Oscar-winner nominated for worst actress Razzie after ‘laughably bad’ film

An Oscar-winning actress has change into a first-time Razzie nominee because of her starring position in ‘one of many worst motion pictures’ of 2024.

Cate Blanchett led the best way within the critically panned adaptation of Borderlands, which was launched in cinemas final August and landed a surprising preliminary Rotten Tomatoes rating of 0% – it has since risen to 10%.

Sadly, the 55-year-old’s efforts didn’t impress viewers as she discovered herself nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award, which tends to ‘honor’ the worst choices of the movie business.

She was tipped for the worst actress trophy however is in good firm, battling for the gong alongside Woman Gaga for Joker: Folie à Deux, Argylle’s Bryce Dallas Howard, Dakota Johnson for Madame Internet and Atlas star Jennifer Lopez.

Borderlands can be up for worst image and Eli Roth acquired a nod for worst director, whereas Cate’s co-stars Kevin Hart and Jack Black have been talked about within the worst supporting actor class for his or her roles.

Jack, who voiced robotic mascot Claptrap, additionally discovered himself talked about within the display screen combo class, with the nomination going to ‘any two obnoxious characters (however particularly Jack Black).

Though the flick acquired a whopping six nominations, Joker 2 really acquired probably the most for this yr’s ceremony, with a complete of seven.

Madame Internet, Megalopolis and Reagan additionally acquired six nods, whereas Jon Voight – who took residence the worst actor award final yr – was nominated for worst supporting actor for the latter two, in addition to Shadow Land & Strangers.

The winners will likely be unveiled on March 1, forward of the Oscars on March 2.

The film premiered final yr, 5 years after the Borderlands 3 online game dropped, and adopted the story of mysterious outlaw Lilith (Cate) as she reluctantly returned to her residence planet to seek out Atlas’ lacking daughter.

It transported most of the current characters to the massive display screen, and was additionally set on planet Pandora, from the primary recreation.

However, whereas there have been some acquainted faces within the combine, the plot itself was unique, as an alternative of a retelling from any of the video games.

‘Lilith, an notorious outlaw with a mysterious previous, reluctantly returns to her residence planet of Pandora to seek out the lacking daughter of the universe’s strongest S.O.B., Atlas,’ the official synopsis reads.

‘Lilith types an alliance with an surprising crew – Roland, a former elite mercenary, now determined for redemption; Tiny Tina, a feral teenage demolitionist; Krieg, Tina’s musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; Tannis, the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and Claptrap, a persistently wiseass robotic.’

Critics didn’t maintain again with their criticism, because the Impartial’s Clarisse Loughrey fumed: ‘It’s dragged us again to a time when studios used to make these with all of the grace and acuity of a drunk individual trying to put a 3am rooster nugget order.’

‘Is Borderlands the worst movie of the yr? It’s positively in competition – so laughably dangerous, the truth is, that it seems like being catapulted again to a time when online game variations have been a byword for mediocrity,’ Vicky Jessop of the Night Customary mentioned.

Alistair Ryder from AwardsWatch blasted that it was the ‘worst type of dangerous film’.

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