1st Golden Raspberry Awards
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The 1st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 31, 1981, at founder John J. B. Wilson's living room alcove to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1980. For it was a double featur
John Wilson at the 1st Golden Raspberry Awards in LA in 1981
Neil Diamond, Worst Actor winner
Laurence Olivier, Worst Supporting Actor co-winner
Amy Irving, Worst Supporting Actress winner
Xanadu (film)
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Xanadu is a 1980 American musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. Starring Olivia Newton-John along with Michael Beck and Gene Kel
1st Golden Raspberry Awards
…alcove to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1980. For it was a double feature of Can't Stop the Music, winner of Worst Picture, and Xanadu that inspired Wilson to start the Razzies. Each category included as many as ten nominees; the maximum was lowered to five the following year to mirror…
Theatrical release poster
Pan-Pacific Auditorium transformed into "Xanadu" via special effects