The Golden Raspberry Awards - or Razzies - were founded in 1981 by the American publicist, John J.B. Wilson, as a joke on the night of the Academy Awards. Friends were invited to give random film awards and tales of the "bad nominations" were picked up by the Los Angeles Daily News with the headline: "Take These Envelopes, Please". Wilson formalized the events, holding ballots, and issuing trophies - shaped like a golden raspberry - and they are now announced on the eve of the Oscars, with a lot … [Read more...]