2001 MTV Movie Awards nominations

The Nominees

Best Movie

The X-Men Hannibal Erin Brockovich Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Gladiator

Best Male Performance

Tom Cruise - Mission: Impossible 2

Mel Gibson - The Patriot

Omar Epps - Love and Basketball

Tom Hanks -Cast Away

Russell Crowe - Gladiator

Best Female Performance

Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich

Jennifer Lopez - The Cell

Julia Stiles - Save the Last Dance

Aaliyah - Romeo Must Die

Kate Hudson - Almost Famous

Best Comedic Performance

Ben Stiller - Meet the Parents

Martin Lawrence - Big Momma's House

Tom Green - Road Trip

Eddie Murphy - Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Jim Carrey - Me, Myself & Irene

Best On-Screen Team

Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz & Lucy Liu - Charlie's Angels

Robert De Niro & Ben Stiller - Meet the Parents

George Clooney, John Turturro & Tim Blake Nelson - O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Tom Hanks & Wilson - Cast Away

Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry & James Marsden - The X-Men

Best Villain

Joaquin Phoenix - Gladiator

Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal

Kevin Bacon - Hollow Man

Jim Carrey - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Vincent D'Onofrio - The Cell

Breakthrough Performance Male

Ashton Kutcher - Dude, Where's My Car?

Jack Black - High Fidelity

Tom Green - Road Trip

Sean Patrick Thomas - Save the Last Dance

Patrick Fugit - Almost Famous

Hugh Jackman - The X-Men

Breakthrough Performance Female

Zhang Ziyi - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Aaliyah - Romeo Must Die Piper Perabo - Coyote Ugly Erika Christensen - Traffic Anna Faris - Scary Movie Best Kiss Julia Stiles & Sean Patrick Thomas - Save the Last Dance Ben Affleck & Gwyneth Paltrow - Bounce Anna Faris & Jon Abrahams - Scary Movie Julianne Moore & Anthony Hopkins - Hannibal Tom Hanks & Helen Hunt - Cast Away Best Action Sequence Car Chase Through Construction Site - Gone in 60 Seconds Roman Army vs. Germanian Horde - Gladiator Motorcycle Chase - Mission: Impossible 2 Plane Crash - Cast Away Best Fight Zhang Ziyi vs. Entire Bar - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Russell Crowe vs. Masked Opponent and Tiger - Gladiator Jet Li with Hose vs. Attackers - Romeo Must Die Drew Barrymore vs. Attackers - Charlie's Angels Best Dance Sequence Cameron Diaz Fantasy Sequence - Charlie's Angels Opening Cheer - Bring It On Billy's First Lesson - Billy Elliot Club Scene - Save the Last Dance