6 Best Oscar Best Actress Winners of the 2000s

By Vlad Zakh · June 19, 2026

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The Academy Award for Best Actress in the 2000s crowned a decade of powerful, transformative, and deeply moving leading performances.

The Blind Side (2009) 01

The Blind Side (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A wealthy Southern family takes in a homeless teenager, helping him become a star football player.

The Reader (2008) 02

The Reader (2008)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A young man's passionate affair with an older woman resurfaces years later during her war crimes trial.

La Vie en Rose (2007) 03

La Vie en Rose (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.6

The tumultuous life of a beloved French singer unfolds from her impoverished childhood to international stardom.

The Hours (2002) 04

The Hours (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.5

Three women across different decades grapple with mental illness, identity, and the pull of Virginia Woolf's writing.

Monster's Ball (2001) 05

Monster's Ball (2001)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A grieving prison guard forms an unlikely, complicated relationship with the widow of a man he executed.

Erin Brockovich (2000) 06

Erin Brockovich (2000)

IMDb ★ 7.4

An unemployed single mother uncovers a devastating corporate cover-up while working as a legal assistant.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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