Razzies boss: 'Film industry is scared'

The creator of the Golden Raspberry Awards has claimed that the movie industry is "terrified" of the alternative gongs.

John Wilson told The Guardian that the Razzies try to focus on well-known films with stars and a big budget because they have "no excuse" to be as bad as some are.

He said: "We are promoting something the industry does not appreciate. They try to ignore us like a fart in a church.

"We poke fun; we're the banana peel on the floor, not the slap in the face. We're not saying 'F*** you'; we're asking 'Why?'

"Oscar night is all about air-kissing and back-slapping, so it terrifies the industry that there are people like us out there."

He added that Halle Berry gave the "perfect example" of how to deal with winning a Razzie when she attended the ceremony and gave a parody speech.

"Admit it, embrace it, enjoy it and move on. Don't get irritable, ignore it or dismiss it as irrelevant," he said.

This year's awards, held the day before the Oscars, were dominated by Mike Myers comedy The Love Guru and Paris Hilton.