Political Advisor Kellyanne Conway has certainly made headlines in the past thanks to her work in front of a camera, but it was always for impassioned arguments in favor of her boss, Donald Trump, not her appearances in films.
Yet thanks to her appearances as herself in footage for the Michael Moore documentary Fahrenheit 11/9, she was eligible this year for her first Razzie Award, The Hill reports. Conway won in the category of Worst Supporting Actress.
Also nominated for more typical film work were Marcia Gay Harden ( Fifty Shades Freed ), Kelly Preston ( Gotti) , and Jaz Sinclair ( Slender Man). Similar to Conway, First Lady Melania Trump also made the nomination list thanks to footage in Moore’s film.
Fahrenheit 11/9 presents a detailed depiction and analysis of today’s political climate, including the factors that led up to what was for many an unexpected Trump presidency and the political and social divisions that have deepened and widened since. Conway’s appearance in the film was a reflection of the new class of political surrogates who have appeared prominently on television and elsewhere in support of the Trump presidency.
Moore’s previous work has included other politically-charted films such as Bowling for Columbine, which explored themes of gun violence closely in the wake of the Columbine mass school shooting in 1999.
The Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, annually honor the worst performances and films for the year. The award was created by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John Wilson and Mo Murphy and has been running yearly since its debut in 1981.
While typically reserved for the more traditional panning of actors, actresses, and film industry professionals like screenwriters and directors, Razzie organizers have also been known to sneak in a not-so-subtle dig at other public figures, often through appearances such as Conway’s in documentaries.
Trump himself was on the nomination list multiple times this year, including Worst Actor and Worst Screen Combo, for an appearance, like Conway’s in Fahrenheit 11/9 and also for footage used in Dinesh D’Souza’s Death of a Nation . Trump won in both categories. The president’s win for Worst Screen Combo was framed as an undeniably snarky dig that paired Trump and “his self-perpetuating pettiness,” according to the award announcement.
It isn’t just the presidency that has made Trump a Razzie target, however. He had previously picked up a Worst Supporting Actor award for a cameo appearance in the 1991 Bo Derek film Ghosts Can’t Do It.
Trump & WH adviser Conway win big at Razzie worst film awards https://t.co/uYIefnOgTj pic.twitter.com/A9X76kBO60
— E-Scootersworld (@zyiteblog) February 23, 2019
Here is the full list of this year’s nominees (and winners.)
Worst Picture
Holmes & Watson Gotti The Happytime Murders Robin Hood Winchester
Worst Actress
Melissa McCarthy in The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party Jennifer Garner in Peppermint Amber Heard in London Fields Helen Mirren in Winchester Amanda Seyfried in The Clapper
Worst Actor
Donald J. Trump (As Himself) in Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9 Johnny Depp in Sherlock Gnomes Will Ferrell in Holmes & Watson John Travolta in Gotti Bruce Willis in Death Wish
Worst Supporting Actor
John C. Reilly in Holmes & Watson Jamie Foxx in Robin Hood Ludacris in Show Dogs Joel McHale in The Happytime Murders Justice Smith in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Worst Supporting Actress
Kellyanne Conway (As Herself) in Fahrenheit 11/9 Marcia Gay Harden in Fifty Shades Freed Kelly Preston in Gotti Jaz Sinclair in Slender Man Melania Trump (As Herself) in Fahrenheit 11/9
Worst Screen Combo
Donald J. Trump & His Self-Perpetuating Pettiness in Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9 Any Two Actors or Puppets in The Happytime Murders Johnny Depp & His Fast-Fading Film Career in Sherlock Gnomes Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly in Holmes & Watson Kelly Preston & John Travolta in Gotti
Worst Remake, Ripoff, or Sequel
Holmes & Watson Death of a Nation Death Wish The Meg Robin Hood
Worst Screenplay
Fifty Shades Freed , Screenplay by Niall Leonard, from the Novel by E.L. James Death of a Nation , Written by Dinesh D’Souza & Bruce Schooley Gotti , Screenplay by Leo Rossi and Lem Dobbs The Happytime Murders , Screenplay by Todd Berger, Story by Berger and Dee Austin Robinson Winchester , Written by Tom Vaughan and The Spierig Brothers
Razzie Redeemer Award
Actress: Melissa McCarthy
Actor: Tyler Perry
Director: Peter Farrelly
Franchise: Transformers
Studio: Sony Animation Studio
