SUSPENSE OVER "BEST BUTT" AWARD BEGINS ANEW
For Movie Awards 2000
But wait, there's more--and MTV has announced all the nominees for the broacast, which tapes June 3 at Sony Pictures Studios and is scheduled to air on June 8 at 9 pm (EST).
MTV personalities carson daly',390,400);">carson daly',390,400);">Carson Daly and Chris Connelly will host the "MTV Movie Awards Nomination Special" tonight (4/17), an apparent response to criticism that the network doesn't hype its programming quite enough. Awards show host Sarah Jessica Parker will appear on the special, hoping to add the crucial 14-year-old stoner demo to the audience of her sophisticated sitcom "Sex and the City."
Nominees and winners are chosen via a national poll of MTV viewers, who evidently feel that "Big Daddy" is more deserving of recognition than "American Beauty." And you thought our nation's future was in jeopardy.
"Young Hollywood has arrived! Consequently, this year's nominees reflect the young stars from Wes Bentley to Hilary Swank to Jason Biggs that have broken through and have been embraced by the MTV audience," declared network President Judy McGrath. "We look forward to their glassy-eyed readings from the teleprompter, their awkward pauses and their mortifying ad libs."
Gee, do ya suppose that being "embraced by the MTV audience" means a spike in video rentals, DVD sales and soundtrack albums? Is Annette Bening still pissed?
Oh yes, the nominees. Well, if for some reason you care about those, they're listed in their entirety below.
BEST MOVIE
"The Sixth Sense" (Hollywood)
"American Pie" (Universal)
"The Matrix" (Warner Bros.)
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (New Line)
"American Beauty" (DreamWorks)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Bruce Willis - "The Sixth Sense" (Hollywood)
Keanu Reeves - "The Matrix" (Warner Bros.)
Adam Sandler - "Big Daddy" (Columbia)
Ryan Phillippe - "Cruel Intentions" (Columbia)
Jim Carrey - "Man on the Moon" (Universal)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Cruel Intentions" (Columbia)
Drew Barrymore - "Never Been Kissed" (Fox)
Neve Campbell - "Scream 3" (Dimension)
Julia Roberts - "Runaway Bride" (Paramount)
Ashley Judd -"Double Jeopardy" (Paramount)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Adam Sandler - "Big Daddy" (Columbia)
Mike Myers - "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (New Line)
Jason Biggs - "American Pie" (Universal)
Parker Posey - "Scream 3" (Dimension)
Ice Cube - "Next Friday" (New Line)
BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
Bruce Willis/Haley Joel Osment - "The Sixth Sense" (Hollywood)
Adam Sandler/Sprouse Twins - "Big Daddy" (Columbia)
Keanu Reeves/Laurence Fishburne - "The Matrix" (Warner Bros.)
Tom Hanks/Tim Allen - "Toy Story 2" - (Touchstone)
Mike Myers/Verne Troyer - "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (New Line)
BEST VILLAIN
Mike Myers - "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (New Line)
Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Cruel Intentions" (Columbia)
Matt Damon - "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (Paramount)
Christopher Walken - "Sleepy Hollow" (Paramount)
Ray Park - "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace" (Lucasfilm Ltd.)
BREAKTHROUGH MALE PERFORMANCE
Jason Biggs - "American Pie" (Universal)
Haley Joel Osment - "The Sixth Sense" (Hollywood)
Jamie Foxx - Any Given Sunday (Warner Bros.)
Wes Bentley - "American Beauty" (Dreamworks)
Michael Clarke Duncan - "The Green Mile" (Castle Rock Entertainment)
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Julia Stiles - "10 Things I Hate About You" (Touchstone)
Carrie-Anne Moss - "The Matrix" (Warner Bros.)
Selma Blair - "Cruel Intentions" (Columbia)
Shannon Elizabeth - "American Pie" (Universal)
Hilary Swank - "Boys Don't Cry" (Fox Searchlight)
BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Mike Myers & Verne Troyer - "Just the Two of Us" - "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (New Line)
Matt Stone & Trey Parker - "Uncle F**ka" - "South Park: Bigger, Longer andUncut" (Paramount)
Matt Damon, Jude Law & Fiorello - "Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano" - "The Talented Mr. Ripley" (Paramount)
Heath Ledger - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - "10 Things I Hate About You" (Touchstone)
BEST KISS
Hilary Swank & Chloe Sevigny - "Boys Don't Cry" (Fox Searchlight
Sarah Michelle Gellar & Selma Blair - "Cruel Intentions" (Columbia)
Katie Holmes & Barry Watson - "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" (Dimension)
Drew Barrymore & Michael Vartan - "Never Been Kissed" (Fox)
BEST FIGHT
Mike Myers vs. Verne Troyer - "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" (NewLine)
Edward Norton vs. Himself - Fight Club (Fox)
Keanu Reeves vs. Laurence Fishburne - "The Matrix" (Warner Bros.)
Liam Neeson & Ewan McGregor vs. Ray Park - "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The
Phantom Menace" (Lucasfilm Ltd.)
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
"The Blair Witch Project - "End Sequence" (Artisan)
"The Matrix" - "Rooftop/Helicopter Sequence" (Warner Bros.)
"The Mummy" - "Sand Monster Scene" (Universal)
"Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace" - "The Pod Race" (Lucasfilm Ltd.)
TOTAL NOMINATIONS, BY FILM
"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" 6
"The Matrix" 6
"Cruel Intentions" 5
"American Pie" 4
"The Sixth Sense" 4
"American Beauty" 2
"Big Daddy" 3
"Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace" 3
