And the dishonor goes to…
As I write this, I have the Oscars on the TV. Because, frankly, being an actor and not watching the Oscars is a bit like being a Republican politician and not reading the Wall Street Journal.
But the performance I would have loved to see has to be Halle Berry showing a surprising amount of sportsmanship.
Hoisting her Academy Award in one hand and newly won Razzie in the other, Halle Berry reveled in a career low point. “Omigosh, oh my God,” Berry gasped, feigning excitement. “I never in my life thought that I would be here, winning a Razzie. It’s not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you.”
Berry was named worst actress Saturday night for 2004’s action bomb “Catwoman,” which also took the prize for worst film at the 25th annual Razzies, an Oscar spoof that trashes Hollywood’s worst.
I respect and admire that. It takes a special person to be willing to show up at an award ceremony where you will be named the worst of the year. And, apparently, Berry is only the second person to show that much class.
Of course, it doesn’t make me want to see Catwoman.
Of more interest to me, however, are the awards given by the Razzies to performers in Fahrenheit 9/11
President Bush won the worst-actor award for his appearance in news and archival footage of Michael Moore’s satiric documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11.” Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was voted worst supporting-actor for “Fahrenheit 9/11,” while Britney Spears’ fleeting cameo in the documentary brought her the worst supporting-actress award.
Woo! That’s three – count ‘em – three Razzies for the administration!
And not a single one appeared to accept the award.