12-year-old actress withdrawn from Razzie Award nomination following criticism

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LOS ANGELES — The Golden Raspberry Awards have removed 12-year-old “Firestarter” actress Ryan Kiera Armstrong from this year’s list of nominations for Worst Actress.

“In light of the comments (with which we agree), the Razzie Awards will not include Ryan Kiera Armstrong in the final ballot,” the awards ceremony, also known as name of The Razzies.

The awards show is a satirical ceremony that honors the worst cinematic underachievements.

In a statement to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, Razzie Awards co-founder John Wilson apologized for including the actress in his list.

“The recent valid criticism of the choice of 11-year-old (sic) Armstrong as a nominee for one of our awards has drawn our attention to our callousness in this case,” Wilson said, responding to widespread criticism of the nomination. “As a result, we have removed Armstrong’s name from the final ballot that our members will cast next month. We also believe that a public apology is due to Mrs. Armstrong, and would like to say that we regret any wrongdoing she has suffered as a result of our choices.

Wilson said The Razzies learned from that lesson and in the future adopted a voting guideline prohibiting any artist or filmmaker under the age of 18 from being considered for their awards.

Ryan Kiera Armstrong at the World Premiere of ‘Luck’ held at the Regency Village Theater on July 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)

“We never intended to bury anyone’s career. That’s why our Redeemer Award was created. We all make mistakes, including ourselves,” Wilson continued. “Since our motto is ‘Own Your Bad’, we realize that we ourselves must also rise to the occasion.”

Armstrong starred in 2022 sci-fi horror “Firestarter” as Charlie McGee – made famous by Drew Barrymore in the original 1984 adaptation of Stephen King’s classic novel. She played the role alongside Zac Efron and Sydney Lemmon.

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The actress began her professional acting career in 2017 in the recurring role of Minnie May Barry on Netflix’s “Anne With An E.” His other roles include “The Art of Racing In The Rain”, “IT: Chapter II”, “The Gloria’s: Life On The Road”, and “The Tomorrow War”.

In 2021, Armstrong joined the cast of “American Horror Story: Double Feature” as Alma Gardner – making history as the show’s first young lead actor, according to IMDB.

The Razzie “winners” will be “honored” on March 11, the day before the Oscars.

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