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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:John Wilson at 29th Razzie Awards.jpg|thumb|[[John J. B. Wilson]] at the [[29th Golden Raspberry Awards]] in 2009]] | [[File:John Wilson at 29th Razzie Awards.jpg|thumb|[[John J. B. Wilson]] at the [[29th Golden Raspberry Awards]] in 2009]] | ||
American [[publicist]] [[John J. B. Wilson]] | American [[publicist]] [[John J. B. Wilson]] went to see a 99-cent double feature of ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' and ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'' and thought on his drive home that those movies deserved awards for their low quality, and subsequently started thinking of all the other films that disappointed him in 1980, particularly as he had watched hundreds of productions in his job making trailers.<ref name="germain">{{cite news | last =Germain | first =David ([[Associated Press]]) | title =25 Years of Razzing Hollywood's Stinkers | work =[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]] | page =7D | publisher =Sun-Sentinel Company | date =February 26, 2005 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/interview-razzies-founder-john-wilson/|title=INTERVIEW: Razzies Founder John Wilson|publisher=AwardsWatch|first=Erik|last=Anderson|date=February 14, 2015|access-date=February 21, 2022|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221013800/https://awardswatch.com/interview-razzies-founder-john-wilson/|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year during a [[potluck|potluck party]] held at his home in Hollywood on the night of the [[53rd Academy Awards]],<ref name="lindrea">{{cite news |last=Lindrea |first=Victoria |date=February 25, 2007 |title=Blowing raspberries at Tinseltown |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6392701.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730202340/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6392701.stm |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=May 4, 2009 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC}}</ref> Wilson passed ballots regarding the worst in film to the attendees, and invited his friends to give random award presentations in his living room.<ref name="lindrea" /><ref name="larsen">{{cite news | last =Larsen | first =Peter | title =The Morning Read – So bad, they're almost good – A love of movies lies behind the Razzies | work =[[The Orange County Register]] | page =1 | date = January 20, 2005 }}</ref><ref name="germain" /> Wilson stood at a [[lectern]] made of cardboard in a tacky tuxedo, with a foam ball attached to a broomstick as a fake microphone, and announced ''Can't Stop the Music'' as the first [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Golden Raspberry Award Winner for Worst Picture]].<ref name="germain" /><ref name="marder" /> The impromptu ceremony was a success and the following week a press release about his event was picked up by a few local newspapers, including a mention in the ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' with the headline: "Take These Envelopes, Please".<ref name="lindrea" /><ref name="larsen" /><ref name="marder">{{cite news | last =Marder | first =Jenny | title =Razzin' The Dregs of Hollywood Dreck – Film: Cerritos' John Wilson Marks His Golden Raspberry Awards' 25th Year With A Guide To Cinematic Slumming | work =[[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] | page =A1 | date =February 26, 2005 }}</ref> | ||
Approximately three dozen people came to the [[1st Golden Raspberry Awards]].<ref name="marder" /> The [[2nd Golden Raspberry Awards]] had double the attendance, and the [[3rd Golden Raspberry Awards|3rd awards ceremony]] had doubled that number.<ref name="marder" /> By the [[4th Golden Raspberry Awards]] ceremony, [[CNN]] and two major wire services covered the event.<ref name="lindrea" /> Wilson realized that by scheduling the Golden Raspberry Awards prior to the Academy Awards, the ceremony would get more press coverage: "We finally figured out you couldn't compete with the Oscars on Oscar night, but if you went the night before, when the press from all over the world are here and they are looking for something to do, it could well catch on," he said to ''[[BBC News]]''.<ref name="lindrea" /> | Approximately three dozen people came to the [[1st Golden Raspberry Awards]].<ref name="marder" /> The [[2nd Golden Raspberry Awards]] had double the attendance, and the [[3rd Golden Raspberry Awards|3rd awards ceremony]] had doubled that number.<ref name="marder" /> By the [[4th Golden Raspberry Awards]] ceremony, [[CNN]] and two major wire services covered the event.<ref name="lindrea" /> Wilson realized that by scheduling the Golden Raspberry Awards prior to the Academy Awards, the ceremony would get more press coverage: "We finally figured out you couldn't compete with the Oscars on Oscar night, but if you went the night before, when the press from all over the world are here and they are looking for something to do, it could well catch on," he said to ''[[BBC News]]''.<ref name="lindrea" /> | ||
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==Format== | ==Format== | ||
