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film graduates and film industry veterans

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and Mo Murphy, the Razzie Awards' satirical annual ceremony has preceded its opposite, the

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, for four decades. The term ''

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'' is used in its irreverent sense, as in "

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". The statuette itself is a golf ball-sized raspberry atop a

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reel spray-painted gold, with an estimated street value of $4.97. 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. To date,

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is the most awarded actor ever with 10 awards.

History

American

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had been seeing a 99-cent double feature of ''

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'' and '' Xanadu'' and thought in 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. So, the following year, in the potluck parties he usually held at his home in Hollywood on the night of the

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s, after the

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had completed for the evening, Wilson passed ballots regarding the worst in film to the attendees, and invited his friends to give random award presentations in his living room. Wilson stood at a

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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. 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 ''

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'' with the headline: "Take These Envelopes, Please". Approximately three dozen people came to the

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. The

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had double the attendance, and the 3rd awards ceremony had doubled that number. By the

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ceremony,

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and two major wire services covered the event. 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 ''

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''. In 2022, a dedicated award category, Worst Bruce Willis Performance in a 2021 Movie, was created after

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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

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, a disorder that damages the area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension. 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. At the same time, the Awards retroactively retracted their 1980 Worst Actress nomination of

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in '' The Shining'', stating "We have since discovered that Duvall's performance was impacted by

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's treatment of her throughout the production".Razzie Awards Backtrack, Rescind Bruce Willis Award – and Shelley Duvall Nomination as Well
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Format

Members of the Golden Raspberry Award Organization pay for membership, and number 650 from 19 countries. After three editions held during Wilson's potluck Oscar parties, Wilson realized that by scheduling the Golden Raspberry Awards prior to the Academy Awards, the ceremony would get more press coverage, and the fourth edition happened at Los Angeles' Third Street Elementary School. The ceremonies have kept this scheduling with both nominations and awards revealed in the day before the Academy Awards, with only two exceptions ever since, that only used the day before the Oscars to reveal the nominees: 2012's

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, where the ceremony happened on April 1 for being

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; and 2020, where the plans for the milestone

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was a bigger, televised ceremony in March, which wound up cancelled due to the

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and just had the winners revealed online. Worst Supporting Actress at 29th Razzie Awards

Recipients who have accepted their award

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was the first person to go to the ceremony to receive his awards for the movie ''

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''. Other recipients who have accepted their Golden Raspberry Award include

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(Worst Actor/Worst Director),

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and

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(Worst Actress), Michael Ferris and J. D. Shapiro (Worst Screenplay), eight-time Oscar winner

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, ''

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'' producers

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and

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Contenders for worst and best

Several people have received Razzie nominations while simultaneously receiving award nominations from other organizations, sometimes for the same work or role.

Razzie and Oscar

Three people won both a Razzie and an Oscar the same weekend: composer

in 1993, screenwriter

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in 1997, and actress

in 2010, though all three won for different films (for example, Helgeland won a Razzie for ''

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'' and an Oscar for ''

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''). Three actors have received Oscar and Razzie nominations for the same role:

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('' Only When I Laugh''),

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('' Yentl'') and

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(''

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''). The

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song "

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" from ''

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'' was nominated for both an

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and a

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, as were the

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song "

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" from the 1997 film ''

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'' and the

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song "Life in a Looking Glass" from the 1986 film ''

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''.

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was nominated for the

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for her role in the 1980

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film ''

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'' while her co-star John Adames won the Worst Supporting Actor alongside co-winner

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in ''The Jazz Singer'' (1980). ''

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'' (1987) is the only film to win both an Oscar and a Razzie.

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won the

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, while

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's performance won the Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress.

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's ''

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'' won one Razzie ( Worst Remake) of its five nominations, and was also nominated for two Oscars (for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and Best Visual Effects). The 1983 romance/dance film ''

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'' was nominated for the

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and won an Oscar for

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for

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's " Flashdance... What a Feeling". While 1992's '' The Bodyguard'' was a critical failure (earning seven Razzie nominations), it was a huge box office hit and, moreover, its multi-

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earned two nominations for

. '' Joker'' (2019) was the most nominated film at the

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, with 11 nominations including the

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, and won two including the

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. However, the film's polarized critical reception resulted in it earning a nomination in the special Razzie category of Worst Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property, which it lost to '' Rambo: Last Blood''. This nomination also made ''Joker'' the second film to be nominated for the

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and a Razzie, after 1990's ''

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''. ''

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'' was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for

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at the

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in the same year it was nominated for Worst Supporting Actor for

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and Worst Screen Combo for Giuliani and Bakalova (later changed to Giuliani and "his pants zipper").

Razzie and Annie Award

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'' was also nominated for an

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for Best Animated Effects in a Live Action Production. Despite receiving the

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for his portrayal of

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in '' Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'', voice actor

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won an Annie Award in 2009 for the portrayal of the same character in the animated TV episode '' Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II''.

Razzie and Golden Globe

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, winner of the inaugural Worst Actor Razzie for 1980's ''The Jazz Singer'', was nominated for the

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in the same role.

