Best movies of 2000s that are oscar winners or nominees in actor in a supporting role category

No Country for Old Men(2007)

Combined Rating:
94
Combined Critics Rating: 91

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.



The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

Combined Rating:
93
Combined Critics Rating: 90

A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.



Sideways(2004)

Combined Rating:
93
Combined Critics Rating: 91

Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.



The King's Speech(2010)

Combined Rating:
93
Combined Critics Rating: 90

The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.



Million Dollar Baby(2004)

Combined Rating:
92
Combined Critics Rating: 88

A determined woman works with a hardened boxing trainer to become a professional.



The Departed(2006)

Combined Rating:
92
Combined Critics Rating: 88

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.



The Dark Knight(2008)

Combined Rating:
92
Combined Critics Rating: 88

When the menace known as the Joker emerges from his mysterious past, he wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, the Dark Knight must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.



Brokeback Mountain(2005)

Combined Rating:
91
Combined Critics Rating: 88

The story of a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys, and their lives over the years.





Mystic River(2003)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 85

With a childhood tragedy that overshadowed their lives, three men are reunited by circumstance when one has a family tragedy.



Milk(2008)

Combined Rating:
90
Combined Critics Rating: 87

The story of Harvey Milk, and his struggles as an American gay activist who fought for gay rights and became California's first openly gay elected official.



Little Miss Sunshine(2006)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.



The Fighter(2010)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A look at the early years of boxer "Irish" Micky Ward and his brother who helped train him before going pro in the mid 1980s.



The Kids Are All Right(2010)

Combined Rating:
89
Combined Critics Rating: 87

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.



A History of Violence(2005)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.



Michael Clayton(2007)

Combined Rating:
88
Combined Critics Rating: 84

A law firm brings in its "fixer" to remedy the situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while representing a chemical company that he knows is guilty in a multibillion-dollar class action suit.



Catch Me If You Can(2002)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

The story of Frank Abagnale Jr., before his 19th birthday, successfully forged millions of dollars' worth of checks while posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and legal prosecutor as a seasoned and dedicated FBI agent pursues him.



The Aviator(2004)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 82

A biopic depicting the early years of legendary Director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s.



Inglourious Basterds(2009)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.



The Town(2010)

Combined Rating:
87
Combined Critics Rating: 81

As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the F.B.I. Agent looking to bring him and his crew down.




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