Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
* The Full Monty – Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Deirdre Costello, Steve Huison, Bruce Jones, Lesley Sharp, William Snape, Hugo Speer, Tom Wilkinson, and Emily Woof
Boogie Nights – Don Cheadle, Heather Graham, Luis Guzman, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Thomas Jane, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, Nicole Ari Parker, John C. Reilly, Burt Reynolds, Robert Ridgely, Mark Wahlberg, and Melora Walters
Good Will Hunting – Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, Stellan Skarsgård, and Robin Williams
L.A. Confidential – Kim Basinger, James Cromwell, Russell Crowe, Danny DeVito, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey, and David Strathairn
Titanic – Suzy Amis, Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, Frances Fisher, Bernard Fox, Victor Garber, Bernard Hill, Jonathan Hyde, Danny Nucci, Bill Paxton, Gloria Stuart, David Warner, Kate Winslet, and Billy Zane

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
* Jack Nicholson – As Good as It Gets as Melvin Udall
Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting as Will Hunting
Robert Duvall – The Apostle as Euliss “Sonny” Dewey / The Apostle E.F.
Peter Fonda – Ulee’s Gold as Ulee Jackson
Dustin Hoffman – Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
* Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets as Carol Connelly
Helena Bonham Carter – The Wings of the Dove as Kate Croy
Judi Dench – Mrs Brown as Queen Victoria
Pam Grier – Jackie Brown as Jackie Brown
Kate Winslet – Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater
Robin Wright Penn – She’s So Lovely as Maureen Murphy Quinn

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
* Robin Williams – Good Will Hunting as Dr. Sean Maguire
Billy Connolly – Mrs Brown as John Brown
Anthony Hopkins – Amistad as John Quincy Adams
Greg Kinnear – As Good as It Gets as Simon Bishop
Burt Reynolds – Boogie Nights as Jack Horner

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
* Kim Basinger – L.A. Confidential as Lynn Bracken (TIE)
* Gloria Stuart – Titanic as Old Rose (TIE)
Minnie Driver – Good Will Hunting as Skylar
Alison Elliott – The Wings of the Dove as Milly Theale
Julianne Moore – Boogie Nights as Amber Waves