2001 MTV Movie Awards
The 2001 MTV Movie awards were telecast on June 7th, 2001. Hosted by Kirsten Dunst and Jimmy Fallon, the MTV awards are about as far away from the Oscars® as you can get. The show opened with some line-dancing apes, featured Jim Carrey accepting his award telepathically and the big musical number, featuring Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink singing Lady Marmalade, was actually a highlight.
Here are the winners:
- Best Movie: Gladiator
- Best Male Performance: Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible 2
- Best Female Performance: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich
- Breakthrough Performance, Male: Sean Patrick Thomas, Save the Last Dance
- Breakthrough Performance, Female: Erika Christensen, Traffic
- Best Villain: Jim Carrey, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- Best Comedic Performance: Ben Stiller, Meet the Parents
- Best On-Screen Team: Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Liu, Charlie's Angels
- Best Kiss: Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas, Save the Last Dance
- Best Action Sequence: Mission: Impossible 2, motorcycle chase
- Best Fight: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Ziyi vs. Entire bar
- Best Dance Sequence: Charlie's Angels, Cameron Diaz fantasy sequence
- Best New Filmmaker: Sofia Coppola, The Virgin Suicides
- Best Line from a Movie: "Are you a pothead, Focker?" Robert De Niro, Meet the Parents
- Best Cameo in a Movie: James Van Der Beek, Scary Movie
- Best Dressed: Jennifer Lopez, The Cell
- Best Music Moment: Piper Perabo singing "One Way or Another," Coyote Ugly
