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Transformers leads Razzies 'worst film' shortlist, The fourth entry in the Transformers franchise leads this year's Razzie nominations, which single out the worst movies of the last 12 months.

Transformers: Age of Extinction, which made more than $1bn at the worldwide box office, has seven nominations including worst picture and screenplay.

Director Michael Bay has also been nominated for a Razzie, which launched in 1980 as a spoof of the Oscars.

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas and The Legend of Hercules received six nods.

They join action comedy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - another Michael Bay production - and Nicolas Cage's thriller Left Behind in the worst picture category.Other notable nominees include Cameron Diaz, who is cited for her roles in romantic comedies The Other Woman and Sex Tape as well as worst supporting actress in the remake of Annie.

Seth MacFarlane, who hosted the Oscars in 2013, also has a number of nominations for his comic western, A Million Ways to Die in the West.

He joins Bay in the worst director category and is nominated for "worst screen combo" with Charlize Theron, who is also up for worst actress.

MacFarlane is also in the running for worst actor alongside The Legend of Hercules' Kellan Lutz, Cameron, Cage and Adam Sandler.

Sandler is no stranger to the Razzies, having received 10 nominations for worst actor and won three times.

A new category has also been launched to honour a past Razzie winner for a critically acclaimed role.

Online voters will choose between Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Mike Myers, Keanu Reeves and Kristen Stewart for this year's "redeemer" award.

The winners of the spray-painted golden raspberry statues will be announced at a ceremony on the eve of the Academy awards in February.

The full list of nominees is as follows:

Worst Picture

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Left Behind
The Legend of Hercules
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Worst Actor

Kirk Cameron - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Nicolas Cage - Left Behind
Kellan Lutz - The Legend of Hercules
Seth MacFarlane - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Adam Sandler - Blended
Worst Supporting Actor

Mel Gibson - The Expendables 3
Kelsey Grammer - The Expendables 3, Legends of Oz, Think Like a Man Too, Transformers: Age of Extinction
Shaquille O'Neal - Blended
Arnold Schwarzenegger - The Expendables 3
Kiefer Sutherland - Pompeii
Worst Actress

Drew Barrymore - Blended
Cameron Diaz - The Other Woman and Sex Tape
Melissa McCarthy - Tammy
Charlize Theron - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Gaia Weiss - The Legend of Hercules
Worst Supporting Actress

Cameron Diaz - Annie
Megan Fox - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Nicola Peltz - Transformers: Age of Extinction
Susan Sarandon - Tammy
Brigitte Ridenour (nee Cameron) - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Worst Director

Michael Bay - Transformers: Age of Extinction
Darren Doane - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Renny Harlin - The Legend of Hercules
Jonathan Liebesman - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Seth MacFarlane - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel

Annie
Atlas Shrugged: Who Is John Galt?
The Legend of Hercules
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Worst Screen Combo

Any Two Robots, Actors (Robotic Actors) - Transformers: Age of Extinction
Kirk Cameron and His Ego - Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel - Sex Tape
Kellan Lutz and Either His Abs, His Pecs or His Glutes - The Legend of Hercules
Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron - A Million Ways to Die in the West
Worst Screenplay

Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas
Left Behind
Sex Tape
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Redeemer Award

Ben Affleck - from Gigli to Argo and Gone Girl
Jennifer Aniston - from four-time Razzie nominee to Cake
Mike Myers - from The Love Guru to directing Supermensch
Keanu Reeves - from six-time Razzie nominee to John Wick
Kristen Stewart - from six-time Razzie winner for Twilight to Camp X-Ray