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- Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Dolittle' and Adam Sandler among the 2021 Razzie Award nominees that celebrate the worst movies of the year
Robert Downey Jr.'s 'Dolittle' and Adam Sandler among the 2021 Razzie Award nominees that celebrate the worst movies of the year
Jason Guerrasio
- The annual Razzie Awards highlight the worst movies of the year.
- "Dolittle" and "365 Days" lead nominations with six each, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
- Adam Sandler received a worst actor nomination for Netflix's "Hubie Halloween."
"Dolittle" leads with six nominations, including worst movie, director, and actor for Robert Downey Jr.
In his first movie after ending his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. took on the latest version of the Doctor Dolittle story, in which the good doctor has a talent to communicate with animals.
Despite RDJ's charms, the movie was doomed with 21 days of reshoots following bad test screenings. Even Seth Rogen coming with rewrite suggestions to add more comedy didn't help.
The movie resulted in a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Dolittle" has six Razzie nominations:
- Worst picture
- Worst director (Stephen Gaghan)
- Worst actor (Robert Downey Jr.)
- Worst screen combo (Robert Downey Jr. & his utterly unconvincing 'Welsh' accent)
- Worst screenplay
- Worst remake, rip-off, or sequel
"365 Days" also has six nominations, including worst movie, actor, and actress.
After opening in Polish theaters in early 2020, this erotic drama became a sensation when it became available on Netflix in June as it was the top movie on the streaming giant in multiple territories for most of the summer.
The movie follows a member of the mob (Michele Morrone) who kidnaps a woman (Anna-Maria Sieklucka) and keeps her as his prisoner for 365 days until she falls in love with him.
The title was criticized for glamorizing sexual violence. A petition was even started to get the movie taken off Netflix.
"365 Days" has six Razzie nominations:
- Worst picture
- Worst actor (Michele Morrone)
- Worst actress (Anna-Maria Sieklucka)
- Worst director (Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes)
- Worst screenplay)
- Worst remake, spin-off, or sequel (Polish remake/rip-off of "Fifty Shades of Grey")
"Fantasy Island" was the rare miss for Blumhouse, receiving five nominations, including worst movie.
Mixing a beloved television show with the twisted minds at Blumhouse Productions ("The Invisible Man," "The Purge"), we were all thinking this one would be a must-see.
Boy were we wrong.
Following a group of people who are invited to a luxury island to live out their fantasies only to be brutally murdered, the movie is the rare swing and miss by Blumhouse.
It has a 7% Rotten Tomatoes score.
"Fantasy Island" has five Razzie nominations:
- Worst picture
- Worst supporting actress (Lucy Hale)
- Worst supporting actress (Maggie Q)
- Worst screenplay
- Worst rmake, rip-off, or sequel
Sia's "Music" lands four nominations, including for Kate Hudson and Sia.
Coming off a surprise double nomination at the Golden Globes (best musical/comedy; best actress in musical/comedy for Kate Hudson), Sia's directorial debut has also found a place among the worst movies of the year.
Hudson plays Zu, who has recently become sober and learns she's the sole guardian of her half-sister Music (Maddie Ziegler), who is on the autism spectrum.
The movie found lousy reviews (8% on Rotten Tomatoes) and controversy for not casting an actress with autism in the role of Music. This led to Sia tweeting out her frustration over the controversy. She has since apologized.
"Music" has four Razzie nominations:
- Worst picture
- Worst actress (Kate Hudson)
- Worst supporting actress (Maddie Ziegler)
- Worst director (Sia)
Adam Sandler is nominated for a Razzie - again.
Adam Sandler is no stranger to the Razzies.
In fact, back in 2012 the movies he was involved in that year ("Jack & Jill," "Bucky Larson: Born to be a Star," and "Just Go With It") received a record-breaking 23 Razzie nominations. And Sandler received six nominations on his own.
Nine years later, Sandler is back in the mix, this time as the lead in Netflix's "Hubie Halloween."
The movie follows Hubie (Sandler), who despite getting constantly pranked by the townspeople, tries to convince everyone that there is a real murderer on the loose during Halloween.
It received a 53% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
"Hubie Halloween" has three Razzie nominations:
- Worst actor (Adam Sandler)
- Worst screen combo (Adam Sandler & His Grating Simpleton Voice)
- Worst remake, rip-off or sequel
Here are all the nominees, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The winners will be announced in April.
Worst Picture
"365 Days"
"Absolute Proof"
"Dolittle"
"Fantasy Island"
"Music"
Worst Actor
Robert Downey, Jr. - "Dolittle"
Mike Lindell (The "My Pillow" Guy) - "Absolute Proof"
Michele Morrone - "365 Days"
Adam Sandler - "Hubie Halloween"
David Spade - "The Wrong Missy"
Worst Actress
Anne Hathaway - "The Last Thing He Wanted" and "Roald Dahl's The Witches"
Katie Holmes - "Brahms: The Boy II" and "The Secret: Dare to Dream"
Kate Hudson – "Music"
Lauren Lapkus - "The Wrong Missy"
Anna-Maria Sieklucka - "365 Days"
Worst Supporting Actress
Glenn Close - "Hillbilly Elegy"
Lucy Hale - "Fantasy Island"
Maggie Q - "Fantasy Island"
Kristen Wiig - "Wonder Woman 1984"
Maddie Ziegler - "Music"
Worst Supporting Actor
Chevy Chase - "The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee"
Rudy Giuliani (As "Himself") - "Borat, Subsequent Moviefilm"
Shia LeBeouf - "The Tax Collector"
Arnold Schwarzeneggar - "Iron Mask"
Bruce Willis - "Breach, Hard Kill" and "Survive the Night"
Worst Screen Combo
Maria Bakalova & Rudy Giuliani - "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm"
Robert Downey Jr. & His Utterly Unconvincing "Welsh" Accent – "Dolittle"
Harrison Ford & That Totally Fake-Looking CGI "Dog" – "Call of the Wild"
Lauren Lapkus & David Spade - "The Wrong Missy"
Adam Sandler & His Grating Simpleton Voice - "Hubie Halloween"
Worst Director
Charles Band - All 3 "Barbie & Kendra" movies
Barbara Bialowas & Tomasz Mandes - "365 Days"
Stephen Gaghan – "Dolittle"
Ron Howard - "Hillbilly Elegy"
Sia – "Music"
Worst Screenplay
"365 Days"
All 3 "Barbie & Kendra" Movies
"Dolittle"
"Fantasy Island"
"Hillbilly Elegy"
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
"365 Days" (Polish Remake/Rip-Off of "Fifty Shades of Grey")
"Dolittle" (Remake)
"Fantasy Island" (Remake/"Re-Imagining")
"Hubie Halloween" (Remake/Rip-Off of "Ernest Scared Stupid")
"Wonder Woman 1984" (Sequel)
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