2006 Razzies

Keeping in mind that I've only seen 68 films from 2006, and rarely watch bad comedies, horrors, or IQ-less mainstream blockbusters.

Worst Picture
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Basic Instinct 2
The Break-Up
Ask the Dust
Art School Confidential

Worst Director
Robert Towne - Ask the Dust
Chris Fisher - Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Michael Caton-Jones - Basic Instinct 2
Ron Howard - The Da Vinci Code
Brett Ratner - X-Men: X-Men United

Worst Actor
Vince Vaughn - The Break-Up
David Morrissey - Basic Instinct 2
Colin Farrell - Ask the Dust
Hayden Christensen - Factory Girl
Patrick Wilson - Little Children

Worst Actress
Sharon Stone - Basic Instinct 2
Jennifer Aniston - The Break-Up
Natalie Portman - V for Vendetta
Salma Hayek - Ask the Dust
Maria Bello - World Trade Center

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Worst Original Screenplay
SherryBaby
The Break-Up
Basic Instinct 2
Rampage: The Hillside Stranger Murders
Confetti

Worst Adapted Screenplay
Ask the Dust
Little Children
Hollywoodland
Art School Confidential
Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus

Worst Cinematography
Ask the Dust
Basic Instinct 2
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Hollywoodland
Open Window

Worst Art Direction
The Da Vinci Code
V for Vendetta
Ask the Dust
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
Basic Instinct 2

2006, Monthly Update

Last Update: Apr 21
Current Update: May 21

10/10
1. Marie Antoinette (13) (6)
1. Miami Vice (13) (4)

9/10
3. The Fountain (13) (1)

8/10
4. A Scanner Darkly (4) (2)
5. The Departed (7) (0)
6. Inland Empire (4) (0)
7. Volver (3) (2)
8. Children of Men (3) (0)
9. Pan's Labyrinth (8) (2)
10. Curse of the Golden Flower (4) (0)

7/10
11. The Science of Sleep (1) (0)
12. The Prestige (3) (0)
13. Blood Diamond (1) (1)
14. Little Miss Sunshine (1) (0)
15. Babel (1) (0)
16. United 93 (1) (0)
17. The Devil Wears Prada (3) (1)
18. An Inconvenient Truth (1) (1)
19. The Queen (0) (0)
20. Scoop (0) (0)

6/10
21. Casino Royale (0) (0)
22. Cars (1) (0)
23. Dreamgirls (1) (0)
24. The Last King of Scotland (1) (0)
25. Letters From Iwo Jima (1) (0)
26. Old Joy (0) (0)
27. The Lives of Others (1) (0)

5/10 (all zeros nominations and wins below this line, except ones specified otherwise)
28. Superman Returns
29. Thank You For Smoking
30. Half Nelson
31. The Descent
32. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2) (1)
33. The Illusionist
34. Ice Age: The Meltdown (1) (0)
35. Inside Man
36. Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
37. Snakes on a Plane
38. The Black Dahlia (1) (0)
39. A Prairie Home Companion
40. Akeelah and the Bee
41. Monster House
42. The Host (1) (0)

4/10
43. Shortbus
44. Black Book
45. Mission: Impossible 3
46. Venus
47. Factory Girl (1) (0)
48. World Trade Center
49. V for Vendetta
50. Flags of Our Fathers
51. Hollywoodland
52. Little Children
53. X-Men: The Last Stand

3/10
54. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
55. The Da Vinci Code
56. Candy
57. SherryBaby
58. Flannel Pajamas
59. Open Window
60. Asi Del Principio
61. Azuloscurocasinegro
62. Confetti

2/10
63. Art School Confidential
64. Ask the Dust

1/10
65. The Break-Up
66. Basic Instinct 2
67. Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Case



Best Picture:
Marie Antoinette
Miami Vice
The Fountain
A Scanner Darkly
The Departed

Best Director:
Sofia Coppola - Marie Antoinette
Michael Mann - Miami Vice
Darren Aronofsky - The Fountain
David Lynch - Inland Empire
Martin Scorsese - The Departed

