The Best Actor Oscar winners of the 2000s
The top 3 according to 45 votes from people: Denzel Washington — Training Day · Russell Crowe — Gladiator · Adrien Brody — The Pianist. (Updated Mar 18, 2026.)
The actors who won the Academy Award for Best Actor for films from 2000 to 2009, with two wins for Sean Penn.
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Top 10
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Denzel Washington — Training Day
2001 film. A corrupt Los Angeles cop.
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Russell Crowe — Gladiator
2000 film. General Maximus.
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Adrien Brody — The Pianist
2002 film. Władysław Szpilman in the Warsaw Ghetto; at 29, the youngest winner.
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Sean Penn — Mystic River
2003 film. A father seeking revenge in Boston.
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Daniel Day-Lewis — There Will Be Blood
2007 film. Oilman Daniel Plainview.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman — Capote
2005 film. Truman Capote writing In Cold Blood.
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Sean Penn — Milk
2008 film. Gay politician Harvey Milk.
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8
Jamie Foxx — Ray
2004 film. Ray Charles.
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Forest Whitaker — The Last King of Scotland
2006 film. Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
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10
Jeff Bridges — Crazy Heart
2009 film. A washed-up country singer.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (4)
Daniel Day-Lewis em Sangue Negro, «I drink your milkshake!»
Philip Seymour Hoffman em Capote, enorme ator.
Sean Penn duas vezes na mesma década.
Forest Whitaker como Idi Amin, assustador.