Each year, 10 Golden Raspberry Awards are bestowed on the worst actors, writers, and directors in film. As always, some of these nominees , which were announced yesterday, deserve a break.
Worst Screenplay, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2"
Consider the source material: Melissa Rosenberg didn't have it easy adapting Stephenie Meyer's mind-numbing novel. Not to mention the fact that Breaking Dawn is a total dud of a climax. Her twist ending (which you can read about here) was basically the only way to make the film watchable. Crap on the Twilight series as much as you'd like, but Rosenberg deserves kudos for her valiant attempt at salvaging garbage.
Worst Screen Couple, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "Breaking Dawn — Part 2"
Look, I don't buy into Bella and Edward's undying love, but like Melissa Rosenberg, these two have done the best with what they've been given. More importantly, RPattz and KStew deserve love for a highly public cheating scandal that finally made both of them interesting. Sure, Stewart's indiscretions have nothing to do with her acting, but hasn't she suffered enough? Pattinson gets extra points for his very obvious disdain for all things Twilight.
Worst Supporting Actress, Jessica Biel in "Total Recall" and "Playing for Keeps"
I know hating Jessica Biel is still totally fashionable, but come on — she was actually one of the best things about the otherwise middling Hitchcock. She was also great in the under-the-radar The Tall Man. Saddling Biel with any of the blame for cinematic disasters like Total Recall and Playing for Keeps feels like scapegoating. It's a crime that Gerard Butler wasn't even nominated for the latter. Punish him for his awful choices — he's certainly made enough of them.
Worst Supporting Actor, David Hasselhoff in "Piranha 3DD"
Not fair, you guys. Sure, he was playing himself, but can you imagine the effort it takes to be The Hoff these days? Gone are his glory years — we can never return to the magic of Baywatch, a time before we saw him drunkenly eat a burger on the floor. And so, the best Hasselhoff can hope for at this point is self-parody. His performance in Piranha 3DD is neither the best nor the worst thing about the movie. It's competent, and in this case, that's enough.
