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The Best Actress Oscar winners of the 2000s

The top 3 according to 11 votes from people: Julia Roberts — Erin Brockovich · Charlize Theron — Monster · Hilary Swank — Million Dollar Baby. (Updated Mar 17, 2026.)

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

Rodrigo Fernandes Souza · · 10 items · 11 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original

Top 10

  1. 1

    Julia Roberts — Erin Brockovich

    2000 film. A single mother takes on a power company.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Charlize Theron — Monster

    2003 film. Serial killer Aileen Wuornos.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Hilary Swank — Million Dollar Baby

    2004 film. A boxer trained by Clint Eastwood.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  4. 4

    Reese Witherspoon — Walk the Line

    2005 film. June Carter Cash.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  5. 5

    Halle Berry — Monster's Ball

    2001 film. The first Black woman to win Best Actress.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  6. 6

    Nicole Kidman — The Hours

    2002 film. Virginia Woolf.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  7. 7

    Helen Mirren — The Queen

    2006 film. Elizabeth II after Diana's death.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  8. 8

    Marion Cotillard — La Vie en Rose

    2007 film. Édith Piaf, in a French-language role.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    Sandra Bullock — The Blind Side

    2009 film. Leigh Anne Tuohy, who took in future NFL player Michael Oher.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Kate Winslet — The Reader

    2008 film. A former concentration camp guard.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 2

    -1

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isabela.belem · Português

Halle Berry, a primeira mulher negra a ganhar, momento histórico.

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