Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
* American Beauty – Annette Bening, Wes Bentley, Thora Birch, Chris Cooper, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Kevin Spacey, and Mena Suvari
Being John Malkovich – Orson Bean, John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich, Mary Kay Place, and Charlie Sheen
The Cider House Rules – Jane Alexander, Erykah Badu, Kathy Baker, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Tobey Maguire, Kate Nelligan, Paul Rudd, and Charlize Theron
The Green Mile – Patricia Clarkson, James Cromwell, Jeffrey DeMunn, Michael Clarke Duncan, Graham Greene, Tom Hanks, Bonnie Hunt, Doug Hutchison, Michael Jeter, David Morse, Barry Pepper, Sam Rockwell, and Harry Dean Stanton
Magnolia – Jeremy Blackman, Tom Cruise, Melinda Dillon, April Grace, Luis Guzmán, Philip Baker Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy, Alfred Molina, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, Jason Robards, and Melora Walters

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
* Kevin Spacey – American Beauty as Lester Burnham
Jim Carrey – Man on the Moon as Andy Kaufman
Russell Crowe – The Insider as Jeffrey Wigand
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Flawless as Rusty
Denzel Washington – The Hurricane as Rubin “Hurricane” Carter

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
* Annette Bening – American Beauty as Carolyn Burnham
Janet McTeer – Tumbleweeds as Mary Jo Walker
Julianne Moore – The End of the Affair as Sarah Miles
Meryl Streep – Music of the Heart as Roberta Guaspari
Hilary Swank – Boys Don’t Cry as Brandon Teena

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
* Michael Caine – The Cider House Rules as Dr. Wilbur Larch
Chris Cooper – American Beauty as Colonel Frank Fitts
Tom Cruise – Magnolia as Frank T.J. Mackey
Michael Clarke Duncan – The Green Mile as John Coffey
Haley Joel Osment – The Sixth Sense as Cole Sear

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
* Angelina Jolie – Girl, Interrupted as Lisa Rowe
Cameron Diaz – Being John Malkovich as Lotte Schwartz
Catherine Keener – Being John Malkovich as Maxine Lund
Julianne Moore – Magnolia as Linda Partridge
Chloë Sevigny – Boys Don’t Cry as Lana Tisdel