After enduring the controversy of initially nominating Armstrong, the organization put themselves in Armstrong's place on the ballot it won by a landslide.

In another surprise, for the first time in Razzies history, the organization gave itself an award: Worst Actress. Wilson issued a public apology and announced that the organization would no longer allow individuals under eighteen to be nominated in any category. I would admit that.' Three days after the nomination was announced, Armstrong was removed from the ballot. In this particular instance, we seem to have misstepped very badly. Wilson suggested that the level of criticism the nomination received was 'overblown', but also conceded, stating: 'The intent was to be funny. Wilson explained that among the group's voters, Armstrong had come in fifth place out of five available spots and that, despite some concern due to her age (twelve when the nomination was announced), members approved the nomination on the grounds that Armstrong was a professional actress with prior experience.

In the wake of the controversy, Razzies co-founder John J. Because she is younger and it is bullying, and we do want to be cautious about how we speak to or about people because it encourages other people to join on that bandwagon, and I'm glad to see people didn't jump on the 'let's make fun of her' wave and instead said 'This isn't right.'' Drew Barrymore, a former child actress and star of the original film, also criticized the decision, stating: 'I don't like it. Fellow child actor Julian Hilliard said the Razzies 'crossed a line' and that the nomination put Armstrong at the risk of 'bullying or worse'. The Worst Actress nomination of child actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong for her role in the Firestarter remake was the subject of backlash, alongside further criticism that child actors in the past had their careers harmed upon being nominated at the Razzies such as Gary Coleman for On the Right Track (1981), Macaulay Culkin for Richie Rich (1994), and Jake Lloyd for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999). The following films received multiple wins:

The following films received multiple nominations:

Mark Wahlberg (from four-time Razzie nominee to Father Stu)įilms with multiple wins and nominations.

Val Kilmer (from three-time Razzie nominee to Val).

Colin Farrell (from 2004 Worst Actor nominee to 2022 Best Actor Oscar Front-Runner).

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