Lohan, Murphy share worst film awards
Arthur Spiegelman

LOS ANGELES—Eddie Murphy and Lindsay Lohan were crowned the worst actors of 2007 at the Golden Raspberry Awards on Saturday and, perhaps not surprisingly, neither star showed up to accept the spoof Oscars. For their lack of acting prowess, the veteran comic and the young actress with the hard-living reputation each won three gold spray-painted Razzie trophies worth $4.89 each.
The annual honours were announced by the Golden Raspberry Foundation at a presentation that pokes fun at the Academy Awards ceremony that is to be held on Sunday. In a camp opening number, Dan Campbell and Paula Einstein donned ‘50s dresses and black “beehive” hairdos and sang: “The worst of last year are trembling with fear,” and throughout the show clips were shown of the biggest Hollywood howlers of 2007.
Murphy, who starred in the critically savaged comedy “Norbit,” set a record by winning three of the four worst acting categories. Despite bad reviews, moviegoers had turned out for the film, which took in $158 million at worldwide box offices based mostly on Murphy’s popularity. Lohan won two worst actress awards for playing twins in “I Know Who Killed Me,” a film that was named worst of the year.
She also won worst screen couple for a scene in which she appears opposite herself in the tale about psychically linked siblings stalked by a serial killer. “I Know Who Killed Me,” a major box office flop with a $9 million take worldwide, won eight of nine Raspberries for which it was nominated, breaking a record of seven wins previously held by “Showgirls” and “Battlefield Earth.”
Lohan was in and out of rehabilitation programs last year and acknowledged last month that she had fallen off the wagon at a New Year’s Eve party. In November, she served 84 minutes in jail for drunken driving and cocaine possession charges. Murphy won the worst actor award for playing the hapless hero of “Norbit.” He had several parts in the movie and also won worst supporting actor and actress Raspberries for roles as a Chinese man and Norbit’s screaming overweight wife.