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won both Worst Actress and Worst New Star in 1982 for her role in ''

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'', but also won Best Female Newcomer in the same year and in the same role. This Golden Globe was in contentious circumstances as her husband,

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i multimillionaire

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, flew

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members to

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in order to hear Zadora sing. Also in ''Butterfly'',

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was nominated for both Best Supporting Actor and Worst Supporting Actor in his role. 1988's ''

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'' won two of its four nominations for

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and Worst Screenplay, but the

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' song " Kokomo" was also nominated for a

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. Despite being a major critical and

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, and only receiving the most awards and nominations (including Worst Picture and Worst Director (

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's song "Beautiful Ghosts". The Sia-directed autism musical ''Music (2021 film), Music'', nominated for four Razzies, was also nominated for two Golden Globes: Best Actress (Kate Hudson, who won a Razzie) and Best Picture, both for Musical or Comedy.

Razzie and Grammy

Various songs received wins/nominations for both the Razzie and the Grammy Awards, such as Madonna's "Die Another Day (song), Die Another Day" (Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, Best Dance Recording), Will Smith's "Wild Wild West (Will Smith song), Wild Wild West" (Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance, Best Rap Solo Performance), Britney Spears' "Overprotected" (Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance), U2's "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal), The Smashing Pumpkins' "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance, Best Hard Rock Performance), and LeAnn Rimes' "

" (Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance, Best Female Country Vocal Performance).

Razzie and Tony

Ben Platt won a Tony Awards, Tony Award for Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actor in a Musical playing the titular character in ''Dear Evan Hansen'' in 2017 and received a Razzie nomination for Worst Actor for the same role for Dear Evan Hansen (film), the 2021 film adaptation.

Razzie and Saturn Award

In 1981,

was nominated both for a Razzie Award as Worst Director at the

as well as for a Saturn Award for Best Director at the 8th Saturn Awards for the same film: ''The Shining (film), ''The Shining''. In 2002, Natalie Portman was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress and for the Saturn Award for Best Actress for the same role in ''Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones''. Cassandra Peterson was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress, Worst Actress at the 9th Golden Raspberry Awards and for Saturn Award for Best Actress, Best Actress at the 16th Saturn Awards for her role as Elvira in the 1988 film ''Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film), Elvira: Mistress of the Dark''. In 2001, whilst Tim Burton's ''Planet of the Apes (2001 film), Planet of the Apes'' garnered all three Razzies it was nominated for, Rick Baker's makeup designs were very well received, that it earned him a Saturn Award nomination for Saturn Award for Best Makeup, Best Makeup, while Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth and Colleen Atwood were respectively nominated for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Costume. The 1997 apocalyptic film ''

'' "received" all five awards, but also three Saturn nominations. Quentin Tarantino was nominated for Worst Supporting Actor in 1996 for his role in ''From Dusk till Dawn''. The previous year, he had been nominated for Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor for the very same role.

Razzie and international awards

In 1985, Michael Cimino's ''Year of the Dragon (film), Year of the Dragon'', which was nominated for five Razzie Awards (including

) at the 6th Golden Raspberry Awards, was also nominated for the César Award for Best Foreign Film ''(César du meilleur film étranger)'' and was listed by the prestigious French magazine Cahiers du Cinéma as the third best film of 1985. In 2017, Darren Aronofsky, director of ''Mother!'', was nominated for both the Worst Director Razzie at the 38th Golden Raspberry Awards and the Golden Lion (the highest award offered at the Venice Film Festival) at the 74th Venice International Film Festival. In 2018, the mystery comedy ''Holmes & Watson'' won four of its six nominations (including

and Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director, Worst Director (Etan Cohen)) at the 39th Golden Raspberry Awards, but was also nominated for two ALFS Awards (including British Actor (Steve Coogan) and Young British Performer (Noah Jupe)). Despite Johnny Depp receiving two Razzie nominations for his performance in the film, Emily Blunt received an ALFS Award nomination for her performance in the CGI-animated box office hit ''Sherlock Gnomes''. She also received nominations for her parts in the critically acclaimed movies ''A Quiet Place (film), A Quiet Place'' and ''Mary Poppins Returns''. While M. Night Shyamalan's ''After Earth'' tied ''Movie 43'' for the most awards with three, it also brought its composer James Newton Howard a World Soundtrack Award nomination for Film Composer of the Year.

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,

, Mel Gibson, "A Safe Hollywood-Haven", Melissa McCarthy, Eddie Murphy and Will Smith.

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 (franchise), Jaws'' in 1987, and to director Uwe Boll 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

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''.

Barry L. Bumstead Award

This award is given to a critical and financial failure that would have been nominated if it had received an eligible release. It was awarded in 2015 to ''United Passions,'' to ''Misconduct (film), Misconduct'' in 2016, in 2017 to ''CHiPs (film), CHiPs'' and in 2018 to ''Billionaire Boys Club (2018 film), Billionaire Boys Club''.

Ceremonies

*1980:

*1981:

*1982: 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards *1983:

*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:

*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:

*2020: 41st Golden Raspberry Awards *2021: 42nd Golden Raspberry Awards

Criticism

The Razzies have received criticism, including from news sources such as ''Indiewire'' and ''The Daily Telegraph'', for several issues, including that members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation are not required to watch the nominated films, it follows a different set of rules which is different from the invitation-only Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Critics take issue with the Razzies picking "easy targets" and critically panned mainstream films instead of those perceived as less popular but more deserving productions, continuing to appeal to celebrities, seemingly for publicity and attention, over other, worthier films and performances. 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". Robbie Collin of ''The Daily Telegraph'' has said, "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". 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." 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.

Notes

References

External links

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Razzie Awards
page on the Internet Movie Database
Razzie channel on YouTube

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