Members of the Golden Raspberry Award Organization pay for membership, and number 650 from 19 countries.<ref name="marrs">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/24/razzies-interview-oscars|title='They have no excuse to be as bad as they are' – The Golden Raspberry awards aren't just a refreshing antidote to the Oscars, they can help sell films too. John Marrs talks to the Razzies' founder, John Wilson|last=Marrs|first=John|date=February 25, 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=May 6, 2009|archive-date=March 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314083233/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/24/razzies-interview-oscars|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2022-02-21 |title=Who's Still Laughing With the Razzies? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/whos-still-laughing-with-the-razzies.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en-us |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125235742/https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/whos-still-laughing-with-the-razzies.html |url-status=live }}</ref | Members of the Golden Raspberry Award Organization pay for membership, and number 650 from 19 countries.<ref name="marrs">{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/24/razzies-interview-oscars|title='They have no excuse to be as bad as they are' – The Golden Raspberry awards aren't just a refreshing antidote to the Oscars, they can help sell films too. John Marrs talks to the Razzies' founder, John Wilson|last=Marrs|first=John|date=February 25, 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=May 6, 2009|archive-date=March 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314083233/http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb/24/razzies-interview-oscars|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Schager |first=Nick |date=2022-02-21 |title=Who's Still Laughing With the Razzies? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/whos-still-laughing-with-the-razzies.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en-us |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125235742/https://www.vulture.com/2022/02/whos-still-laughing-with-the-razzies.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ceremonies have generally been scheduled with both nominations and awards revealed in the day before the Academy Awards with only two exceptions; the [[32nd Golden Raspberry Awards]] had the nominees announced the day before the Academy Award nominees but the ceremony took place on April 1,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/razzie-awards-april-fools-day-283906/|title=Razzies Awards Show Moves to April Fools' Day|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 22, 2012|access-date=February 21, 2022|archive-date=February 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221013759/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/razzie-awards-april-fools-day-283906/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the milestone [[40th Golden Raspberry Awards]], the ceremonies of which were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] with the winners revealed online.<ref name="THR-RazziesCancelled">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/razzie-awards-canceled-coronavirus-concerns-1284273 |title=Razzie Awards Canceled Amid Coronavirus Concerns |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=March 14, 2020 |access-date=2020-03-14 |archive-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315065611/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/razzie-awards-canceled-coronavirus-concerns-1284273 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RotTomEditorial-2020RazzieWinners">{{cite web |url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/razzie-awards-2020-winners-cats-dominates-40th-golden-raspberry-awards/ |title=Razzie Awards 2020 Winners: Cats Dominates 40th Golden Raspberry Awards |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=2020-03-16 |archive-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318045859/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/razzie-awards-2020-winners-cats-dominates-40th-golden-raspberry-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
[[File:Worst Supporting Actress at 29th Razzie Awards.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]] at the [[29th Golden Raspberry Awards]]]] | [[File:Worst Supporting Actress at 29th Razzie Awards.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]] at the [[29th Golden Raspberry Awards]]]] | ||
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==Recipients who have accepted their award== | ==Recipients who have accepted their award== | ||
{{Main|List of people who have accepted Golden Raspberry Awards}} | {{Main|List of people who have accepted Golden Raspberry Awards}} | ||
[[Paul Verhoeven]] was the first person to go to the ceremony to receive his | [[Paul Verhoeven]] was the first person to go to the ceremony in 1996 to receive his award in the category Worst Director for the movie ''[[Showgirls]]''. Other recipients who have accepted their Golden Raspberry Award include [[Bill Cosby]], who became the first to accept a Razzie award, but which was presented to him in ''[[The Late Show (1986 talk show)|The Late Show]]'' in 1988 for his work on ''[[Leonard Part 6]]'' (Worst Picture/Worst Screenplay/Worst Actor), [[Tom Green]] (Worst Actor/Worst Director), [[Halle Berry]]<ref name="bushby">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4301783.stm|title=Berry gets worst actress Razzie|last=Bushby|first=Helen|date=February 27, 2005|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=January 19, 2009|publisher=BBC|archive-date=February 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215111027/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4301783.stm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Razzie Channel|title=Halle Berry accepts her RAZZIE® Award|date=January 13, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-7s_yeQuDg| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/U-7s_yeQuDg| archive-date=2021-10-30|access-date=May 23, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[Sandra Bullock]] (Worst Actress), [[John Brancato and Michael Ferris|Michael Ferris]] and [[J. David Shapiro|J. D. Shapiro]] (Worst Screenplay), [[Alan Menken]] (Worst Original Song), [[Dinesh D'Souza]] (Worst Director), and ''[[Fifty Shades of Grey (film)|Fifty Shades of Grey]]'' producers [[Dana Brunetti]] and [[Michael De Luca]]. | ||
