From now on, no filmmaker or artist under the age of 18 may be considered for the Worst in Cinema Awards.
John Wilson, the founder of the Prizes Razzie what recognize the worst of cinemahas apologized for the worst actress nomination for Ryan Kiera Armstrong, a 12-year-old girland has announced that from now on there will be no candidates who are minors.
“We believe that a public apology is due to Miss Armstrong and we want to tell you that we regret any damage you may have suffered as a result of our decisions,” Wilson wrote in a statement collected by local media.
Wilson has explained that in addition to withdrawing this nomination, From now on, ningn filmmaker, artists under the age of 18 can be considered for the prizes.
Armstrong was up for the Worst Actress award for her work in Firestarterbeside Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic Park: Domain), Diane Keaton (Mack & Rita), Kaya Scodelario (the king’s daughter) y Alicia Silverstone (the shark).
John Wilson accepted the criticism received by the minor’s nomination and recognized that the organization of the awards had been “insensitive” in this case.
On January 23rd, the nominations for these awards, also known as “anti-scars”, were announced, and in which the biopic about Marilyn Monroe “Blonde” led the nominations with 8 of them.
The film directed by Andrew Dominik is nominated for worst picture next to the projects Pinocchio (Disney), directed by Robert Zemeckis, Morbius (Daniel Espinosa) Good Mourning (Machine Gun Kelly y Mod Sun) y The Kings Daughter (Sean McNamara).
The Razzies, some controversial awards within the Hollywood industry Due to their pejorative nature, they include among their categories other sections such as, for example, worst couple on screen o to worst sequel.
The name of the foundation that awards these awards comes from the English phrase “blowing a raspberry“, which refers to the sound of a snort made to show that something is of poor quality.
They are first edition was in 1981 and its delivery, which this year will take place on March 11, always takes place on the eve of the Oscars.
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