The SAG nominations are coming early Wednesday morning. The Screen Actors Guild have become a fairly decent harbinger of the Oscars simply because once a consensus builds it is very difficult to shake it up. But the SAG nominations, like the New York Film Critics, the National Board of Review and the Golden Globe come early in the season, which means they can sometimes be better influencers than they are predictors. Last year, the SAGs matched up with Oscar fairly decently in Best Actor, only missing one. They missed two in Best Actress, none in Supporting Actor, one in Supporting Actress and Ensemble. They are one of the few major guild awards to announce before Oscar ballots are turned in. The DGA is announced just a day before the ballot deadline. The PGA has a little more lag time.
Just because a contender doesn’t show up on SAG’s list doesn’t mean they can’t be pushed into the Oscar race. The nominating committee is small, but it is still a random selection of actors, as opposed to the actors branch in the Academy where mostly successful actors vote. All that means is that their tastes can sometimes be different. The Academy often goes for bigger stars, where SAG voters can sometimes go more independent. Last year’s inclusion of Joaquin Phoenix over John Hawkes, for example. A last minute push can make the difference between one contender or another depending on what the chatter is. The Master was appreciated more overall by the Academy than any other group and a lot of that has to do with Paul Thomas Anderson, and his faithful ensemble of actors.
As such, I’m not really sure how they’re going to go. I’ll be posting my predictions later one but here is some background info and a contest to get you started.
I would be shocked, though, if ensemble didn’t out to be five from this pile:
American Hustle
August: Osage County
The Butler
Nebraska
Blue Jasmine
The Wolf of Wall Street (maybe)
Inside Llewyn Davis
Screen Actors Guild
Actor Comparison Charts
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| Actor | 2011 |
| Jean DuJardin, The Artist | Jean DuJardin, The Artist |
| Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar | Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy |
| Demian Bichir, A Better Life | Demian Bichir, A Better Life |
| George Clooney, The Descendants | George Clooney, The Descendants |
| Brad Pitt, Moneyball | Brad Pitt, Moneyball |
| Actress | 2011 |
| Viola Davis, The Help | Viola Davis, The Help |
| Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady | Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady |
| Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin | Rooney Mara, Dragon Tattoo |
| Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs | Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs |
| Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn | Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn |
| Supporting Actor | 2011 |
| Christopher Plummer, Beginners | Christopher Plummer, Beginners |
| Nick Nolte, Warrior | Nick Nolte, Warrior |
| Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn | Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn |
| Jonah Hill, Moneyball | Jonah Hill, Moneyball |
| J. Edgar: Armie Hammer | Max Von Sydow, Loud and Close |
| Supporting Actress | 2011 |
| Octavia Spencer, The Help | Octavia Spencer, The Help |
| Jessica Chastain, The Help | Jessica Chastain, The Help |
| Bérénice Bejo, The Artist | Bérénice Bejo, The Artist |
| Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs | Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs |
| Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids | Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | |
| The Help | The Help |
| The Artist | The Artist |
| Bridesmaids | |
| Midnight in Paris | Midnight in Paris |
| The Descendants | The Descendants |
| Actor | 2010 |
| Colin Firth, The King’s Speech | Colin Firth, The King’s Speech |
| Jeff Bridges, True Grit | Jeff Bridges, True Grit |
| Robert Duvall, Get Low | Javier Bardem, Biutiful |
| Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network | Jesse Eisenberg, The Social Network |
| James Franco, 127 Hours | James Franco, 127 Hours |
| Actress | |
| Natalie Portman, Black Swan | Natalie Portman, Black Swan |
| Annette Bening the Kids Are Alright | Annette Bening the Kids Are Alright |
| Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole | Nicole Kidman, Rabbit Hole |
| Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone | Jennifer Lawrence, Winter’s Bone |
| Hillary Swank, Conviction | Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine |
| Supporting Actor | |
| John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone | John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone |
| Christian Bale, the Fighter | Christian Bale, The Fighter |
| Jeremy Renner, The Town | Jeremy Renner, The Town |
| Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right | Mark Ruffalo, The Kids Are All Right |
| Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech | Geoffrey Rush, The King’s Speech |
| Supporting Actress | |
| Melissa Leo, The Fighter | Melissa Leo, The Fighter |
| Amy Adams, The Fighter | Amy Adams, The Fighter |
| Helena Bonham Carter, TKS | Helena Bonham Carter, TKS |
| Mila Kunis, Black Swan | Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom |
| Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit | Hailee Steinfeld, True Grit |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | |
| The King’s Speech | The King’s Speech |
| The Fighter | The Fighter |
| Black Swan | Black Swan |
| The Kids Are Alright | The Kids Are Alright |
| The Social Network | The Social Network |
Won SAG | Won Oscar
| Actor | 2009 |
| Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart | Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart |
| Colin Firth, A Single Man | Colin Firth, A Single Man |
| Morgan Freeman, Invictus | Morgan Freeman, Invictus |
| Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker | Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker |
| George Clooney, Up in the Air | George Clooney, Up in the Air |
| Actress | |
| Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side | Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side |
| Carey Mulligan, An Education | Carey Mulligan, An Education |
| Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia | Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia |
| Gabourey Sidibe, Precious | Gabourey Sidibe, Precious |
| Helen Mirren, The Last Station | Helen Mirren, The Last Station |
| Supporting Actor | |
| Matt Damon, Invictus | Matt Damon, Invictus |
| Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds | Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds |
| Christopher Plummer, The Last Station | Christopher Plummer, The Last Station |
| Stanley Tucci, The Lovely Bones | Stanely Tucci, The Lovely Bones |
| Woody Harrelson, The Messenger | Woody Harrelson, The Messenger |
| Supporting Actress | |
| Mo’Nique, Precious | Mo’Nique, Precious |
| Diane Kruger, Inglourious Basterds | Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart |
| Penelope Cruz, Nine | Penelope Cruz, Nine |
| Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air | Vera Farmiga, Up in the Air |
| Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air | Anna Kendrick, Up in the Air |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | |
| Inglourious Basterds | Inglourious Basterds |
| An Education | An Education |
| Nine | Nine |
| Precious | Precious |
| The Hurt Locker | The Hurt Locker |
Won SAG | Won Oscar
| Actor | 2008 |
| Sean Penn, Milk | Sean Penn, Milk |
| Frank langella, Frost/Nixon | Frank langella, Frost/Nixon |
| Richard Jenkins, The Visitor | Richard Jenkins, The Visitor |
| Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler | Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler |
| Brad Pitt, Benjamin Button | Brad Pitt, Benjamin Button |
| Actress | |
| Meryl Streep Doubt | Meryl Streep, Doubt |
| Kate Winslet, Revolutionary Road | Kate Winslet, The Reader |
| Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting Married | Anne Hathaway, Rachel Getting marries |
| Melissa Leo, Frozen River | Melissa Leo, Frozen River |
| Angelina Jolie, Changeling | Angelina Jolie, Changeling |
| Supporting Actor | |
| Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder | Robert Downey, Jr., Tropic Thunder |
| Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight | Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight |
| Dev Patel, Slumdog Millionaire | Michael Shannon, Revolutionary Road |
| Josh Brolin, Milk | Josh Brolin, Milk |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt |
| Supporting Actress | |
