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
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
Worst Actress
Worst Supporting Actress
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
The fact that Jared Leto isn't here for The Little Things is a missed opportunity.
Worst Screen Combo
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
Worst Screenplay
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel