Will Tyler Perry win his third Worst Actress Razzie Award for playing his signature role as Madea in “A Madea Family Funeral”? It was purported to be the final Madea movie, so perhaps the Razzies will want to send him out with a bang — or with a bomb, as it were. But might it also be time to retire the Razzies trend of nominating male actors for female roles?
Perry is certainly not the only male performer who has been nominated across gender categories for playing a role in drag. Adam Sandler won Worst Actor and Worst Actress for playing twin siblings in “Jack and Jill” (2011), and the Razzies have also nominated Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans and Martin Lawrence in this category for female characters.
SEERazzies: Every Worst Picture Winner 1981 to Today
But Perry is the only man who has won it twice, for “A Madea Christmas” (2013) and “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween...
Perry is certainly not the only male performer who has been nominated across gender categories for playing a role in drag. Adam Sandler won Worst Actor and Worst Actress for playing twin siblings in “Jack and Jill” (2011), and the Razzies have also nominated Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans and Martin Lawrence in this category for female characters.
SEERazzies: Every Worst Picture Winner 1981 to Today
But Perry is the only man who has won it twice, for “A Madea Christmas” (2013) and “Boo 2! A Madea Halloween...
- 2/27/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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