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Winning an Oscar is every actor's dream. It is considered the height of achievement for anyone involved in the movie industry. The Golden Raspberry Awards (or "the Razzies"), to the contrary, are the opposite of the Oscars and celebrate the very worst in moviemaking.
Awards are given in categories such as Worst Movie, Worse Actor, Worst Screenplay and Worse Director. It goes without saying that most actors dread hearing that they've been nominated for a Razzie.
The Razzies began in 1981 at the house of John Wilson, a Hollywood-based writer. Every year he would hold a dinner party on the night of the Oscars. He decided it would be fun to hold a fake award ceremony which celebrated the year's worst movies. That year, Can't Stop the Music won the first Gold Raspberry Award for Worse Picture. Using a broomstick and foam ball as a fake microphone, Wilson hauled his guests onstage to make some comedic speeches.
Everyone agreed that Wilson's fake awards had been so funny that they should happen every year. By 1984, the ceremony had moved from Wilson's house into a school auditorium and even managed to attract reporters from CNN.
Since then, the Razzies have gained a cult following. In order to take advantage of the surge in media presence in Hollywood, the Razzies take place the night before the Oscars. Now, the ceremony can get the attention it deserves without having to compete with the Oscars.
In 2005, actress Halle Berry turned up in person to accept her award for Worst actress. Holding her 2002 Oscar in one hand, and her Razzie in the other, she gave a hilarious speech to the crowd. Interestingly enough, in 2010, actress Sandra Bullock won an Oscar and a Razzie in the same year.
Some claim, however, that the Razzies and John Wilson are cruel by poking fun at the worst movies. Wilson has responded by saying "a banana peel on the floor, not a slap in the face," although not everyone in Hollywood agrees with him. Nevertheless, it won't stop the Razzies from making fun of the Hollywood elite any time soon.