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...