| Kate Winslet, The Reader | Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler |
| Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona | Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
| Viola Davis, Doubt | Viola Davis, Doubt |
| Taraji P. Henson, Benjamin Button | Taraji P. Henson, Benjamin Button |
| Amy Adams, Doubt | Amy Adams, Doubt |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Slumdog Millionaire |
| Frost/Nixon | Frost/Nixon |
| Benjamin Button | Benjamin Button |
| Milk | Milk |
| Doubt | The Reader |
| Actor | 2007 |
| Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood | Daniel Day Lewis, There Will Be Blood |
| Ryan Gosling, Lars and the Real Girl | Johnny Depp, Sweeney Todd |
| Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises | Viggo Mortensen, Eastern Promises |
| George Clooney, Michael Clayton | George Clooney, Michael Clayton |
| Emile Hirsch, Into the Wild | Tommy Lee Jones, In the Valley of Elah |
| Actress | |
| Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose | Marion Cotillard, La Vie En Rose |
| Julie Christie, Away from Her | Julie Christie, Away from Her |
| Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth | Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth |
| Ellen Page, Juno | Ellen Page, Juno |
| Angelina Jolie, A Mighty Heart | Laura Linney, The Savages |
| Supporting Actor | |
| Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men | Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men |
| Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild | Hal Holbrook, Into the Wild |
| Casey Affleck, Jesse James | Casey Affleck, Jesse James |
| Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton | Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton |
| Tommy Lee Jones, No Country for Old Men | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Charlie Wilson’s War |
| Supporting Actress | |
| Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There | Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There |
| Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone | Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone |
| Ruby Dee, American Gangster | Ruby Dee, American Gangster |
| Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton | Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton |
| Catherine Keener, Into the Wild | Saoirse Ronan, Atonement |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | |
| No Country for Old Men | No Country for Old Men |
| 3:10 to Yuma | Atonement |
| Into the Wild | Michael Clayton |
| Hairspray | Juno |
| American Gangster | There Will Be Blood |
| Actor | 2006 | |
| Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond) | Leonardo DiCaprio (Blood Diamond) | |
| Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson) | Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson) | |
| Peter O’Toole (Venus) | Peter O’Toole (Venus) | |
| Will Smith (Pursuit of Happyness) | Will Smith (Pursuit of Happyness) | |
| Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) | Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland) | |
| Actress | ||
| Penelope Cruz (Volver) | Penelope Cruz (Volver) | |
| Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal) | Judi Dench (Notes on a Scandal) | |
| Helen Mirren (The Queen) | Helen Mirren (The Queen) | |
| Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) | Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) | |
| Kate Winslet (Little Children) | Kate Winslet (Little Children) | |
| Supporting Actor | ||
| Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) | Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) | |
| Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children) | Jackie Earle Haley (Little Children) | |
| Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) | Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond) | |
| Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirls) | Eddie Murphy (Dreamgirl) | |
| Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed) | Mark Wahlberg (The Departed) | |
| Supporting Actress | ||
| Adriana Barraza, Babel | Adriana Barraza, Babel | |
| Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal | Cate Blanchett, Notes on a Scandal | |
| Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine | Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine | |
| Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls | Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls | |
