Spielberg Bracket | Lucas Bracket | |||
| 1 | Hanks | 1 | Hopkins | |
| 16 | Elliott | 16 | Carrey | |
| 8 | Crowe | 8 | Norton | |
| 9 | Williams | 9 | Bacon | |
| 5 | Murray | 5 | Downey Jr. | |
| 12 | Nolte | 12 | Phoenix | |
| 4 | Depp | 4 | Cruise | |
| 13 | Malkovich | 13 | DaFoe | |
| 6 | Giamatti | 6 | Damon | |
| 11 | Kingsley | 11 | Connery | |
| 7 | Spacey | 7 | Clooney | |
| 10 | Cage | 10 | Gibson | |
| 2 | Freeman | 2 | Nicholson | |
| 15 | Pesci | 15 | Roth | |
| Scorcese Bracket | Ridley Bracket | |||
| 1 | Denzel | 1 | Day Lewis | |
| 16 | Lithgow | 16 | Whitaker | |
| 8 | Hackman | 8 | Harris | |
| 9 | Redforf | 9 | Liotta | |
| 5 | Penn | 5 | Jackson | |
| 12 | Cumberbatch | 12 | BB Thornton | |
| 4 | B. Cooper | 4 | Ford | |
| 13 | TL Jones | 13 | Fiennes | |
| 6 | Neesen | 6 | Smith | |
| 11 | Stewart | 11 | Foxx | |
| 7 | Bridges | 7 | Costner | |
| 10 | Ledger | 10 | Oldman | |
| 2 | Seymore Hoffman | 2 | Eastwood | |
| 15 | Craig | 15 | C. Cooper |
