1st Golden Raspberry Awards
DateMarch 31, 1981
SiteJohn J. B. Wilson's living room alcove
Hosted byJohn J. B. Wilson
Highlights
Worst PictureCan't Stop the Music
Most awardsCan't Stop the Music and The Jazz Singer (2)
Most nominationsCan't Stop the Music (7)

The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981, at founder John J. B. Wilson's living room alcove to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1980. For it was a double feature of Can't Stop the Music, winner of Worst Picture, and Xanadu that inspired Wilson to start the Razzies. Each category included as many as ten nominees; the maximum was lowered to five the following year to mirror the Oscars. "There was a fake stage in John's apartment," remembers Maureen Murphy, who was a presenter.[1][2][3]

Winners and nominees

Robert Greenwald, Worst Director winner
Neil Diamond, Worst Actor winner
Brooke Shields, Worst Actress winner
Laurence Olivier, Worst Supporting Actor co-winner
Amy Irving, Worst Supporting Actress winner
Allan Carr, Worst Screenplay co-winner

Films with multiple wins and nominations

The following films received multiple nominations:

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations Film
7 Can't Stop the Music
6 Xanadu
5 The Jazz Singer
Windows
4 The Formula
3 A Change of Seasons
Cruising
Dressed to Kill
Raise the Titanic
Saturn 3
2 Friday the 13th
The Island
Middle Age Crazy
The Shining
Touched by Love

The following films received multiple awards:

Films with multiple wins
Wins Film
2 Can't Stop the Music
The Jazz Singer

Criticism

The awards are often criticized for nominating The Shining for two categories: Shelley Duvall for Worst Actress and Stanley Kubrick for Worst Director.[5] In 2022, Razzies founder John J. B. Wilson admitted that he regrets the nomination, saying: "Knowing the backstory and the way that Stanley Kubrick kind of pulverized her, I would take that back."[6] That same year, the awards committee rescinded Duvall's nomination, but not Kubrick's.[7][8][9] The nominations for Brian De Palma's Dressed to Kill have also been criticized.[10]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The Razzie committee officially rescinded the nomination on March 31, 2022, stating: "We have since discovered that Duvall's performance was impacted by Stanley Kubrick's treatment of her throughout the production." The retraction of the nomination was in response to public backlash the Razzies received after refusing to retract Bruce Willis's win for "Worst Bruce Willis Performance in a 2021 Movie" (a one-off category for his roles in eight films released that calendar year), after Willis's family announced that the star had been diagnosed with aphasia, a cognitive brain condition, and was subsequently retiring from acting on March 30, 2022. The Razzie committee retracted both Willis's win and Duvall's nomination the following day.[4]

References

  1. ^ Germain, David (February 26, 2005). "25 Years of Razzing Hollywood's Stinkers". Sun Sentinel. p. 7D.
  2. ^ Svetkey, Benjamin (January 28, 2011). "The Razzies: A brief history". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Geier, Thom (March 26, 2022). "Razzie Awards: Every Worst Picture "Winner", From 'Can't Stop the Music' to 'Diana: The Musical' (Photos)". TheWrap. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Chitwood, Adam (March 31, 2022). "Razzie Awards Backtrack, Rescind Bruce Willis Award – and Shelley Duvall Nomination as Well". TheWrap. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. ^ Disalvo, Tom (March 27, 2022). "From 'The Shining' to 'Jaws': 10 Times The Razzies Got It Wrong". Collider. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  6. ^ Sharf, Zack (February 22, 2022). "Razzie Awards Founder Regrets Shelley Duvall's 'Shining' Nomination: 'I'd Take That Back'". Variety. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Wilson, John (May 28, 2020). "A Shining Razzie Throwback!". The Razzies. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  8. ^ Hermanns, Grant (April 1, 2022). "Razzies Rescind Shelley Duvall's 'The Shining' Nomination". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Ables, Kelsey (April 2, 2022). "Razzies void Shelley Duvall's 'The Shining' nomination. Here's why". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  10. ^ Gleadow, Ewan (May 29, 2020). "Dressed to Kill Review". Cult Following. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

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