==Contenders for worst and best== | ==Contenders for worst and best== | ||
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Three people have won both a Razzie and an Oscar the same weekend: composer [[Alan Menken]] in 1993, screenwriter [[Brian Helgeland]] in 1997, and actress [[Sandra Bullock]] in 2010, though all three won for different films (e.g., Helgeland won a Razzie for ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]'' and an Oscar for ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/01/razzie-awards-razzies-nominations-7594106284-news-story-article.html|title=Razzie Award nominations: Can Sandra Bullock win worst AND best actress?|access-date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=March 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324130603/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/01/razzie-awards-razzies-nominations-7594106284-news-story-article.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8decbkMhFU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/j8decbkMhFU| archive-date=2021-10-30|title="L.A. Confidential" winning Best Adapted Screenplay| date=February 10, 2014|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Three actors have received Oscar and Razzie acting nominations for the same role: [[James Coco]] (''[[Only When I Laugh (film)|Only When I Laugh]]''), [[Amy Irving]] (''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]''), and [[Glenn Close]] (''[[Hillbilly Elegy (film)|Hillbilly Elegy]]'').<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/glenn-close-oscars-razzie-hillbilly-elegy/|title=Glenn Close bags Oscar and Razzie nods for her Hillbilly Elegy performance|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Joey|last=Nolfi|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315123054/https://ew.com/awards/oscars/glenn-close-oscars-razzie-hillbilly-elegy/|url-status=live}}</ref> | Three people have won both a Razzie and an Oscar the same weekend: composer [[Alan Menken]] in 1993, screenwriter [[Brian Helgeland]] in 1997, and actress [[Sandra Bullock]] in 2010, though all three won for different films (e.g., Helgeland won a Razzie for ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]'' and an Oscar for ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/01/razzie-awards-razzies-nominations-7594106284-news-story-article.html|title=Razzie Award nominations: Can Sandra Bullock win worst AND best actress?|access-date=March 6, 2018|archive-date=March 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324130603/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/01/razzie-awards-razzies-nominations-7594106284-news-story-article.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8decbkMhFU| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/j8decbkMhFU| archive-date=2021-10-30|title="L.A. Confidential" winning Best Adapted Screenplay| date=February 10, 2014|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Three actors have received Oscar and Razzie acting nominations for the same role: [[James Coco]] (''[[Only When I Laugh (film)|Only When I Laugh]]''), [[Amy Irving]] (''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]''), and [[Glenn Close]] (''[[Hillbilly Elegy (film)|Hillbilly Elegy]]'').<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/oscars/glenn-close-oscars-razzie-hillbilly-elegy/|title=Glenn Close bags Oscar and Razzie nods for her Hillbilly Elegy performance|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Joey|last=Nolfi|date=March 15, 2021|access-date=March 15, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315123054/https://ew.com/awards/oscars/glenn-close-oscars-razzie-hillbilly-elegy/|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
Nineteen Worst Picture nominees have been nominated for an Oscar (with only four of them "winning" the Worst Picture Razzie), with ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' being the only film in 2002 that won in any Oscars category | Nineteen Worst Picture nominees have been nominated for an Oscar (with only four of them "winning" the Worst Picture Razzie), with ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' being the only film in 2002 that won in any Oscars category, namely [[Academy Award for Best Sound|Best Sound Editing]]. | ||
[[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' became the first | [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' became the first and so far only animated film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie. The film was nominated for Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million at the 17th ceremony, but it was also nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]] at the [[69th Academy Awards]]. | ||
''[[Blonde (2022 film)|Blonde]]'' became the first NC-17 rated film to be nominated for an Oscar and a Razzie. The film was nominated for the most Razzies with eight at the 43rd ceremony: winning only two (including Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay), while the film's main star [[Ana de Armas]] was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] at the [[95th Academy Awards]]. | ''[[Blonde (2022 film)|Blonde]]'' became the first NC-17 rated film to be nominated for an Oscar and a Razzie. The film was nominated for the most Razzies with eight at the 43rd ceremony: winning only two (including Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay), while the film's main star [[Ana de Armas]] was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]] at the [[95th Academy Awards]]. | ||
