One day before the Oscars, the Golden Raspberry is traditionally awarded, among other things, to the worst films and the worst actors of the year. There was now 12-year-old Ryan Kiera Armstrong for the voters to choose from. After a storm of indignation the organizers withdrew the nomination of the Firestarter star.
Anti-Oscars apologize after ‘insensitive’ nomination
The Hollywood Reporter quotes Golden Raspberry executive John Wilson from a statement:
Sometimes we do things without thinking. Then one is criticized and understands it. That’s why the Golden Raspberry exists. [Uns wurde gezeigt,] how insensitive we have been. We removed Ms. Armstrong’s name from the ballots. […] You deserve an apology.
Universal Pictures
Ryan Kiera Armstrong in Firestarter
Many actors had previously criticized the nomination. WandaVision actor Julian Hilliard, for example, accused the organizers of Armstrong the target for “bullying or worse” close.
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It’s not the first time, that a child star is up for grabs for a Golden Raspberry. For example, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace had Jake Lloyd nominated for Worst Supporting Actor.
In the Stephen King film Firestarter A father (Zac Efron) tries to protect his daughter (Armstrong), who has a special gift: she can do things burst into flames with the help of their thoughts. The horror film largely fell through with criticism (via Metacritic).
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