6 Best Oscar Best Actress Winners of the 2000s

By Vlad Zakh · June 19, 2026

The 2000s Best Actress winners were powerful, transformative and moving. Sandra Bullock won for The Blind Side, Kate Winslet for The Reader, Marion Cotillard for La Vie en Rose and Nicole Kidman for The Hours. Halle Berry in Monster’s Ball and Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich round out the six.

The Blind Side (2009)

TMDB ★ 7.7

A homeless teenager is taken in by a family who help him become a football star.

Directed by John Lee Hancock · 2h 09m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Reader (2008)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A former lover's wartime secret resurfaces years later as he attends her war crimes trial.

Directed by Stephen Daldry · 2h 04m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Britbox Apple TV channel, Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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La Vie en Rose (2007)

TMDB ★ 7.6

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

Directed by Olivier Dahan · 2h 20m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Hours (2002)

TMDB ★ 7.5

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

Directed by Stephen Daldry · 1h 54m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Monster's Ball (2001)

TMDB ★ 6.8

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

Directed by Marc Forster · 1h 53m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Erin Brockovich (2000)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An unemployed single mother builds a case against a utility company poisoning a small town's water.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh · 2h 11m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Oscar Best Actress Winners of the 2000s

The Blind Side (2009)

The Reader (2008)

La Vie en Rose (2007)

The Hours (2002)

Monster's Ball (2001)

Erin Brockovich (2000)

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