| Rinko Kikuchi, Babel | Rinko Kikuchi, Babel | |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | ||
| Babel | Babel | |
| Bobby | Letters From Iwo Jima | |
| The Departed | The Departed | |
| Dreamgirls | Dreamgirls | |
| Little Miss Sunshine | Little Miss Sunshine | |
| Actor | 2005 |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote |
| Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain | Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain |
| Russell Crowe, Cinderella Man | Terrence Howard, Hustle & Flow |
| David Strathairn, Good Night | David Strathairn, Good Night |
| Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line | Joaquin Phoenix, Walk the Line |
| Actress | |
| Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line | Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line |
| Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents | Judi Dench, Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| Charlize Theron, North Country | Charlize Theron, North Country |
| Felicity Huffman, Transamerica | Felicity Huffman, Transamerica |
| Ziyi Zhang, Memoirs of a Geisha | Keira Knightley, Pride and Prejudice |
| Supporting Actor | |
| George Clooney, Syriana | George Clooney, Syriana |
| Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain | Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain |
| Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man | Paul Giamatti, Cinderella Man |
| Matt Dillon, Crash | Matt Dillon, Crash |
| Don Cheadle, Crash | William Hurt, History of Violence |
| Supporting Actress | |
| Rachiel Weisz, The Constant Gardener | Rachiel Weisz, The Constant Gardener |
| Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain | Michelle Williams, Brokeback Mountain |
| Catherine keener, Capote | Catherine keener, Capote |
| Amy Adams, Junebug | Amy Adams, Junebug |
| Frances McDormand, North Country | Frances McDormand, North Country |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | |
| Brokeback Mountain | Brokeback Mountain |
| Crash | Crash |
| Capote | Capote |
| Good Night and Good Luck | Good Night, and Good Luck |
| Hustle & Flow | Munich |
| Actor | 2004 |
| Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda | Don Cheadle |
| Johnny Depp, Finding Neverland | Johnny Depp |
| Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator | Leo DiCaprio |
| Jamie Foxx, Ray | Jamie Foxx, Ray |
| Paul Giamatti, Sideways | Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby |
| Actress | |
| Annette Bening / Being Julia | Annette Bening / Being Julia |
| Catalina Sandino Moreno /Maria Full of Grace | Catalina Sandino Moreno /Maria Full of Grace |
| Imelda Staunton / Vera Drake | Imelda Staunton / Vera Drake |
| Hilary Swank / Million Dollar Baby | Hilary Swank / Million Dollar Baby |
| Kate Winslet / Eternal Sunshine | Kate Winslet / Eternal Sunshine |
| Supporting Actor | |
| Thomas Haden Church, Sideways | Thomas Haden Church, Sideways |
| Jamie Foxx, Collateral | Jamie Foxx, Collateral |
| Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby | Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby |
| James Garner, The Notebook | Alan Alda, The Aviator |
| Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland | Clive Owen, Closer |
| Supporting Actress | |
| Cate Blanchett, The Aviator | Cate Blanchett, The Aviator |
| Cloris Leachman, Spanglish | Natalie Portman, Closer |
| Laura Linney, Kinsey | Laura Linney, Kinsey |
| Virginia Madsen, Sideways | Virginia Madsen, Sideways |
| Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda | Sophie Okonedo, Hotel Rwanda |
| Best Picture – Ensemble Acting | |
| The Aviator | The Aviator |
| Finding Neverland | Finding Neverland |
| Million Dollar Baby | Million Dollar Baby |
| Sideways | Sideways |
| Ray | Ray |
| Hotel Rwanda |
| Best Actor | 2003 |
| Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean | Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean |
| Bill Murray, Lost in Translation | Bill Murray, Lost in Translation |
| Sean Penn, Mystic River | Sean Penn, Mystic River |
| Peter Dinklage, The Station Agent | Jude Law, Cold Mountain |
| Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog | Ben Kingsley, House of Sand and Fog |
| Best Actress | |
| Patricia Clarkson, Station Agent | Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider |
| Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give | Diane Keaton, Something’s Gotta Give |
| Charlize Theron, Monster | Charlize Theron, Monster |
| Naomi Watts, 21 Grams | Naomi Watts, 21 Grams |
| Evan Rachel Wood, Thirteen | Samantha Morton, In America |
| Supporting Actor: | |
| Alec Baldwin, The Cooler | Alec Baldwin, The Cooler |
| Chris Cooper, Seabiscuit | Djimon Hounsou, In America |
| Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams | Benicio Del Toro, 21 Grams |
| Tim Robbins, Mystic River | Tim Robbins, Mystic River |
| Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai | Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai |
| Supporting Actress: | |
| Maria Bello, The Cooler | Marcia Gay Harden, Mystic River |
| Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain | Renee Zellweger, Cold Mountain |
| Keisha Castle-Hughes, Whale Rider | Shohreh Aghdashloo, House of Sand and Fog |
| Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April | Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April |
| Holly Hunter, Thirteen | Holly Hunter, Thirteen |
| Ensemble: | |
| In America | Master and Commander |
| ROTK | ROTK |
| Mystic River | Mystic River |
| Seabiscuit | Seabiscuit |
| The Station Agent | Lost in Translation |
2002
| Best Actor | |
| Adrien Brody, The Pianist | Adrien Brody |
| Nicolas Cage, Adaptation | Nicolas Cage |
| Daniel Day-Lewis, Gangs of New York | Daniel Day-Lewis |
| Richard Gere, Chicago | Michael Caine |
| Jack Nicholson, About Schmidt | Jack Nicholson |
| Best Actress | |
| Salma Hayek, Frida | Salma Hayek, Frida |
| Nicole Kidman, The Hours | Nicole Kidman, The Hours |
| Diane Lane, Unfaithful | Diane Lane, Unfaithful |
| Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven | Julianne Moore, Far From Heaven |
| Renee Zellweger, Chicago | Renee Zellweger, Chicago |
| Supporting Actor: | |
| Chris Cooper, Adaptation | Chris Cooper, Adaptation |
| Ed Harris, The Hours | Ed Harris, The Hours |
| Alfred Molina, Frida | Paul Newman, Road to Perdition |
| Dennis Quaid, Far From Heaven | John C. Reilly, Chicago |
| Christopher Walken, Catch Me if You Can | Christopher Walken, Catch Me if You Can |
| Supporting Actress: | |
| Kathy Bates, About Schmidt | Kathy Bates, About Schmidt |
| Julianne Moore, The Hours | Julianne Moore, The Hours |
| Michelle Pfeiffer, White Oleander | Meryl Streep, Adaptation |
| Queen Latifah, Chicago | Queen Latifah, Chicago |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago | Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago |
| Ensemble: | |
| Adaptation | The Pianist |
| Chicago | Chicago |
| The Hours | The Hours |
| Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Two Towers |
| My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Gangs of New York |
| Best Actor: | 2001 |
| Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind) | Russell Crowe |
| Kevin Kline (Life as a House) | Will Smith |
| Sean Penn (I Am Sam) | Sean Penn |
| Denzel Washington (Training Day) | Denzel Washington |
| Tom Wilkinson (In the Bedroom) | Tom Wilkinson |
| Best Actress: | |
| Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball) | Halle Berry |
| Jennifer Connelly (A Beautiful Mind) | Nicole Kidman (MR!) |
| Judi Dench (Iris) | Judi Dench |
| Sissy Spacek (In the Bedroom) | Sissy Spacek |
| Renee Zellweger (Bridget Jones’s Diary) | Renee Zellweger |
| Best Supporting Actor: | |
| Jim Broadbent (Iris) | Jim Broadbent |
| Hayden Christensen (Life as a House) | Jon Voight (Ali) |
| Ben Kingsley (Sexy Beast) | Ben Kingsley |
| Ian McKellen (LOTR) | Ian McKellen |
| Ethan Hawke (Training Day) | Ethan Hawke |
| Best Supporting Actress: | |
| Helen Mirren (Gosford Park) | Helen Mirren |
| Dakota Fanning (I Am Sam) | Jennifer Connelly (Beautiful Mind) |
| Cameron Diaz (Vanilla Sky) | Maggie Smith (Gosford Park) |
| Judi Dench (The Shipping News) | Kate Winslet (Iris) |
| Cate Blanchett (Bandits) | Marisa Tomei (In the Bedroom) |
| Ensemble: | Best Picture: |
| A Beautiful Mind | A Beautiful Mind |
| Gosford Park | Gosford Park |
| In the Bedroom | In the Bedroom |
| Moulin Rouge! | Moulin Rouge! |
| Lord of the Rings | Lord of the Rings |
| Best Actor: | 2000 |
| Jamie Bell, Billy Elliot | Ed Harris |
| Russell Crowe, Gladiator | Russell Crowe, Gladiator |
| Benicio Del Toro, Traffic | Javier Bardem |
| Tom Hanks, Cast Away | Tom Hanks, Cast Away |
| Geoffrey Rush, Quills | Geoffrey Rush, Quills |
| Best Actress: | |
| Joan Allen, The Contender | Joan Allen, The Contender |
| Juliette Binoche, Chocolat | Juliette Binoche, Chocolat |
| Ellyn Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream | Ellyn Burstyn, Requiem for a Dream |
| Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me | Laura Linney, You Can Count on Me |
| Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich | Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich |
| Best Supporting Actor: | |
| Jeff Bridges, The Contender | Jeff Bridges, The Contender |
| Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire | Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire |
| Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich | Albert Finney, Erin Brockovich |
| Gary Oldman, The Contender | Benicio Del Toro, Traffic |
| Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator | Joaquin Phoenix, Gladiator |
| Best Supporting Actress: | |
| Judi Dench, Chocolat | Judi Dench, Chocolat |
| Kate Hudson, Almost Famous | Kate Hudson, Almost Famous |
| Frances McDormand, Almost Famous | Frances McDormand, Almost Famous |
| Kate Winslet, Quills | Kate Winslet, Quills |
| Julie Walters, Billy Elliot | Marcia Gay Harden, Pollack |
| Best Ensemble | |
| Almost Famous | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| Gladiator | Gladiator |
| Billy Elliot | Billy Elliot |
| Erin Brockovich | Erin Brockovich |
| Traffic | Traffic |
| Best Actor: | 1999 |
| Denzel Washington, The Hurricane | Denzel Washington, The Hurricane |
| Jim Carrey, Man on the Moon | Sean Penn, Sweet and Lowdown |
| Russell Crowe, The Insider | Russell Crowe, The Insider |
| Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Flawless | Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story |
| Kevin Spacey, American Beauty | Kevin Spacey, American Beauty |
| Best Actress: | |
| Annette Bening, American Beauty | Annette Bening, American Beauty |
| Meryl Streep, Music of the Heart | Meryl Streep, Music of the Heart |
| Hilary Swank, Boys Don’t Cry | Hilary Swank, Boys Don’t Cry |
| Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair | Julianne Moore, The End of the Affair |
| Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds | Janet McTeer, Tumbleweeds |
| Best Supporting Actress: | |
| Cameron Diaz, Being John Malkovich | Samantha Morton, Sweet and Lowdown |
| Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich | Catherine Keener, Being John Malkovich |
| Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don’t Cry | Chloe Sevigny, Boys Don’t Cry |
| Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted | Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted |
| Julianne Moore, Magnolia | Toni Collette, The Sixth Sense |
| Best Supporting Actor: | |
| Michael Caine, Cider House Rules | Michael Caine, Cider House Rules |
| Tom Cruise, Magnolia | Tom Cruise, Magnolia |
| Chris Cooper, American Beauty | Jude Law, Talented Mr. Ripley |
| Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile | Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile |
| Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense | Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense |
| Ensemble: | Best Picture: |
| American Beauty | American Beauty |
| Being John Malkovich | Sixth Sense |
| The Cider House Rules | The Cider House Rules |
| The Green Mile | The Green Mile |
| Magnolia | The Insider |
| Best Actor: | 1998 |
| Roberto Benigni in Life Is Beautiful | Roberto Benigni in Life Is Beautiful |
| Joseph Fiennes in Shakespeare In Love | Edward Norton in American History X |
| Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan | Tom Hanks in Saving Private Ryan |
| Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters | Ian McKellen in Gods and Monsters |
| Nick Nolte in Affliction | Nick Nolte in Affliction |
| Best Actress: | |
| Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth | Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth |
| Jane Horrocks in Little Voice | Fernanda Montenegro in Central Station |
| Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare In Love | Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare In Love |
| Meryl Streep in One True Thing | Meryl Streep in One True Thing |
| Emily Watson in Hilary and Jackie | Emily Watson in Hilary and Jackie |
| Supporting Actor: | |
