Ben Affleck Fans Vehemently Protest After Razzie Nomimation For Worst Actor

The 42nd Annual Razzie Awards is fast approaching, and yesterday, February 7, the nominees for this year's award were announced.

However, the announcement wasn't well received by fans of Ben Affleck, who believed he didn't deserve to get nominated for Worst Actor.

As The Blast previously reported, Lebron James' "Space Jam: A New Legacy" and Netflix's "Diana The Musical" took the top spots in the 2022 Razzie nominations list.

The award ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, March 26, a day before the 94th Academy Awards, had an entire category dedicated to Bruce Willis.

Voting materials would be delivered to voting Razzie members on March 11, and the voting window closes by March 20. Below is a list of the major categories and the nominees who might include some of your favorite stars!

WORST PICTURE

• Diana the Musical (The Netflix Version)
• Infinite
• Karen
• Space Jam: A New Legacy
• The Woman in the Window

WORST ACTRESS

• Amy Adams / The Woman in the Window
• Jeanna de Waal / Diana the Musical
• Megan Fox / Midnight in the Switchgrass
• Taryn Manning / Karen
• Ruby Rose / Vanquish

WORST ACTOR

• Scott Eastwood / Dangerous
• Roe Hartrampf (As Prince Charles) Diana the Musical
• LeBron James / Space Jam: A New Legacy
• Ben Platt / Dear Evan Hansen
• Mark Wahlberg / Infinite

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Amy Adams / Dear Evan Hansen
• Sophie Cookson / Infinite
• Erin Davie (As Camilla) Diana the Musical
• Judy Kaye (As BOTH Queen Elizabeth & Barbara Cartland) Diana the Musical
• Taryn Manning / Every Last One of Them

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Ben Affleck / The Last Duel
• Nick Cannon / The Misfits
• Mel Gibson / Dangerous
• Gareth Keegan (As James Hewitt, the Muscle-Bound Horse Trainer)

• Diana the Musical
• Jared Leto / House of Gucci

WORST DIRECTOR

• Christopher Ashley / Diana the Musical
• Stephen Chbosky / Dear Evan Hansen
• "Coke" Daniels / Karen
• Renny Harlin / The Misfits
• Joe Wright / The Woman in the Window

WORST PERFORMANCE By BRUCE WILLIS in a 2021 MOVIE (Special Category)

• Bruce Willis / American Siege
• Bruce Willis / Apex
• Bruce Willis / Cosmic Sin
• Bruce Willis / Deadlock
• Bruce Willis / Fortress
• Bruce Willis / Midnight in the Switchgrass
• Bruce Willis / Out of Death
• Bruce Willis / Survive the Game

WORST SCREENPLAY

• Diana the Musical / Script by Joe DiPietro, Music and Lyrics by DiPietro and David Bryan
• Karen / Written by "Coke" Daniels
• The Misfits / Screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Robert Henny,

• Screen Story by Henny
• Twist / Written by John Wrathall & Sally Collett, Additional Material

• by Matthew Parkhill, Michael Lindley, Tom Grass & Kevin Lehane,

• from an "Original Idea" by David & Keith Lynch and Simon Thomas
• The Woman in the Window / Screenplay by Tracy Letts, from

• the Novel by A.J. Finn

Affleck is contending for two categories for Worst Actor and Worst Supporting Actor for his role as Pierre d'Alençon in the 2021 movie "The Last Duel."

The historical drama tells the story of the last official judicial duel in France, between knight Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) and his former friend, Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver), after the former's wife, Marguerite (Jodie Comer), accuses Gris of rape.

Aside from starring as the villainous Count, Affleck co-wrote the script. "The Last Duel" had an IMDb rating of 7.4 out of 10 and an 85% Tomatometer rating.

Critics highly praised the film, but it, unfortunately, bombed at the Box Office, earning only $30.6 million against a production budget of $100 million.

Nevertheless, the film had an overall positive reception, with Affleck's performance garnering praises. Hence it came as a shock when he was nominated for a Razzie.

Fans of the actor, who is a proud winner of two Academy Awards and three Golden Globes, have taken to social media streets to protest the nomination.

Film critic Courtney Howard wrote, "Ben Affleck's name shouldn't be anywhere near that Razzies list. His performance as obnoxious, narcissistic, philandering royalty is on another level in THE LAST DUEL. He makes a meal out of his screen time and also has one of the best deliveries of a line in that movie."

Another critic stated, "BenAffleck gave one of his best performances in The Last Duel. For the Razzies to disrespect him in this way is beyond the pale."

An agreed fan wrote, "BenAffleck was great in THE LAST DUEL. His Razzie nom says more about the Razzies than his performance."

Another user wondered, "Why am I seeing tweets about Ben Affleck getting nominated for a razzie for The Last Duel? He was great in that movie wtf."

This fan asked for "justice" on behalf of the actor for getting a Razzie nom. "I demand justice for that Ben Affleck Razzie nom because WHAT. He is not deserving of that at all," the user demanded.