# The Best Actress Oscar winners of the 2000s

The actresses who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for films from 2000 to 2009, and the winning roles.

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- Mar 17, 2026 · Rodrigo Fernandes Souza
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## Top 10

1. **Julia Roberts — Erin Brockovich** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2000 film. A single mother takes on a power company.
2. **Charlize Theron — Monster** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2003 film. Serial killer Aileen Wuornos.
3. **Hilary Swank — Million Dollar Baby** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2004 film. A boxer trained by Clint Eastwood.
4. **Reese Witherspoon — Walk the Line** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 2005 film. June Carter Cash.
5. **Halle Berry — Monster's Ball** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2001 film. The first Black woman to win Best Actress.
6. **Nicole Kidman — The Hours** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2002 film. Virginia Woolf.
7. **Helen Mirren — The Queen** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2006 film. Elizabeth II after Diana's death.
8. **Marion Cotillard — La Vie en Rose** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2007 film. Édith Piaf, in a French-language role.
9. **Sandra Bullock — The Blind Side** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2009 film. Leigh Anne Tuohy, who took in future NFL player Michael Oher.
10. **Kate Winslet — The Reader** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — 2008 film. A former concentration camp guard.

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