sandymtvmovie10.jpg MTV announced today that Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock will receive the MTV Generation Award during the 2010 MTV Movie Awards for her "riveting and diverse contributions to the film industry and for entertaining generations of the MTV audience over the last two decades."

Additionally, Sandra's rep has confirmed that she will be attending the show, which airs live on June 6 from Universal City, California.

The MTV Generation Award is MTV Movie Awards highest honor, acknowledging an actor who has engaged the MTV audience throughout their career, and Bullock is the first female to win the award.