• Judi Dench ("Last of the Blond Bombshells")
  
• Holly Hunter ("Harlan County War")
  
• Christine Lahti ("An American Daughter")
  
• Frances O'Connor ("Madame Bovary (Exxonmobil Masterpiece Theater)")
  
• Rachel Ward ("On the Beach")(br> Alfre Woodward ("Holiday Heart")
  

BEST SUPPORTING ROLE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE

• Judi Dench ("Chocolat")
  
• Kate Hudson ("Almost Famous")
  
• Frances McDormand ("Almost Famous")
  
• Frances O'Connor ("Madame Bovary (Exxonmobil Masterpiece Theater)")
  
• Julie Walters ("Billy Elliot")
  
• Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Traffic")