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*[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel#Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel (2012–present)|Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel]]: 1994 to present, except 1996 and 1999 | *[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel#Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel (2012–present)|Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel]]: 1994 to present, except 1996 and 1999 | ||
*[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo#Worst Screen Combo 2013–present|Worst Screen Combo]]: 2013 to present | *[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo#Worst Screen Combo 2013–present|Worst Screen Combo]]: 2013 to present | ||
*[[Razzie Redeemer Award]]: 2014 to present, except | *[[Razzie Redeemer Award]]: 2014 to present, except 2021 | ||
'''Retired''' | '''Retired''' | ||
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|2003 | |2003 | ||
|Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie (All Concept/No Content) | |Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie (All Concept/No Content) | ||
|''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' | |''[[The Cat in the Hat (2003 film)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' | ||
|<small>''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]''<br />''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''<br />''[[From Justin to Kelly]]''<br />''[[The Real Cancun]]''</small> | |<small>''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]''<br />''[[Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]''<br />''[[From Justin to Kelly]]''<br />''[[The Real Cancun]]''</small> | ||
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====Anniversary awards==== | ====Anniversary awards==== | ||
Every decade-closing ceremony (except in 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] resulting in the cancelation of the [[40th Golden Raspberry Awards]]) includes an award for the worst actors and movies of the decade—though the 2000 ceremony put the actors as worst of the 20th century instead. Special prizes for the 25th anniversary of the Razzies awards were also given out in 2005. | Every decade-closing ceremony (except in 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] resulting in the cancelation of the [[40th Golden Raspberry Awards]]) includes an award for the worst actors and movies of the decade—though the 2000 ceremony put the actors as worst of the 20th century instead. Special prizes for the 25th anniversary of the Razzies awards were also given out in 2005. | ||
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|Worst Comedy | |Worst Comedy | ||
|''[[Gigli]]'' (2003) | |''[[Gigli]]'' (2003) | ||
|<small>''[[The Adventures of Pluto Nash]]'' (2002)<br />''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' (2003)<br />''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]'' (2001)<br />''[[Leonard Part 6]]'' (1987)</small> | |<small>''[[The Adventures of Pluto Nash]]'' (2002)<br />''[[The Cat in the Hat (2003 film)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' (2003)<br />''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]'' (2001)<br />''[[Leonard Part 6]]'' (1987)</small> | ||
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|Worst Musical | |Worst Musical | ||
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==Records== | ==Records== | ||
=== By | === By films in a single year === | ||
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=== By | === By films overall === | ||
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=== By | === By person === | ||
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|[[Sylvester Stallone]] | |[[Sylvester Stallone]] | ||
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|[[Adam Sandler]] | |[[Adam Sandler]] | ||
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|[[Madonna]] | |[[Madonna]] | ||
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==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
The Razzies have received criticism, including from news sources such as ''[[IndieWire]]''<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/ | The Razzies have received criticism, including from news sources such as ''[[IndieWire]]''<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/why-the-razzies-are-the-worst-awards-ever-125174/|title=Why the Razzies Are the Worst Awards Ever|first=Sam|last=Adams|date=January 5, 2015|website=Criticwire|access-date=October 18, 2020|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123172015/https://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/why-the-razzies-are-the-worst-awards-ever-125174/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'',<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10669966/Why-I-hate-the-Razzies.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10669966/Why-I-hate-the-Razzies.html |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Why I hate the Razzies|date=March 1, 2016|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref> for several issues, including that members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation are not required to watch the nominated films.<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com" /> The awards follow a different set of rules<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com" /> than the invitation-only [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] does.