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THE RAZZIES, OSCARS AND MORE

I'll begin with the Razzies, also known as the Golden Raspberry Awards, a parody honoring the worst cinematic under-achievements.  The list of nominees is always announced just before the Academy Award announcements are made.  Winners this year will be publicized on March 11, the day before the Oscar ceremony. The Razzies: Were created by a few film industry veterans and UCLA film graduates in 1981. This was all started by John JB Wilson ( right ) who in 1980 hosted a potluck party immediately following the 53rd Academy Award ceremony, where he passed ballots out for the partygoers to vote on the worst film of the year.  The winner of the first Golden Raspberry Award was  Can't Stop the Music , a fictional account of The Village People.  I noticed that  Rotten Tomatoes  gave it 18%/37% ratings.  Among the stars were Steve Guttenberg, Valerie Perrine and Bruce Jenner ( won Olympic Gold in Montreal 1976, then later became Caitlyn ), to the right. For the record, in Year One Neil