Best Actor:
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Colin Farrell - Miami Vice
Hugh Jackman - The Fountain
Christian Bale - The Prestige

Best Actress:
Penelope Cruz - Volver
Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Ivana Baquero - Pan's Labyrinth
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Sienna Miller - Factory Girl

Best Supporting Actor:
Sergi Lopez - Pan's Labyrinth
Robert Downey Jr. - A Scanner Darkly
Jack Nicholson - The Departed
Jamie Foxx - Miami Vice
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed

Best Supporting Actress:
Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada
Rachel Weisz - The Fountain
Mia Kirshner - The Black Dahlia
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Science of Sleep

Best Original Screenplay:
Miami Vice
Marie Antoinette
The Fountain
Volver
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Adapted Screenplay:
A Scanner Darkly
The Departed
Curse of the Golden Flower
Children of Men
The Prestige

Best Cinematography:
Marie Antoinette
Miami Vice
Children of Men
Inland Empire
The Fountain

Best Editing:
Miami Vice
Marie Antoinette
The Departed
The Fountain
Children of Men

Best Art Direction:
Marie Antoinette
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Fountain
Miami Vice
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Costume Design:
Marie Antoinette
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Fountain
The Devil Wears Prada
The Prestige

Best Original Score:
The Fountain
Pan's Labyrinth
Babel
The Departed
Little Miss Sunshine

Best Original Song: (I don't know enough about this category to nominate original songs)
"Fools Rush In - Bow Wow Wow" - Marie Antoinette
"One Of These Mornings - Moby" - Miami Vice
"We're No Here - Mogwai" - Miami Vice
"Aphrodisiac - Bow Wow Wow" - Marie Antoinette
"Auto Rock - Mogwai" - Miami Vice

Best Make-Up:
Pan's Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Marie Antoinette

Best Sound:
Miami Vice
Inland Empire
Marie Antoinette
The Fountain
United 93

Best Sound Editing:
Miami Vice
Marie Antoinette
Inland Empire
The Fountain
Letters From Iwo Jima

Best Visual Effects:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Fountain
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Animated Film:
A Scanner Darkly
Cars
Ice Age: The Meltdown

Best Foreign Language Film:
Volver
Pan's Labyrinth
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Lives of Others
The Host

Best Documentary:
An Inconvenient Truth


Nominations:
Marie Antoinette - 13
Miami Vice - 13
The Fountain - 13
Pan's Labyrinth - 8
The Departed - 7
Curse of the Golden Flower - 4
A Scanner Darkly - 4
Inland Empire - 4
The Devil Wears Prada - 3
Volver - 3
Children of Men - 3
The Prestige - 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 2
Blood Diamond - 1
Dreamgirls - 1
Letters From Iwo Jima - 1
Babel - 1
United 93 - 1
Little Miss Sunshine - 1
An Inconvenient Truth - 1
Cars - 1
Ice Age: The Meltdown - 1
The Black Dahlia - 1
Factory Girl - 1
The Last King of Scotland - 1
The Science of Sleep - 1
The Lives of Others - 1
The Host - 1

Wins:
Marie Antoinette - 6 (Picture, Director, Cinematography, Art Directing, Costume Design, Original Song)
Miami Vice - 4 (Original Screenplay, Editing, Sound, Sound Editing)
Pan's Labyrinth - 2 (Supporting Actor, Make-Up)
A Scanner Darkly - 2 (Adapted Screenplay, Animated Film)
Volver - 2 (Actress, Foreign Language Film)
The Fountain - 1 (Original Score)
Blood Diamond - 1 (Actor)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 1 (Visual Effects)
An Inconvenient Truth - 1 (Documentary Feature)
The Devil Wears Prada - 1 (Supporting Actress)

2006 Update

10/10
1. Marie Antoinette (13) (7)
1. Miami Vice (13) (4)

9/10
3. The Fountain (13) (1)

