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Battlefield Earth Gets Raspberried By Acheron, (DT) February 13, 2001 12:54 PM PT |
 The 2000 Golden Raspberry Awards are on their way, and Travolta's Battlefield Earth topped all nominees with 8 nominations including Worst Picture.
The Raspberry Awards, aka "The Razzies" are given each year (usually right before the Oscars) to what Hollywood considers to be some of the most God awful films released. Battlefield Earth took the cake. John Travolta was unanimously nominated for Worst Actor. His wife, Kelly Preston, was nominated for worst actress, and co-stars Barry Pepper and Forest Whitaker were nominated for worst supporting actor. All told, the lighthearted nominations could put Battlefield in prestigious company: The film only needs seven "wins" to tie with Showgirls as the all-time Razzie champ. "Ninety-three percent of all ballots that came in picked it for worst picture, which is a record," says John Wilson, head of the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation. "But I have to say, as wretched as Battlefield Earth is, with the right audience, it's a real howl." Along with Travolta's film, Blair Witch 2: Book Of Shadows picked up 5 nominations, and Adam Sandler's Little Nicky picked up a nomination for worst film. Madonna also picked one up in the film The Next Best Thing. Those will compete against The Flintstones in Viva Las Vegas for worst film. The Razzies are handed out one day before "that other" awards show, the Oscars. The handmade, gold-spray-painted raspberry trophies (estimated street value: $4.27) will be handed out March 24. Here's a list of nominees:
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