The 1st OTO Awards, honoring the best in Slovak popular culture for the year 2000, took time and place on February 3, 2001 at the Andrej Bagar Theatre in Nitra. The ceremony broadcast live by STV was hosted by Tibor Hlista.

Osobnosť televíznej obrazovky, more commonly abbreviated as OTO, was a Slovak awards show recognizing the public figures and the work of popular culture in the country. Established by Art Production Agency (APA) in 2000, the television poll-based awards were voted on by the general viewing audiences. The annual ceremonies of the accolades were screened live by the national television network RTVS, usually in March for the previous calendar year.