8/10
4. A Scanner Darkly (4) (2)
5. The Departed (8) (0)
6. Inland Empire (3) (0)
7. Curse of the Golden Flower (4) (1)
8. Children of Men (3) (0)
9. Volver (4) (0)
10. Pan's Labyrinth (8) (2)

7/10
11. The Science of Sleep (1) (0)
12. Blood Diamond (2) (0)
13. Little Miss Sunshine (0) (0)
14. Babel (1) (0)
15. United 93 (1) (0)
16. The Devil Wears Prada (4) (1)
17. An Inconvenient Truth (1) (1)
18. Scoop (0) (0)

6/10
19. Casino Royale (0) (0)
20. Cars (1) (0)
21. Dreamgirls (2) (0)
22. The Queen (0) (0)
23. The Last King of Scotland (1) (1)
24. Letters From Iwo Jima (1) (0)
25. Old Joy (0) (0)

5/10 (all zeros nominations and wins below this line, except ones specified otherwise)
26. The Lives of Others (1) (0)
27. Thank You For Smoking
28. Half Nelson
29. The Descent
30. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2) (1)
31. The Illusionist
32. Ice Age: The Meltdown (1) (0)
33. Inside Man
34. Snakes on a Plane
35. The Black Dahlia (1) (0)
36. A Prairie Home Companion
37. Akeelah and the Bee
38. Monster House
39. The Host (1) (0)

4/10
40. Shortbus
41. Black Book
42. Mission: Impossible 3
43. Venus
44. Factory Girl (1) (0)
45. World Trade Center
46. V for Vendetta
47. Flags of Our Fathers
48. Hollywoodland
49. Little Children
50. X-Men: The Last Stand

3/10
51. Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
52. The Da Vinci Code
53. SherryBaby
54. Candy
55. Flannel Pajamas
56. Asi Del Principio
57. Azuloscurocasinegro
58. Confetti

2/10
59. Art School Confidential
60. Ask the Dust

1/10
61. The Break-Up
62. Basic Instinct 2
63. Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Case



Best Picture:
Marie Antoinette
Miami Vice
The Fountain
A Scanner Darkly
The Departed

Best Director:
Sofia Coppola - Marie Antoinette
Michael Mann - Miami Vice
Darren Aronofsky - The Fountain
David Lynch - Inland Empire
Martin Scorsese - The Departed

Best Actor:
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland
Colin Farrell - Miami Vice
Hugh Jackman - The Fountain
Leonardo DiCaprio - Blood Diamond
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Departed

Best Actress:
Kirsten Dunst - Marie Antoinette
Penelope Cruz - Volver
Ivana Baquero - Pan's Labyrinth
Meryl Streep - The Devil Wears Prada
Sienna Miller - Factory Girl

Best Supporting Actor:
Sergei Lopez - Pan's Labyrinth
Robert Downey Jr. - A Scanner Darkly
Jack Nicholson - The Departed
Jamie Foxx - Miami Vice
Mark Wahlberg - The Departed

Best Supporting Actress:
Emily Blunt - The Devil Wears Prada
Rachel Weisz - The Fountain
Mia Kirshner - The Black Dahlia
Jennifer Hudson - Dreamgirls
Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Science of Sleep

Best Original Screenplay:
Miami Vice
Marie Antoinette
The Fountain
Volver
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Adapted Screenplay:
A Scanner Darkly
The Departed
Curse of the Golden Flower
Children of Men
The Devil Wears Prada

Best Cinematography:
Marie Antoinette
Miami Vice
Children of Men
Inland Empire
The Fountain

Best Editing:
Miami Vice
Marie Antoinette
The Departed
The Fountain
Children of Men

Best Art Direction:
Marie Antoinette
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Fountain
Miami Vice
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Costume Design:
Marie Antoinette
Curse of the Golden Flower
The Fountain
The Devil Wears Prada
Dreamgirls

Best Original Score:
The Fountain
Pan's Labyrinth
Babel
The Departed
Curse of the Golden Flower

