Awarded to the film deemed by Cosmo voters to be one of the best films of all time. The winning film will be inducted into the Cosmique Movie Hall of Fame, and will not be eligible in subsequent years to be re-nominated to this category. There are no restrictions on the film’s era, nationality, language, or genre. All films except previous winners are eligible for nomination. In addition, a film cannot be nominated in the same year that it is first theatrically released.

Not eligible: All About Eve; Amadeus; Apocalypse Now; Auntie Mame; Casablanca; Citizen Kane; Dangerous Liaisons; The Godfather; Gone With the Wind; Harold and Maude; A Letter to Three Wives; The Lion in Winter; Paris is Burning; The Philadelphia Story; Sunset Boulevard; The Talented Mr. Ripley; To Kill a Mockingbird; Vertigo; Whatever Happened to Baby Jane; The Wizard of Oz; The Women

Awarded to the actress deemed by Cosmo voters to be one of the best of all time. The winning actress will be inducted into the Cosmique Movie Hall of Fame, and will not be eligible in subsequent years to be re-nominated to this category. There are no restrictions on her films' era, nationality, or language, nor whether she is living or dead. All actresses except previous winners are eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Katharine Hepburn, Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, Meryl Streep, Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Judi Dench, Glenn Close, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Crawford, Sally Field; Rosalind Russell; Judy Garland; Rita Moreno; Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Angela Lansbury, Viola Davis

The following actresses have been nominated in previous years but have never won and are still eligible for nomination, though voters should not feel limited to these actresses:

Awarded to the actor deemed by Cosmo voters to be one of the best of all time. The winning actor will be inducted into the Cosmique Movie Hall of Fame, and will not be eligible in subsequent years to be re-nominated to this category. There are no restrictions on his films' era, nationality, or language, nor whether he is living or dead. All actors except previous winners are eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Dustin Hoffman, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Robert De Niro, Jack Lemmon, Marlon Brando, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Peter O’Toole, Morgan Freeman, Robin Williams, Paul Newman, Anthony Hopkins, James Dean; Sidney Poitier; Roddy McDowell; Daniel Day-Lewis; Donald Sutherland

The following actors have been nominated in previous years, but have never won and are still eligible for nomination, though voters should not feel limited to these actors:

Awarded to the actress deemed by Cosmo voters to have delivered, across the span of her entire career, the best cinematic comedic performances of all time. The previous winners are not eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Madeline Kahn, Lucille Ball, Lily Tomlin, Gilda Radner, Rosalind Russell, Cloris Leachman, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Betty White, Teri Garr, Divine, Catherine O’Hara, Eileen Brennan, Thelma Ritter, Katherine Helmond, Jennifer Coolidge

The following actresses have received previous nominations, but have never won and are eligible to be nominated, though voters should not feel limited to these actresses:

Awarded to the actor deemed by Cosmo voters to have delivered, across the span of his entire career, the best cinematic comedic performances of all time. The previous winners are not eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye, Steve Martin, Gene Wilder, Robin Williams, Mel Brooks, Bill Murray, Jerry Lewis; Eddie Murphy; Richard Pryor, Groucho Marx, Jack Lemmon, John Ritter, Ted Knight, Jonathan Winters, Buster Keaton

The following actors have received previous nominations, but have never won and are eligible to be nominated, though voters should not feel limited to these actors: