| Guest Stars |
| •Adrien Brody | played | Himself - Winner-Actor | Recurring (first appearance) |
| •Anjelica Huston | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Barbra Streisand | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (7th appearance) |
| •Ben Affleck | played | Himself - Presenter | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Ben Kingsley | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Brenda Fricker | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Brendan Fraser | played | Himself - Presenter | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Cameron Diaz | played | Herself - Presenter | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Catherine Zeta Jones | played | Herself - Winner-Supporting Actress/Performer | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Celeste Holm | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (7th appearance) |
| •Chris Cooper | played | Himself - Winner-Supporting Actor | Recurring (first appearance) |
| •Cliff Robertson | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Cloris Leachman | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Cuba Gooding, Jr. | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Daniel Day-Lewis | played | Himself | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Denzel Washington | played | Himself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (6th appearance) |
| •Diane Lane | played | Herself - Nominee-Actress/Presenter | Recurring (first appearance) |
| •Dustin Hoffman | played | Himself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Ed Harris (1) | played | Himself - Nominee- Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Ernest Borgnine | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Eva Marie Saint | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (10th appearance) |
| •Geena Davis | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •George Chakiris | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •George Kennedy | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Halle Berry | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Harrison Ford | played | Himself - Presenter | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Hilary Swank | played | Herself - Presenter/Past winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Jack Nicholson | played | Himself - Nominee-Actor/Past Winner | Recurring (8th appearance) |
| •Jack Palance | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Jennifer Connelly | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Jennifer Garner | played | Herself - Presenter | Recurring (first appearance) |
| •Jennifer Jones (1) | played | Herself | Recurring (8th appearance) |
| •Jennifer Lopez | played | Herself - Presenter | Recurring (6th appearance) |
| •John Travolta | played | Himself - Presenter | Recurring (6th appearance) |
| •Jon Voight | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Julia Roberts | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Julianne Moore | played | Herself - Nominee-Actress, Supporting Actress/Presenter | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Julie Andrews | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (7th appearance) |
| •Karl Malden | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (6th appearance) |
| •Kathy Bates (1) | played | Herself - Nominee-Supporting Actress/Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Keanu Reeves | played | Himself - Presenter | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Kirk Douglas | played | Himself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (9th appearance) |
| •Louis Gossett, Jr. | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Louise Fletcher | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Luise Rainer | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Marcia Gay Harden | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Marlee Matlin | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Martin Landau | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Maximilian Schell | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Meryl Streep | played | Herself - Nominee-Supporting Actress/Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Michael Caine (2) | played | Himself - Nominee-Actor/Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Michael Douglas (1) | played | Himself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Mickey Rooney | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Mira Sorvino | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Nicolas Cage | played | Himself - Nominee-Actor/Past Winner | Recurring (6th appearance) |
| •Nicole Kidman | played | Herself - Winner-Actress | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Olivia de Havilland | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (13th appearance) |
| •Patricia Neal | played | Herself | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Queen Latifah | played | Herself - Nominee-Supporting Actress/Performer | Recurring (first appearance) |
| •Red Buttons | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Renée Zellweger | played | Herself | Recurring (third appearance) |
| •Richard Gere | played | Himself - Presenter | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Rita Moreno | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (4th appearance) |
| •Robert Duvall | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Salma Hayek | played | Herself - Nominee-Actress/Presenter | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Sean Connery | played | Himself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Shirley Jones (1) | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (7th appearance) |
| •Sissy Spacek | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Steve Martin | played | Himself - Host | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Susan Sarandon | played | Herself - Presenter/Past Winner | Recurring (6th appearance) |
| •Tatum O'Neal | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (second appearance) |
| •Teresa Wright | played | Herself - Past Winner | Recurring (5th appearance) |
| •Tom Hanks | played | Himself - Past Winner | Recurring (8th appearance) |
| •Christopher Walken | played | Himself - Nominee-Supporting Actor/Past Winner | |
| •Colin Farrell (1) | played | Himself - Presenter | |
| •Hayley Mills | played | Herself - Past Winner | |
| •Joel Grey (1) | played | Himself - Past Winner | |
| •John C. Reilly | played | Himself - Nominee-Supporting Actor | |
| •Margaret O'Brien | played | Herself - Past Winner | |
| •Mary Steenburgen | played | Herself - Past Winner | |
| •Matthew McConaughey | played | Himself - Presenter | |
| •Nia Vardalos | played | Herself | |
| •Paul Simon (1) | played | Himself - Performer | |
| •Pedro Almodovar | played | Himself | |
| •Peter O'Toole | played | Himself - Honorary Award Recipient | |
| •U2 | played | Themselves - Performer | |
| •Wayne Allwine | played | Himself - Presenter (as Mickey Mouse) | |
