The Golden Raspberry Awards began as a night of good-natured ramshackle revelry between friends in on the joke has expanded into an institution all its own, now in its 44th year of celebrating badness. This year, the ignominious tradition’s growth received the ultimate legitimization in the form of a series on boutique streaming platform The Criterion Channel ("And The Razzie Goes To."), a service whose business model premised on a high-bar imprimatur of quality.
Many of us have heard of the Academy Awards, and its role in honoring what they consider to be the best work in the film industry. However, there is another 'award,' given out the day prior, that 'honors' what people believe are the worst work in the same industry. Here's what to know about the Razzies, and the controversies surrounding the mock award in recent years.
One of this year's nominees for The Razzies Awards, Russell Crowe for his role in The Pope's Exorcist, has got a strong and disagreeing response from fans.