Back in March we helped to share what was viewed as being the worst of the year in terms of films, and just a short time ago the winners of “The Razzies” were announced. For those who these awards are still new to, the full title is the Golden Raspberry Awards and the winners are presented for you down below. It’s almost comical that they announced the worst on a day when “the best” are being honored during The Oscars which airs tonight at 8PM. I’ll return at the close with some editorial thoughts.
Worst Picture:
365 Days (Next Film) – Maciej Kawulski, Ewa Lewandowska, and Tomasz Mandes
WINNER – Absolute Proof (One America News Network) – Mary Fanning, Brannon Howse, and Mike Lindell
Dolittle (Universal Pictures) – Joe Roth, Jeff Kirschenbaum, and Susan Downey
Fantasy Island (Columbia Pictures) – Jason Blum, Marc Toberoff, and Jeff Wadlow
Music (Vertical Entertainment) – Sia and Vincent Landay
Worst Director:
Charles Band – All 3 Barbie & Kendra movies (Corona Zombies, Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King and Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51)
Barbara Bia?ow?s and Tomasz Mandes – 365 Days
Stephen Gaghan – Dolittle
Ron Howard – Hillbilly Elegy
WINNER – Sia – Music
Worst Actor:
Robert Downey Jr. – Dolittle as Dr. John Dolittle
WINNER – Mike Lindell (the “My Pillow Guy”) – Absolute Proof as Himself
Michele Morrone – 365 Days as Don Massimo Torricelli
Adam Sandler – Hubie Halloween as Hubie Dubois
David Spade – The Wrong Missy as Tim Morris
Worst Actress:
Anne Hathaway – The Last Thing He Wanted and The Witches as Elena McMahon and Grand High Witch
Katie Holmes – Brahms: The Boy II and The Secret: Dare to Dream as Liza and Miranda Wells
WINNER – Kate Hudson – Music as Kazu “Zu” Gamble
Lauren Lapkus – The Wrong Missy as Missy
Anna-Maria Sieklucka – 365 Days as Laura Biel
Worst Supporting Actor:
Chevy Chase – The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee as Chevy
WINNER – Rudy Giuliani – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm as Himself
Shia LaBeouf – The Tax Collector as Creeper
Arnold Schwarzenegger – Iron Mask as James Hook
Bruce Willis – Breach, Hard Kill, and Survive the Night as Clay Young, Donovan Chalmers and Frank Clark
Worst Supporting Actress:
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy as Bonnie “Mamaw” Vance (also Oscar nominated for the same role)
Lucy Hale – Fantasy Island as Melanie Cole
Maggie Q – Fantasy Island as Gwen Olsen
Kristen Wiig – Wonder Woman 1984 as Barbara Minerva / Cheetah
WINNER – Maddie Ziegler – Music as Music Gamble
Worst Screen Combo:
WINNER – Maria Bakalova and Rudy Giuliani – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Robert Downey Jr. and his utterly unconvincing “Welsh” accent – Dolittle
Harrison Ford and that totally fake-looking CGI “dog” – The Call of the Wild
Lauren Lapkus and David Spade – The Wrong Missy
Adam Sandler and his grating simpleton voice – Hubie Halloween
Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel:
365 Days (Next Film)
WINNER – Dolittle (Universal Pictures)
Fantasy Island (Columbia Pictures)
Hubie Halloween (Netflix)
Wonder Woman 1984 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Worst Screenplay:
WINNER – 365 Days – Tomasz Klimala and Barbara Bia?ow?s & Tomasz Mandes and Blanka Lipi?ska; Based on the novel by Blanka Lipi?ska
All 3 Barbie & Kendra movies (Corona Zombies, Barbie & Kendra Save the Tiger King and Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51) – Kent Roudebush, Silvia St. Croix and Billy Butler
Dolittle – Stephen Gaghan and Dan Gregor & Doug Mand; Based on the character by Hugh Lofting
Fantasy Island – Jeff Wadlow & Chris Roach & Jillian Jacobs; Based on the television series of the same name created by Gene Levitt
Hillbilly Elegy – Vanessa Taylor; Based on the novel by J. D. Vance
Special Governors’ Award for The Worst Calendar Year EVER!:
WINNER – 2020
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Piercing Ken Thoughts: When I listed these releases in the nomination post I had pointed out that the only film that I caught from the bunch was “Wonder Woman 1984” and considering just how disappointing that one was, I am really surprised that it didn’t take home a Razzie of its own. Thinking back on that film after the mini-series “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” had finished just makes me sad for the future of the DC Universe on film but I digress. I’ll close up now and as usual ask the readership what they thought of the selections. Did you find them to be on point or were there films that you felt were far worse and should have been listed and taken a Razzie home. Chime in down below as that kind of stuff makes the post more interesting. That’s all I have for now, I will see you again soon so please stay safe out there.
Official Website: https://www.razzies.com/index.html