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{{Short description|Award for worst cinematic under-achievements in 1980}}
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{{Infobox film awards
| number           = 1
| award            = Golden Raspberry Awards
| date             = March 31, 1981
| site             = [[John J. B. Wilson]]'s living room alcove
| film             = ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]''
| most_wins        = ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' and ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]'' (2)
| most_nominations = ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' (7)
| host             = John J. B. Wilson
| next             = 2nd
}}

The '''1st Golden Raspberry Awards''' were held on March 31, 1981, at founder [[John J. B. Wilson]]'s living room alcove to recognize the worst the [[film industry]] had to offer in [[1980 in film|1980]]. For it was a [[double feature]] of ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'', winner of [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]], and ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'' 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 the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]. "There was a fake stage in John's apartment," remembers [[Maureen Murphy (comedian)|Maureen Murphy]], who was a presenter.<ref>{{cite news |title=25 Years of Razzing Hollywood's Stinkers |last=Germain |first=David |work=[[Sun Sentinel]] |date=February 26, 2005 |page=7D}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/01/28/razzies-brief-history/ |title=The Razzies: A brief history |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 28, 2011 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/razzie-awards-worst-picture-winner-complete-cats/ |title=Razzie Awards: Every Worst Picture "Winner", From 'Can't Stop the Music' to 'Diana: The Musical' (Photos) |last=Geier |first=Thom |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=March 26, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref>

==Winners and nominees==
[[File:RobertGreenwald.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Robert Greenwald]], Worst Director winner]]
[[File:Neil Diamond HWOF Aug 2012 other (levels adjusted and cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Neil Diamond]], Worst Actor winner]]
[[File:Lord Olivier 18 Allan Warren.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Laurence Olivier]], Worst Supporting Actor co-winner]]
[[File:Amy Irving cropped.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Amy Irving]], Worst Supporting Actress winner]]
[[File:Allan Carr at 1989 Academy Awards.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Allan Carr]], Worst Screenplay co-winner]]

