The Best Award-Winning Films of the 2000s
1,136 films released between 2000 and 2009 were recognised at the Oscars, the Golden Globes, Cannes or the Berlinale. Here are the 100 that won the most, ranked by total wins.
The most awarded is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), with 15 wins, followed by Slumdog Millionaire (12) and Chicago (9). Among the 100 shown here, 64 won at least one Oscar, 68 won a Golden Globe, 10 won a prize at Cannes and 21 won a prize at the Berlinale. They were released between 2000 and 2009.
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Most awarded films of the 2000s
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · 3h 21m
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Slumdog Millionaire
2008 · 2h 1m
Drama · Romance
Chicago
2002 · 1h 53m
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Gladiator
2000 · 2h 35m
Action · Drama · Adventure
The Aviator
2004 · 2h 50m
Drama
A Beautiful Mind
2001 · 2h 15m
Drama · Romance
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · 2h 14m
Drama · Romance
Traffic
2000 · 2h 27m
Thriller · Drama · Crime
30 Rock
2006–2013 · 7 seasons
Comedy
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · 2h
Adventure · Drama · Action · Romance
No Country for Old Men
2007 · 2h 2m
Crime · Thriller · Western
There Will Be Blood
2007 · 2h 38m
Drama
Million Dollar Baby
2004 · 2h 12m
Drama
The Hurt Locker
2008 · 2h 11m
Drama · Thriller · War
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · 2h 8m
Drama · Romance · Music
Avatar
2009 · 2h 42m
Sci-Fi · Action · Adventure
Dreamgirls
2006 · 2h 10m
Drama · Music
Mad Men
2007–2015 · 7 seasons
Drama
Mystic River
2003 · 2h 18m
Thriller · Crime · Drama · Mystery
Adaptation.
2002 · 1h 55m
Comedy · Crime · Drama
The Departed
2006 · 2h 31m
Drama · Thriller · Crime
Angels in America
2003 · 1 season
Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Giant
2009 · 1h 28m
Drama · Romance
Babel
2006 · 2h 23m
Drama
The Hours
2002 · 1h 54m
Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · 2h 59m
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
The Pianist
2002 · 2h 30m
Drama · War
Glee
2009–2015 · 6 seasons
Comedy · Drama
Lost in Translation
2003 · 1h 42m
Drama · Comedy · Romance
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 · 1h 52m
Drama · History
Iris
2001 · 1h 31m
Drama · Romance
Memoirs of a Geisha
2005 · 2h 26m
Drama · Romance · History
Up
2009 · 1h 36m
Comedy · Family · Adventure
Walk the Line
2005 · 2h 16m
Drama · Music · Romance
Crazy Heart
2009 · 1h 52m
Drama · Music · Romance
Intimacy
2001 · 1h 59m
Romance · Drama · Fantasy
John Adams
2008 · 1 season
Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · 2h 46m
Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Atonement
2007 · 2h 3m
Drama · Romance
Inglourious Basterds
2009 · 2h 33m
Drama · Thriller · War
Sideways
2004 · 2h 7m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Office
2001–2002 · 2 seasons
Comedy
The Queen
2006 · 1h 43m
Drama · History
Desperate Housewives
2004–2012 · 8 seasons
Mystery · Drama · Comedy
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009 · 1h 50m
Drama
The Dark Knight
2008 · 2h 32m
Action · Crime · Thriller
Crash
2005 · 1h 52m
Drama
Frida
2002 · 2h 3m
Drama · Romance
Ray
2004 · 2h 32m
Drama · Music
Six Feet Under
2001–2005 · 5 seasons
Drama
Almost Famous
2000 · 2h 4m
Drama · Music
Pan's Labyrinth
2006 · 1h 58m
Fantasy · Drama · War
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · 1h 56m
Drama · Horror
King Kong
2005 · 3h 8m
Adventure · Drama · Action
The Barbarian Invasions
2003 · 1h 39m
Comedy · Drama
La Vie en Rose
2007 · 2h 20m
Music · Drama
Longford
2006 · 1h 28m
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
No Man's Land
2001 · 1h 38m
Action · History · War
Beneath Clouds
2002 · 1h 30m
Drama · Romance
Delivery Day
2001 · 26m
Die Blindgänger
2004 · 1h 28m
Family · Drama
Elina: As If I Wasn't There
2002 · 1h 17m
Drama · Family
Elizabeth I
2005 · 1 season
Drama
Everyone Else
2009 · 1h 59m
Drama · Romance
It's Not Me, I Swear!
2009 · 1h 50m
Comedy · Drama
Land gewinnen
2006 · 20m
Drama
Magnifico
2003 · 2h 2m
Drama
Monster
2003 · 1h 49m
Crime · Drama
Mukhsin
2006 · 1h 35m
Comedy · Drama · Family
Pipsqueak Prince
2002 · 10m
Scars
2002 · 1h 16m
Drama · Family
The Bourne Ultimatum
2007 · 1h 55m
Action · Drama · Mystery · Thriller
The Color of Milk
2004 · 1h 34m
Comedy · Drama
The Italian
2005 · 1h 30m
Drama
The Piano Teacher
2001 · 2h 11m
Drama · Romance
Cold Mountain
2003 · 2h 34m
War · History · Adventure · Romance
Gangs of New York
2002 · 2h 48m
Drama · History · Crime
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2003 · 2h 18m
Adventure · Drama · War
Gosford Park
2001 · 2h 17m
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Dexter
2006–2013 · 8 seasons
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Erin Brockovich
2000 · 2h 11m
Drama
Grey's Anatomy
2005–present · 22 seasons
Drama
House
2004–2012 · 8 seasons
Drama
Milk
2008 · 2h 8m
History · Drama
The Reader
2008 · 2h 4m
Drama · Romance
About Schmidt
2002 · 2h 5m
Drama · Comedy
Closer
2004 · 1h 44m
Drama · Romance
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · 2h 59m
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
WALL·E
2008 · 1h 38m
Family · Sci-Fi
Breaking Bad
2008–2013 · 5 seasons
Drama · Crime
The Constant Gardener
2005 · 2h 9m
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Wonder Boys
2000 · 1h 47m
Comedy · Drama
Capote
2005 · 1h 54m
Crime · Drama
Letters from Iwo Jima
2006 · 2h 21m
Action · Drama · War
Little Miss Sunshine
2006 · 1h 42m
Comedy · Drama
Ratatouille
2007 · 1h 51m
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
2008 · 1h 36m
Drama · Romance
Volver
2006 · 2h 1m
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Dancer in the Dark
2000 · 2h 20m
Drama · Crime
The Incredibles
2004 · 1h 55m
Action · Adventure · Family