Posted on 02/27/2005 6:47:29 AM PST by Humblebum
Halle in tears again... for worst actress 14:00pm 27th February 2005 Halle Berry as Catwoman
Catwoman: Claws out for film flop Most Hollywood stars fail to appear at awards ceremonies if they haven't won, but actress Halle Berry surprised the showbiz world by turning-up in person to collect a gong for worst actress.
Berry was named worst actress of 2004 by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation for her performance in Catwoman and she showed up to accept her "Razzie" carrying the Oscar she won in 2002 for Monster's Ball.
"They can't take this away from me, it's got my name on it!" she quipped. A raucous crowd cheered her on as she gave a stirring recreation of her Academy Award acceptance speech, including tears.
She thanked everyone involved in "Catwoman," a film she said took her from the top of her profession to the bottom.
"I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of s***," she said as she dragged her agent on stage and warned him "next time read the script first."
It is rare for a Razzie winner to show up at the spoof awards held on the night before Oscars - but Berry did, saying her mother taught her that to be "a good winner you had to be a good loser first." She received a standing ovation.
Catwoman tied with Fahrenheit 9/11 by winning four Razzies - worst picture, worst directing, worst screenplay and worst performance by an actress for Berry and her "berry bad" work.
Bush bashing
John Wilson, founder of the nonprofit Golden Raspberry Award Foundation that gives out "Hollywood's least coveted trophies," said Moore's anti-Bush documentary allowed the foundation's nearly 700 members to do some Bush bashing of their own.
The president not only was named worst male actor in a leading role, he also won for being half of the year's worst screen couple when paired with either Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice or "My Pet Goat," the book he was reading to schoolchildren on the morning of September 11.
Footage of Bush continuing to read after being given first word of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon was one of the key scenes in Moore's highly critical film. . Winners receive a golf ball-sized figure of a Raspberry atop a mangled Super 8 film reel that is spray-painted gold. It has an estimated street value of £3, although Wilson said costs were rising as Super 8 film reel cans are getting harder to find.
Isn't picking good scripts how their agents earn their ten percent?
I'm told
"Including tears ?" WTF? That's just wack. I'm all for laughing at one's self (see 99% of my posts,) but in the way she handled this situation in total, together with how she's stepped on people in the past, it looks to me as though this time she's hiding behind the skirt of humor (a la Al Franken.) She gave this award MUCH too much attention, and did so in a manner of someone who's not comfortable with themself.
Again, just my wack thoughts. And sorry for mentioning Halle and Stuart Smally together. I know...it's a horrible thought. :-)
HAHAHAHAAHA! I see your son has a good eye for beauty though!
People can never make fun of themselves or the way they acted in the past? I think I've seen Sally Field make a joke of her "You really like me!" speech.
Maybe sometimes they go home and watch the tape of themselves in horror. The strong ones can own up and laugh at it with us. ;~D
Yes, but ultimately, its up to the actor to decide if the role is best for him and his career. There are a lot of actors out there, but very few smart actors.
"There are a lot of actors out there, but very few smart actors."
LOL! And their political persuasion is a dead give away.
That's not what I was saying. And Sally Field making a joke of her "You Really Like Me" speech was, I believe, truly a Stuart Smally moment. ;-)
I know that's not what you were saying... you were saying it was all some contrived motive, hiding behind humor, which I think is putting ~way~ too much spin on a gal who decided to at least use the jokes about her for her own benefit, and it worked... I like her better now for doing it.
I'm missing something in that I don't know who Stuart Smally is.
Boy, some people really feel they must need the publicity...
Since the early days of laser discs, I would look forward to listening to the technical and director's commentaries.
Now, with DVDs, everyone makes a commentary track, and actors are in the highest demand.
My point? The actor's commentary is consistently the worst, most vacuous, puerile track on the disc.
Have you ever listened to the LOTR actor's tracks? It's physically painful to listen to.
Acting may require talent, and undoubtedly training...but native intelligence doesn't seem to be a prerequisite.
Exactly. There is a bit too much vitriol on this thread. Halle was showing humility and that she can take punches with grace and accept her shortcomings.
Personally, I find it admirable that she now joins Tom Green (Freddy Got Fingered) as the only "star" to attend and accept a Razzie award. Too many celebs take their "craft" way too seriously. They aren't brain surgeons. Classy move, Halle!
I don't usually go for the actor's commentaries... I've listened to them, and in the case of LoTR, much as I like those guys, they talk over each other and don't offer a ~lot~ that is interesting. I do appreciated the director/writer's commentaries, and the commentaries from the design/effects group.
You guys wrote the "one-drop" rules. Can't take it back now that we win something.
He seems to be inordinately fond of his Muslim father who abandoned him when he was two.
Halle is both the top and bottom of her profession, if you know what I mean..........
Acting talent? No. See her in 'X-Men'. Visually impressive but lame delivery of all her lines.
The Washington Monument is visually impressive, but it can't act either.
She sure is cute, though. :)
Here's a fun drinking game: Every time her "accent" changes in X-Men, take a shot. You should be under the table by the third reel.
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