Music hits wrong note at Razzies
Australian singer-songwriter Sia has picked up three movie awards on the even of the Oscars – but probably wishes she hadn’t.
Her movie Music was hailed at the 41st Golden Raspberry Awards, the annual ceremony – known as the Razzies – which hails the worst in movies and hands out awards for the lowlights of the Hollywood year.
Absolute Proof, a documentary from American pillow magnate Mike Lindell alleging the 2020 presidential election was marred by widespread fraud, was named worst picture.
Lindell, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, was named worst actor for appearing as himself in the film.
Music won worst actress for Kate Hudson, worst supporting actress for Maddie Ziegler and worst director for Sia.
The film proved controversial around its release earlier this year and Sia apologised for casting a neurotypical actor as a nonverbal autistic girl and for scenes featuring the use of restraints on autistic people.
Eyebrows were raised in February when Music was nominated for two Golden Globes. Elsewhere at the Razzies, Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy sequel Borat: Subsequent Movie Film won two awards.
Voters gave Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for Trump, the prize for worst supporting actor in recognition of his headlinemaking cameo in the film when he is unwittingly interviewed in a hotel room.
Worst remake, rip-off or sequel went to Dolittle, the box office bomb starring Robert Downey Jr.