| James Coburn in Affliction | James Coburn in Affliction |
| Robert Duvall in A Civil Action | Robert Duvall in A Civil Action |
| David Kelly in Waking Ned Devine | Ed Harris in The Truman Show |
| Geoffrey Rush in Shakespeare In Love | Geoffrey Rush in Shakespeare In Love |
| Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan | Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan |
| Supporting Actress: | |
| Kathy Bates in Primary Colors | Kathy Bates in Primary Colors |
| Brenda Blethyn in Little Voice | Brenda Blethyn in Little Voice |
| Judi Dench in Shakespeare In Love | Judi Dench in Shakespeare In Love |
| Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie | Rachel Griffiths in Hilary and Jackie |
| Lynn Redgrave in Gods and Monsters | Lynn Redgrave in Gods and Monsters |
| ENSEMBLE | Best Picture: |
| Life Is Beautiful | Life Is Beautiful |
| Little Voice | The Thin Red Line |
| Saving Private Ryan | Saving Private Ryan |
| Shakespeare In Love | Shakespeare In Love |
| Waking Ned Devine | Elizabeth |
| Best Actor: | 1997 |
| Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting | Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting |
| Robert Duvall in The Apostle | Robert Duvall in The Apostle |
| Peter Fonda in Ulee’s Gold | Peter Fonda in Ulee’s Gold |
| Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog | Dustin Hoffman in Wag the Dog |
| Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets | Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets |
| Best Actress: | |
| Helena Bonham Carter -Wings Of the Dove | Helena Bonham Carter – Wings Of the Dove |
| Judi Dench in Mrs Brown | Judi Dench in Mrs Brown |
| Pam Grier in Jackie Brown | Julie Christie in Afterglow |
| Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets | Helen Hunt in As Good As It Gets |
| Kate Winslet in Titanic | Kate Winslet in Titanic |
| Robin Wright Penn in She’s So Lovely | |
| Best Supporting Actor: | |
| Billy Connolly in Mrs Brown | Robert Forster in Jackie Brown |
| Anthony Hopkins in Amistad | Anthony Hopkins in Amistad |
| Greg Kinnear in As Good As It Gets | Greg Kinnear in As Good As It Gets |
| Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights | Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights |
| Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting | Robin Williams in Good Will Hunting |
| Best Supporting Actress: | |
| Kim Basinger in L. A. Confidential | Kim Basinger in L. A. Confidential |
| Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting | Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting |
| Alison Elliott in The Wings Of the Dove | Joan Cusack in In & Out |
| Julianne Moore in Boogie Nights | Julianne Moore in Boogie Nights |
| Gloria Stuart in Titanic | Gloria Stuart in Titanic |
| Enemble: | Best Picture: |
| Boogie Nights | As Good As It Gets |
| The Full Monty | The Full Monty |
| Good Will Hunting | Good Will Hunting |
| L. A. Confidential | L. A. Confidential |
| Titanic | Titanic |
| Best Actor: | 1996 |
| Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire | Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire |
| Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient | Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient |
| Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt | Woody Harrelson in The People vs. Larry Flynt |
| Geoffrey Rush in Shine | Geoffrey Rush in Shine |
| Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade | Billy Bob Thornton in Sling Blade |
| Best Actress: | |
| Brenda Blethyn in Secrets & Lies | Brenda Blethyn in Secrets & Lies |
| Diane Keaton in Marvin’s Room | Diane Keaton in Marvin’s Room |
| Frances McDormand in Fargo | Frances McDormand in Fargo |
| Gena Rowlands in Unhook the Stars | Emily Watson in Breaking the Waves |
| Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient | Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient |
| Best Supporting Actor: | |
| Hank Azaria in The Birdcage | Edward Norton in Primal Fear |
| Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire | Cuba Gooding, Jr. in Jerry Maguire |
| Nathan Lane in The Birdcage | Armin Mueller-Stahl in Shine |
| William H. Macy in Fargo | William H. Macy in Fargo |
| Noah Taylor in Shine | James Woods in Ghosts Of Mississippi |
| Best Supporting Actress: | |
| Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces | Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces |
