In a move that is starting to become a tradition, The Razzies are retracting a nomination shortly after announcing their yearly nominations in response to widespread backlash for the decision to nominate child actor Ryan Kiera Armstrong for “Worst Actress.” As if the concept of the organization highlighting the worst films and worst performances of the year wasn’t already considered mean-spirited enough, with the actor only being 11 years old while filming Firestarter, The Razzies was targeted for the insult towards the performer. Just last year, The Razzies crafted the all-new category “Worst Performance by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Movie,” though after the actor revealed his aphasia diagnosis, the organization axed the category entirely, as well as retroactively rescinding Shelley Duvall’s nomination for her performance in The Shining due to the psychological distress she was put under by director Stanley Kubrick.
