The 21st Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 24, 2001, at the Radisson-Huntley Hotel in
Santa Monica, California
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, USA, to recognize the worst the
movie industry
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had to offer in
2000
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Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
.
Science fiction
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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
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'' (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
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on August 18, 2004.
Awards and nominations
Films with multiple nominations
These films received multiple nominations:
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 bankruptcy
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after it emerged that it had fraudulently overstated the ''
Battlefield Earth'' budget by $31 million.
See also
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2000 in film
The year 2000 in film involved some significant events. The top grosser worldwide was ''Mission: Impossible 2''. Domestically in North America, ''Gladiator (2000 film), Gladiator'' won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell ...
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73rd Academy Awards
The 73rd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best of 2000 in film and took place on March 25, 2001, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacif ...
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54th British Academy Film Awards
The 54th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 25 February 2001 at the Odeon Leicester Square in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2000. Presented by the British Academy of Film and ...
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58th Golden Globe Awards
The 58th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 2000, were held on January 21, 2001. The nominations were announced on December 21, 2000.
Winners and nominees
Film
The following films received multi ...
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27th Saturn Awards
The 27th Saturn Awards, honoring the best in science fiction, fantasy and horror film and television in 2000, were held on June 12, 2001 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Century City, Los Angeles. The nominees were announced on April 4, 2001.
Below is ...
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7th Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 7th Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2000, took place on March 11, 2001. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, and was te ...
References
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Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic failures. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, the Razzi ...
Golden Raspberry Awards ceremonies
2001 in American cinema
Golden Raspberry Awards
The Golden Raspberry Awards (also known as the Razzies and Razzie Awards) is a parody award show honoring the worst of cinematic failures. Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film industry veterans John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy, the Razzi ...
March 2001 in the United States
Golden Raspberry
21st century in Santa Monica, California