Oscar winners 2000 to most recent
| Year | Best Picture | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Argo | Ang Lee, Life of Pi | Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln | Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook |
| 2011 | The Artist | Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist | Jean Dujardin, The Artist | Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady |
| 2010 | The King’s Speech | Tom Hooper, The King’s Speech | Colin Firth, The King’s Speech | Natalie Portman, Black Swan |
| 2009 | The Hurt Locker | Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker | Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart | Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire | Sean Penn, Milk | Kate Winslet, The Reader |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men | Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood | Marion Cotillard, La Vie en Rose |
| 2006 | The Departed | Martin Scorsese, The Departed | Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland | Helen Mirren, The Queen |
| 2005 | Crash | Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain | Philip Seymour Hoffman, Capote | Reese Witherspoon, Walk The Line |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Clint Eastwood, MIllion Dollar Baby | Jamie Foxx, Ray | Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Sean Penn, Mystic River | Charlize Theron, Monster |
| 2002 | Chicago | Roman Polanski, The Pianist | Adrien Brody, The Pianist | Nicole Kidman, The Hours |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Ron Howard, A Beautiful Mind | Denzel Washington, Training Day | Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball |
| 2000 | Gladiator | Steven Soderbergh, Traffic | Russell Crowe, Gladiator | Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich |
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