The 20th Golden Raspberry Awards were held on March 25, 2000 at the Sheraton Hotel in Santa Monica, California to recognize the worst the film industry had to offer in 1999.
Included with the normal Golden Raspberry categories to mark the dawn of the year 2000 were four special awards: Worst Picture of the Decade, Worst New Star of the Decade, Worst Actor of the Century, and Worst Actress of the Century.
Robert Conrad, who played the lead role of James T. West in the 1960s television series The Wild Wild West, created by Michael Garrison, showed up at the ceremony, as a way of expressing his disapproval with the film adaptation. He accepted three awards on behalf of the cinematic version of Wild Wild West, including Worst Picture.
Awards and nominations
Category RecipientWorst PictureWild Wild West (Warner Bros.)|- |Big Daddy (Columbia) |- |The Blair Witch Project (Artisan) |- |The Haunting (DreamWorks) |- |Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (Fox) |- | rowspan=5|Worst Actor| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Adam Sandler in Big Daddy as Sonny Koufax|- |Kevin Costner in For Love of the Game and Message in a Bottle as Billy Chapel and Garret Blake (respectively) |- |Kevin Kline in Wild Wild West as Artemus Gordon |- |Arnold Schwarzenegger in End of Days as Jericho Cane |- |Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man and Jakob the Liar as Andrew Martin and Jakob Heym (respectively) |- | rowspan=5|Worst Actress| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Heather Donahue in The Blair Witch Project as Heather|- |Melanie Griffith in Crazy in Alabama as Lucille Vinson |- |Milla Jovovich in The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc as Joan of Arc |- |Sharon Stone in Gloria as Gloria |- |Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment and The Haunting as Virginia Baker and Theo (respectively) |- | rowspan=5| Worst Supporting Actor| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Ahmed Best in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as Jar Jar Binks|- |Kenneth Branagh in Wild Wild West as Dr. Arliss Loveless |- |Gabriel Byrne in End of Days and Stigmata as Satan and Father Andrew Kiernan (respectively) |- |Jake Lloyd in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as Anakin Skywalker |- |Rob Schneider in Big Daddy as Nazo |- | rowspan=5|Worst Supporting Actress| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Denise Richards in The World Is Not Enough as Christmas Jones|- |Sofia Coppola in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as Sache |- |Salma Hayek in Dogma and Wild Wild West as Serendipity and Rita Escobar (respectively) |- |Kevin Kline (as a prostitute) in Wild Wild West |- |Juliette Lewis in The Other Sister as Carla Tate |- | rowspan=5|Worst Screen Couple| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Kevin Kline and Will Smith in Wild Wild WestPierce Brosnan and Denise Richards in The World Is Not EnoughSean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones in EntrapmentJake Lloyd and Natalie Portman in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceLili Taylor and Catherine Zeta-Jones in The HauntingWorst DirectorBarry Sonnenfeld for Wild Wild WestJan de Bont for The HauntingDennis Dugan for Big DaddyPeter Hyams for End of DaysGeorge Lucas for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceWorst ScreenplayWild Wild West, story by Jim Thomas and John Thomas, screenplay by S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman, based on the TV series by Michael Garrison|- |Big Daddy, screenplay by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy & Adam Sandler |- |The Haunting, screenplay by David Self, based on the novel by Shirley Jackson |- |The Mod Squad, written by Stephen T. Kay, Scott Silver & Kate Lanier, based on the TV series |- |Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, written by George Lucas |- | rowspan=1|Worst Original Song| style="background:#B0C4DE;" |"Wild Wild West" from Wild Wild West, music and lyrics by Stevie Wonder, Kool Moe Dee and Will Smith
Worst of the Century, Decade
Category RecipientWorst Actor of the CenturySylvester Stallone for "99.5% of everything he's EVER doneKevin Costner for The Postman, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Waterworld, Wyatt Earp, etc.Prince for Graffiti Bridge, Under the Cherry Moon, etc.William Shatner for "Every Star Trek film he was ever in"Pauly Shore for Bio-Dome, Encino Man, Jury Duty, etc.Worst Actress of the CenturyMadonna for Body of Evidence, Shanghai Surprise, Who's That Girl, etc.Elizabeth Berkley for ShowgirlsBo Derek for Bolero, Ghosts Can't Do It, Tarzan, the Ape Man, etc.Brooke Shields for The Blue Lagoon, Endless Love, Sahara, Speed Zone, etc.Pia Zadora for Butterfly, Fake-Out, The Lonely Lady, Voyage of the Rock Aliens, etc.Worst Picture of the DecadeShowgirls (1995, United Artists) (winner of 7 1995 Razzies)An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998, Hollywood Pictures) (winner of 5 1998 Razzies)Hudson Hawk (1991, TriStar) (winner of 3 1991 Razzies)The Postman (1997, Warner Bros.) (winner of 5 1997 Razzies)Striptease (1996, Columbia and Castle Rock Entertainment) (winner of 6 1996 Razzies)Worst New Star of the DecadePauly Shore for Bio-Dome, Encino Man, Jury Duty, Etc.Elizabeth Berkley for ShowgirlsAhmed Best for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceSofia Coppola for The Godfather Part III and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceDennis Rodman for Double Team and Simon Sez
Films with multiple nominations These films received multiple nominations: NominationsFilms9Wild Wild West7Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace5Big DaddyThe Haunting3End of Days2The Blair Witch ProjectEntrapmentThe World Is Not Enough
Criticism The awards are often criticized for nominating Heather Donahue for Worst Actress for her role in The Blair Witch Project. GQ said it was "a ridiculous sham of an anti-Oscars ceremony" Donahue said as an experience it "still sucked as a young actress who felt totally unprepared for how enormous the movie had become."
See also
1999 in film 72nd Academy Awards 53rd British Academy Film Awards 57th Golden Globe Awards 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards
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