Academy Awards

1999 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerLife Is BeautifulRoberto BenigniWhen an open-minded Jewish librarian and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor, and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.Amazon1999 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesAfflictionNick NolteAmazonAmerican History XEdward NortonAmazonGods and MonstersIan McKellenAmazonSaving Private RyanTom HanksAmazon

2000 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerAmerican BeautyKevin SpaceyA sexually frustrated suburban father has a mid-life crisis after becoming infatuated with his daughter's best friend.Amazon2000 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesSweet and LowdownSean PennAmazonThe HurricaneDenzel WashingtonAmazonThe InsiderRussell CroweAmazonThe Straight StoryRichard FarnsworthAmazon

2001 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerGladiatorRussell CroweA former Roman General sets out to exact vengeance against the corrupt emperor who murdered his family and sent him into slavery.Amazon2001 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesBefore Night FallsJavier BardemAmazonCast AwayTom HanksAmazonPollockEd HarrisAmazonQuillsGeoffrey RushAmazon

2002 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerTraining DayDenzel WashingtonOn his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes beyond a full work day in training within the narcotics division of the L.A.P.D. with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.Amazon2002 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesA Beautiful MindRussell CroweAmazonAliWill SmithAmazonI Am SamSean PennAmazonIn the BedroomTom WilkinsonAmazon

2003 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerThe PianistAdrien BrodyA Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.Amazon2003 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesAbout SchmidtJack NicholsonAmazonAdaptation.Nicolas CageAmazonGangs of New YorkDaniel Day-LewisAmazonThe Quiet AmericanMichael CaineAmazon

2004 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerMystic RiverSean PennThe lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.Amazon2004 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesCold MountainJude LawAmazonHouse of Sand and FogBen KingsleyAmazonLost in TranslationBill MurrayAmazonPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlJohnny DeppAmazon

2005 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerRayJamie FoxxThe story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.Amazon2005 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesFinding NeverlandJohnny DeppAmazonHotel RwandaDon CheadleAmazonMillion Dollar BabyClint EastwoodAmazonThe AviatorLeonardo DiCaprioAmazon

2006 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerCapotePhilip Seymour HoffmanIn 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.Amazon2006 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesBrokeback MountainHeath LedgerAmazonGood Night, and Good Luck.David StrathairnAmazonHustle & FlowTerrence HowardAmazonWalk the LineJoaquin PhoenixAmazon

2007 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerThe Last King of ScotlandForest WhitakerBased on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s.Amazon2007 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesBlood DiamondLeonardo DiCaprioAmazonHalf NelsonRyan GoslingAmazonThe Pursuit of HappynessWill SmithAmazonVenusPeter O'TooleAmazon

2008 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role WinnerThere Will Be BloodDaniel Day-LewisA story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.Amazon2008 Academy Awards - Actor in a Leading Role NomineesEastern PromisesViggo MortensenAmazonIn the Valley of ElahTommy Lee JonesAmazonMichael ClaytonGeorge ClooneyAmazonSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetJohnny DeppAmazon