2012 Razzies: Adam Sandler Really Good at Being Bad

Adam Sandler earns a record 11 nominations for the spoof Razzies. He’s even nominated for worst actor and worst actress for “Jack and Jill”

Adam Sandler dominated the nominations for the 2012 Razzies announced Saturday. 

His performance in three films — "Jack and Jill," ''Just Go with It" and "Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star" — enabled him to ring up a record 11 nominations for the awards, an annual Oscar spoof.

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That breaks the previous record of five held by Eddie Murphy for 2007's "Norbit."

As a producer, Sandler was credited with worst-picture and worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel nominations for both "Bucky Larson" and "Jack and Jill."

He also shared in worst-screenplay nominations as a writer on both movies, and a worst-ensemble nomination for "Jack and Jill."

Sandler even managed worst actor and worst actress nominations for his dual performance in the as a family man and his twin sister in "Jack and Jill."

"It's almost karmic for someone to have made that much razz-able stuff in one year," Razzies founder John Wilson told the Associated Press. "He has angered someone really powerful, I would say."

"New Year's Eve," ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1" were the other films nominated as worst picture. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

bad, he's really bad, according to voters for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that singles out the worst movies of the year.

Sandler received a record 11 nominations Saturday for the Razzies as star, producer or writer on three 2011 movies — ."

That more than doubled the previous record of five Razzie nominations held by Eddie Murphy for 2007's "Norbit."

Sandler's nominations include worst actor for both "Jack and Jill" and "Just Go with It" — and worst actress for "Jack and Jill," in which he plays a family man and his own twin sister.

Sandler also had two nominations as worst screen couple opposite Jennifer Aniston or Brooklyn Decker in "Just Go with It" and opposite Katie Holmes, Al Pacino or himself in "Jack and Jill."

As a producer, Sandler was credited with worst-picture and worst prequel, remake, rip-off or sequel nominations for both "Bucky Larson" and "Jack and Jill." He also shared in worst-screenplay nominations as a writer on both movies, and a worst-ensemble nomination for "Jack and Jill."

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"It's almost karmic for someone to have made that much razz-able stuff in one year," said Razzies founder John Wilson. "He has angered someone really powerful, I would say."

Along with "Bucky Larson" and "Jack and Jill," worst-picture contenders are 

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