Former Bond girl Halle Berry wins Razzie award for Worst Actress

28-Feb-2005 • Actor News

Former James Bond girl Halle Berry, who played Jinx in the 2002 film "Die Another Day", has won a Razzy Award for Worst Actress for her role in flop "Catwoman".

She joins the ranks previous of Razzie winners including Madonna, who won Worst Supporting Actress for her cameo in "Die Another Day" at the 2003 awards.

Halle Berry thanked the makers of Catwoman for "putting me in a God-awful movie" when she turned up to collect her worst actress Razzie award - reports the BBC.

The actress, whose surprise appearance got her a standing ovation from a packed house, made a lengthy speech, parodying her 2002 Oscar win.

"It was just what my career needed - I was at the top and now I'm at the bottom," she said.

The ceremony, which also celebrated the Razzies' 25th anniversary, is not usually graced by its winners.

Berry made a lengthy speech and parodied her sobbing during her 2002 Oscar win while brandishing her Oscar and Razzie - a small gold raspberry.

She said she turned up in person because she had been told as a child by her mother: "If you aren't able to be a good loser you're not able to be a good winner."

Catwoman also won worst film, director and screenplay, and screenwriter John Rogers was there to collect his prize.

The announcer joked that "the Academy would like its Oscar back" before Berry collected her Razzie.

She said: "It's not like I ever aspired to be here but thank you. I've got my Oscar and I don't want to give it back - it's got my name on it."

Berry, who got her agent and fellow Catwoman actress Alex Borstein on stage with her, added: "I'd like to thank the rest of the cast - to give a really bad performance like mine you need to have really bad actors."

Thanks to `Seb` & `Dusty` for the alert.