'Dear Evan Hansen', 'The Woman in the Window' and 'Space Jam: A New Legacy' Just Earned Razzie Nominations
Recognising the worst in cinema in 2021, this year's nominations also include a special category just for bad Bruce Willis films.
Each year in cinema, the big screen delivers plenty of must-sees. Thanks to streaming, the small screen does, too. But there's a truth that lingers whenever you sit down to watch a movie: they can't all be great. That's a fact that the just-announced Razzie nominations for 2021's worst films well and truly recognise, as the Golden Raspberry Awards have for 42 years now.
Yes, cinema's award season is upon us again, but that doesn't just mean celebrating the best flicks of the past year, which is what the likes of the Oscars and the Golden Globes aim to do. Also getting some love, albeit of the unwanted kind, are 2021's terrible movies.
Leading the pack among the 42nd Razzie nominations is the Netflix version of Diana the Musical — aka the Princess Diana-themed movie of the past year that wasn't the much, much, much better Spencer — which picked up nine nods. It's joined by Karen, a film that matches its name, with five nominations; the needless Space Jam sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy with four nods; and straight-to-streaming Mark Wahlberg vehicle Infinite and abysmal heist flick The Misfits with three apiece.
Other movies getting some attention: the Amy Adams-starring The Woman in the Window and Dear Evan Hansen, with the actor also earning a Worst Actress nomination for the former; House of Gucci, with Jared Leto's awful efforts recognised in two different categories; and no fewer than eight Bruce Willis flicks. That's how many titles he starred in last year, and the Razzies have even made their own field for them to compete against each other.
Like any awards, the Razzie nominations are subjective, of course. Donning a ridiculous blonde mop while hamming up every scene he's in, Ben Affleck turns in an entertaining performance in The Last Duel, but this year's Razzies' Best Supporting Actor category clearly doesn't agree.
The 2021 Razzie Award winners will be announced on Sunday, March 27, Australian and New Zealand time. Check out the full list of nominees below:
GOLDEN RASPBERRY NOMINEES 2022:
WORST PICTURE
- Diana the Musical
- Infinite
- Karen
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
- The Woman in the Window
WORST ACTOR
- Scott Eastwood, Dangerous
- Roe Hartrampf (as Prince Charles), Diana the Musical
- LeBron James, Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Ben Platt, Dear Evan Hansen
- Mark Wahlberg, Infinite
WORST ACTRESS
- Amy Adams, The Woman in the Window
- Jeanna de Waal, Diana the Musical
- Megan Fox, Midnight in the Switchgrass
- Taryn Manning, Karen
- Ruby Rose, Vanquish
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Ben Affleck, The Last Duel
- Nick Cannon, The Misfits
- Mel Gibson, Dangerous
- Gareth Keegan (as James Hewitt, the muscle-bound horse trainer), Diana the Musical
- Jared Leto, House of Gucci
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams, Dear Evan Hansen
- Sophie Cookson, Infinite
- Erin Davie (as Camilla), Diana the Musical
- Judy Kaye (as both Queen Elizabeth and Barbara Cartland), Diana the Musical
- Taryn Manning, Every Last One of Them
WORST PERFORMANCE BY BRUCE WILLIS IN A 2021 MOVIE
- Bruce Willis, American Siege
- Bruce Willis, Apex
- Bruce Willis, Cosmic Sin
- Bruce Willis, Deadlock
- Bruce Willis, Fortress
- Bruce Willis, Midnight in the Switchgrass
- Bruce Willis, Out of Death
- Bruce Willis, Survive the Game
WORST SCREEN COMBO
- Any klutzy cast member and any lamely lyricised (or choreographed) musical number, Diana the Musical
- LeBron James and any Warner cartoon character (or Time-Warner product) he dribbles on, Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Jared Leto and either his 17-pound latex face, his geeky clothes or his ridiculous accent, House of Gucci
- Ben Platt and any other character who acts like Platt singing 24-7 is normal, Dear Evan Hansen
- Tom and Jerry (aka Itchy and Scratchy), Tom & Jerry
WORST DIRECTOR
- Christopher Ashley, Diana the Musical
- Stephen Chbosky, Dear Evan Hansen
- Coke Daniels, Karen
- Renny Harlin, The Misfits
- Joe Wright, The Woman in the Window
WORST REMAKE, RIPOFF or SEQUEL
- Karen (inadvertent remake of Cruella deVil)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Tom and Jerry
- Twist (rap remake of Oliver Twist)
- The Woman in the Window (ripoff of Rear Window)
WORST SCREENPLAY
- Diana the Musical, script by Joe DiPietro, music and lyrics by DiPietro and David Bryan
- Karen, written by Coke Daniels
- The Misfits, screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Robert Henny, screen story by Robert Henny
- Twist, written by John Wrathall and Sally Collett, additional material by Matthew Parkhill, Michael Lindley, Tom Grass and Kevin Lehane, from an "original idea" by David and Keith Lynch and Simon Thomas
- The Woman in the Window, screenplay by Tracy Letts, from the novel by AJ Finn
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