We cannot say that we are surprised.
Robert Downey Jr., who literally pulls things out of a sick CGI dragon’s butt in the family movie “Dolittle”, was nominated as the worst actor at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards. The 41st annual award, better known as Razzies, honors what the group considers the most abysmal films and performances that Hollywood has to offer.
“Dolittle”, which has a rancid rating of 14% from critics of the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, leads this year’s nominations with six, including worst movie, worst remake, worst script, worst director (Stephen Gaghan) and worst screen combination (for Downey and his “Welsh” accent totally unconvincing).
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Tying “Doolittle” to six nominations is “365 days”, a Polish version of “Fifty Shades of Gray” that hit Netflix last summer and drew reactions for its depictions of kidnapping and predatory behavior. Sia’s controversial “Music” and DC’s divisive sequence, “Wonder Woman 1984”, also won several nominations each.
Razzies are voted on by 1,090 members from the United States and abroad. This year’s “winners” will be revealed on April 24, the night before the Oscars.
The complete list of Razzie nominees:
Worst photo
“365 days”
“Absolute proof”
“Dolittle”
“Fantasy Island”
“Song”
Worst actor
Robert Downey, Jr., “Dolittle”
Mike Lindell (the guy from “My Pillow”), “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 combination
Maria Bakalova and Rudy Giuliani, “Borat Subsequent Movie-Film”
Robert Downey Jr. and his totally convincing “Welsh” accent, “Dolittle”
Harrison Ford and that totally fake CGI “Dog”, “Call of the Wild”
Lauren Lapkus and David Spade, “The Wrong Missy”
Adam Sandler and his annoying simpleton voice, “Hubie Halloween”
Worst director
Charles Band, all 3 films “Barbie and Kendra”
Barbara Bialowas and Tomasz Mandes, “365 days”
Stephen Gaghan, “Dolittle”
Ron Howard, “Hillbilly Elegy”
Sia, “Music”
Worst script
“365 days”
All 3 “Barbie and Kendra” films
“Dolittle”
“Fantasy Island”
“Countryman Elegance”
Worst Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
“365 days” (remake / Polish copy of “Fifty Shades of Gray”)
“Dolittle” (remake)
“Fantasy Island” (remake / “reimagination”)
“Hubie Halloween” (remake / copy of “Ernest Scared Stupid”)
“Wonder Woman 1984” (sequence)
This article was originally published in USA TODAY: Razzie 2021 nominations: Adam Sandler and Rudy Giuliani make the ‘worst’ list