Awards Season 2021: Razzies Winners

In these uncertain times, some consistency is desired, nay, actively sought. Which is why you can always count on the Razzies to provide some levity against the more self-important parts of awards season, and a good ego-pricking into the bargain. 

Here are all the "winners" from 2020's crop of cinematic crap.

Worst Picture: Absolute Proof

Worst Director: Sia (Music)

Worst Actor: Mike Lindell (The "MyPillow" Guy) (Absolute Proof)

Worst Actress: Kate Hudson (Music)

Worst Supporting Actor: Rudy Giuliani (as himself) (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Worst Supporting Actress: Maddie Ziegler (Music)

Worst Remake, Sequel Or Rip-Off: Dolittle

Worst Screen Combo: Rudy Giuliani & His Pants Zipper (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Worst Screenplay: 365 Days

Special Governor's Award: 2020 - the Worst Calendar Year ever!

Music- a musical drama which caused a lot of controversy for various reasons, including casting a non-autistic actress (Ziegler) in the title role as an autistic child, as well as a scene showing a dangerous method of restraint- was the big "winner" of the night with three awards, with Absolute Proof and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm walking away with two apiece. 

When the final ballots went out, the Worst Screen Combo nomination for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm was amended, removing Maria Bakalova's name and replacing it with Rudy's zipper. Maybe they figured the poor woman had suffered enough?

Despite leading the nominations with six apiece, 365 Days and Dolittle did well to only win one award each, whilst the execrable re-do of Fantasy Island- which got five nods- escaped unscathed. Maybe this is one time where the phrase "it's an honour just to be nominated" doesn't apply?

 

Razzies voters have never really shied away from giving their opinion on contemporary American politics (see previous "wins" for Hillary's America: The Secret History Of The Democratic Party and Death Of A Nation), so it's perhaps no surprise that Mike Lindell's conspiracy-laden propaganda- claiming to have "absolute proof" that the 2020 US Election was stolen from the outgoing President (and- surprise, surprise- provides nothing of the sort)- is being treated with the utter contempt it deserves. And the less said about Giuliani and his zipper, the better...

Congratulations to all "winners"!

Keeping with the theme of consistency in the face of uncertainty, you'll be pleased to know that my predictions for who will win in six major categories at this year's Oscars will be coming tomorrow afternoon, ahead of tomorrow night's ceremony. Reassuring to know that some things never change...

Awards Season 2021: Producers' Guild Awards (PGA) Nominations and Razzies Nominations

Two bits of awards news today (one expected, one not) - so let's dive right in to them!

PRODUCERS' GUILD AWARDS (PGA) NOMINATIONS

This was the one that was expected; the nominations for the 32nd Producers Guild of America Awards

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Judas And The Black Messiah

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Mank

Minari

Nomadland

One Night In Miami...

Promising Young Woman

Sound Of Metal

The Trial Of The Chicago 7

Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures

The Croods: A New Age

Onward

Over The Moon

Soul

Wolfwalkers

Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures 

(previously announced)

David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet

Dick Johnson Is Dead

My Octopus Teacher

Softie

A Thousand Cuts

Time

The Truffle Hunters

The PGAs will be given out on Wednesday 24th March 2021.

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RAZZIE AWARDS NOMINATIONS

Much like an ill-timed fart at the vicar's garden party, I was surprised by an unexpected stench this evening. The Golden Raspberry Awards- which dishonour the worst of film- snuck out their nominees for this year's Razzies in a silent-but-deadly fashion today [Friday 12th March] instead of Sunday [14th March] as previously announced. Naughty, naughty Razzies...

Here are the full nominations for the 41st Annual Razzie Awards 

WORST PICTURE

365 Days

Absolute Proof

Dolittle

Fantasy Island

Music

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 ACTOR

Robert Downey Jr. (Dolittle)

Mike Lindell (The "MyPillow" Guy) (Absolute Proof)

Michele Morrone (365 Days)

Adam Sandler (Hubie Halloween)

David Spade (The Wrong Missy)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Chevy Chase (The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee)

Rudy Giuliani (as himself) (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

Shia LaBeouf (The Tax Collector)

Arnold Schwarzenegger (Iron Mask)

Bruce Willis (Breach, Hard Kill, and Survive The Night)

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy)

Lucy Hale (Fantasy Island)

Maggie Q (Fantasy Island)

Kristen Wiig (Wonder Woman 1984)

Maddie Ziegler (Music)

WORST SCREEN COMBO

Maria Bakalova & Rudy Giuliani (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm)

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)

WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF or SEQUEL

365 Days

Dolittle

Fantasy Island

Hubie Halloween

Wonder Woman 1984

WORST DIRECTOR

Charles Band (Corona Zombies, Barbie & Kendra Save The Tiger King, and Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51)

Barbara Bialowas & Tomsaz Mandes (365 Days)

Stephen Gaghan (Dolittle)

Ron Howard (Hillbilly Elegy)

Sia (Music)

WORST SCREENPLAY

365 Days

Corona Zombies, Barbie & Kendra Save The Tiger King, and Barbie & Kendra Storm Area 51

Dolittle

Fantasy Island

Hillbilly Elegy

365 Days (an Eastern European Fifty Shades of Grey knock-off) and Dolittle get six nods each, with Fantasy Island getting 5. Depending on how things go on Monday, Glenn Close might be joining a unique little club, being the third person to be nominated for a Razzie and an Oscar for the same performance: the other two are Amy Irving (Yentl) and James Coco (Only When I Laugh).

The Razzies will be given out on Saturday 24th April (the day before the Giving Out of the Little Gold Naked Men [a.k.a. Oscar night]), at which a "Special" Governors' Award will be given to dishonour 2020 - The Worst Calendar Year EVER! It's difficult to disagree with that assessment...

There'll still be a post on Sunday (14th March) where I'll be sharing my predictions on which films will get an Oscar nod on Monday. I see you shiver with antici...