On April 24, a day before the Academy Awards ceremony, the traditional honoring of the Golden Raspberry laureates, an anti-award given for dubious achievements in the field of cinema, took place.

The worst film of the year was the documentary "Absolute Proof", the author of which, businessman Mike Lindell, tries to confirm the hypothesis of a cyberattack of China during the 2020 US presidential election.

Together with her were nominated for the Polish remake of "50 Shades of Gray" - "365 Days", the film debut of Sia "Music" about a girl with autism, "The Amazing Journey of Doctor Dolittle" with Robert Downey Jr. and the fantastic horror "Fantasy Island".

The "Golden Raspberry" for the worst direction was awarded to the singer Sia ("Music").

Previously, the painting was criticized for exploiting stereotypes about people with autism spectrum disorders and misrepresenting the characteristics of their lives.

Also, Stephen Gaigan ("The Amazing Journey of Dr. Dolittle"), Charles Band (for all three films "Barbie and Kendra"), Barbara Bialovas and Tomas Mandes ("365 Days") and Ron Howard ("Hillibilly's Elegy") could receive an anti-award.

Mike Lindell ("Absolute Proof") was named the worst actor.

Members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation chose between him and Michele Morrone, David Spade, Adam Sandler and Robert Downey Jr.

Also the "Golden Raspberry" was awarded to the actress Kate Hudson.

Together with her, Lauren Lapkus, Anne Hathaway, Anna-Maria Siklutska and Katie Holmes were listed among the candidates for the anti-award.

  • Shot from the movie "Music"

  • © Shot from the movie "Music" (2021)

The worst supporting actors were Rudy Giuliani (Borat II) and Maddy Ziegler (Music).

Rudy Giuliani and his fly were named the worst on-screen ensemble this year.

Voters also considered "Robert Downey and his completely unconvincing Welsh accent," "Harrison Ford and that totally fake-looking computer-rendered" dog, "" Adam Sandler and his annoying dummy voice, "and Lauren Lapkus with David Spade.

An alternative achievement in the screenwriting business was attributed to the authors of the tape "365 days".

The prize for the worst sequel, remake or plagiarism was awarded to the team of the film "The Amazing Journey of Dr. Dolittle".

A separate award was given for the entire 2020 as the "Worst Calendar Year Ever".

The films 365 Days and The Amazing Journey of Dr. Dolittle received the most nominations.

They were nominated for "Raspberry" in six categories, including the main one, "Worst Film".

As a result, the greatest number of awards, three, went to the creators of the movie "Music".

Two figurines each went to Rudy Giuliani (for Borat II) and the movie Absolute Proof.

Dr. Dolittle's Amazing Journey and 365 Days each received one award.

  • A scene from the movie "The Amazing Journey of Dr. Dolittle"

  • © Shot from the movie "The Amazing Journey of Dr. Dolittle" (2020)

The laureates of the "Golden Raspberry" are selected by voting by members of the fund of the same name by e-mail.

This year, about 1,100 people took part in the process.

Most of them live in the United States, the rest represent more than 20 countries.

For the first time "Golden Raspberry" was "awarded" 40 years ago, in 1981.

The idea of ​​the anti-award was put forward by John Wilson.

The first award ceremony took place in his own living room right on the night of the Oscar winners' celebration.

The award was then given to the painting "Music Cannot Be Stopped".

It was she who served as inspiration for Wilson: he was so unhappy that he demanded to return the money for the film show (but did not receive it), and at the same time began to remember what other films seemed to him the worst over the past year.

Laureates of the anti-award relatively rarely dare to pick up the Golden Raspberry.

However, Sandra Bullock, Jamie Dornan, Dwayne Johnson, Halle Berry, and several other winners were among those who did not hesitate to accept the alternative prize.

The first person to accept the award was Bill Cosby. The Golden Raspberry for Worst Film, Screenplay and Actor (Leonard the Sixth) was given to him on The Late Show in 1988. In 1996, director Paul Verhoeven dared to appear at the ceremony itself and took the award for the Showgirls, which received a total of six berries.

Over the years, separate awards were introduced: for disregard of human life and public property, for the worst use of 3D technology, the worst song, the worst rental (special Barry L. Bumstead Award), the worst contribution to cinema.

In some years, there were nominations for films of different genres - for example, horror or a picture for family viewing.

In 2000, prizes were also given out for the worst actors of the century (they were Sylvester Stallone and Madonna), and every ten years - for the worst film of the decade.

In addition, in some cases, the awarding of an honorary prize for the restoration of reputation is practiced.

It was planned that in 2020 the first television broadcast of the ceremony will take place, however, due to the coronavirus pandemic, these plans could not be implemented.