<Tr> <Td> Jennifer Connelly † † </Td> <Td> A Beautiful Mind </Td> <Td> Alicia Nash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Judi Dench ‡ </Td> <Td> Iris </Td> <Td> Iris Murdoch </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sissy Spacek ‡ </Td> <Td> In the Bedroom </Td> <Td> Ruth Fowler </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Renée Zellweger ‡ </Td> <Td> Bridget Jones's Diary </Td> <Td> Bridget Jones </Td> </Tr>

Outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role