And the winner won’t be Bruce Willis.
The Razzie Awards have decided not to give Bruce Willis the ‘Worst Performance by Bruce Willis of 2021’ award after much backlash.
In a statement to The Post, the awards show’s co-founders, John Wilson and Mo Murphy, said, “After much thought and deliberation, the Razzies have made the decision to annul the Razzie Award bestowed on Bruce Willis based on his recent disclosure of the diagnosis.”
It was revealed on Wednesday that Willis, 67, has been diagnosed with the brain disorder aphasia and has decided to give up acting.
The statement continued, “Where an individual’s medical condition is a factor in their decision-making and/or performance, we recognize that it is not appropriate to raid them.”
Organizers also told the Post they will also be taking back Razzie from “The Shining” star Shelley Duvall.
Bruce Willis was nominated for a raid for his performance in the films “American Siege”, as well as “Cosmic Sin”, “Apex”, “Deadlock”, “Fortress”, “Midnight in the Switchgrass”, “Out of Death”. and “Survive the Game.” Courtesy of Everett Collection
“As we mentioned in a recent Vulture interview, extenuating circumstances also apply to Shelley Duvall in ‘The Shining,'” they added.
“We have since found that Duvall’s performance was influenced by Stanley Kubrick’s handling of her throughout production. We would like to take this opportunity to withdraw this nomination as well,” the note concluded.
Murphy told Vulture in February that she would happily revoke Duvall’s nomination if she could. “If I know the backstory and the way Stanley Kubrick sort of pulverized it, I’d take that back,” she told the outlet.
The “Glass” actor has been nominated for eight different appearances in films appearing in his own category at this year’s Razzies in 2021.
The awards are shown following the disclosure of his illness by Willis’ family tweeted“I’m really sorry for the raids #Bruce Willis diagnosed condition. Maybe that explains why he wanted to go out with a bang in 2021. Our best wishes to Bruce and his family.”
The Razzies are really sorry #Bruce Willis diagnosed condition. Maybe that explains why he wanted to go out with a bang in 2021. Our best wishes to Bruce and his family.
— The Razzie® Awards (@RazzieAwards) March 30, 2022
Wilson and Murphy continued to tell IndieWire, “We are really sorry to hear about Willis’s diagnosis, which we were unaware of until the story broke this morning.”
They continued, “In Willis’ defense, perhaps his sales reps shouldn’t have let him do such a high volume of work in such a short amount of time. We offer our best wishes to Bruce and his family.”
Shortly after that letter, Wilson released another statement to the outlet: “We are still discussing how to handle the news of Willis’ diagnosis and will get back to you.”