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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]]}}
* '''''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'''''
** ''[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]]''
** ''[[The Formula (1980 film)|The Formula]]''
** ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]''
** ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]''
** ''[[The Nude Bomb]]''
** ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]''
** ''[[Saturn 3]]''
** ''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]''
** ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]''
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]]}}
* '''[[Robert Greenwald]]&nbsp;– ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'''''
** [[John G. Avildsen]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Formula (1980 film)|The Formula]]''
** [[Brian De Palma]]&nbsp;– ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]''
** [[William Friedkin]]&nbsp;– ''[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]]''
** [[Richard Fleischer]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]''
** [[Stanley Kubrick]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''
** [[Michael Ritchie (filmmaker)|Michael Ritchie]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Island (1980 film)|The Island]]''
** [[John Trent (director)|John Trent]]&nbsp;– ''[[Middle Age Crazy]]''
** [[Nancy Walker]]&nbsp;– ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]''
** [[Gordon Willis]]&nbsp;– ''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]''
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]]}}
* '''[[Neil Diamond]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]'' as Yussel Rabinovitch / Jess Robin''' ''(nominated for Golden Globe for same role)''
** [[Michael Beck]]&nbsp;– ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'' as Sonny Malone
** [[Robert Blake (actor)|Robert Blake]]&nbsp;– ''[[Coast to Coast (1980 film)|Coast to Coast]]'' as Charles Callahan
** [[Michael Caine]]&nbsp;– ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'' and ''[[The Island (1980 film)|The Island]]'' as Dr. Robert Elliott / Bobbi and Blair Maynard (respectively)
** [[Kirk Douglas]]&nbsp;– ''[[Saturn 3]]'' as Adam
** [[Richard Dreyfuss]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Competition (1980 film)|The Competition]]'' as Paul Dietrich
** [[Anthony Hopkins]]&nbsp;– ''[[A Change of Seasons (film)|A Change of Seasons]]'' as Adam Evans
** [[Caitlyn Jenner|Bruce Jenner]]{{efn|Known as Bruce Jenner until her [[gender transition]] in 2015.}}&nbsp;– ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' as Ron White
** [[Sam J. Jones]]&nbsp;– ''[[Flash Gordon (film)|Flash Gordon]]'' as [[Flash Gordon]]
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]]}}
* '''[[Brooke Shields]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Blue Lagoon (1980 film)|The Blue Lagoon]]'' as Emmeline Lestrange'''
** [[Nancy Allen (actress)|Nancy Allen]]&nbsp;– ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'' as Liz Blake
** [[Faye Dunaway]]&nbsp;– ''[[The First Deadly Sin]]'' as Barbara Delaney
** <s>[[Shelley Duvall]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' as [[Wendy Torrance]]</s>{{efn|name=a|The Razzie committee officially rescinded the nomination on March 31, 2022, stating: "We have since discovered that Duvall's performance was impacted by [[Stanley 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 retract [[Bruce 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 with [[aphasia]], 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/razzie-awards-rescind-bruce-willis-award-shelley-duvall-nomination/ |title=Razzie Awards Backtrack, Rescind Bruce Willis Award – and Shelley Duvall Nomination as Well |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=March 31, 2022 |access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref>}}
** [[Farrah Fawcett]]&nbsp;– ''[[Saturn 3]]'' as Alex
** [[Sondra Locke]]&nbsp;– ''[[Bronco Billy]]'' as Antoinette Lily
** [[Olivia Newton-John]]&nbsp;– ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'' as Kira
** [[Valerie Perrine]]&nbsp;– ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' as Samantha Simpson
** [[Deborah Raffin]]&nbsp;– ''[[Touched by Love]]'' as Lena Canada (nominated for Golden Globe for same role)
** [[Talia Shire]]&nbsp;– ''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]'' as Emily Hollander
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]]}}
* '''[[John Adames]]&nbsp;– ''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]'' as Phil Dawn''' (TIE)
* '''[[Laurence Olivier]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]'' as Cantor Rabinovitch''' (TIE)
** [[Marlon Brando]]&nbsp;– ''[[The Formula (1980 film)|The Formula]]'' as Adam Stieffel
** [[Charles Grodin]]&nbsp;– ''[[Seems Like Old Times (film)|Seems Like Old Times]]'' as Ira Parks
** [[David Selby]]&nbsp;– ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]'' as Dr. Gene Seagram
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]]}}
* '''[[Amy Irving]]&nbsp;– ''[[Honeysuckle Rose (film)|Honeysuckle Rose]]'' as Lily Ramsey'''
** [[Elizabeth Ashley]]&nbsp;– ''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]'' as Andrea Glassen
** [[Georg Stanford Brown]] (in drag)&nbsp;– ''[[Stir Crazy (film)|Stir Crazy]]'' as Rory Schutlebrand
** [[Betsy Palmer]]&nbsp;– ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]'' as [[Pamela Voorhees|Mrs. Voorhees]]
** [[Marilyn Sokol]]&nbsp;– ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' as Lulu Brecht
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]]}}
* '''''[[Can't Stop the Music]]''&nbsp;– [[Bronté Woodard]] and [[Allan Carr]]'''
** ''[[A Change of Seasons (film)|A Change of Seasons]]''&nbsp;– [[Erich Segal]], [[Ronni Kern]], and Fred Segal
** ''[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]]''&nbsp;– [[William Friedkin]]
** ''[[The Formula (1980 film)|The Formula]]''&nbsp;– [[Steve Shagan]]
** ''[[It's My Turn (film)|It's My Turn]]''&nbsp;– [[Eleanor Bergstein]]
** ''[[Middle Age Crazy]]''&nbsp;– Carl Kleinschmidt
** ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]''&nbsp;– [[Adam Kennedy (actor)|Adam Kennedy]] and Eric Hughes (from [[Raise the Titanic!|the novel]] by [[Clive Cussler]])
** ''[[Touched by Love]]''&nbsp;– Hesper Anderson
** ''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]''&nbsp;– [[Barry Siegel]]
** ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]''&nbsp;– Richard C. Danus and Marc R. Rubel
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{{Award category|#eedd82|[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song|Worst Original Song]]}}
* '''"The Man with Bogart's Face" from ''[[The Man with Bogart's Face]]''&nbsp;– Music by [[George Duning]]; Lyrics by [[Andrew J. Fenady]]'''
** "[[Can't Stop the Music (song)|(You) Can't Stop the Music]]" from ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]''&nbsp;– Music and Lyrics by [[Jacques Morali]]
** "Suspended in Time" from ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]''&nbsp;– Music and Lyrics by [[John Farrar]]
** "Where Do You Catch the Bus for Tomorrow?" from ''[[A Change of Seasons (film)|A Change of Seasons]]''&nbsp;– Music by [[Henry Mancini]]; Lyrics by [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Marilyn Bergman]] and [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan Bergman]]
** "You, Baby, Baby!" from ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]''&nbsp;– Music and Lyrics by [[Neil Diamond]]
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==Films with multiple wins and nominations==
The following films received multiple nominations:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Films with multiple nominations
! scope="col" width="55"| Nominations
! scope="col" align="center"| Film
|-
| 7
| ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]''
|-
| 6
| ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 5
| ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]''
|-
| ''[[Windows (film)|Windows]]''
|-
| 4
| ''[[The Formula (1980 film)|The Formula]]''
|-
| rowspan="5"| 3
| ''[[A Change of Seasons (film)|A Change of Seasons]]''
|-
| ''[[Cruising (film)|Cruising]]''
|-
| ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]''
|-
| ''[[Raise the Titanic (film)|Raise the Titanic]]''
|-
| ''[[Saturn 3]]''
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2
| ''[[Friday the 13th (1980 film)|Friday the 13th]]''
|-
| ''[[The Island (1980 film)|The Island]]''
|-
| ''[[Middle Age Crazy]]''
|-
| ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''
|-
| ''[[Touched by Love]]''
|}