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/about/become-new-member|title=How to Become a Member|website=Oscars.org – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=July 18, 2014|access-date=January 5, 2015|archive-date=January 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106001352/http://www.oscars.org/about/become-new-member|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Gaughan |first=Liam |date=March 22, 2021 |title=We No Longer Need the Tired Joke Known as the Razzie Awards |work=[[Dallas Observer]] |url=https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/the-razzies-arent-relevant-anymore-and-theyre-not-fun-either-11996796 |access-date=25 January 2023 |archive-date=January 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125235744/https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/the-razzies-arent-relevant-anymore-and-theyre-not-fun-either-11996796 |url-status=live }}</ref> Critics take issue with the Razzies picking "easy targets" and critically panned mainstream films instead of those perceived as less popular but more deserving of notice,<ref name=crave>{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/942899-easy-targets-razzies-pick-year#LWWkuOBHDvy3xX32.99|title=Which Easy Targets Did The Razzies Pick This Year? – CraveOnline|date=January 13, 2016|access-date=October 31, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630155454/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/942899-easy-targets-razzies-pick-year#LWWkuOBHDvy3xX32.99|archive-date=June 30, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and continuing to appeal to celebrities, seemingly for publicity and attention.<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com" /> | ||
Sam Adams of ''[[IndieWire]]'' has said the Razzies are "like hecklers hurling insults at comedians or a concertgoer yelling out 'Whoo!' during a quiet song, they're not-so-secretly crying out to be noticed. The Razzies, properly enough, avoid pouncing on the little guy; they don't trash no-budget indies no one has seen for having bad lighting or terrible sound".<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com" /> Robbie Collin of ''The Daily Telegraph'' wrote, however, that "the Razzies' ongoing failure to train its sights on anything but the most obvious targets means it grows more tired and redundant by the year".<ref name="telegraph.co.uk" /> [[CraveOnline]]'s William Bibbiani stated that the Razzies follow "a cheap shot of pranksterism", and "with only a handful of exceptions, the Razzies have only seen fit to nominate the most infamous movies of the year, and not necessarily the worst."<ref name=crave /> In 2018, Scott Meslow, writing for ''[[GQ]]'', accused the Razzies of being "pretty lazy, very sexist, and a little racist" in their choices, reiterating criticism that voters were overreliant on films already widely perceived as notorious, and further asserting they disproportionally nominated films directed by and starring [[Tyler Perry]] and films marketed towards women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/ignore-the-razzies|title=Ignore the Razzies—They're a Total Sham|last=Maslow|first=Scott|website=GQ|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629145820/https://www.gq.com/story/ignore-the-razzies|url-status=live}}</ref> | Sam Adams of ''[[IndieWire]]'' has said the Razzies are "like hecklers hurling insults at comedians or a concertgoer yelling out 'Whoo!' during a quiet song, they're not-so-secretly crying out to be noticed. The Razzies, properly enough, avoid pouncing on the little guy; they don't trash no-budget indies no one has seen for having bad lighting or terrible sound".<ref name="blogs.indiewire.com" /> Robbie Collin of ''The Daily Telegraph'' wrote, however, that "the Razzies' ongoing failure to train its sights on anything but the most obvious targets means it grows more tired and redundant by the year".<ref name="telegraph.co.uk" /> [[CraveOnline]]'s William Bibbiani stated that the Razzies follow "a cheap shot of pranksterism", and "with only a handful of exceptions, the Razzies have only seen fit to nominate the most infamous movies of the year, and not necessarily the worst."<ref name=crave /> In 2018, Scott Meslow, writing for ''[[GQ]]'', accused the Razzies of being "pretty lazy, very sexist, and a little racist" in their choices, reiterating criticism that voters were overreliant on films already widely perceived as notorious, and further asserting they disproportionally nominated films directed by and starring [[Tyler Perry]] and films marketed towards women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/ignore-the-razzies|title=Ignore the Razzies—They're a Total Sham|last=Maslow|first=Scott|website=GQ|date=January 23, 2018|access-date=July 30, 2021|archive-date=June 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629145820/https://www.gq.com/story/ignore-the-razzies|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
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The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic failures. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, the Razzie Awards' satirical annual ceremony is predated by its progenitor, the Academy Awards, by five decades. The term raspberry is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a raspberry". The statuette is a golf ball-sized raspberry atop a Super 8mm film reel atop a 35-millimeter film core with brown wood shelf paper glued and wrapped around it—sitting atop a jar lid spray-painted gold. The Golden Raspberry Foundation has claimed that the award "encourages well-known filmmakers and top-notch performers to own their bad."
