The movie 'Cats' dominated at the Razzie Awards, and that's not a good thing

The film, featuring A-list stars including Judi Dench, Taylor Swift and Idris Elba, was a box-office flop, taking only $70 million

Rebel Wilson in Cats. Courtesy Universal Pictures
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The movie musical Cats dominated the Razzie Awards for the worst movies of 2019 on Monday, winning six trophies including worst film, screenplay and director.

The results capped a dismal performance for the big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit stage show.

The movie, with an all-star cast including Judi Dench, Taylor Swift and Idris Elba, who were costumed in digitally rendered fur, was ridiculed by critics and proved a box-office flop, taking in only $70 million (Dh257m).

What are the Razzies? The ‘worst film’ Oscars

The tongue-in-cheek Razzies, or Golden Raspberries, were created in 1980 as an antidote to Hollywood's awards season. Nominees were announced in February, a day before the Oscars, the highest honours in the movie industry.

Razzie nominees and winners are voted for online by about 1,100 Razzie members from more than two dozen countries, who sign up online and pay a $40 membership fee.

The six Razzie awards for Cats included supporting actor wins for James Corden and Rebel Wilson. Tom Hooper was named worst director.

Meanwhile, Hilary Duff won worst actress for her turn in The Haunting of Sharon Tate. The film, based on one of Hollywood's most notorious murder cases, received a 16 per cent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Duff plays Tate in the movie, while Ben Mellish is Charles Manson.

The worst actor award went to John Travolta, who, insultingly, won the nod for two movies, The Fanatic and Trading Paint.

Here’s the complete list of winners

Worst Picture, Cats

Worst Actor: John Travolta in The Fanatic and Trading Paint

Worst Actress: Hilary Duff in The Haunting of Sharon Tate

Worst Supporting Actress: Rebel Wilson in Cats

Worst Supporting Actor: James Corden in Cats

Worst Screen Combo: Any two half-feline half-human hairballs, Cats

Worst Screenplay: Lee Hall and Tom Hooper for Cats

Worst Director: Tom Hooper for Cats

Worst Remake: Rambo: Last Blood

Worse Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property: Rambo: Last Blood

Razzie Redeemer Award: Eddie Murphy in Dolemite is My Name

Additional reporting from Reuters