Best Original Song: (I don't know enough about this category to nominate original songs)
"Fools Rush In - Bow Wow Wow" - Marie Antoinette
"One Of These Mornings - Moby" - Miami Vice
"We're No Here - Mogwai" - Miami Vice
"Aphrodisiac - Bow Wow Wow" - Marie Antoinette
"Auto Rock - Mogwai" - Miami Vice

Best Make-Up:
Pan's Labyrinth
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Marie Antoinette

Best Sound:
Miami Vice
Inland Empire
Marie Antoinette
The Fountain
Letters From Iwo Jima

Best Sound Editing:
Miami Vice
Marie Antoinette
The Fountain
Blood Diamond
United 93

Best Visual Effects:
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
The Fountain
Pan's Labyrinth

Best Animated Film:
A Scanner Darkly
Cars
Ice Age: The Meltdown

Best Foreign Language Film:
Curse of the Golden Flower
Volver
Pan's Labyrinth
The Lives of Others
The Host

Best Documentary:
An Inconvenient Truth


Nominations:
Marie Antoinette - 13
Miami Vice - 13
The Fountain - 13
The Departed - 8
Pan's Labyrinth - 8
Curse of the Golden Flower - 5
A Scanner Darkly - 4
The Devil Wears Prada - 4
Volver - 3
Children of Men - 3
Inland Empire - 3
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 2
Dreamgirls - 2
Blood Diamond - 2
Letters From Iwo Jima - 1
Babel - 1
United 93 - 1
An Inconvenient Truth - 1
Cars - 1
Ice Age: The Meltdown - 1
The Black Dahlia - 1
Factory Girl - 1
The Last King of Scotland - 1
The Science of Sleep - 1
The Lives of Others - 1
The Host - 1

Wins:
Marie Antoinette - 7
Miami Vice - 4
Pan's Labyrinth - 2
A Scanner Darkly - 2
The Fountain - 1
The Last King of Scotland - 1
Curse of the Golden Flower - 1
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - 1
An Inconvenient Truth - 1
The Devil Wears Prada - 1

Overrated Films of 2006 (1-5)

Here comes the nasty Freak.....

Little Children – Absolutely laughable. Idiotic symbolism, blatant exposition, piles of literary references to highlight the completely obvious; the most immature kind of filmmaking there is. It’s basically American Beauty but not half as excruciating to watch and easy to make fun of. The Haley flyers, the pool scene, the masturbating, and the corny dream sequences make American Beauty’s floating bag looks like credible filmmaking. My most hated of the year.

V for Vendetta – The difference between Sin City and V for Vendetta is that Sin City is about nothing and it knows it. V for Vendetta is about nothing and it doesn’t know it….the blatant attempt at dramatic depth of the lead character’s unfortunate past. Deep stuff. And how about the absolutely horrible visuals, about as creative as lego blocks; films like The Matrix at least constructs a convincingly futuristic vision of dystopian society. But wait, the lead character is a masked hero who spews pseudo-literature dialogue. Let’s all have an early Halloween and go buy V masks!!!!

Babel – Another film which uses a fabricated tagline as an anchor to mask its shallowness… the miscommunication nonsense that tries to convince us that three such coincidental stories actually have anything to do with each other. Inarritu clearly understands how to connect the dots, but his directorial progression is about as skewed as Haggis’s and his storytelling as about as natural as Crash’s dialogue.

Letters From Iwo Jima – Frightening how Eastwood is still doing the very same thing he’s been criticized endlessly for. He has yet to progress as a director, still doing the same old “flashback narratives,” character monologues about their “unfortunate pasts,” and some easily defined undertones of honor and courage; vintage sentimental American filmmaking as its best. Hire a damn screenwriter Clint.

The Queen – Perhaps the film doesn’t really think much of itself, but it just strikes me as inconsequential. How many times do I have to hear “Good morning, your majesty” or watch a display of English mannerisms over and over again? Maybe there’s a few character archs into Mirren’s insecure character, but those aside, this is a highly forgettable film with an overrated leading performance. They’ll just be another one next year. I’ll just go and watch a Sam Mendes in the meantime.