Zoolander 2 and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice lead the nominations for the 2017 Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, the ceremony that recognizes the worst Hollywood releases of the last 12 months.
Ben Stiller's Zoolander sequel has nine nominations while Warner Bros.' superhero film starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill has eight.
Both were maligned by critics, but Batman v Superman managed to gross an impressive $873 million worldwide to become one of 2016's highest-grossing movies.
Zoolander 2 is up for worst picture, worst actor and worst director for Stiller, worst supporting actress for Kristen Wiig and worst supporting actor for both Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson.
Batman v Superman lead actors Affleck and Cavill are both nominated for worst actor. The pair are also up for worst screen combo.
Other films nominated include Robert De Niro comedy Dirty Grandpa and Independence Day: Resurgence.
The Razzies take place on February 25, on the eve of the 2017 Academy Awards.
2017 Razzie nominations:
Worst Picture
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Zoolander No. 2
Worst Actor
Ben Affleck, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Gerard Butler, Gods of Egypt and London Has Fallen
Henry Cavill, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Robert De Niro, Dirty Grandpa
Dinesh D'Souza (as himself), Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Ben Stiller, Zoolander 2
Worst Actress
Megan Fox, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Tyler Perry, Boo!, A Madea Halloween
Julia Roberts, Mother's Day
Becky Turner, Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Naomi Watts, The Divergent Series: Allegiant and Shut-In
Shailene Woodley, The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Worst Supporting Actor
Nicolas Cage, Snowden
Johnny Depp, Alice Through the Looking Glass
Will Ferrell, Zoolander 2
Jesse Eisenberg, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Jared Leto, Suicide Squad
Owen Wilson, Zoolander 2
Worst Supporting Actress
Julianne Hough, Dirty Grandpa
Kate Hudson, Mother's Day
Aubrey Plaza, Dirty Grandpa
Jane Seymour, Fifty Shades of Black
Sela Ward, Independence Day: Resurgence
Kristen Wiig, Zoolander 2
Worst Screen Combo
Ben Affleck and his BFF (baddest foe forever) Henry Cavill, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Any two Egyptian gods or mortals, Gods of Egypt
Johnny Depp and his vomitously vibrant costume, Alice Through the Looking Glass
The entire cast of once-respected actors, Collateral Beauty
Tyler Perry and that same old worn out wig, Boo! A Madea Halloween
Ben Stiller and his BFF (barely funny friend) Owen Wilson, Zoolander 2
Worst Director
Dines D'Souza, Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Roland Emmerich, Independence Day: Resurgence
Tyler Perry, Boo! A Madea Halloween
Alex Proyas, Gods of Egypt
Zack Snyder, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Ben Stiller, Zoolander 2
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Fifty Shades of Black
Independence Day: Resurgence
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Zoolander 2
Worst Screenplay
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary's America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence Suicide Squad
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