The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31, 1981, in John J. B. Wilson's living-room alcove in Hollywood, to honor the perceived worst films of the 1980 film season. Sylvester Stallone has the most Razzies, with 12.
History
American publicist John J. B. Wilson went to see a 99-cent double feature of Can't Stop the Music and Xanadu and thought on his drive home that those movies deserved awards for their low quality, and subsequently started thinking of all the other films that disappointed him in 1980, particularly as he had watched hundreds of productions in his job making trailers.[1][2] The following year during a potluck party held at his home in Hollywood on the night of the 53rd Academy Awards,[3] Wilson passed ballots regarding the worst in film to the attendees, and invited his friends to give random award presentations in his living room.[3][4][1] Wilson stood at a lectern made of cardboard in a tacky tuxedo, with a foam ball attached to a broomstick as a fake microphone, and announced Can't Stop the Music as the first Golden Raspberry Award Winner for Worst Picture.[1][5] The impromptu ceremony was a success and the following week a press release about his event was picked up by a few local newspapers, including a mention in the Los Angeles Daily News with the headline: "Take These Envelopes, Please".[3][4][5]
Approximately three dozen people came to the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards.[5] The 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards had double the attendance, and the 3rd awards ceremony had doubled that number.[5] By the 4th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony, CNN and two major wire services covered the event.[3] Wilson realized that by scheduling the Golden Raspberry Awards prior to the Academy Awards, the ceremony would get more press coverage: "We finally figured out you couldn't compete with the Oscars on Oscar night, but if you went the night before, when the press from all over the world are here and they are looking for something to do, it could well catch on," he said to BBC News.[3]
In 2022, a dedicated award category, Worst Bruce Willis Performance in a 2021 Movie, was created after Bruce Willis starred in a number of poorly received low-budget films. On March 30 of that year, Willis's family announced that he had been diagnosed with aphasia.[6] The Golden Raspberry Awards subsequently retracted the award category, saying it was inappropriate to award a Golden Raspberry to someone whose performance was affected by a medical condition.[7] At the same time, the Awards retroactively retracted their 1980 Worst Actress nomination of Shelley Duvall in The Shining, stating "We have since discovered that Duvall's performance was impacted by Stanley Kubrick's treatment of her throughout the production".[8] In 2023, following backlash for nominating 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong for Worst Actress, the Golden Raspberry Awards rescinded the nomination and said individuals under age 18 would no longer be nominated.[9] The Razzies themselves later won the category for the blunder.[10]
Format
Members of the Golden Raspberry Award Organization pay for membership, and number 650 from 19 countries.[11][12] The ceremonies have generally been scheduled with both nominations and awards revealed in the day before the Academy Awards with only two exceptions; the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards had the nominees announced the day before the Academy Award nominees but the ceremony took place on April 1,[13] and the milestone 40th Golden Raspberry Awards, the ceremonies of which were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic with the winners revealed online.[14][15]
Recipients who have accepted their award
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Contenders for worst and best
Several people and/or films have received Razzie nominations while simultaneously receiving award nominations and other cultural honors from different organizations, sometimes for the same work or role.
