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Batman V Superman nabs 8 Razzie nominations

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (credit: Warner Bros)
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (credit: Warner Bros)

‘Batman V Superman’ could clean up at the Razzies.

The 37th Golden Raspberry Awards – aka the Razzies – has officially released its list of nominees… and it looks as though ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ is one of their least-favourite films, with a whopping eight nominations.

And I can’t help thinking it’s probably justified.

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The nominations were revealed by The Hollywood Reporter… and it looks as though the Razzie organisers had plenty to say about ‘Batman V Superman’.

“Calling the movie a ‘WTF comic-book battle royale’, Razzie organizers said the Ben Affleck-Henry Cavill film landed a total of eight nominations, including worst picture of 2016.”

Does that mean it will clinch the ‘top’ award?

Not necessarily… after all, it’s up against ‘Dirty Grandpa’, ‘Gods of Egypt’, ‘Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party’, ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ and ‘Zoolander No. 2’.

Credit: Warner Bros.
Batman with the famous Bat Signal – Credit: Warner Bros.

And to be fair, ‘Zoolander No. 2’ was nominated for the most.

“Overall, Zoolander No. 2 (a ‘15-years-too-late sequel’) led the pack of nominees with a total of nine mentions, while other multiple nominees were Dirty Grandpa (six); Gods of Egypt, Hillary’s America and Independence Day: Resurgence (five apiece); and Alice Through the Looking Glass (three).”

What was ‘Batman V Superman’ nominated for?

  • Worst Picture

  • Worst Prequel, Remake, Ripoff or Sequel

  • Worst Screenplay

  • Worst Actor – Ben Affleck

  • Worst Actor – Henry Cavill

  • Worst Supporting Actor – Jesse Eisenberg

  • Worst Screen Combo – Affleck/Cavill

  • Worst Director – Zack Snyder

Quite a hefty list of nominations, there. But perhaps there’s hope for the bloated, heavyweight superhero movie. After all, ‘Zoolander No. 2’ will surely clinch a number of those awards. Not to mention, the frankly dazzlingly bizarre ‘Dirty Grandpa’.

Still, it’s not exactly the kind of award nominations Warner Bros. was hoping for.

‘Batman V Superman’ stars Ben Affleck as Batman with Henry Cavill as Superman. Gal Gadot stars as Wonder Woman, alongside Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, and Jeremy Irons.

Zack Snyder directed the film based on a script by Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer.

‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ is available on DVD and Blu-ray now.

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