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{{short description|Award ceremony presented by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation in 2000}}
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{{Infobox film awards
| number           = 21
| award            = Golden Raspberry Awards
| date             = March 24, 2001
| site             = Radisson-Huntley Hotel, [[Santa Monica, California]]
| film             =''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]''
| most_wins        =''Battlefield Earth'' (7)
| most_nominations =''Battlefield Earth'' (8)
| last             = 20th
| next             = 22nd
}}

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 in film|2000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.razzies.com/forum/2000-razzie-nominees-winners_topic350.html|title=Twenty-First Annual RAZZIE Awards (for 2000)|access-date=31 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513120507/http://www.razzies.com/forum/2000-razzie-nominees-winners_topic350.html|archive-date=2013-05-13|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=108995&page=1|title=Razzies Name Year's Worst Films|work=ABC News|date=6 January 2006|access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref>

[[Science fiction]] film ''[[Battlefield Earth (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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/mar/30/battlefield-earth-jd-shapiro-apology|title=Battlefield Earth: writer JD Shapiro apologises|first=Ben|last=Child|date=30 March 2010|access-date=31 October 2016|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/03/battlefield-earth-scripter-pens-apology-29840/|title='Battlefield Earth' Scripter Pens Apology|first=Nikki|last=Finke|date=28 March 2010|access-date=31 October 2016}}</ref> The record was then beaten by ''[[Jack and Jill (2011 film)|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, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] on August 18, 2004.

==Awards and nominations==
{{legend|#B0C4DE|'''Winner''' ('''in bold''')}}

{| class="wikitable" width="95%" align="centre"
|-
! Category
!
! Recipient
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture|Worst Picture]]'''
| rowspan=5|
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' ([[Warner Bros.]])'''
|-
|''[[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]'' ([[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan]])
|-
|''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
|-
|''[[Little Nicky]]'' ([[New Line Cinema|New Line]])
|-
|''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor|Worst Actor]]'''
| rowspan=5|[[File:John Travolta Cannes 2018 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[John Travolta]] in ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' and ''[[Lucky Numbers]]'' as Terl and Russ Richards (respectively)'''
|-
|[[Leonardo DiCaprio]] in ''[[The Beach (film)|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 (2000 film)|Get Carter]]'' as Jack Carter
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress|Worst Actress]]'''
| rowspan=5|[[File:Madonna Rebel Heart Tour 2015 - Stockholm (23051472299) (cropped).jpg|center|75px|Madonna]]
| 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| '''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|Worst Supporting Actor]]'''
| rowspan=5|[[File:BarryPepperByPhilKonstantin.jpg|center|75px|Barry Pepper]]
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Barry Pepper]] in ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler'''
|-
|[[Stephen Baldwin]] in ''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'' as [[Barney Rubble]]
|-
|[[Keanu Reeves]] in ''[[The Watcher (2000 film)|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|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress|Worst Supporting Actress]]'''
| rowspan=5|[[File:Kelly Preston Cannes 2018.jpg|center|75px|Kelly Preston]]
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Kelly Preston]] in ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|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 (film)|The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle]]'' as [[Natasha Fatale]]
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo|Worst Screen Couple]]'''
| rowspan=5|[[File:John Travolta Cannes 2018 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[John Travolta]] and anyone sharing the screen with him in ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'''''
|-
|Any two actors in ''[[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]''
|-
|[[Richard Gere]] and [[Winona Ryder]] in ''[[Autumn in New York (film)|Autumn in New York]]''
|-
|[[Madonna (entertainer)|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]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel|Worst Remake or Sequel]]'''
| rowspan=5|
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]'' ([[Artisan Entertainment|Artisan]])'''
|-
|''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]'' ([[Universal Pictures|Universal]])
|-
|''[[Get Carter (2000 film)|Get Carter]]'' ([[Warner Bros.]])
|-
|''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' (Universal)
|-
|''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'' ([[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]])
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]]'''
| rowspan=5|[[File:RogerChristianApr2011.jpg|center|75px|Roger Christian, director of Battlefield Earth]]
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''[[Roger Christian (filmmaker)|Roger Christian]] for ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'''''
|-
|[[Joe Berlinger]] for ''[[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]''
|-
|[[Steven Brill (scriptwriter)|Steven Brill]] for ''[[Little Nicky]]''
|-
|[[Brian De Palma]] for ''[[Mission to Mars]]''
|-
|[[John Schlesinger]] for ''[[The Next Best Thing]]''
|-
| rowspan=5|'''[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay|Worst Screenplay]]'''
| rowspan=5|[[File:J. David Shapiro.jpg|75px]]
| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |'''''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' – screenplay by Corey Mandell and [[J. David Shapiro]], based on the [[Battlefield Earth (novel)|novel]] by [[L. Ron Hubbard]]'''
|-
|''[[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]'' – written by Dick Beebe and [[Joe Berlinger]]
|-
|''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'' – screenplay by [[Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman]], based on the [[How the Grinch Stole Christmas|book]] by [[Dr. Seuss]]
|-
|''[[Little Nicky]]'' – screenplay by [[Tim Herlihy]], [[Adam Sandler]] and [[Steven Brill (scriptwriter)|Steven Brill]]
|-
|''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' – written by [[Tom Ropelewski]]
|}

== Films with multiple nominations ==
These films received multiple nominations:
{| class="wikitable"
!Nominations
!Films
|-
|8
|[[Battlefield Earth (film)|''Battlefield Earth'']]
|-
| rowspan="3" |5
|''[[Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2]]''
|-
|''[[Little Nicky]]''
|-
|''[[The Next Best Thing]]''
|-
|4
|''[[The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas]]''
|-
|3
|''[[The 6th Day]]''
|-
| rowspan="3" |2
|[[Get Carter (2000 film)|''Get Carter'']]
|-
|[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'']]
|-
|''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]''
|}

== Dissolution of Franchise Pictures ==
On August 18, 2004, the film production and distribution company, [[Franchise Pictures]], was sued by its investors and filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] after it emerged that it had fraudulently overstated the ''[[Battlefield Earth (film)|Battlefield Earth]]'' budget by $31&nbsp;million.<ref name="fiasco">{{cite book|title=Fiasco: A History of Hollywood's Iconic Flops|last=Parish|first=James Robert|year=2007|pages=275–291|publisher=Wiley|isbn=978-0-470-09829-5}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Film}}
*[[2000 in film]]
*[[73rd Academy Awards]]
*[[54th British Academy Film Awards]]
*[[58th Golden Globe Awards]]
*[[27th Saturn Awards]]
*[[7th Screen Actors Guild Awards]]

==References==
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{{Golden Raspberry Award Years}}

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