Cinema Connoisseur: Hollywood's biggest night celebrates Bullock, war film

The Hollywood community was in full force for one of the biggest nights in entertainment. And while there was a slew of worthy award recipients, there were none more so than Sandra Bullock, and one of the most visceral war films to ever hit the silver screen.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen captured top movie honours at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards.The war between Autobots and the Decepticons raged on in this past summer's top blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Not only was it a hit with the general public, but it also became a critical darling, so it was no surprise when it captured top honors at this year's Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies), beating out Land of the Lost, All About Steve, Old Dogs and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

Not only did Revenge of the Fallen capture Best Picture honours, Michael Bay, the film's director was also singled out. Bay, the brilliant visionary behind some of the most powerful films in recent memory (Bad Boys, Armageddon, Pearl Harbour) was a richly deserving candidate. Contrast this to what happened the next night. A lot of hoopla is being made about Kathryn Bigelow's directing win at the Oscar ceremony, becoming the first female to receive the statue. Allow me to pose this question — if women are out directing award winning films, who is going to stay home to cook and clean? No wonder her ex-husband James Cameron left her — he was probably malnourished and living in filth. To think the poor man managed to fight through this, went on to direct the two most successful movies of all-time, and still had to sit back and watch his ex claim the award. That poor, poor man.

Razzie winner Sandra Bullock.Getting back to the Golden Raspberry Awards, Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her career when she managed to beat out a stacked field of Miley Ray Cyrus, Beyonce, Megan Fox and Sarah Jessica Parker to win the Best Actress honour for her role in the romantic comedy All About Steve. The classy Bullock picked up the award, but stressed that she did not think she had earned it. It is nice to see such humility in a very ego driven industry.

All three Jonas Brothers managed to snag Best Actor nods for their landmark film Jonas Brothers: A 3-D Concert Experience. This win was not without some controversy however, as some purists feel the award should only go to one performer, as each Jonas brother only has to work one third as hard as their fellow nominees, such as Steve Martin (The Pink Panther 2). Rumours are circulating that Martin is considering launching a formal protest.

Jonas contemporary Miley Ray Cyrus may have come up empty handed thanks to Bullock, but a Best Supporting Actor win for her father Billy Ray (Hannah Montana: The Movie) will surely go a long way towards easing any achy breaky hearts in the Cyrus household.

Not only were the best films from the past 365 days celebrated at this year's ceremony, but so were the top films and performers of the past decade. Battlefield Earth, based on a book by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard and starring fellow Scientologist John Travolta garnered the Best Film of the Decade award. Eddie Murphy's impressive body of work in the past 10 years earned him Actor of the Decade, narrowly defeating Ben Affleck. As for the ladies, none other than Paris Hilton earned Best Actress of the Decade recognition, beating out fellow party girl Lindsay Lohan. Hilton received the award for her work in films such as House of Wax, Repo — The Genetic Opera, and The Hottie and The Nottie. Curiously, her breakthrough work in 1 Night in Paris was not mentioned.

For a complete list of this year's winners, and to learn more about the prestigious 30-year history of the Golden Raspberry Awards, visit www.razzies.com.