The most curious facts about the main anti-awards of Hollywood and its record holders: "Golden Raspberry" - 40 years

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

February 2021 has already approached the middle, and if the pandemic had not made adjustments to the traditional schedule of events in the global film industry, the world would have known by that time not only the names of the Golden Globe laureates, but also the names of the candidates for the Oscar-2021 and the anti-award " Golden Raspberry ". In our review, you will learn about the current dates of the awards ceremony, as well as a little about the history of the Golden Raspberry and its record holders.

In connection with the pandemic, the organizers of the above awards have thoroughly adjusted the regulations, changed the formats of events and postponed the voting time, as well as the dates of the announcement of the applicants and winners. For this reason, with a delay of almost two months, the nominees for the Golden Globe, one of the most prestigious film awards in the world, which is traditionally considered a “warm-up” before the Oscar, were virtually announced. It should be noted that this is the first such case in the history of the award, which recently celebrated its 75th anniversary. So, the winners of the Golden Globe - 2021 will be announced this year on February 28, and the winners of the Academy Awards will be announced only on April 25.

A one-time change was also made to the Golden Raspberry anti-award regulations, which is valid only this year: for the first time, the jury will consider the pictures that were released on streaming services to present the anti-award. Applicants and "winners" of the annual competition will be determined by emailing newsletters to 1,099 Golden Raspberry members from 49 American states and about thirty foreign countries.

It is also worth noting that, by tradition, the names of the anti-prize winners will be announced a day before the Oscars. This year's awards ceremony will take place on April 24th. The Golden Raspberry is a parody of the Oscar and is awarded in 11 nominations. Those wishing to take part in the voting send ballots to the addresses of the members of the Golden Raspberry Fund, who make the final decision. By the way, the announcement of the voting results takes place in an anti-festive atmosphere, which, unlike the awards ceremony of the Film Academy, takes only an hour and costs its organizers a few "kopecks".

Well, today in our publication we will cite several curious facts from the history of anti-awards and recall those actors, actresses, filmmakers of Hollywood who have become owners of the Golden Raspberry over the past 39 years.

Some interesting facts from the history of the Golden Raspberry

1. The Golden Raspberry anti-award was invented by the American publicist John Wilson as a parody of the Oscar. In 1981, John held the first ceremony in the living room of his Los Angeles apartment, making a podium out of cardboard and inviting friends to announce the winners. The very next year, the award "went public" and the media started talking about it. The award received its name in honor of the slang phrase blow a raspberry (literally “let the raspberry go”), which means sticking out your tongue and making a specific sound as a sign of mockery at someone.

2. A distinctive feature of the Golden Raspberry from the Oscar is that it is a fairly open award. The nominees and winners in it are determined by voting by representatives of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation, in which anyone who wishes to register on the website of the award can become a participant and transferred a small symbolic amount of money to its fund.

3. The winners are presented with a raspberry figurine lying on a small podium. The award is made of plastic coated with gold paint. The cost of such a figurine is a modest $ 4, 97.

4. In 1980, the first to win the Golden Raspberry were actor Neil Diamond (The Jazz Singer), actress Brooke Shields (Blue Lagoon), director Paul Verhoeven for Showgirls, and the first film - "The Music Can't Stop" by Nancy Walker.

5. In 2004, for the first time in the history of the Golden Raspberry, people far from the world of cinema became laureates. A major "victory" was won by the White House administration - US President George W. Bush, who received the Worst Actor Award, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for Worst Supporting Actor, and US National Security Assistant Condoleezza Rice for Worst Duet with Bush. This happened thanks to Michael Moore's documentary "Fahrenheit 9/11".

In 2018, US President Donald Trump also received the Golden Raspberry. Trump, featured in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 and Death of a Nation documentaries, has been voted worst male lead and worst duo - along with his “infinite worthlessness.”

Record holders and laureates of the Golden Raspberry anti-award

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

The absolute record holder for the number of Golden Raspberries was Sylvester Stallone … The actor has 9 nominations and 4 wins in the main Hollywood anti-awards for male roles in films: "Rhinestone" (1984), "Rambo: First Blood 2" and "Rocky 4" (1984), "Rambo III" (1988), " Stop! Or my mom will shoot”(1992). In addition, Stallone was named the worst actor of the 20th century. And in 2016, Rambo finally managed to prove to everyone that he is a good actor! For his role as a harsh trainer in Creed: Rocky's Legacy (2016), Stallone received a long-awaited Academy Award nomination.

He is followed by Kevin Costner, who received three anti-awards for his male roles in films: "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" (1991), "Wyatt Earp" (1994), "Postman" (1997). Also three awards from Adam Sandler, two each - from Paulie Shore and John Travolta for their roles in the films "Battlefield: Earth" and "Lucky Numbers" - in 2000, and "Fan" and "Side by Side" - in 2019th.

In 1998, Bruce Willis also distinguished himself, having managed to get the Golden Raspberry for three films at once, where he starred in the leading roles, such as Armageddon, Mercury in Danger and The Siege. In 2003, Ben Affleck also became prize-winner for three male lead roles in the films Gigli, Daredevil and Hour of Reckoning. Other Hollywood stars have also been noted once: Burt Reynolds (1993), Rob Schneider (2005), Eddie Murphy (2007), Jamie Dornan (2015), Tom Cruise (2017), etc.

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress

Madonna became the absolute record holder for the number of Golden Raspberries for the leading female roles in the films "Shanghai Surprise" (1986), "Who is this girl?" (1987), Body as Evidence (1993), Best Friend (2000), Gone (2002).

She is followed by Bo Derek, who received three anti-awards for her film roles: Tarzan the Ape Man (1981), Bolero (1984), Ghosts Don't Do It (1990). Demi Moore and Sharon Stone each have two awards. Celebrities such as Sandra Bullock, Melanie Griffith, Faye Dunaway, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Liza Minnelli, Sarah Jessica Parker, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and others were noted once.

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Film

Record holders in the number of collected raspberries until 2008 were considered the paintings "Battlefield: Earth" and "Show gels" - each of them was "lucky" to receive 7 awards. In 2008, the film “I know who killed me” managed to break the record - 8 awards out of 9 nominations. However, the main record holder of the Golden Raspberry is still the film “Such Different Twins” in 2011, the record of which has not yet been broken by any film. In 2013 the film "Twilight. Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 ", out of 11 nominations, received only 7 prizes. Last year's Cats won six Golden Raspberry Awards.

P. S

In 2010, an unprecedented incident occurred in Hollywood. On March 6, actress Sandra Bullock won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress in All About Steve. However, less than a day later, the name of the actress was named as the winner of the "Oscar" in the nomination "Best Actress". By the way, for the film "The Invisible Side", which brought the actress the coveted award, Sandra received $ 20 million as an award!

And in conclusion, I would like to note that in most cases the "winners" of the anti-award do not come to pick up their raspberries, you must admit that not everyone can treat such a "victory" with humor and a share of self-irony …

Continuing on this topic, read: For which Kevin Costner was nominated for the Golden Raspberry anti-award 13 times