Sharon Stone was nominated for an award.
Geri McGee . Sharon Stone portrayed McGee in the film , with her name changed to ` Ginger McKenna ' , and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance . Sharon Stone . She became a sex symbol and rose to international recognition with her starring role as Catherine Tramell in another Verhoeven film , the erotic thriller Basic Instinct ( 1992 ) , for which she received her first Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama . She won the Golden Globe Award and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in Martin Scorsese 's Casino ( 1995 ) . She received another two Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in The Mighty ( 1998 ) and The Muse ( 1999 ) .