by Nathaniel R
We don't want to waste too much time on this but figured we share the nominees for the 41st annual Razzies. The Razzies dont often have much in common with the general awards season and usually go for easy marks rather than thinking about what actually constitutes bad acting or bad filmmaking. But this year there's a little more crossover since the savagely reviewed Sia musical Music as well as two Oscar contenders in various categories, the overwrought Hillbilly Elegy and the critical and zeitgeist hit Borat Subsequent Moviefilm are both up for prizes...
Worst Picture
- 365 Days
- Absolute Proof
- Dolittle
- Fantasy Island
- Music
Had to look up the first two: 365 Days is a romantic mafioso drama import from Poland that's streaming on Netflix and Absolute Proof is a right-wing propaganda documentary about the 2020 election.
Worst Actor
- Robert Downey, Jr. - Dolittle
- Mike Lindell (The “My Pillow” Guy) - Absolute Proof
- Michele Morrone - 365 Days
- Adam Sandler - Hubie Halloween
- David Spade - The Wrong Missy
Worst Actress
- Anne Hathaway - The Last Thing He Wanted AND Roald Dahl's The Witches
- Katie Holmes - Brahms: The Boy II AND The Secret: Dare to Dream
- Kate Hudson – Music
- Lauren Lapkus - The Wrong Missy
- Anna-Maria Sieklucka - 365 Days
Worst Supporting Actress
- Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy
- Lucy Hale - Fantasy Island
- Maggie Q - Fantasy Island
- Kristen Wiig - Wonder Woman 1984
- Maddie Ziegler - Music
This is a very dumb category since both Glenn Close and Kristen Wiig are quite good in their movies even if the movies themselves aren't worthy of them. We think Close will land an Oscar nod on Monday... as confusing as that category is. If she does it will be the third time in history that a Razzie nominee for acting was also an Oscar nominee for acting. It happened twice in the 1980s: James Coco for Only When I Laugh (1980) and Amy Irving for Yentl (1983). We'd agree that Coco was pretty bad doing a gayface in the former but Irving's nomination was ridiculous, just the typical homophobia/misogyny of the Razzies since she was starring in a Barbra Streisand musical and musicals are often perceived as a gay and feminine genre and that one literally is gay and feminine. Or, well, at least queer if not quite gay.
But IF the Razzies were actually good at their job there'd be more crossover because sometimes the Oscars really go for expired ham but they usually leave those performances alone.
Worst Supporting Actor
- Chevy Chase - The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
- Rudy Giuliani (As "Himself") - Borat, Subsequent Movie-Film
- Shia LeBeouf - The Tax Collector
- Arnold Schwarzeneggar - Iron Mask
- Bruce Willis - Breach, Hard Kill AND Survive the Night
The fact that Jared Leto isn't here for The Little Things is a missed opportunity.
Worst Screen Combo
- Maria Bakalova & Rudy Giuliani (Yes, That Really IS Rudy Giuliani!) - Borat Subsequent Movie-Film
- Robert Downey Jr. & His Utterly Unconvincing "Welsh" Accent – Dolittle
- Harrison Ford & That Totally Fake-Looking CGI “Dog” – Call of the Wild
- Lauren Lapkus & David Spade - The Wrong Missy
- Adam Sandler & His Grating Simpleton Voice - Hubie Halloween
This is mean to Maria Bakalova who is sensational in Borat just to take yet another dig at Giuliani. A dumb move since they already "awarded" him in Supporting Actor.
Worst Director
- Charles Band - All 3 Barbie & Kendra movies
- Barbara Bialowas & Tomasz Mandes - 365 Days
- Stephen Gaghan – Dolittle
- Ron Howard - Hillbilly Elegy
- Sia – Music
Worst Screenplay
- 365 Days
- All 3 Barbie & Kendra Movies
- Dolittle
- Fantasy Island
- Hillbilly Elegy
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
- 365 Days (Polish Remake/Rip-Off of Fifty Shades of Grey)
- Dolittle (Remake)
- Fantasy Island (Remake/”Re-Imagining”)
- Hubie Halloween (Remake/Rip-Off of Ernest Scared Stupid)
- Wonder Woman 1984 (Sequel)