The1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981, at founderJohn J. B. Wilson's living room alcove to recognize the worst thefilm industry had to offer in1980. For it was adouble feature ofCan't Stop the Music, winner ofWorst Picture, andXanadu that inspired Wilson to start the Razzies. Each category included as many as ten nominees; the maximum was lowered to five the following year to mirror theOscars. "There was a fake stage in John's apartment," remembersMaureen Murphy, who was a presenter.[1][2][3]
^The Razzie committee officially rescinded the nomination on March 31, 2022, stating: "We have since discovered that Duvall's performance was impacted byStanley Kubrick's treatment of her throughout the production." The retraction of the nomination was in response to public backlash the Razzies received after refusing to retractBruce Willis's win for "Worst Bruce Willis Performance in a 2021 Movie" (a one-off category for his roles in eight films released that calendar year), after Willis's family announced that the star had been diagnosed withaphasia, a cognitive brain condition, and was subsequently retiring from acting on March 30, 2022. The Razzie committee retracted both Willis's win and Duvall's nomination the following day.[4]
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