Ryan Kiera Armstrong inFirestarter.Photo: Ken Woroner/Universal Pictures
The Razzie Awards are walking back one of its picks for the “worst” of the year after backlash for selecting a 12-year-old actress.
Earlier this week, the Razzies, an unaffiliated foil tothe Oscarsthat instead picks on the so-called “worst” movies of the year,announced the nominees for 2023. Among the selections wasFirestarteractressRyan Kiera Armstrongunder the category “worst actress,” which also included Bryce Dallas Howard, Diane Keaton, Kaya Scodelario and Alicia Silverstone.
WandaVisionactor Julian Hilliard, 11,tweeted, “The razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, but to nominate a kid is just repulsive & wrong. Why put a kid at risk of increased bullying or worse? Be better.”
The official Razzies Twitter account then posted on Tuesday, “In light of feedback (which we’ve come to agree with) the @RazzieAwards will not be including Ryan Kiera Armstrong on the final voting ballot. @DevonESawa.”
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“Sometimes, you do things without thinking, Then you are called out for it. Then you get it. It’s why the Razzies were created in the first place,” Wilson said. “… We have removed Armstrong’s name from the Final Ballot that our members will cast next month. We also believe a public apology is owed Ms. Armstrong, and wish to say we regret any hurt she experienced as a result of our choices.”
“Having learned from this lesson, we would also like to announce that, from this point forward, we are adopting a Voting Guideline precluding any performer or filmmaker under 18 years of age from being considered for our awards,” he continued. “We have never intended to bury anyone’s career. It is why our Redeemer Award was created. We all make mistakes, very much us included. Since our motto is ‘Own Your Bad,’ we realize that we ourselves must also live up to it.”
source: people.com
