2012- Back: A Reflection on Past Oscars

It's Oscars Day! :) I'm super excited about watching the 85th Annual Academy Awards tonight, mostly to see the winners, but also partially because I can't wait to see what host Seth McFarlane is going to say. So since I'm feeling Oscarsy, I thought I'd look back at the winners of the last few years, starting with the year 2000, because... why not? I'm excited.

 

2000

Best Picture: American Beauty

Best Actor: Kevin Spacey (American Beauty)

Best Actress: Hilary Swank (Boys Don't Cry)
Best Supporting Actor: Michael Caine (The Cider House Rules)
Best Supporting Actress: Angelina Jolie (Girl, Interrupted)

 2001

Best Picture: Gladiator
Best Actor: Russell Crowe (Gladiator)
Best Actress: Julia Roberts (Erin Brockavich)
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro (Traffic)
Best Supporting Actress: Marcia Gay Harden (Pollack)

2002

Best Picture: A Beautiful Mind

Best Actor: Denzel Washington (Training Day)
Best Actress: Halle Berry (Monster's Ball)
Best Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent (Iris)
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Connolly (A Beautiful Mind)

 

2003

Best Picture: Chicago
Best Actor: Adrien Brody (The Pianist)
Best Actress: Nicole Kidman (The Hours)
Best Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper (Adaptation)
Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago)

2004

Best Picture: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Actor: Sean Penn (Mystic River)
Best Actress: Charlize Theron (Monster)
Best Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins (Mystic River)
Best Supporting Actress: Renee Zellweger (Cold Mountain)

 

 2005

Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor: Jamie Foxx (Ray)
Best Actress: Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby)
Best Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby)
Best Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)

2006

Best Picture: Crash

Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney (Syriana)
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardner)

2007

Best Picture: The Departed
Best Actor: Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland)
Best Actress: Helen Mirren (The Queen)
Best Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine)
Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

2008

Best Picture: No Country for Old Men
Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
Best Actress: Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)
Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men)
Best Supporting Actress: Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)

2009

Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Best Actor: Sean Penn (Milk)
Best Actress: Kate Winslet (The Reader)
Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger- Posthumous (The Dark Knight)
Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)

2010

Best Picture: The Hurt Locker

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart)
Best Actress: Sandra Bullock (The Blind Side)
Best Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds)
Best Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique (Precious)

2011

Best Picture: The King's Speech
Best Actor: Colin Firth (The King's Speech)
Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Black Swan)
Best Supporting Actress: Melissa Leo (The Fighter)
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale (The Fighter)

2012

Best Picture: The Artist
Best Actor: Jean Dujardin (The Artist)
Best Actress: Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
Best Supporting Actor: Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
Best Supporting Actress: Octavia Spencer (The Help

Can't wait to see who wins tonight! :)