Variety

Gearing up for their third outing, in August, organizers of the Hollywood Film Festival on Tuesday revealed their nominees for actor and actress of the year, and unveiled other plans for the event.

Jackie Chan ("Rush Hour"), Cuba Gooding Jr. ("What Dreams May Come"), Ian McKellen ("Gods and Monsters"), Nick Nolte ("Affliction"), Edward Norton ("American History X") and Billy Bob Thornton ("Pushing Tin") were nominated in the actor category.

On the femmes' side, nominees are Drew Barrymore ("Never Been Kissed"), Angela Bassett ("How Stella Got Her Groove Back"), Halle Berry ("Bulworth"), Angelina Jolie ("Pushing Tin"), Jennifer Lopez ("Out of Sight") and Gwyneth Paltrow ("Shakespeare in Love").

The nominations were announced by actor James Woods and director Ted Kotcheff during a press conference at the Hollywood Entertainment Museum.

Nominees were selected by members of the Casting Society, and winners will be chosen by the public at polls in 1,400 Hollywood Video stores across the country, as well as online on at the "Entertainment Tonight" Web site, ETOnline.com, and at HollywoodVideo.com, HollywoodAwards.com, and Reel.com.

Prizes in several categories - directing, producing, screenwriting, and composing for the screen, among others - are valued at more than $100,000, festival founder Carlos de Abreu said, and will be handed out Aug. 9 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, at the close of the six-day festival.

There also will be prizes for the best features made for over and under $1 million. The competitive event will showcase domestic and international feature films, shorts, animation and documentaries, mostly by independents.