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.
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. The record was then beaten by Jack and Jill (with the total of 12 nominations and 10 wins).
Awards and nominations
Category RecipientWorst PictureBattlefield 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) |- | rowspan=5|Worst Actor| rowspan=5| | style="background:#B0C4DE;" |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 |- | rowspan=5|Worst Actress| rowspan=5| | style="background:#B0C4DE;" |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 |- | rowspan=5| Worst Supporting Actor| rowspan=5| | style="background:#B0C4DE;" |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 |- | rowspan=5|Worst Supporting Actress| rowspan=5| | style="background:#B0C4DE;" |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 |- | rowspan=5|Worst Screen Couple| rowspan=5| | style="background:#B0C4DE;" |John Travolta and anyone sharing the screen with him in Battlefield EarthAny two actors in Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2Richard Gere and Winona Ryder in Autumn in New YorkMadonna and either Rupert Everett or Benjamin Bratt in The Next Best ThingArnold Schwarzenegger (as the real Adam Gibson) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (as the clone of Adam Gibson) in The 6th DayWorst Remake or SequelBook 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) |- | rowspan=5|Worst Director| rowspan=5| | style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Roger Christian for Battlefield EarthJoe Berlinger for Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2Steven Brill for Little NickyBrian De Palma for Mission to MarsJohn Schlesinger for The Next Best ThingWorst ScreenplayBattlefield Earth – screenplay by Corey Mandell and J. David Shapiro, based on the novel by L. Ron HubbardBook of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 – written by Dick Beebe and Joe BerlingerHow the Grinch Stole Christmas – screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on the book by Dr. SeussLittle Nicky – screenplay by Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler and Steven BrillThe Next Best Thing – written by Tom Ropelewski
Films with multiple nominations These films received multiple nominations: NominationsFilms8Battlefield Earth5Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2Little NickyThe Next Best Thing4The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas3The 6th Day2Get CarterHow the Grinch Stole ChristmasMission: Impossible 2
See also
2000 in film 73rd Academy Awards 54th British Academy Film Awards 58th Golden Globe Awards 27th Saturn Awards 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards
References