I made a concerted effort to see the films that had received the most negative press this year. Among these films, I paid close attention to the various aspects of the film including directing. The following five directors received my endorsement for nomination for this year's Razzie awards:

1. Uwe Boll, Alone in the Dark: Really, truly, did I have any choice here? I still haven't checked out the Razzie archive to see if Boll has previously won, but undoubtedly "Alone in the Dark" is simply an awful film. Much of the blame for this fact rests solely upon the choices of director Uwe Boll.
2. John Asher, Dirty Love: He's the former partner of Jenny McCarthy, and the director of her self-penned flick, "Dirty Love." Watching this film explains why the relationship didn't work, and why neither Asher or McCarthy have much of a career anymore. Everything about "Dirty Love" is awful, from the acting to the script to the pacing to the production design to nearly every awful choice Asher makes here.
3. Jay Chandrasekhar, The Dukes of Hazzard: This film didn't have to be much to be considered successful, and it's one of the few Razzie contenders to actually do decent box-office. One has to question the directing skills of a man who can't even get Jessica Simpson to shake her butt in a sexy way. This film made me cringe as I relived the worst moments of Burt Reynolds' career and watched a campy, fun TV series turned into a series of awkward, condescending attempts at humor.
4. Karen Kusama, Aeon Flux: She apparently had a conversation with Pitof about how to direct an Oscar winner in an action flick. Even worse, she apparently listened to what he had to say. This film is dreadful.
5. Lawrence Gutterman, Son of the Mask: Gutterman takes the approach of throwing everything possible into the film, but the hilarious result is that virtually none of it works. Not even my absolute love for Traylor Howard can allow me to show any mercy here (other than the fact that I did NOT nominate her in the Worst Actress category, a definite act of mercy on my part).
6. HONORABLE MENTIONS: I gave serious thought to a Spielberg nomination for "War of the Worlds," an unforgivable waste of talent, money, and production. Ultimately, Spielberg redeemed himself with my #1 film of the year, "Munich." I also came close with Rob Cohen, for this year's dreadful "Stealth," an excessive, silly, and badly acted piece of fluff featuring last year's Best Actor Jamie Foxx. Michael Bay has gotten much buzz as a possible contender, which I actually consider a huge mistake. He's just made what may be his best film with "The Island," and appears headed in the right direction. I fear the combination of poor box-office coupled with a Razzie nomination will only lead to his return to the formulaic eye-candy that made millions for him.