Razzies pluck 2005 movie turkeys
The cameras were primed and the front pages were at the ready for the Golden Raspberry awards, the annual celebration of the year's worst movies.
Last year's event shot to prominence in its traditional Oscar-eve slot when Oscar-winner Halle Berry turned up to receive her award for worst actress.
Could the 26th staging of the Razzies this year in Hollywood keep the press and public interested?
Would Tom Cruise pay a surprise visit to collect his trophy for most tiresome tabloid target?
Surprises were hinted at - but in the end Cruise and his fellow nominees stayed away.
However, there were no disappointments when it came to the choice of winners.
Chairman John Wilson told the audience that 2005's poor year at the box office meant it was a bumper year for Razzie voters.
The hardest part for members was keeping their list to just five nominees in each of the categories, he said.
Water pistol
Cruise did indeed take the most tiresome tabloid target award, a suspiciously convenient new category.
Paris Hilton at the London premiere of the Razzied House of Wax
It was a joint win with fiancee Katie Holmes, for Cruise's performance on Oprah Winfrey's couch, his wedding proposal at the Eiffel Tower and the constant news on Holmes' pregnancy - all at the same time the pair had movies to promote.
The show's cast had a great time with a volley of jokes at Cruise's expense, including squirting a golden water pistol - recalling the time Cruise didn't see the funny side when he was squirted by a British TV crew at a movie premiere.
And it carried on from there.
The one-hour Razzies show at the rundown Ivar theatre in Hollywood had the deliberately cheap and amateur feel of a cheery club review atmosphere.
It was a clear contrast to the enormous glitz-fest of the Academy Awards - and the dose of healthy disrespect for Hollywood's failures was as welcome as an Alka-Seltzer after an over-rich dinner.
Each winner was entitled to a gold-spray painted model of a raspberry on top of a mangled Super 8 film reel, worth $4.97 according to Mr Wilson.
None was collected by its intended owner - although Darth Vader appeared complete with mask and light sabre to collect the worst supporting actor prize for Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
Last year's event shot to prominence in its traditional Oscar-eve slot when Oscar-winner Halle Berry turned up to receive her award for worst actress.
Could the 26th staging of the Razzies this year in Hollywood keep the press and public interested?
Would Tom Cruise pay a surprise visit to collect his trophy for most tiresome tabloid target?
Surprises were hinted at - but in the end Cruise and his fellow nominees stayed away.
However, there were no disappointments when it came to the choice of winners.
Chairman John Wilson told the audience that 2005's poor year at the box office meant it was a bumper year for Razzie voters.
The hardest part for members was keeping their list to just five nominees in each of the categories, he said.
Water pistol
Cruise did indeed take the most tiresome tabloid target award, a suspiciously convenient new category.
Paris Hilton at the London premiere of the Razzied House of Wax
It was a joint win with fiancee Katie Holmes, for Cruise's performance on Oprah Winfrey's couch, his wedding proposal at the Eiffel Tower and the constant news on Holmes' pregnancy - all at the same time the pair had movies to promote.
The show's cast had a great time with a volley of jokes at Cruise's expense, including squirting a golden water pistol - recalling the time Cruise didn't see the funny side when he was squirted by a British TV crew at a movie premiere.
And it carried on from there.
The one-hour Razzies show at the rundown Ivar theatre in Hollywood had the deliberately cheap and amateur feel of a cheery club review atmosphere.
It was a clear contrast to the enormous glitz-fest of the Academy Awards - and the dose of healthy disrespect for Hollywood's failures was as welcome as an Alka-Seltzer after an over-rich dinner.
Each winner was entitled to a gold-spray painted model of a raspberry on top of a mangled Super 8 film reel, worth $4.97 according to Mr Wilson.
None was collected by its intended owner - although Darth Vader appeared complete with mask and light sabre to collect the worst supporting actor prize for Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
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