Razzies 2020: all the films in the running to be crowned the worst of the year

The widely panned movie musical Cats and four of its stars were nominated on Saturday, February 8, for Razzie awards, an annual rite that lampoons the worst of cinema. James Corden, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson and ballerina Francesca Hayward received Razzie acting nominations for their Cats roles, in which they were costumed in digitally created fur. Oscar winner Dench was singled out for "looking suspiciously similar to The Cowardly Lion from Wizard of Oz ," organisers said in a statement announcing this year's nominees. Overall, Cats was given eight Razzie nominations, tying for the lead with Tyler Perry's A Madea Family Funeral , and Sylvester Stallone's Rambo: Last Blood . All three movies are in the running for worst picture, alongside psychological thriller The Fanatic and horror flick The Haunting of Sharon Tate. Cats , an adaptation of the popular Broadway musical of the same name, was released in December and drew widespread ridicule from film critics. The $95 million (Dh348.8m) production flopped at the box office, taking only $69.7 million at cinemas worldwide, reported Box Office Mojo . The tongue-in-cheek Razzies, created in 1980, serve as an antidote to Hollywood's glitzy Academy Awards ceremony. Nominees were announced a day before the bestowing of the Oscars, the highest honours in the movie industry. John Travolta received two Razzie nominations this year for The Fanatic and Trading Paint , as did Anne Hathaway for The Hustle and Serenity . Her Serenity co-star Matthew McConaughey also was named. The worst screen combo category piled on Cats with a nomination for "any two half-feline/half-human hairballs." It was not all bad news. Eddie Murphy was nominated for the Razzie Redeemer Reward for his role in Dolemite is My Name , along with Jennifer Lopez in Hustlers and Adam Sandler in Uncut Gems . The redeemer award goes to a past Razzie nominee or winner who has since earned acclaim. Razzie nominees and winners are voted for online by about 1,000 Razzie members from more than two dozen countries, who sign up online and pay a $40 membership fee. Organisers have not unveiled a date for the announcement of the winners. Cats The Fanatic The Haunting of Sharon Tate A Madea Family Funeral Rambo: Last Blood James Franco, Zeroville David Harbour, Hellboy Matthew McConaughey, Serenity Sylvester Stallone, Rambo: Last Blood John Travolta, The Fanatic , Trading Paint Hilary Duff, The Haunting of Sharon Tate Anne Hathaway, The Hustle, Serenity Francesca Hayward, Cats Tyler Perry (as Madea), A Madea Family Funeral Rebel Wilson, The Hustle James Corden, Cats Tyler Perry, A Madea Family Funeral (as "Joe") Tyler Perry, A Madea Family Funeral (as "Uncle Heathrow") Seth Rogen, Zeroville Bruce Willis, Glass Jessica Chastain, Dark Phoenix Cassi Davis, A Madea Family Funeral Judi Dench, Cats Fenessa Pineda, Rambo: Last Blood Rebel Wilson, Cats Any Two Half-Feline/Half-Human Hairballs, Cats Jason Derulo and his CGI-Neutered "Bulge", Cats Tyler Perry and Tyler Perry (or Tyler Perry), A Madea Family Funeral Sylvester Stallone & His Impotent Rage, Rambo: Last Blood John Travolta and Any Screenplay He Accepts Fred Durst, The Fanatic James Franco, Zeroville Adrian Grunberg, Rambo: Last Blood Tom Hooper, Cats Neil Marshall, Hellboy Cats , Lee Hall, Tom Hooper The Haunting of Sharon Tate , Daniel Farrands Hellboy , Andrew Cosby A Madea Family Funeral , Tyler Perry Rambo: Last Blood , Matthew Cirulnick, Sylvester Stallone Dark Phoenix Godzilla: King of the Monsters Hellboy A Madea Family Funeral Rambo: Last Blood Dragged Across Concrete The Haunting of Sharon Tate Hellboy Joker Rambo: Last Blood Eddie Murphy, Dolemite is My Name Keanu Reeves, John Wick 3, Toy Story 4 Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers Will Smith, Aladdin

Razzies 2020: all the films in the running to be crowned the worst of the year

Cats and Rambo: Last Blood lead the way at the annual awards