MTV Movie Awards | Acting Nominees

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Best Leading Performances and Breakthroughs

Adam Sandler is up for Best Male Performance in Big Daddy

Best Male Performance

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

Best Female Performance

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

Breakthrough Male Performance

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

Breakthrough Female Performance

• Carrie-Anne Moss, The Matrix
• Julia Stiles, 10 Things I Hate About You
• Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry