Razzie Award founder John Wilson has apologised to 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong for nominating her within the Worst Actress class for her efficiency in final yr’s movie Firestarter. He additionally added that actors beneath 18 wouldn’t be thought-about for nominations any extra. The organisation, which yearly nominates the worst in movie, acquired backlash from movie followers and former and present baby artistes who condemned their bullying of a younger actor. (Also learn: Razzies nominates 12-year-old for Worst Actress, Ana de Armas-starrer Blonde leads noms: ‘Feels straight-up bullying’)
On Sunday, the Razzies revealed their listing of the “worst” movies and performances of 2022. Blonde, starring Ana de Armas, led the nominations with eight nods. Ryan, who starred within the movie adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, was nominated alongside Alicia Silverstone for The Requin, Bryce Dallas Howard for Jurassic World Dominion, Diane Keaton for Mack & Rita, and Kaya Scodelario for The King’s Daughter.
Afterwards, Twitter was full of tweets condemning the organisation for selecting on a younger actor. Julian Hilliard, who acted in Disney’s WandaVision and Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness, wrote, “The razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, but to nominate a kid is just repulsive & wrong. Why put a kid at risk of increased bullying or worse? Be better.”
In a statement, Razzie founder John shared, “The recent valid criticism of the choice of 11 year old Armstrong as a nominee for one of our awards brought our attention to how insensitive we’ve been in this instance. As a result, we have removed Armstrong’s name from the Final Ballot that our members will cast next month. We also believe a public apology is owed Ms. Armstrong, and wish to say we regret any hurt she experienced as a result of our choices.”
He added, “Having learned from this lesson, we would also like to announce that, from this point forward, we are adopting a Voting Guideline precluding any performer or film-maker under 18 years of age from being considered for our awards. We have never intended to bury anyone’s career. It is why our Redeemer Award was created. We all make mistakes, very much us included.”
John concluded his letter stating, “Since our motto is ‘Own Your Bad,’ we realize that we ourselves must also live up to it.” The winners for his or her forty third version will likely be introduced on 11 March, sooner or later earlier than the Oscars.
