Editing 1st Golden Raspberry Awards (section)

{{Short description|Award for worst cinematic under-achievements in 1980}}
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{{Infobox film awards
| number           = 1
| award            = Golden Raspberry Awards
| date             = March 31, 1981
| site             = [[John J. B. Wilson]]'s living room alcove
| film             = ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]''
| most_wins        = ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' and ''[[The Jazz Singer (1980 film)|The Jazz Singer]]'' (2)
| most_nominations = ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'' (7)
| host             = John J. B. Wilson
| next             = 2nd
}}

The '''1st Golden Raspberry Awards''' were held on March 31, 1981, at founder [[John J. B. Wilson]]'s living room alcove to recognize the worst the [[film industry]] had to offer in [[1980 in film|1980]]. For it was a [[double feature]] of ''[[Can't Stop the Music]]'', winner of [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]], and ''[[Xanadu (film)|Xanadu]]'' that inspired Wilson to start the Razzies. Each category included as many as ten nominees; the maximum was lowered to five the following year to mirror the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]. "There was a fake stage in John's apartment," remembers [[Maureen Murphy (comedian)|Maureen Murphy]], who was a presenter.<ref>{{cite news |title=25 Years of Razzing Hollywood's Stinkers |last=Germain |first=David |work=[[Sun Sentinel]] |date=February 26, 2005 |page=7D}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2011/01/28/razzies-brief-history/ |title=The Razzies: A brief history |last=Svetkey |first=Benjamin |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=January 28, 2011 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/razzie-awards-worst-picture-winner-complete-cats/ |title=Razzie Awards: Every Worst Picture "Winner", From 'Can't Stop the Music' to 'Diana: The Musical' (Photos) |last=Geier |first=Thom |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=March 26, 2022 |access-date=November 3, 2023}}</ref>