Razzie Awards organizers have eliminated Ryan Kiera Armstrong from their poll following backlash from together with the actress, who’s 12, in its annual picks for the worst movies and performances of the yr.

John Wilson, head of the group that organizes the Golden Raspberry Awards — aka the Razzies — additionally issued an apology in a press release launched Wednesday morning.

“Typically, you do issues with out pondering,” Wilson mentioned. “Then you definately are known as out for it. Then you definately get it. It’s why the Razzies have been created within the first place.”

Wilson known as the criticism “legitimate,” noting that it “introduced our consideration to how insensitive we’ve been on this occasion. In consequence, we’ve got eliminated Armstrong’s identify from the ultimate poll that our members will forged subsequent month. We additionally imagine a public apology is owed Ms. Armstrong, and want to say we remorse any damage she skilled on account of our decisions.”

Armstrong, who was 11 when Firestarter was filmed, was up for worst actress together with Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic Park: Dominion), Diane Keaton (Mack & Rita), Kaya Scodelario (The King’s Daughter) and Alicia Silverstone (The Requin).

Wilson additionally mentioned that new voting pointers are being adopted that can preclude any performer or filmmaker who’s a minor from being thought-about for a Razzie Award.

“We’ve by no means supposed to bury anybody’s profession,” Wilson mentioned. “It’s why our Redeemer Award was created. All of us make errors, very a lot us included. Since our motto is ‘Personal Your Dangerous,’ we notice that we ourselves should additionally reside as much as it.”

The response comes after many individuals criticized the group for her inclusion, together with a number of present and former little one actors. “The razzies are already mean-spirited & classless, however to appoint a child is simply repulsive & fallacious,” tweeted Julian Hilliard, a toddler actor who has appeared in WandaVision and The Haunting of Hill Home. “Why put a child liable to elevated bullying or worse? Be higher.”

Wilson earlier this week advised Buzzfeed he felt the “rage is attention-grabbing — maybe considerably justified, however I feel overblown.” He added: “The intent was to be humorous. On this specific occasion, we appear to have misstepped very badly. I might admit that.”

The Razzies have nominated kids beforehand, together with Jake Lloyd for 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace and Macaulay Culkin, who was nominated in 1995 for 3 movies — Getting Even With Dad, The Pagemaster and Richie Wealthy.

It’s additionally not the primary time that the Razzies have pulled again on an “honor.” Final yr, organizers determined to rescind the particular class of Worst Efficiency by Bruce Willis in a 2021 Film after information broke that the actor was affected by aphasia.

The “winners” of the forty third Razzie Awards can be introduced March 11, the day earlier than the Oscars. There are about 1,100 voting members.