21st Golden Raspberry Awards

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21st Golden Raspberry Awards
DateMarch 24, 2001
SiteRadisson-Huntley Hotel, Santa Monica, California
Highlights
Worst Picture Battlefield Earth
Most awards Battlefield Earth (7)
Most nominations Battlefield Earth (8)

The 21st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 24, 2001, at the Radisson-Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica, California, USA, to recognize the worst the movie industry had to offer in 2000. [1] [2]

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Science fiction film Battlefield Earth swept the awards, claiming victory in all seven categories in which it was nominated (from a total of eight nominations, with its double nomination in the Supporting Actor category). J.D. Shapiro later accepted his Worst Screenplay award in a radio program. [3] [4] The record was then beaten by Jack and Jill (with the total of 12 nominations and 10 wins).

Following the 21st Golden Raspberry Awards on March 24, 2001, the film production and distribution company, Franchise Pictures, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 19, 2007.

Awards and nominations

  Winner (in bold)
CategoryRecipient
Worst Picture Battlefield Earth (Warner Bros.)
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (Artisan)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (Universal)
Little Nicky (New Line)
The Next Best Thing (Paramount)
Worst Actor John Travolta Cannes 2018 (cropped).jpg John Travolta in Battlefield Earth and Lucky Numbers as Terl and Russ Richards (respectively)
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Beach as Richard
Adam Sandler in Little Nicky as Nicky
Arnold Schwarzenegger (as the real Adam Gibson) in The 6th Day
Sylvester Stallone in Get Carter as Jack Carter
Worst Actress
Madonna Madonna Rebel Heart Tour 2015 - Stockholm (23051472299) (cropped).jpg
Madonna
Madonna in The Next Best Thing as Abbie Reynolds
Kim Basinger in Bless the Child and I Dreamed of Africa as Maggie O'Connor and Kuki Gallmann (respectively)
Melanie Griffith in Cecil B. Demented as Honey Whitlock
Bette Midler in Isn't She Great as Jacqueline Susann
Demi Moore in Passion of Mind as Martha Marie "Marty" Talridge
Worst Supporting Actor
Barry Pepper BarryPepperByPhilKonstantin.jpg
Barry Pepper
Barry Pepper in Battlefield Earth as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler
Stephen Baldwin in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Barney Rubble
Keanu Reeves in The Watcher as David Allen Griffin
Arnold Schwarzenegger (as the clone of Adam Gibson) in The 6th Day
Forest Whitaker in Battlefield Earth as Ker
Worst Supporting Actress
Kelly Preston Kelly Preston Cannes 2018.jpg
Kelly Preston
Kelly Preston in Battlefield Earth as Chirk
Patricia Arquette in Little Nicky as Valerie Veran
Joan Collins in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas as Pearl Slaghoople
Thandiwe Newton in Mission: Impossible 2 as Nyah Nordoff-Hall
Rene Russo in The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle as Natasha Fatale
Worst Screen Couple John Travolta Cannes 2018 (cropped).jpg John Travolta and anyone sharing the screen with him in Battlefield Earth
Any two actors in Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Richard Gere and Winona Ryder in Autumn in New York
Madonna and either Rupert Everett or Benjamin Bratt in The Next Best Thing
Arnold Schwarzenegger (as the real Adam Gibson) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (as the clone of Adam Gibson) in The 6th Day
Worst Remake or Sequel Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (Artisan)
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (Universal)
Get Carter (Warner Bros.)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Universal)
Mission: Impossible 2 (Paramount)
Worst Director
Roger Christian, director of Battlefield Earth RogerChristianApr2011.jpg
Roger Christian, director of Battlefield Earth
Roger Christian for Battlefield Earth
Joe Berlinger for Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Steven Brill for Little Nicky
Brian De Palma for Mission to Mars
John Schlesinger for The Next Best Thing
Worst Screenplay J. David Shapiro.jpg Battlefield Earth – screenplay by Corey Mandell and J. David Shapiro, based on the novel by L. Ron Hubbard
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 – written by Dick Beebe and Joe Berlinger
How the Grinch Stole Christmas – screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on the book by Dr. Seuss
Little Nicky – screenplay by Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler and Steven Brill
The Next Best Thing – written by Tom Ropelewski

Films with multiple nominations

These films received multiple nominations:

NominationsFilms
8 Battlefield Earth
5 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
Little Nicky
The Next Best Thing
4 The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
3 The 6th Day
2 Get Carter
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Mission: Impossible 2

Dissolution of Franchise Pictures

On August 19, 2007, The film production and distribution company, Franchise Pictures, was sued by its investors and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after it emerged that it had fraudulently overstated the Battlefield Earth budget by $31 million. [5]

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