The Razzies Responded After Being Slammed For Nominating A 12-Year-Old For “Worst Actress” - BuzzFeed News

For more than four decades, the “Razzies,” as they’re widely known, have recognized the industry’s worst films and performances as a way to poke fun at the seriousness and competitiveness of awards season.

That movie, in which Armstrong starred opposite Zac Efron, is the second adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 novel of the same name about a little girl with the power of pyrokinesis.

Rolling Stone called it a “ four-alarm disaster,” but was still somewhat kind to the young child star (who was 11 at the time of filming), writing, “Armstrong does her best in a mostly impossible role.”

“The razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, but to nominate a kid is just repulsive & wrong,” tweeted Julian Hilliard, a child actor known for WandaVision and The Haunting of Hill House.

Speaking with BuzzFeed News, Razzies cofounder John Wilson said the roughly 1,100 voting members put Armstrong in fifth place, but organizers had still debated whether to include her because of her age.

Cameron Britton — an actor who’s appeared on the Netflix shows Mindhunter, The Umbrella Academy, and The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window — also left some encouraging words for Armstrong.