The following films received multiple awards:

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Films with multiple wins
! scope="col" width="55"| Wins
! scope="col" align="center"| Film
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2
| ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]''
|-
| ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]''
|}

==Criticism==
The awards are often criticized for nominating ''[[The Shining (film)|The Shining]]'' in two categories: [[Shelley Duvall]] for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]] and [[Stanley Kubrick]] for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/times-the-razzies-got-it-wrong/ |title=From 'The Shining' to 'Jaws': 10 Times The Razzies Got It Wrong |last=Disalvo |first=Tom |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=March 27, 2022 |access-date=September 25, 2022}}</ref> In 2022, Razzies founder [[John J. B. Wilson]] admitted that he regrets the nomination, saying: "Knowing the backstory and the way that Stanley Kubrick kind of pulverized her, I would take that back."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/razzie-awards-regret-shelley-duvall-shining-nom-1235187354/ |title=Razzie Awards Founder Regrets Shelley Duvall's 'Shining' Nomination: 'I'd Take That Back' |last=Sharf |first=Zack |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 22, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref> That same year, the awards committee rescinded Duvall's nomination, but not Kubrick's.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://razzies.com/2/post/2020/05/a-shining-razzie-throwback.html |title=A Shining Razzie Throwback! |last=Wilson |first=John |author-link=John J. B. Wilson |publisher=[[Golden Raspberry Awards|The Razzies]] |date=May 28, 2020 |access-date=September 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/razzies-shining-shelley-duvall-nomination-rescinded-response/ |title=Razzies Rescind Shelley Duvall's 'The Shining' Nomination |last=Hermanns |first=Grant |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=September 25, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/04/02/razzies-revoke-shining-award/ |title=Razzies void Shelley Duvall's 'The Shining' nomination. Here's why. |last=Ables |first=Kelsey |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=April 2, 2022 |access-date=September 25, 2022 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The nominations for [[Brian De Palma]]'s ''[[Dressed to Kill (1980 film)|Dressed to Kill]]'' have also been criticized.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cultfollowing.co.uk/2020/05/29/dressed-to-kill-review/ |title=Dressed to Kill Review |last=Gleadow |first=Ewan |work=Cult Following |date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Film}}

* [[53rd Academy Awards]]
* [[38th Golden Globe Awards]]
* [[34th British Academy Film Awards]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.razzies.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131104113243/https://razzies.com/asp/content/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=20 Official summary of awards]
* [https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Razzie_Awards/1981 Nomination and award listing] {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085549/https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Razzie_Awards/1981 |date=2009-02-07}} at [[IMDb]]

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