The polling has begun for the 2000 GQ "Men of the Year," and this year, the voting's all on-line at www.gq.com. GQ editor-in-chief Art Cooper has announced nominees from the fields of film, television, sports, music, fashion, and theater. The balloting runs through June 15.
And for the first time in GQ's "Men of the Year" history, the nominees include women -- Donna Karan, Donatella Versace and Miuccia Prada have been nominated for their contributions to men's fashion.
Here are the categories and nominees:
FILM ACTOR -- Ben Affleck, Jim Carrey, John Cusack, Russell Crowe, Tom Cruise, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law, Ed Norton, Kevin Spacey, Mark Wahlberg
FILM DIRECTOR -- Farrelly Brothers (Me, Myself & Irene), Roland Emmerich (The Patriot), Stephen Frears (High Fidelity), Jonathan Mostow (U571), Wolfgang Peterson (The Perfect Storm), Ridley Scott (Gladiators), Brian Singer (X-Men), John Singleton (Shaft Returns), Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brokovich), John Woo (Mission Impossible 2)
MUSIC: BAND -- Blink-182, Creed, Dru Hill, Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Savage Garden, Smash Mouth, Third Eye Blind
MUSIC: SOLO ARTIST -- Beck, D'Angelo, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias, Kid Rock, Moby, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Carlos Santana, Sisquo
SPORTS: COACH -- Bobby Bowden, Scotty Bowman, Tony Dungy, Phil Jackson, Jeff Fisher, Doc Rivers, Buck Showalter, Jerry Sloan, Jeff Van Gundy, Dick Vermeil
SPORTS: INDIVIDUAL ATHLETE -- Andre Agassi, David Duval, Sergio Garcia, Maurice Greene, Michael Johnson, Roy Jones Jr., Lennox Lewis, Pete Sampras, Vijay Singh, Tiger Woods
SPORTS: TEAM ATHLETE -- Vince Carter, Nomar Garciapara, Ken Griffey Jr., Allen Iverson, Jaromir Jagr, Peyton Manning, Shaquille O'Neal, Mike Piazza, Kurt Warner
TELEVISION: COMEDY -- Drew Carey (The Drew Carey Show), Will Ferrell (Saturday Night Live), Matt Groening (The Simpsons), Sean Hayes (Will & Grace), Chris Kattan (Saturday Night Live), David Letterman (Late Night with David Letterman), Matthew Perry (Friends), Ray Romano (Everybody Loves Raymond), Jon Stewart (The Daily Show), Christopher Titus (Titus)
TELEVISION: DRAMA -- Billy Campbell (Once and Again), Eddie Cibrian (Third Watch), David James Elliott (JAG), James Gandolfini (The Sopranos), Jason Gedrick (Falcone), Rob Lowe (The West Wing), Jesse L. Martin (Law & Order), Rick Schroder (NYPD Blue), Martin Sheen (The West Wing), Goran Visnjic (E.R.)
TELEVISION: NEWS -- Dan Abrams, Wolf Blitzer, Jeff Greenfield, Ted Koppel, Steve Kroft, Jim Lehrer, Dan Patrick, Tim Russert, John Stossel, Brian Williams
MOST STYLISH -- Marc Anthony, Beck, Pierce Brosnan, Rupert Everett, Enrique Iglesias, Derek Jeter, Ricky Martin, Dylan McDermott, Mos Def, Brad Pitt
FASHION -- Giorgio Armani, Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferre, Tom Ford (Gucci), Marc Jacobs, Donna Karran, Helmut Lang, Ralph Lauren, Miuccia Prada, Donatella Versace
THEATER -- Matthew Broderick (actor), Gabriel Byrne (actor), Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor), William H. Macy (actor), Brian Stokes Mitchell (actor), Mandy Patinkin (actor), John C. Reilly (actor), Tom Stoppard (playwright), Sam Shepard (playwright), Christopher Walken (actor)
LITERATURE -- Russell Banks, Michael Chabon, Caleb Carr, Dave Eggers, Carl Hiassen, John Irving, Ha Jin, Stephen King, Elmore Leonard, Chang Rae Lee
The winners will be featured in the November issue, and honored at the 5th annual GQ "Men of the Year" awards show, airing Dec. 9 on Fox.
Last year's GQ "Men of the Year" were Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Spacey, Michael J. Fox, Mark McGwire, Dylan McDermott, Will Smith, Oscar De La Hoya, Joe Torre, the Beastie Boys, Eric Clapton, Stone Phillips, Tom Wolfe, Mario Batali, and Michael Dell.
The stars of the epic action-drama "Gradiator" are expected to be on hand next Monday for a special screening of the DreamWorks Pictures and Universal Pictures firm. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen and Djimon Hounsou are scheduled to attend the screening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif. Other celebrities who have said they'll attend include Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton, Bill Paxton, Dylan McDermott, Christian Slater, Martin Short, Blair Underwood, Aidan Quinn and Jim Belushi. "Gladiator" opens nationwide May 5.
What's being described as a freak accident killed one person and injured five others during filming of the movie "Proof of Life" outside Quito, Ecuador. Officials with Castle Rock Entertainment say Will Gaffney, stand-in and photo double for actor David Morse, died Sunday when a shot of a truck driving under 15 mph on a mountain road went awry. The movie's director, Taylor Hackford, says the scene did not involve any stunts. None of the movie's principle actors were involved in the mishap.