‘Matrix,’ Reeves Snag MTV’s Top Movie Awards

MTV viewers nationwide cast their votes for the offbeat, the, well, un-Oscar side of filmdom, as the 2000 MTV Movie Awards were unveiled Saturday night with sci-fi thriller “The Matrix” the big winner.

Besides taking the award for best picture, “The Matrix” also brought star Keanu Reeves best male performance honors, with the best fight going to the battle between Reeves and Laurence Fishburne.

Sarah Michelle Gellar was singled out for giving the best female performance for her starring role in “Cruel Intentions,” sharing a second award--best kiss--with “Cruel” co-star Selma Blair.

Breakthrough performer, male, went to young Haley Joel Osment, also an Oscar nominee, for “The Sixth Sense,” while Julia Stiles was deemed breakthrough performer, female, for “10 Things I Hate About You.”

Best new filmmaker went to Spike Jonze for “Being John Malkovich.” Mike Myers was named the best villain for “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me,” sharing a second award with Verne Troyer as the best on-screen duo.

“Big Daddy’s” Adam Sandler won best comedic performance, while best musical performance went to “Uncle F--ka” from Matt Stone and Trey Parker’s “South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.”

George Lucas took honors for directing the best action sequence for “The Pod Race” in “Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.”

The show will be broadcast on MTV Thursday at 9 p.m.