6th Screen Actors Guild Awards explained

6th Screen Actors Guild Awards
Awarded For:	Outstanding motion picture and primetime television performances
Location:	Shrine Auditorium Los Angeles, California
Country:	United States
Presenter:	Screen Actors Guild
Year:	1995
Network:	TNT
Previous:	5th
Main:	Screen Actors Guild Awards
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The 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 1999, took place on March 12, 2000. The ceremony was held at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California, and was televised live by TNT.^{[1] [2]}

The nominees were announced on February 1, 2000 by Lolita Davidovich and Blair Underwood.^{[3] [4]}

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

• Sidney Poitier

Film

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Outstanding Performance by a Female 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	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	Outstanding Performance by a Female 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	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
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

Television

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Jack Lemmon – Tuesdays with Morrie as Morrie Schwartz Hank Azaria – Tuesdays with Morrie as Mitch Albom Peter Fonda – The Passion of Ayn Rand as Frank George C. Scott – Inherit the Wind as Matthew Harrison Brady Patrick Stewart – A Christmas Carol as Ebenezer Scrooge	Halle Berry – Introducing Dorothy Dandridge as Dorothy Dandridge Kathy Bates – Annie as Miss Agatha Hannigan Judy Davis – A Cooler Climate as Paula Sally Field – A Cooler Climate as Iris Helen Mirren – The Passion of Ayn Rand as Ayn Rand
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
James Gandolfini – The Sopranos as Tony Soprano David Duchovny – The X-Files as Fox Mulder Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue as Andy Sipowicz Rick Schroder – NYPD Blue as Danny Sorenson Martin Sheen – The West Wing as Josiah Bartlet	Edie Falco – The Sopranos as Carmela Soprano Gillian Anderson – The X-Files as Dana Scully Lorraine Bracco – The Sopranos as Jennifer Melfi Nancy Marchand – The Sopranos as Livia Soprano Annie Potts – Any Day Now as Mary Elizabeth "M.E." O'Brien Sims
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Michael J. Fox – Spin City as Mike Flaherty Kelsey Grammer – Frasier as Frasier Crane Peter MacNicol – Ally McBeal as John Cage David Hyde Pierce – Frasier as Niles Crane Ray Romano – Everybody Loves Raymond as Ray Barone	Lisa Kudrow – Friends as Phoebe Buffay Calista Flockhart – Ally McBeal as Ally McBeal Lucy Liu – Ally McBeal as Ling Woo Sarah Jessica Parker – Sex and the City as Carrie Bradshaw Tracey Ullman – Tracey Takes On... as Various Characters
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
The Sopranos – Lorraine Bracco, Dominic Chianese, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Edie Falco, James Gandolfini, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Nancy Marchand, Vincent Pastore, Tony Sirico, and Steve Van Zandt ER – Anthony Edwards, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Julianna Margulies, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Gloria Reuben, Goran Vinsjic, and Noah Wyle Law & Order – Benjamin Bratt, Angie Harmon, Steven Hill, Carey Lowell, Jesse L. Martin, Jerry Orbach, and Sam Waterston NYPD Blue – Bill Brochtrup, Gordon Clapp, Kim Delaney, Dennis Franz, James McDaniel, Rick Schroder, Andrea Thompson, and Nicholas Turturro The Practice – Michael Badalucco, Lara Flynn Boyle, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Steve Harris, Camryn Manheim, Dylan McDermott, Marla Sokoloff, and Kelli Williams
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Frasier – Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, and David Hyde Pierce Ally McBeal – Gil Bellows, Lisa Nicole Carson, Portia de Rossi, Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, Peter MacNicol, Vonda Shepard, and Courtney Thorne-Smith Everybody Loves Raymond – Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, and Madylin Sweeten Friends – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer Sports Night – Josh Charles, Robert Guillaume, Felicity Huffman, Peter Krause, Sabrina Lloyd, and Joshua Malina

External links

• The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Screen Actors Guild Honors Outstanding Film and Television Performances in 13 Categories at the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Screen Actors Guild. 24 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20000815223302/http://www.sagawards.org/press_releases/pr_000312.html. 15 August 2000. 12 March 2000. dead.
2. News: Beauty bandwagon rolls on. 24 June 2017. BBC News. 13 March 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025317/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/675752.stm. 6 March 2016. live.
3. Web site: Nominations announced for the 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Screen Actors Guild. 24 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20000407211829/http://www.sagawards.org/press_releases/pr_000201.html. 7 April 2000. 1 February 2000. dead.
4. News: King. Susan. 'American Beauty' Plucks 4 SAG Film Nominations. 24 June 2017. Los Angeles Times. 2 February 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306202809/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/feb/02/entertainment/ca-60068. 6 March 2016. live.