The Razzie Awards have named Netflix’s Diana the Musical as the worst film of the year
The Razzie Awards have given a clean sweep to Netflix’s filmed version of Diana the Musical, a critically panned Broadway show about Princess Diana’s life story. These awards which are announced the day before the Oscars honour Hollywood’s best, name and shame the year’s worst films.
Five awards were given to Diana the Musical, including worst picture and worst actress for Jeanna de Waal, who played the late princess. Great basketball player For Space Jam: A New Legacy, LeBron James took home the award for worst actor. James and “any Warner cartoon character (or WarnerMedia product) he dribbles on” won the award for worst screen couple, while the film was also named worst remake, rip-off, or sequel.
The Guardian called Diana the Musical “a right royal debacle so bad you’ll hyperventilate,” Vanity Fair called it “a shellacked lump of product born solely of cold, money-minded cynicism,” and the Financial Times called it “a wildly crass patty of pure schlock” when it was released last year. The Broadway show only lasted 33 performances before it was shut down. Because its theatres were closed and the entertainment industry was dealing with coronavirus restrictions, Netflix streamed a film of the musical before it hit Broadway, without a live audience.
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