Razzies Get Claws Into Halle

CatwomanHalle Berry showed she's not catty at all by showing up at the Razzies to graciously accept her award for worst actress.

For where there is good, there must also be bad. Hijacking the Oscars on the biggest weekend of the Hollywood calendar, the Razzies are the whoopee cushion of taste in the film world. 

And this year Halle and the President of the United States Of America shared the unwanted accolade of Razzie honours.

"Omigosh, oh my God," Halle gasped, clutching her Razzie as well as her Oscar for Monster's Ball.

"I never in my life thought that I would be here, winning a Razzie. It's not like I ever aspired to be here, but thank you."

Catwoman won worst film and worst actress for lovely Halle as well as worst director and screenplay.

It's rare for Razzie winners to bother turning up, but Halle said her mum taught her that to be "a good winner you had to be a good loser first".

She went on to mimick her Oscar acceptance speech - including tears - to a standing ovation.

George Dubya was named worst actor for his appearance in Michael Moore's documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, whilst Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld won worst supporting actor.

Bush and Condoleeza Rice (or My Pet Goat, the book George was reading to kids during the 9/11 attacks) took worst screen couple - the Razzies weren't sure who best to hand that one to.

Razzies founder John Wilson said the prizes were not meant to mock Moore's film, only the statements Bush and the others make while "putting their highly paid, highly skilled feet in their mouths repeatedly and sucking on them".

Of Halle, he added: "Don't get us wrong. She's a very talented actress, a very beautiful woman, who just made a mistake," he said.

"We're not trashing Halle Berry as a human being. We're only saying, we're so sorry you chose to do this."

At the Razzies' 25th year anniversary, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was also honoured as the biggest loser of that period, whilst Gigli and Battlefield Earth picked up the most notable worst comedy and drama respectively.