Annual Razzies' nominees shortlist announced

Melbourne (ANI): The shortlist of nominees for the 2011 Golden Raspberry Awards has been announced. Often described as the anti-Oscars, the Golden Raspberry Awards – better known as Razzies pay tribute to the year"s worst movies.

Although the official list of nominees won"t be released until January 24th, the L.A. Times blog has released the shortlist of nominees for the coveted Razzie or Golden Raspberry Award. The infamous Razzies have announced their short list of eligible films, which includes a brand new category: Worst Eye-Gouging Misuse of 3D, reports News.com.au.

And leading the pack of cinematic stinkers for last year is Christina Aguilera"s movie, 'Burlesque", having already received a whopping five nods on the preliminary ballot. 'Burlesque" is eligible for worst screenplay, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor for Cam Gigandet, Worst Supporting Actress for both Kristen Bell and Cher and Worst Actress for Christina Aguilera.

However, Burlesque has not been nominated for Worst Picture. No, movies in line for this undesirable title include: The Bounty Hunter Clash of the Titans, The Expendables, Grown Ups, Jonah Hex, Killers, The Last Airbender, Little Fockers, Sex and the City 2, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Vampires Suck and Yogi Bear.