The complete list of winners for the 2021 Golden Raspberry Awards has been announced.
The annual awards show honors the “worst” movies of the year and they’re usually handed out the day before the Oscars, which are being held on Sunday.
The Polish movie 365 Days, which became a Netflix sensation last year, and the Robert Downey Jr. movie Dolittle led the pack with six nominations each.
Sia‘s critically panned movie Music topped the winners list this year with three wins.
Glenn Close received a nomination for Worst Supporting Actress and she also received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the same role in Hillbilly Elegy. She didn’t win the award though.
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Kate Hudson is speaking out in response to the backlash her movie Music, directed by Sia, has received for its portrayal of autism.
The 41-year-old actress, who received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance in the film, discussed the controversy while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Friday (February 19).
“I think when people see the film, they will see the amount of love and sensitivity that was put into it,” Kate said. “It is an important conversation to have and it’s not just about this movie, but as a whole, about representation. For me, when I hear that there’s anybody that feels left out I feel terrible.”
There has been controversy over Maddie Ziegler being cast as a nonverbal autistic woman as she’s a neurotypical actress.
“Nobody has really asked me that,” Kate said about the controversy. “I’ve only been asked to sort of comment in a quote, and it’s not a soundbite conversation. I think it’s an ongoing, important dialogue to be had about neurotypical actors playing neurodivergent characters.”
“The spectrum is so wide and should be approached with far more conversation and understanding of how can we be more representative, what are the best ways to do that,” Kate added. “We want to tell the best stories we can. There is no one who wants to upset anybody. When people feel upset about anything, it’s our job to listen and encourage more conversation with other people who want to tell these stories.”
Sia‘s new movie Music, which is available to rent on demand, has caused a lot of controversy in recent weeks and the film is still trending.
Last week, a Twitter thread was written by an account called @Autisticats and they called out the movie for the offensive way autistic people were portrayed.
One week after the thread went live, it has been retweeted over 31,000 times, quote tweeted over 6,000 times, and liked by more than 96,000 people.
“I’m watching Sia’s movie, in order to write a detailed & chronological review (so that nobody else watches it out of curiosity). But for now, I just want the public to see a few things that speak for themselves, starting with this image,” the account said along with an image of star Maddie Ziegler‘s facial expression in one scene.
I’m watching Sia’s movie, in order to write a detailed & chronological review (so that nobody else watches it out of curiosity).
But for now, I just want the public to see a few things that speak for themselves, starting with this image: pic.twitter.com/jPqtd5tLOz
Sia added, “I believe he’s very sick and have compassion for him AND his victims.”
In a new interview with The Sunday Times, published Sunday (February 14), Sia elaborated, “It turns out he was using the same lines on me and Twigsy, and eventually we found out because we ended up talking to one another,” she explained. “Both of us thought we were singly dating him. But that wasn’t the case. And he was still married.” Shia was reportedly married to actress Mia Goth.
She added that Shia said, he “wanted to marry me and live a sober life.” Sia then added, “I feel like I’m always gonna love him because he’s such a sick puppy.”
Sia has released her eighth studio album, which features songs from and inspired by her new movie Music.
The 14 track album features songs inspired by the film, as well as Sia’s interpretations of songs from the musical movie. Included on the album are recent singles “Together,” “Courage to Change,” “Saved My Life,” “Hey Boy,” and “Floating Through Space.”
Sia made her directorial debut on the controversial new movie, which recently was nominated for two Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. The film is now available to rent on demand.
The “Chandelier” singer deleted her Twitter account as of Thursday (February 4) following controversy surrounding her Golden Globe-nominated film Music, which features Maddie Ziegler portraying a character with autism.
The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture -Musical or Comedy and Kate Hudson received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Despite the awards show nominations, there has been backlash on social media regarding the movie’s portrayal of autism, as well as Sia‘s response to the criticism. There is also a clip from the movie that’s gone viral on social media, which features Kate‘s character using a dangerous type of restraint on Maddie‘s character.
“MUSIC doesn’t just promote harmful stereotypes about autistic people ― it shows restraints that have killed members of our community as necessary and loving acts. This film should never have been made, and it shouldn’t be shown,” Zoe Gross, director of advocacy at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network said in a press release.
In since-deleted tweets, Sia addressed the response again and said she’s “been listening” to criticism.
“I promise, have been listening. The motion picture MUSIC will, moving forward, have this warning at the head of the movie: MUSIC in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people. There are autistic occupational therapists that specialize in sensory processing who can be consulted to explain safe ways to provide proprioceptive, deep-pressure feedback to help w meltdown safety,” she wrote.
She also said she intends to delete the restraint scenes, adding that she listened to the “wrong people” in her research for the film.
Communication First, a group run by and for nonspeaking people with disabilities, stated that Sia’s team “reached out and briefly engaged” with it “before restraint scenes from the film were leaked” on social media, and communication ended after “a committee of nonspeaking and autistic people were invited to screen the film last week,” making additional recommendations.
“MUSIC’s restraint scenes will undoubtedly cause harm to autistic people. Because many autistic people have experienced restraint, some will be traumatized by watching the film” said Tauna Szymanski, executive director of Communication First.
The film will premiere in select Imax theaters for one-night only on February 10, and then be released on premium video-on-demand platforms on February 12.
MUSIC in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people. There are autistic occupational therapists that specialize in sensory processing who can be consulted to explain safe ways to provide proprioceptive, deep-pressure feedback to help w meltdown safety.
Here’s a synopsis of the movie: Zu (Kate Hudson) is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music (Ziegler), a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film explores two of Sia’s favorite themes: finding your voice and creating family.
Sia‘s tweets come hours after the movie was nominated for two Golden Globe awards. See the full list of nominations here…
