We said it a year ago: We no longer need the tired joke known as the Razzie Awards.
It’s easy to find fault in any awards nominations, be it Oscars or Razzies, but the greater issue that the Razzies face is that making fun of bad movies is no longer original. Film criticism, essays and satire all live in abundance on the internet, from both established publications and non-professionals. You don’t need to look beyond Rotten Tomatoes or YouTube to find thousands of well-articulated, passionate reviews of bad movies.
, is able to artfully and humorously explain the faults of a film and give the reader an understanding as to why the author or critic felt that way. The Razzies simply aren’t doing this; there’s no reason for users to put any stake into their picks when anyone with $40 to spare can mark a name on a ballot.
The same could be said for the Academy Awards , but that would be ignoring the many positives they provide to the industry. The Oscar nominations are determined by a selective group of working professionals, and the Academy of Arts and Motion Picture Sciences has initiatives for film preservation and support for emerging talent. There’s also the means to enact change; for example,’s historic Best Picture win last year led to increased interest in international cinema from American audiences.
With innumerable reviews released online with every new release, a simple list of the “worst movies of the year” within vaguely defined categories feels rather antiquated. Many of the nominations are justified; no one is arguing thatwasn’t one of the worst sequels of 2020. We just don’t need the Razzies to be the ones to say it., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way.
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