Diana the Musical, the much-mocked telling of the life story of Diana, Princess of Wales, has swept the board at this year’s Razzie Awards.
Complete winners list below.
The stage show, of which a filmed version was shown on Netflix, won five awards at this year’s Golden Raspberries, including worst picture, worst actress for Jeanna de Waal in the title role, worst director, worst supporting actress and worst screenplay. It had been nominated in nine categories altogether.
Netlix streamed a filmed version of the stage show before it debuted on Broadway, without a live audience due to theaters being closed at a time of coronavirus restrictions. When the theatrical show eventually opened, it lasted for only 33 performances on Broadway before the curtain fell for the final time.
The Razzies also saw basketball star LeBron James winning worst actor for Space Jam: A New Legacy as well as sharing the gong for worst screen couple, the fully-titled winner of that award being “James and any Warner cartoon character (or WarnerMedia product) he dribbles on”. Space Jam: A New Legacy also received the award for worst remake, rip-off or sequel.
Jared Leto, whom some had tipped for an Oscar nomination for his turn in House of Gucci, instead collected this year’s Razzie for worst supporting actor.
Razzies organisers describe their awards as the “ugly cousin to the Oscars”. Last year’s Awards saw the musical film Cats sweeping the board with six wins including worst picture and worst supporting actor and actress for James Corden and Rebel Wilson respectively.
2022 Razzie Award Winners:
WORST PICTURE
- Diana the Musical (The Netflix Version) – Winner
- Infinite
- Karen
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
- The Woman in the Window
WORST ACTOR
- Scott Eastwood / Dangerous
- Roe Hartrampf (As Prince Charles) Diana the Musical
- LeBron James / Space Jam: A New Legacy – Winner
- Ben Platt / Dear Evan Hansen
- Mark Wahlberg / Infinite
WORST ACTRESS
- Amy Adams / The Woman in the Window
- Jeanna de Waal / Diana the Musical – Winner
- Megan Fox / Midnight in the Switchgrass
- Taryn Manning / Karen
- Ruby Rose / Vanquish
WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Adams / Dear Evan Hansen
- Sophie Cookson / Infinite
- Erin Davie (As Camilla) Diana the Musical
- Judy Kaye (As BOTH Queen Elizabeth & Barbara Cartland) Diana the Musical – Winner
- Taryn Manning / Every Last One of Them
WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Ben Affleck / The Last Duel
- Nick Cannon / The Misfits
- Mel Gibson / Dangerous
- Gareth Keegan (As James Hewitt, the Muscle-Bound Horse Trainer)
Diana the Musical - Jared Leto / House of Gucci – Winner
WORST PERFORMANCE by BRUCE WILLIS in a 2021 MOVIE (Special Category)
- Bruce Willis / American Siege
- Bruce Willis / Apex
- Bruce Willis / Cosmic Sin – Winner
- Bruce Willis / Deadlock
- Bruce Willis / Fortress
- Bruce Willis / Midnight in the Switchgrass
- Bruce Willis / Out of Death
- Bruce Willis / Survive the Game
WORST SCREEN COUPLE
- Any Klutzy Cast Member & Any Lamely Lyricized (or Choreographed)
Musical Number / Diana the Musical - LeBron James & Any Warner Cartoon Character (or Time-Warner Product) He Dribbles on / Space Jam: A New Legacy – Winner
- Jared Leto & EITHER His 17-Pound Latex Face, His Geeky Clothes or
His Ridiculous Accent / House of Gucci - Ben Platt & Any Other Character Who Acts Like Platt
Singing 24-7 is Normal / Dear Evan Hansen - Tom & Jerry (aka Itchy & Scratchy) Tom & Jerry the Movie
WORST REMAKE, RIP-OFF, or SEQUEL
- Karen (Inadvertent Remake of Cruella deVil)
- Space Jam: A New Legacy – Winner
- Tom & Jerry the Movie
- Twist (Rap remake of Oliver Twist)
- The Woman in the Window (Rip-Off of Rear Window)
WORST DIRECTOR
- Christopher Ashley / Diana the Musical – Winner
- Stephen Chbosky / Dear Evan Hansen
- “Coke” Daniels / Karen
- Renny Harlin / The Misfits
- Joe Wright / The Woman in the Window
WORST SCREENPLAY
- Diana the Musical / Script by Joe DiPietro, Music and Lyrics by DiPietro and David Bryan – Winner
- Karen / Written by “Coke” Daniels
-
The Misfits / Screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Robert Henny,
Screen Story by Henny -
Twist / Written by John Wrathall & Sally Collett, Additional Material
by Matthew Parkhill, Michael Lindley, Tom Grass & Kevin Lehane,
from an “Original Idea” by David & Keith Lynch and Simon Thomas -
The Woman in the Window / Screenplay by Tracy Letts, from
the Novel by A.J. Finn