The Golden Raspberry Awards, or more popularly known as the ‘Razzies’, are awards that recognize the worst films of the year in various categories. Have a look at this year’s nominees.
They have since become a popular and well-known awards show, with many celebrities, both winners and losers, attending the ceremony. It's not a serious awards ceremony, but it's a way for people to have a good laugh at the worst movies of the year, and it has become a part of the entertainment culture.
2022 offered up a lot of Razzie® contenders. Here's what's on the menu for members to gobble up!https://t.co/6hxN3lP5Lv pic.twitter.com/GOuHtstunG
— The Razzie® Awards (@RazzieAwards) November 23, 2022
The winners of the Razzies are chosen by a group of around 800 voting members, who are mostly film fans and critics. The voting process is similar to that of the Academy Awards, with nominees being selected by the organisation's board of governors and the winners being chosen by a majority vote.
The categories for the Razzies include Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actor, Worst Actress, Worst Supporting Actor, Worst Supporting Actress, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Combo.
There are also special categories that are given out occasionally, such as Worst Remake or Rip-off and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off, or Sequel.
Blonde
Disney’s Pinocchio
Good Mourning
The King’s Daughter
Morbius
Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly (Good Mourning)
Pete Davidson (Marmaduke)
Tom Hanks (Disney’s Pinocchio)
Jared Leto (Morbius)
Sylvester Stallone (Samaritan)
Ryan Kiera Armstrong (Firestarter)
Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic Park: Dominion)
Diane Keaton (Mack & Rita)
Kaya Scodelario (The King’s Daughter)
Alicia Silverstone (The Requin)
Blonde
BOTH 365 Days Sequels – 365 Days: This Day & The Next 365 Days” [a Razzie BOGO]
Disney’s Pinocchio
Firestarter
Jurassic World: Dominion
Adria Arjona (Morbius)
Lorraine Bracco (Disney’s Pinocchio)
Penelope Cruz, (The 355)
Bingbing Fan (The 355) & (The King’s Daughter)
Mira Sorvino (Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend)
Pete Davidson (Good Mourning)
Tom Hanks (Elvis)
Xavier Samuel (Blonde)
Mod Sun (Good Mourning)
Evan Williams (Blonde)
Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly & Mod Sun (Good Mourning)
Both Real Life Characters in the Fallacious White House Bedroom Scene (Blonde)
Tom Hanks & His Latex-Laden Face and Ludicrous Accent (Elvis)
Andrew Dominik & His Issues with Women (Blonde)
The Two 365 Days Sequels (both Released in 2022)
Judd Apatow (The Bubble)
Colson Baker aka Machine Gun Kelly & Mod Sun (Good Mourning)
Andrew Dominik (Blonde)
Daniel Espinosa (Morbius)
Robert Zemeckis (Disney’s Pinocchio)
Blonde
Disney’s Pinocchio
Good Mourning
Jurassic World: Dominion
Morbius
Many argue that the Razzies are insensitive and controversial for several reasons. Case in point being 12-year-old child actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong receiving a nomination for Firestarter.
The razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, but to nominate a kid is just repulsive & wrong. Why put a kid at risk of increased bullying or worse? Be better.
— Julian Hilliard (@_JulianHilliard) January 23, 2023
The Razzies have a tendency to be cruel and mean-spirited more often than not. The awards are designed to mock and belittle the nominees, rather than to constructively critique their work. This can be hurtful and damaging to the individuals and groups that are nominated, as well as to the industry as a whole.
It's not the first time a young actor has been nominated for a Razzie.
Last year, the Razzies devised a unique category for actor Bruce Willis, nominating him eight times under the new category, Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie, for every one of his movies last year. However, the award was later revoked due to his subsequently revealed aphasia diagnosis.
The #Razzies in 2022: “We rescind how badly we insulted Bruce Willis and Shelley Duvall, that was just cruel.”
— VVO)))LFMAN (@TheWolfman) January 24, 2023
The Razzies in 2023: “Let’s ridicule this 12-year-old girl for doing her best in a movie that wasn’t great!”
The Razzies probably do more harm than let on in perpetuation of negative stereotypes. While they may be intended as a playful way to mock Hollywood, the Razzies have certainly had a negative impact on the industry and the individuals involved.
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