Having previously expressed regret for the decision, the Razzie Awards are rescinding Shelley Duvall's nomination for The Shining. More formerly known as the Golden Raspberry Awards, the ceremony is best known for targeting critically scorned movies and granting them awards in fashion similar to the Academy Awards. However, instead of celebrating the better elements of the worst films, the Razzies instead elect to highlight the "Worst" aspects, namely performances, direction and screenplay.
Though initially getting some positive fan followings in its earlier years, the Razzies have mostly received criticism from Hollywood and audiences alike for unfairly setting their sights on easy-to-target movies and taking cheap shots at those being nominated. Recent years have seen the Razzies attempt to course correct with more positive-skewing awards, including the Razzie Redeemer Award that's presented to former nominees or winners who have enjoyed a comeback of some sort, some of whom include Eddie Murphy for his celebrated turn in Dolemite is My Name after being named the Worst Actor of the Decade in 2010 and Melissa McCarthy for her Oscar-nominated performance in Can You Ever Forgive Me?. Despite this, the Razzies continue to be the center of criticism and are now attempting to right some of their past wrongs.
As the ceremony continues to come under fire, the Razzie Awards (via Entertainment Weekly) have elected to rescind Shelley Duvall's nomination for Worst Actress for her performance in The Shining. In a statement, co-founders John J.B. Wilson and Mo Murphy cited "extenuating circumstances" as their primary reason for revoking the nomination from the now-retired actress. The duo also pointed towards director Stanley Kubrick's "treatment of her throughout the production" as a major reason behind the rescinding.
In addition to Duvall's The Shining nomination, the Razzies have also revoked a new award category in which they would highlight Bruce Willis' worst performance of 2021 amongst his various direct-to-video releases. This comes after Willis' family revealed he would be stepping away from acting, likely for the rest of his career, after being diagnosed with aphasia, to which the Razzies founders initially stood by their decision for the category. In regards to Duvall, the duo did recently confess to feeling regret over having nominated The Shining actress for her performance in the Stephen King adaptation.
As the Razzies founders mentioned in their statement, Kubrick's treatment of Shelley Duvall while filming The Shining has become a point of infamy in Hollywood. The eccentric director was known for driving she and Jack Nicholson, amongst other crew, to exhaustion with his desire to shoot multiple takes of a scene, with Duvall having spoken out frequently about her distaste for the way he pushed her to her limits and even humiliated her on set. With both Duvall's The Shining nomination and Willis' new category rescinded by the Razzies, it will be interesting to see if they continue to reflect on their past choices and further revoke others.
Source: EW