21st Golden Raspberry Awards

21st Golden Raspberry Awards
21st Golden Raspberry Awards
Date	March 24, 2001
Site	Radisson-Huntley Hotel, Santa Monica, California
Highlights
Worst Picture	Battlefield Earth
Most awards	Battlefield Earth (7)
Most nominations	Battlefield Earth (8)
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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]

DateMarch 24, 2001

SiteRadisson-Huntley Hotel, Santa Monica, California

Worst PictureBattlefield Earth

Most awardsBattlefield Earth (7)

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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).

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Category		Recipient
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 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 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	*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 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 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	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		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

Nominations	Films
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

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