Halle Berry staged an Oscar-worthy parody of her Academy Awards meltdown at last night's 25th annual Razzie awards in Los Angeles. Breaking with tradition, the Catwoman star showed up in person to collect her award as the worst actress of 2004.
Explaining her decision to attend the event, Berry said: "My mother told me that if you couldn't be a good loser then there's no way you could be a good winner."
Berry famously broke down at the podium upon winning the 2002 best actress Oscar for her role in Monster's Ball. She mimicked that moment again last night, faking sobs on stage for a full minute while clutching her Academy Award in one hand and her Razzie (actually a spray-painted golf ball) in the other.
But her speech, when it finally came, went out of its way to spread the blame for Catwoman's failure. "I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of shit," she announced to tumultuous laughter. She added: "I'd like to thank the rest of the cast. To give a really bad performance like mine you need to have really bad actors."
Catwoman scooped four Razzies in all, including worst director (for the one-named Pitof). But its performance was matched by that of Fahrenheit 9/11, which racked up a quartet of acting dishonours. George Bush was named worst actor, while the supporting actor awards were split between defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Britney Spears, who appeared briefly in the film to offer support to the president. The Razzie for worst screen couple went to Bush and the titular hero of My Pet Goat, the book he continued reading after learning of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre.
None of the winners - Bush, Rumsfeld, Spears or the goat - were on hand to accept their awards.
Unsurprisingly, the annual Razzie awards have struggled to find big names to grace the event. Prior to Berry, only comedian Tom Green - a 2002 winner for Freddie Got Fingered - has been prepared to show up in person.
Even Berry would be forgiven for hoping that this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. "I hope to God I never see these people again," she said on leaving the theatre.
Explaining her decision to attend the event, Berry said: "My mother told me that if you couldn't be a good loser then there's no way you could be a good winner."
Berry famously broke down at the podium upon winning the 2002 best actress Oscar for her role in Monster's Ball. She mimicked that moment again last night, faking sobs on stage for a full minute while clutching her Academy Award in one hand and her Razzie (actually a spray-painted golf ball) in the other.
But her speech, when it finally came, went out of its way to spread the blame for Catwoman's failure. "I want to thank Warner Brothers for casting me in this piece of shit," she announced to tumultuous laughter. She added: "I'd like to thank the rest of the cast. To give a really bad performance like mine you need to have really bad actors."
Catwoman scooped four Razzies in all, including worst director (for the one-named Pitof). But its performance was matched by that of Fahrenheit 9/11, which racked up a quartet of acting dishonours. George Bush was named worst actor, while the supporting actor awards were split between defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Britney Spears, who appeared briefly in the film to offer support to the president. The Razzie for worst screen couple went to Bush and the titular hero of My Pet Goat, the book he continued reading after learning of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre.
None of the winners - Bush, Rumsfeld, Spears or the goat - were on hand to accept their awards.
Unsurprisingly, the annual Razzie awards have struggled to find big names to grace the event. Prior to Berry, only comedian Tom Green - a 2002 winner for Freddie Got Fingered - has been prepared to show up in person.
Even Berry would be forgiven for hoping that this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. "I hope to God I never see these people again," she said on leaving the theatre.