Razzie and Oscar
Three people have won both a Razzie and an Oscar the same weekend: composer Alan Menken in 1993, screenwriter Brian Helgeland in 1997, and actress Sandra Bullock in 2010, though all three won for different films (e.g., Helgeland won a Razzie for The Postman and an Oscar for L.A. Confidential).[18][19] Three actors have received Oscar and Razzie acting nominations for the same role: James Coco (Only When I Laugh), Amy Irving (Yentl), and Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy).[20]
Nineteen Worst Picture nominees have been nominated for an Oscar (with only four of them "winning" the Worst Picture Razzie), with Pearl Harbor being the only film in 2002 that won in any Oscars category, namely Best Sound Editing.
Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame became the first and so far only animated film to be nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie. The film was nominated for Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million at the 17th ceremony, but it was also nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score at the 69th Academy Awards.
Blonde became the first NC-17 rated film to be nominated for an Oscar and a Razzie. The film was nominated for the most Razzies with eight at the 43rd ceremony: winning only two (including Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay), while the film's main star Ana de Armas was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 95th Academy Awards.
As of 2024, 77 films have been nominated for both an Oscar and a Razzie. Only one film, Wall Street, has won both awards, with Michael Douglas winning the Academy Award for Best Actor, and Daryl Hannah winning the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress.
Razzie and Tony
Newsies was nominated for Worst Picture at the 1993 ceremony, and Alan Menken won Worst Original Song for "High Times, Hard Times". The 2011 stage adaptation, which did not include "High Times, Hard Times", was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical, and Menken won Best Original Score.[21][22]
Categories
Current Awards
- Worst Picture: 1980 to present
- Worst Director: 1980 to present
- Worst Actor: 1980 to present
- Worst Actress: 1980 to present
- Worst Supporting Actor: 1980 to present
- Worst Supporting Actress: 1980 to present
- Worst Screenplay: 1980 to present
- Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel: 1994 to present, except 1996 and 1999
- Worst Screen Combo: 2013 to present
- Razzie Redeemer Award: 2014 to present, except 2021
Retired
- Worst Original Song: 1980 to 1999, 2002
- Worst New Star: 1981 to 1998, except 1989
- Worst Musical Score: 1981 to 1985
- Worst Visual Effects: 1986 to 1987
- Worst Screen Couple: 1994 to 2009, 2011 to 2012
- Worst Screen Couple/Worst Screen Ensemble: 2010
- Worst Screen Ensemble: 2011 to 2012
Special categories
Special categories have also been introduced for specific years. Such special awards include:
Anniversary awards
Every decade-closing ceremony (except in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the cancelation of the 40th Golden Raspberry Awards) includes an award for the worst actors and movies of the decade—though the 2000 ceremony put the actors as worst of the 20th century instead. Special prizes for the 25th anniversary of the Razzies awards were also given out in 2005. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Other types of awards
Razzie Redeemer Award
The Razzie Redeemer Award is presented to a former nominee or winner who has subsequently made a comeback from critical or commercial failure. The award was introduced in 2014. Winners include Ben Affleck, Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, "A Safe Hollywood-Haven", Melissa McCarthy, Eddie Murphy, Will Smith, Colin Farrell, Pamela Anderson and Fran Drescher.
Worst Career Achievement
This award has been given five times, to Ronald Reagan in 1981, to Linda Blair in 1983, to Irwin Allen in 1985, to "Bruce the Rubber Shark" from Jaws[25] in 1987, and to director Uwe Boll[26] in 2009 who received this for his achievement as "Germany's answer to Ed Wood".
Governor's Award
This is a special award given by Razzie Award Governor John J. B. Wilson to an individual whose achievements are not covered by the Razzies' other categories. It was awarded in 2003 to Travis Payne for "Distinguished Under-Achievement in Choreography" in the film From Justin to Kelly.[27] It would again be awarded in 2021 to the year 2020 for "The Worst Calendar Year EVER!"[28][29][30]
Barry L. Bumstead Award
This award is given to movies with particularly high budgets that bombed at the box office. It was awarded in 2015 to United Passions,[31][32] to Misconduct in 2016,[33] in 2017 to CHiPs and in 2018 to Billionaire Boys Club.
