RAZZIES®
Shake Up Movie Awards
Calendar with
April Fools’ Day
Announcement
of 2011 “Winners”
As the gadfly in the annual glut of Hollywood award shows, the Golden Raspberry (RAZZIE®) Awards consider it part of their
duty to rattle the cages of “all those other statuette-fests.” In keeping with
that role, this year’s 32nd Annual RAZZIES®, dis-honoring
Worst Achievements in Film for 2011, will be presented on a different schedule
than has been true for nearly three decades. When they got a look at the 2012 calendar, John Wilson and Mo
Murphy, co-owners of the RAZZIES, saw a unique opportunity to do something
they’ve wanted to do since their awards were created in 1980: Emphasize the
RAZZIES’ comedic intent by unveiling the “winners” of Tinsel Town’s Tackiest
Trophy on APRIL FOOLS’ DAY (Sunday, April 1, 2012). The long-standing tradition of RAZZIE “synergy” with The Academy Awards
(a.k.a. The Giving Out of the Little Gold Naked Men) will not be abandoned
entirely: For 2012, the NOMINEES for Golden Raspberries will be announced in a
press conference on “Oscar Eve,” at 6:00pm/PST Saturday, February 25 at Magicopolis in Santa
Monica, California -- just up the beach from that same day’s 27th
Annual Independent Spirit Awards. In addition to allowing the RAZZIES’ more than 600 voting members
additional time to see the drek they will eventually nominate, this new
schedule will also allow for more input from the movie-going public before the
contenders are determined. One of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation’s three
branches consists of average movie-goers, who pay annual dues for the privilege
of casting their ballots. Among the upsides of this new timetable is that more
of them will have time to visit the RAZZIES’ Membership Page and join in the fun. The
other two branches consist of film professionals (screenwriters, publicists,
directors and cetera) and entertainment journalists (film critics, film
bloggers, correspondents, and the like). The entire eligible voting Membership
of the RAZZIE Awards currently stands at about 650 people, in 47 U.S. states
and 17 foreign countries. Topping the list of potential contenders when nominations are announced
on Oscar Eve is Adam Sandler, who could possibly equal (or break!) Eddie Murphy’s record for most RAZZIE nominations in a single
year. As an actor, producer and writer, Sandler has his name on
no less than 3 possible Worst Picture choices: BUCKY
LARSON, JACK
& JILL and JUST
GO WITH IT. Sandler is also considered a front-runner for Worst
Actress playing “Jill” in JACK & JILL Other potential nominees
include Taylor
Lautner and the next-to-last
installment in the TWILIGHT franchise, and Michael
Bay’s box office behemoth TRANSFORMERS:
DARK OF THE MOON,(2011’s
second biggest-grossing movie) which replaced RAZZIE Repeat Offender Megan
Fox with Victoria’s Secret model Rosie
Huntington-Whiteley (referred to in RAZZIE balloting materials only as
“The Underwear Model”). At least one
critic declared that Whiteley “makes Fox look like Meryl Streep!” Founded by Lifelong Cine-Maniac and Cynic
John Wilson,
author of both EVERYTHING I KNOW I LEARNED AT THE
MOVIES and THE OFFICIAL RAZZIE® MOVIE
GUIDE (Listing 100 of The Berry Funniest Bad Movies Ever Made), the
RAZZIES® are a light-hearted parody of
award shows in general (and The Oscars in particular). For more info on the RAZZIES and their history, please visit
www.razzies.com. Here’s the LINK for the
complete history of the RAZZIES. To arrange an interview with Wilson, please contact him at: HeadRAZZberry@razzies.com.
Nominations to Be Unveiled in ‘Oscar Eve’
Press Conference, Sat. Feb. 25 in Santa Monica
