Two Razzie Nominations For Madonna's Involvement
Die Another Day has received two nominations for the 23rd Annual Razzie Awards, the awards ceremony “dis-honoring worst achievements in film”, and they’re both related to Madonna’s involvement in the film.
Madonna’s cameo appearance as Verity, a Blades Fencing Instructor, earnt the actress a ‘Worst Supporting Actress’ Nomination, with the films title song earning Madonna and Mirwais a ‘Worst Original Song’ nomination.
Other nominess in the said categories are;
WORST Supporting Actress:
Lara Flynn Boyle/MEN IN BLACK II
Bo Derek/MASTER OF DISGUISE
Madonna/DIE ANOTHER DAY
Natalie Portman/STAR WARS: EPISODE II ATTACK OF THE CLONES
Rebecca Ramijn-Stamos/ROLLERBALL
WORST ‘ORIGINAL’ SONG
“Die Another Day” from DIE ANOTHER DAY, written byMadonna and Mirwais Ahmadzai
“I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” from CROSSROADS,
Written by Max Martin, “Rami” & Dido Armstrong
“Overprotected” from CROSSROADS,
Written by Max Martin and “Rami”
Madonna received two other nominations at this years Razzies; ‘Worst Actress’ and ‘Worst Screen Couple’ with Adriano Giannini in Swept Away.
Denise Richards was the last Bond related winner of a Razzie Award in 2000, winning ‘Worst Supporting Actress’ for her role as Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough. She also was nominated with Pierce Brosnan in the ‘Worst Screen Couple’ category.
The 23rd Annual Razzies will be held on March 22 in California.
If you’d like to discuss the nominations please visit this thread of the Die Another Day Forums. Thanks to john007 for the tip-off.