Records
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Ceremonies
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- 1980: 1st Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1981: 2nd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1982: 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1983: 4th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1984: 5th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1985: 6th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1986: 7th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1987: 8th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1988: 9th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1989: 10th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1990: 11th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1991: 12th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1992: 13th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1993: 14th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1994: 15th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1995: 16th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1996: 17th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1997: 18th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1998: 19th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 1999: 20th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2000: 21st Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2001: 22nd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2002: 23rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2003: 24th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2004: 25th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2005: 26th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2006: 27th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2007: 28th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2008: 29th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2009: 30th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2010: 31st Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2011: 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2012: 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2013: 34th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2014: 35th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2015: 36th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2016: 37th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2017: 38th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2018: 39th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2019: 40th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2020: 41st Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2021: 42nd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2022: 43rd Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2023: 44th Golden Raspberry Awards
- 2024: 45th Golden Raspberry Awards
Criticism
The Razzies have received criticism, including from news sources such as IndieWire[34] and The Daily Telegraph,[35] for several issues, including that members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation are not required to watch the nominated films.[34] The awards follow a different set of rules[34] than the invitation-only Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences does.[36][37] Critics take issue with the Razzies picking "easy targets" and critically panned mainstream films instead of those perceived as less popular but more deserving of notice,[38] and continuing to appeal to celebrities, seemingly for publicity and attention.[34]
Sam Adams of IndieWire has said the Razzies are "like hecklers hurling insults at comedians or a concertgoer yelling out 'Whoo!' during a quiet song, they're not-so-secretly crying out to be noticed. The Razzies, properly enough, avoid pouncing on the little guy; they don't trash no-budget indies no one has seen for having bad lighting or terrible sound".[34] Robbie Collin of The Daily Telegraph wrote, however, that "the Razzies' ongoing failure to train its sights on anything but the most obvious targets means it grows more tired and redundant by the year".[35] CraveOnline's William Bibbiani stated that the Razzies follow "a cheap shot of pranksterism", and "with only a handful of exceptions, the Razzies have only seen fit to nominate the most infamous movies of the year, and not necessarily the worst."[38] In 2018, Scott Meslow, writing for GQ, accused the Razzies of being "pretty lazy, very sexist, and a little racist" in their choices, reiterating criticism that voters were overreliant on films already widely perceived as notorious, and further asserting they disproportionally nominated films directed by and starring Tyler Perry and films marketed towards women.[39]
In 2021, Liam Gaughan of the Dallas Observer wrote, "It’s easy to find fault in any awards nominations, be it Oscars or Razzies, but the greater issue that the Razzies face is that making fun of bad movies is no longer original. Film criticism, essays and satire all live in abundance on the internet, from both established publications and non-professionals."[37] Daniel Cook Johnson of MovieWeb echoed a similar sentiment, writing, "Wilson and Murphy's insulting event may have been a wonderfully snarky and skewering enterprise back in the '80s when there was much less film criticism and audience reactions to recent movies. But now, there's little reason for such an invalid vehicle, and the retirement option should be recognized before their relevance and shaky reputation are completely gone."[40]
The Razzies have also seen significant criticism from both within the industry and its own voting body for including underage actors and actresses in their ballots and nominations, with many noting the outcome of their careers and later personal and legal issues. Among those who were nominated or won include Aileen Quinn (at age 11) for Annie (winner), Gary Coleman (at age 14) for On the Right Track in 1982, Macaulay Culkin (at age 14) for Getting Even with Dad, The Pagemaster, and Richie Rich in 1995, Jake Lloyd (at age 11) for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Jaden Smith (age 15) for After Earth (winner), and Ryan Kiera Armstrong (at age 12) for Firestarter. Maddie Ziegler, though 18 years old when nominated, won Worst Supporting Actress for Music, released in 2021, for a role she played at 14 years old during filming in 2017. After backlash in 2023, the Razzies announced they would no longer nominate individuals under age 18.[9]
See also
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- Academy Awards
- Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
- The Golden Turkey Awards
- Golden Kela Awards
- List of films considered the worst
- List of people who have accepted Golden Raspberry Awards
Notes
References
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External links
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- Razzie Awards page on the Internet Movie Database
- Razzie channel on YouTube
- All Time Razzie Champions List