In this publicity photo released by Columbia TriStar, actress Lindsay Lohan is shown in a scene from "I Know Who Killed Me." Lohan was named as worst actress for the role and the film was named worst movie, during the 28th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards, which dishonor Worst Achievements in Film, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Tracy Bennett, Columbia TriStar)

Lohan Thriller Named Worst at Razzies

DAVID GERMAIN | February 23, 2008 11:42 PM EST | AP

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A year after his Academy Awards dream went up in smoke, Eddie Murphy has not just one consolation prize, but three: Razzie Awards as worst actor, supporting actor and supporting actress for the comedy "Norbit."

The fourth acting "dis-honor" announced at Saturday's Golden Raspberry Awards went to Lindsay Lohan, who actually was voted two worst-actress trophies for the thriller "I Know Who Killed Me," the worst-picture winner in which she played dual roles.

"I Know Who Killed Me" set a new Razzies record with eight awards, including worst screen couple for Lohan in her double role.

Topping the previous record of seven Razzies for both "Showgirls" and "Battlefield Earth," "I Know Who Killed Me" also won for worst director (Chris Sivertson), screenplay (Jeff Hammond), horror movie, and remake or rip-off (Razzies organizers viewed it as a cross between torture flicks such as "Saw" and a twisted update of "The Patty Duke Show").

With his latest exercise in multiple roles, Murphy was the first person ever to win three acting Razzies in one year. He won as worst actor for the geeky title role, supporting actress as his tubby, shrewish wife and supporting actor as a stereotyped Asian man.

Some awards watchers say "Norbit" cost Murphy an Oscar, landing in theaters shortly before last year's ceremony and potentially displeasing enough academy voters that the balloting went against him for "Dreamgirls," for which he had been the supporting-actor favorite. Murphy lost at the Oscars to Alan Arkin for "Little Miss Sunshine."

"Part of why the Razzies exist is to make fun of the academy, which takes itself too seriously," said Razzies founder John Wilson. "If you had tried to make something certain to offend the average 90-year-old academy voter, I don't think you could have done a better job than the foul-mouthed, physically ugly, emotionally ugly movie he unleashed on the world."

The Razzies ceremony at a magic shop in Santa Monica came a day before Sunday's Oscars, where "Norbit" ironically is up for the best-makeup prize against "La Vie En Rose" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Between them, "Norbit" and "I Know Who Killed Me" won all but one of the Razzies.

"We've never had two films so totally dominate, at least not since the heyday of Sylvester Stallone," Wilson said.

The remaining prize still had a Murphy connection, with worst prequel or sequel going to Cuba Gooding Jr.'s "Daddy Day Camp," a follow-up to Murphy's "Daddy Day Care."

Lohan was nominated twice as worst actress, and the Razzie vote wound up in a tie between her separate roles as a small-town girl abducted by a psychopath and an alter ego, a stripper who's missing body parts.

"It's appropriate that it's a tie, because at the end of the movie, you don't know if it was one person or two people, or are they twins, or are we as mentally ill as the screenwriter and director?" Wilson said.

Looking ahead to next year's Razzies, Wilson said he already sees some favorites, including Paris Hilton's recent bomb "The Hottie and the Nottie."

Stallone, the all-time Razzies champ with 30 nominations and 10 wins, dodged the ceremony a year ago after "Rocky Balboa" turned out far better than people expected. The same is not likely to hold true for Stallone's latest critically drubbed sequel, Wilson said.

"Without even having to think," he said, "I expect Sylvester Stallone to be back with 'Rambo.'"

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Could there be a script that would show case show pathetic she really is? Yes...it's called Lindsay Lohans Life as an Actress.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:10 PM on 02/25/2008

Apparently she is better at sex and doing drugs than acting. She should stick with what she does best.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:26 PM on 02/24/2008

I've not seen that movie, but believe she can act. I've seen her act very well in many movies and know she can make it work. She 21 and beautiful naturally-I'm rooting for her

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:26 PM on 02/24/2008

Oh, so Alan Arkin won an Oscar by default?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:44 PM on 02/24/2008

Lindsay Lohan is unfortunately a classic representation of the troubles of young actors and actresses. Some adjust and some do not - I submit that gifted and talented people will adjust depending on how their family raised them.....
http://thefiresidepost.com/2008/02/19/jesus-lindsay-lohan-and-family/

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:50 AM on 02/24/2008

This movie so needs the Rifftrax treatment.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:48 AM on 02/24/2008
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