| Juliette Binoche in The English Patient | Juliette Binoche in The English Patient |
| Marisa Tomei in Unhook the Stars | Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets & Lies |
| Gwen Verdon in Marvin’s Room | Barbara Hershey in The Portrait Of a Lady |
| Renée Zellweger in Jerry Maguire | Joan Allen in The Crucible |
| Enemble: | |
| The Birdcage | Jerry Maguire |
| The English Patient | The English Patient |
| Marvin’s Room | Secrets & Lies |
| Shine | Shine |
| Sling Blade | Fargo |
| Best Actor: | 1995 |
| Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas | Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas |
| Anthony Hopkins in Nixon | Anthony Hopkins in Nixon |
| James Earl Jones in Cry, The Beloved Country | Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland’s Opus |
| Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking | Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking |
| Massimo Troisi in Il Postino | Massimo Troisi in Il Postino |
| Best Actress: | |
| Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking | Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking |
| Joan Allen in Nixon | Sharon Stone in Casino |
| Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas | Elisabeth Shue in Leaving Las Vegas |
| Meryl Streep in The Bridges Of Madison County | Meryl Streep in The Bridges Of Madison County |
| Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility | Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility |
| Best Supporting Actor: | |
| Kevin Bacon in Murder In the First | Tim Roth in Rob Roy |
| Kenneth Branagh in Othello | James Cromwell in Babe |
| Don Cheadle in Devil In A Blue Dress | Brad Pitt in 12 Monkeys |
| Ed Harris in Apollo 13 | Ed Harris in Apollo 13 |
| Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects | Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects |
| Best Supporting Actress: | |
| Stockard Channing in Smoke | Kathleen Quinlan in Apollo 13 |
| Anjelica Huston in The Crossing Guard | Joan Allen in Nixon |
| Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite | Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite |
| Mare Winningham in Georgia | Mare Winningham in Georgia |
| Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility | Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility |
| Ensemble: | Best Picture: |
| Apollo 13 | Apollo 13 |
| Get Shorty | Babe |
| How To Make An American Quilt | Braveheart |
| Nixon | Il Postino |
| Sense and Sensibility | Sense and Sensibility |
| Best Actor: | 1994 |
| Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption | Morgan Freeman in The Shawshank Redemption |
| Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump | Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump |
| Paul Newman in Nobody’s Fool | Paul Newman in Nobody’s Fool |
| Tim Robbins in The Shawshank Redemption | Nigel Hawthorne in The Madness Of King George |
| John Travolta in Pulp Fiction | John Travolta in Pulp Fiction |
| Best Actress: | |
| Jodie Foster in Nell | Jodie Foster in Nell |
| Jessica Lange in Blue Sky | Jessica Lange in Blue Sky |
| Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman | Winona Ryder in Little Women |
| Susan Sarandon in The Client | Susan Sarandon in The Client |
| Meryl Streep in The River Wild | Miranda Richardson in Tom & Viv |
| Best Supporting Actor: | |
| Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction | Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction |
| Martin Landau in Ed Wood | Martin Landau in Ed Wood |
| Chazz Palminteri in Bullets Over Broadway | Chazz Palminteri in Bullets Over Broadway |
| Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump | Gary Sinise in Forrest Gump |
| John Turturro in Quiz Show | Paul Scofield in Quiz Show |
| Best Supporting Actress: | |
| Jamie Lee Curtis in True Lies | Rosemary Harris in Tom & Viv |
| Sally Field in Forrest Gump | Helen Mirren in The Madness Of King George |
| Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction | Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction |
| Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway | Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway |
| Robin Wright Penn in Forrest Gump | Jennifer Tilly in Bullets Over Broadway |
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