Greatest Female Acting Performances of the 2000s

The Top Ten
1 Julia Roberts - Erin Brockovich
2 Kate Winslet - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3 Ellen Burstyn - Requiem of a Dream
4 Ellen Page - Juno
5 Audrey Tautou - Amelie
6 Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby
7 Helen Mirren - The Queen
8 Sandra Bullock - The Blind Side
9 Cate Blanchett - The Aviator
10 Scarlett Johansson - Lost in Translation
The Contenders
11 Kristen Stewart - Twilight
12 Kate Winslet - The Reader
13 Sigourney Weaver - Imaginary Heroes
14 Valeria Solarino - Viola di Mare
15 Kate Winslet - The Life of David Gale
16 Kate Hudson - Almost Famous

One scene in particular blew my mind! The scene when William tells Penny Lane that Russell sold her to Humble Pie for fifty bucks and a case of beer. The sadness she felt was immense but she shook it off with a smile and said : "What kind of beer? ". I mean that whole transformation from sadness to happiness to hide the pain couldn't be pulled off unless she was actually Penny Lane but she did succeed at that. And for that very scene I think, she was awarded a golden globe and nominated for an oscar. Unforgettable!

17 Kate del Castillo - Under The Same Moon

She may be a hero, but her performance haunts you the way villains normally do. A performance for the ages.

18 Isla Fisher - Definitely, maybe Isla Lang Fisher is an Omani born Australian actress. Born to Scottish parents in Oman, she moved to Australia at age 6. She appeared on the children's adventure series Bay Cove and the short-lived soap opera Paradise Beach, before playing Shannon Reed on the soap opera Home and Away.
19 Nicole Kidman - Moulin Rouge

It was an incredible performance, apart from of showing her dramatic skills she showed us she can sing and Dance very well.

20 Amy Adams - Enchanted
21 Anne Hathaway - Ella Enchanted
22 Uma Thurman - Kill Bill
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