Even the Razzies realized they went too far this time!
The Golden Raspberry Awards takes pictures in any respect the films that failed every year, nominating Worst Picture, Worst Makeup, and so on. They could have began as a type of antidote to the self-congratulatory Oscars, however these days they’ve simply been considered form of an pointless piling on. After all, within the age of Twitter and Rotten Tomatoes, the oldsters who make motion pictures that miss the mark learn about it instantly.
But it’s remained, at finest, a spot for wealthy film stars to snicker at themselves. Halle Berry and Sandra Bullock have been good sports activities, famously attending and accepting their awards in individual — in actual fact, Sandy B bought hers the evening earlier than getting her Oscar!
So whereas it’s form of a bad-taste custom, nobody is actually anxious about the way it makes established names — like this 12 months’s nominees Tom Hanks and Pete Davidson — really feel. These guys can take a joke, even a poor one. Heck, two of the nominated movies — Elvis and Blonde — are additionally up for Oscars this 12 months! Something tells us their creators are doing wonderful. The drawback this time? They nominated a freakin’ tween.
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One of the nominees this 12 months was the star of the Firestarter remake — no, not zaddy Zac Efron — they nominated a 12-year-old woman named Ryan Kiera Armstrong for Worst Actress. The movie was lambasted by critics and horror followers alike, largely for its failure to do something recent with the Stephen King adaptation that justified its existence. But critics didn’t even actually single out Armstrong. The Razzies did. They referred to as a 12-year-old woman (apparently 11 at time of filming) one of many 12 months’s worst performances. Ugh.
The transfer bought the Razzies extra consideration than they’ve gotten in years — however not in a great way. Industry vets and followers alike referred to as them out for primarily bullying a toddler. Fellow youngster star Julian Hilliard, whom you would possibly know from WandaVision or The Haunting of Hill House, wrote:
“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.”
The razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, however to appoint a child is simply repulsive & unsuitable. Why put a child vulnerable to elevated bullying or worse? Be higher.
— Julian Hilliard (@_JulianHilliard) January 23, 2023
And it seems to be like for as soon as the backlash bought by! Razzies founder John Wilson truly apologized! In a press release backtracking, he referred to as the criticism of the nomination “valid” and eliminated Armstrong’s identify from the checklist:
“Sometimes, you do things without thinking, Then you are called out for it. Then you get it. It’s why the Razzies were created in the first place. The recent valid criticism of the choice of 11 year old Armstrong as a nominee for one of our awards brought our attention to how insensitive we’ve been in this instance. As a result, we have removed Armstrong’s name from the Final Ballot that our members will cast next month. We also believe a public apology is owed Ms. Armstrong, and wish to say we regret any hurt she experienced as a result of our choices.”
But that’s not all! The Razzies have now formally made it a rule to by no means once more nominate a minor for any of their awards! The assertion continued:
“Having learned from this lesson, we would also like to announce that, from this point forward, we are adopting a Voting Guideline precluding any performer or film-maker under 18 years of age from being considered for our awards. We have never intended to bury anyone’s career. It is why our Redeemer Award was created. We all make mistakes, very much us included. Since our motto is “Own Your Bad,” we understand that we ourselves should additionally reside as much as it.”
Seems like they’re truly doing the correct factor! Good!
Of course, there are many critics who want the Razzies would simply go away as soon as and for all. But we’ll go away that debate for an additional time. What do YOU suppose, Perezcious readers?
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