 2009 Razzie awards
The Love Guru leading field for 2009 Razzie awards
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Mike Myers' comedy failure The Love Guru has received seven nominations at the Golden Raspberries, the awards given to the worst films of the year.
The movie is nominated for worst film alongside M Night Shyamalan thriller The Happening, Paris Hilton comedy The Hottie and the Nottie, fantasy film In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale and spoofs Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans.
The Love Guru also drew ire from the Razzies' voters for its acting, with Myers and co-stars Jessica Alba, Sir Ben Kingsley and Celebrity Big Brother housemate Verne Troyer all shortlisted for awards.
"This is one of those auteur-of-the-awful situations," said John Wilson, the founder of the mock awards ceremony.
"I think people are tired of him in general. He hasn't really made a good movie in quite some time."
Last year's main winners were Lindsay Lohan and Eddie Murphy and the latter is nominated again this year.
The former stand-up comedian is up for the worst actor and worst screen couple - alongside himself - for sci-fi comedy Meet Dave.
The stars of romantic comedy The Women - Eva Mendes, Debra Messing, Annette Bening, Jada Pinkett Smith and Meg Ryan - shared a worst actress nod, with Hilton, Alba, Cameron Diaz (for What Happens in Vegas. ) and Kate Hudson (for Fool's Gold and My Best Friend's Girl) also nominated.
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was also nominated, in the worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel category.
The winners of this year's Razzies will be unveiled on February 21st, one day before the Oscars.