'Matrix,' 'Austin' Shag MTV Noms

By MARK ARMSTRONG

Forget Kevin Spacey and Hilary Swank--it's Keanu Reeves and Fat Bastard who rule in MTV's warped version of the Oscars.

Mike Myers' crude spoof Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and techno-thriller The Matrix shagged the competition rotten Monday, each nabbing six nominations for the 2000 MTV Movie Awards.

In typical fashion, MTV wheeled out another mixed bag of acclaimed films and popcorn flicks for its antidote to the Oscar snoozefest, boasting categories like best onscreen smooch and best action sequence.

Along with Austin Powers and The Matrix, Best Movie nominations included Best Picture Oscar winner American Beauty, gross-out high-school comedy American Pie and creepy dead-folks film The Sixth Sense.

The typically raucous ceremony, hosted this year by bubbly Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker, will be taped in Los Angeles June 3, and aired June 8 at 9 p.m.

The best indication of how MTV works? American Beauty received just two nominations. (That's, uh, below the three noms handed to Adam Sandler's Big Daddy).

Meanwhile, Dangerous Liaisons update Cruel Intentions received five nominations, including Best Male Performance (Ryan Phillippe), Best Female Performance (Sarah Michelle Gellar), and Best Kiss (Gellar locking tongues with Selma Blair).

And once again, MTV was there for Jim Carrey, even when Oscar dissed him. Carrey received a Best Male Performance nomination for channeling Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon. Last year, Carrey also took home the golden popcorn for his Oscar-snubbed lead role in The Truman Show.

The nominations were determined by a national poll of MTV viewers. The winners also will be chosen by the viewers, who can vote until May 18 by calling 1-900-740-9000 (65 cents a pop), or visiting mtv.excite.com.

Here's a complete list of all the nominees:

BEST MOVIE:
• The Sixth Sense
• American Pie
• The Matrix
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• American Beauty

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
• Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense
• Keanu Reeves, The Matrix
• Adam Sandler, Big Daddy
• Ryan Phillippe, Cruel Intentions
• Jim Carrey, Man on the Moon

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
• Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cruel Intentions
• Drew Barrymore, Never Been Kissed
• Neve Campbell, Scream 3
• Julia Roberts, Runaway Bride
• Ashley Judd, Double Jeopardy

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE:
• Adam Sandler, Big Daddy
• Mike Myers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Jason Biggs, American Pie
• Parker Posey, Scream 3
• Ice Cube, Next Friday

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO:
• Bruce Willis/Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
• Adam Sandler/Sprouse Twins, Big Daddy
• Keanu Reeves/Laurence Fishburne, The Matrix
• Tom Hanks/Tim Allen, Toy Story 2
• Mike Myers/Verne Troyer, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

BEST VILLAIN:
• Mike Myers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cruel Intentions
• Matt Damon, The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Christopher Walken, Sleepy Hollow
• Ray Park, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace

BREAKTHROUGH MALE PERFORMANCE:
• Jason Biggs, American Pie
• Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
• Jamie Foxx, Any Given Sunday
• Wes Bentley, American Beauty
• Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
• Julia Stiles, 10 Things I Hate About You
• Carrie-Anne Moss, The Matrix
• Selma Blair, Cruel Intentions
• Shannon Elizabeth, American Pie
• Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE:
• Mike Myers and Verne Troyer, "Just the Two of Us," Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Matt Stone and Trey Parker, "Uncle Fucka," South Park
• Matt Damon, Jude Law and Fiorello, "Tu Vuo' Fa L'Americano," The Talented Mr. Ripley
• Heath Ledger, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," 10 Things I Hate About You

BEST KISS:
• Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don't Cry
• Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair, Cruel Intentions
• Katie Holmes and Barry Watson, Teaching Mrs. Tingle
• Drew Barrymore and Michael Vartan, Never Been Kissed

BEST FIGHT:
• Mike Myers vs. Verne Troyer, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Edward Norton vs. himself, Fight Club
• Keanu Reeves vs. Laurence Fishburne, The Matrix
• Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor vs. Ray Park, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE:
• The Blair Witch Project, "End Sequence"
• The Matrix, "Rooftop/Helicopter Sequence"
• The Mummy, "Sand Monster Scene"
• Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace, "The Pod Race"

April 17, 2000

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