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Best Supporting Actress Oscars of the 2000's
2000 Best Supporting Actress
Maria Gay Harden for "Pollock"
 2000 Pollock  Drama R, 122 Minutes Director: Ed Harris Starring: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Amy Madigan, Jennifer Connelly, Jeffrey Tambor, Bud Cort, John Heard, Val Kilmer, Stephanie Seymour, Tom Bower American painter Jackson Pollock (Ed Harris) is the subject of this biography, which doesn't hesitate to illustrate his degrading personal life. But the film shows how Pollock's energetic and creative work of splashing paint on canvas resulted in his rise to fame as an abstract artist. Marcia Gay Harden won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in her role as Pollock's long-suffering wife and caretaker. Ed Harris was nominated for Best Actor.
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2001 Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Connelly for "A Beautiful Mind"
2001 A Beautiful Mind  Drama PG-13, 130 Minutes Director: Ron Howard Starring: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Christopher Plummer, Josh Lucas, Judd Hirsch, Vivien Cardone, Anthony Rapp This biography traces the life of paranoid-schizophrenic, math genius John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) who overcame the odds to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Science. His life changes while he is working in cryptology at MIT where he meets Alicia (Jennifer Connelly). They fall in love and marry, but problems follow when Nash's paranoid schizophrenia sets in leading to years of illness with loyal Alicia standing by him in good times and bad. The film's four Academy Awards included Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Jennifer Connelly). Four additional nominations were received, including Crowe for Best Actor.
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2002 Best Supporting Actress
Catherine Zeta-Jones for "Chicago"
2002 Chicago  Musical / Comedy / Drama PG-13, 113 Minutes Director: Rob Marshall Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, John C. Reilly, Queen Latifah, Christine Baranski, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu, Colm Feore, Dominic West Set in 1920s' Chicago, this film centers on two murderesses, Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger), who sought fame and fortune in vaudeville and now use the notoriety gained through murder to become stars in the tabloids. But fame is fleeting as another murderess is due for her own tabloid fame. The film won six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Zeta-Jones). The seven additional nominations included Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John C. Reilly), Actress in a Supporting Role (Queen Latifah), and Director.
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2003 Best Supporting Actress
Renee Zellweger for "Cold Mountain"
2003 Cold Mountain Drama / Romance R, 155 Minutes Director: Anthony Minghella Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger, Donald Sutherland, Ray Winstone, Brendan Gleeson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Natalie Portman, Kathy Baker, James Gammon During the Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier, Inman (Jude Law), goes AWOL and struggles to return home to Cold Mountain, North Carolina, with dreams of reuniting with the woman (Nicole Kidman) he loves. Renee Zellweger won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The film was nominated for five other Academy Awards, including Best Actor (Law).
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2004 Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett for "The Aviator"
2004 The Aviator Drama PG-13, 168 Minutes Director: Martin Scorsese Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Alec Baldwin, Danny Huston, Jude Law, Adam Scott Leonardo DiCaprio takes on the role of legendary millionaire Howard Hughes during the 20 years from 1927 when he was building his company until 1947 when he was investigated for being involved in corruption concerning World War II government contracts. Based on John Logan's screenplay, this is a very entertaining film. The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett); six other nominations were received, including Best Picture, Actor (DiCaprio), Director, and Supporting Actor (Alan Alda).
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2005 Best Supporting Actress
Rachel Weisz for "The Constant Gardener"
2005 The Constant Gardener Drama / Thriller / Romance R, 129 Minutes Director: Fernando Meirelles Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Hubert Kounde, Daniele Harford, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Gerard McSorley, John Keogh, Archie Panjabi Based on John le Carre's novel, activist Tessa (Rachel Weisz) uncovers the fact that a pharmaceutical company is testing its drugs on African natives. She tries to expose the conspiracy and is killed. Her widower, British High Commission diplomat Justin Quayle (Ralph Fiennes), takes on the investigation in pursuit of not only Tessa's murderer but the possibility of Tessa's unfaithfulness to him as well. Weisz won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and the film received three additional nominations.
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2006 Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Hudson for "Dreamgirls"
2006 Dreamgirls   Drama / Musical PG-13, 125 Minutes Director: Bill Condon Starring: Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy, Danny Glover, Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle, Jordan Belfi Based on the hit Broadway musical, this story involves the rise to fame of "The Dreams" (Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose) after they are discovered by Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx) who finds work for them as a backup band for James "Thunder" Early (Eddie Murphy). But, it doesn't take long for "The Dreams" to gain popularity and outshine "Thunder." The film received two Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Hudson); six other nominations were received, including Best Supporting Actor (Eddie Murphy).
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2007 Best Supporting Actress
Tilda Swinton for "Michael Clayton"
2007 Michael Clayton Drama / Thriller R, 119 Minutes Director: Tony Gilroy Starring: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Sean Cullen, Tom Wilkinson, Sydney Pollack, Michael O'Keefe, Ken Howard, Denis O'Hare, Robert Prescott, Austin Williams Corporate lawyer Michael Clayton (George Clooney) routinely gets damage control assignments from his Manhattan law firm, and when the firm's lead attorney Arthur Edens (Tom Wilkinson) suffers a mental breakdown during a deposition, Clayton steps in to meet the largest challenge of his career. It appears that Eden has uncovered the fact that the company, U/North, he was representing was guilty of putting a carcinogenic pesticide on the market and claiming innocence. Meanwhile, U/North's chief counsel Karen Crowder (Tilda Swinton) steps in and offers a solution to relieve her employer from paying out billions. Will Clayton take the money and run, or will he stand firm in what he knows is right? The film received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Swinton); six other nominations included Best Picture, Actor (Clooney), Supporting Actor (Wilkinson), Supporting Actress (Swinton), and Director.
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