Best movies of 2000s that are oscar winners or nominees

Actors : Dermot Mulroney, Hope Davis, Kathy Bates, Jack Nicholson,
Directors : Alexander Payne,

A man upon retirement embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.

Actors : Billy Boyd, James D'Arcy, Paul Bettany, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Peter Weir,

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Actors : Eminem, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger,
Directors : Curtis Hanson,

A young rapper, struggling with every aspect of his life, wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

Actors : Shari Springer Berman, Harvey Pekar, Chris Ambrose, Paul Giamatti,

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Actors : Cate Blanchett, John C. Reilly, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Beckinsale,
Directors : Martin Scorsese,

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

Actors : Julie Andrews, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy,

Princess Fiona's parents invite her and Shrek to dinner to celebrate her marriage. If only they knew the newlyweds were both ogres.

Actors : Don Cheadle, Joaquin Phoenix, Sophie Okonedo, Xolani Mali,
Directors : Terry George,

Paul Rusesabagina was a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda.

Actors : Liam Neeson, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe,
Directors : Christopher Nolan,

After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from the corruption that Scarecrow and the League of Shadows have cast upon it.

Actors : Tom Cruise, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Dakota Fanning,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

As Earth is invaded by alien tripod fighting machines, one family fights for survival.

Actors : Ralph Fiennes, Hubert Koundé, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston,
Directors : Fernando Meirelles,

A widower is determined to get to the bottom of a potentially explosive secret involving his wife's murder, big business, and corporate corruption.

Actors : David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson, George Clooney, Jeff Daniels,
Directors : George Clooney,

Broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Actors : Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Brandon Routh,
Directors : Bryan Singer,

Superman reappears after a long absence, but is challenged by an old foe who uses Kryptonian technology for world domination.

Actors : Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin, Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe,
Directors : Ridley Scott,

In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.

Actors : Christian Bale, Ben Foster, Logan Lerman, Russell Crowe,
Directors : James Mangold,

A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher.

Actors : Gena Rowlands, Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve,

A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.

Actors : Sam Rockwell, Kevin Bacon, Frank Langella, Michael Sheen,
Directors : Ron Howard,

A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.

Actors : Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent,

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.

Actors : Colin Farrell, James Keane, Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Directors : Scott Cooper,

A faded country music musician is forced to reassess his dysfunctional life during a doomed romance that also inspires him.

Actors : Sari Lennick, Fred Melamed, Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Kind,

Larry Gopnik, a Midwestern physics teacher, watches his life unravel over multiple sudden incidents. Though seeking meaning and answers amidst his turmoils, he seems to keep sinking.

Actors : Jeremy Renner, Rebecca Hall, Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm,
Directors : Ben Affleck,

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.