Oscar Winners

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2011

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Melissa Leo	The Fighter
Best Supporting Actor	Christian Bale	The Fighter
Best Actress	Natalie Portman	Black Swan
Best Actor	Colin Firth	The King's Speech
Best Adapted Screenplay	Aaron Sorkin	The Social Network
Best Original Screenplay	David Seidler	The King's Speech
Best Director	Tom Hooper	The King's Speech
Best Film	Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin	The King's Speech

High nominations: The King's Speech: 12; True Grit: 10; Inception: 8; The Social Network: 8; The Fighter: 7; 127 Hours: 6; Black Swan: 5; Toy Story 3: 5
High wins: The King's Speech: 4

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2010

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Mo'nique	Precious
Best Supporting Actor	Christoph Waltz	Inglourious Basterds
Best Actress	Sandra Bullock	The Blind Side
Best Actor	Jeff Bridges	Crazy Heart
Best Adapted Screenplay	Geoffrey Fletcher	Precious
Best Original Screenplay	Mark Boal	The Hurt Locker
Best Director	Kathryn Bigelow	The Hurt Locker
Best Film	Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro	The Hurt Locker

High nominations: Inglourious Basterds, The Hurt Locker: 8; Avatar: 7; Precious, Up in the Air: 6 High wins: The Hurt Locker: 6, Avatar: 3

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2009

Award	Nominees	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Penelope Cruz	Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Supporting Actor	Heath Ledger	The Dark Knight
Best Actress	Kate Winslet	The Reader
Best Actor	Sean Penn	Milk
Best Adapted Screenplay	Simon Beaufoy	Slumdog Millionaire
Best Original Screenplay	Dustin Lance Black	Milk
Best Director	Danny Boyle	Slumdog Millionaire
Best Film	Christian Colson	Slumdog Millionaire

High nominations: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: 13; Slumdog Millionaire: 10; The Dark Knight: 10; Milk: 8; WALL-E: 6; Doubt: 5; Frost/Nixon: 5; The Reader: 5
High wins: Slumdog Millionaire: 8, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: 3

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2008

Award	Winners	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Tilda Swinton	Michael Clayton
Best Supporting Actor	Javier Bardem	No Country for Old Men
Best Actress	Marion Cotillard	La Vie en Rose
Best Actor	Daniel Day-Lewis	There Will Be Blood
Best Adapted Screenplay	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen	No Country for Old Men
Best Original Screenplay	Diablo Cody	Juno
Best Director	Joel Coen, Ethan Coen	No Country for Old Men
Best Film	Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen	No Country for Old Men

High nominations: There Will Be Blood: 8; No Country for Old Men: 8; Atonement: 7; Michael Clayton: 7; Ratatouille: 5
High wins: No Country for Old Men: 4; The Bourne Ultimatum: 3

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2007

Award	Winners	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Jennifer Hudson	Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actor	Alan Arkin	Little Miss Sunshine
Best Actress	Helen Mirren	The Queen
Best Actor	Forest Whitaker	The Last King of Scotland
Best Adapted Screenplay	William Monahan	The Departed
Best Original Screenplay	Michael Arndt	Little Miss Sunshine
Best Director	Martin Scorsese	The Departed
Best Film	Nominees to be determined	The Departed

High nominations: Dreamgirls: 8; Babel: 7; Pan's Labyrinth: 6; The Queen: 6; Blood Diamond: 5; The Departed: 5

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2006

Award	Winner(s)	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Rachel Weisz	The Constant Gardener
Best Supporting Actor	George Clooney	Syriana
Best Actress	Reese Witherspoon	Walk the Line
Best Actor	Philip Seymour Hoffman	Capote
Best Adapted Screenplay	Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana	Brokeback Mountain
Best Original Screenplay	Paul Haggis, Bobby Moresco	Crash
Best Director	Ang Lee	Brokeback Mountain
Best Film	Paul Haggis, Cathy Schulman	Crash

High nominations:
Brokeback Mountain: 8; Crash: 6; Good Night, and Good Luck.: 6; Memoirs of a Geisha: 6
High wins:
Brokeback Mountain: 3; Crash: 3; King Kong: 3; Memoirs of a Geisha: 3

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2005

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Cate Blanchett	The Aviator
Best Supporting Actor	Morgan Freeman	Million Dollar Baby
Best Actress	Hilary Swank	Million Dollar Baby
Best Actor	Jamie Foxx	Ray
Best Adapted Screenplay	Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor	Sideways
Best Original Screenplay	Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, Pierre Bismuth	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Best Director	Clint Eastwood	Million Dollar Baby
Best Film	Clint Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Robert Lorenz, Gary Lucchesi, Robert Moresco, Tom Rosenberg, Albert S. Ruddy	Million Dollar Baby

High nominations:
The Aviator: 11; Million Dollar Baby, Neverland: 7; Ray: 6; Sideways: 5
High wins:
The Aviator: 5; Million Dollar Baby: 4

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2004

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Renée Zellweger	Cold Mountain
Best Supporting Actor	Tim Robbins	Mystic River
Best Actress	Charlize Theron	Monster
Best Actor	Sean Penn	Mystic River
Best Adapted Screenplay	Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Original Screenplay	Sofia Coppola	Lost in Translation
Best Director	Peter Jackson	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Best Film	Peter Jackson, Barrie M. Osborne, Fran Walsh	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

High nominations: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: 11, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: 10, Seabiscuit: 7, Cold Mountain: 7, Mystic River: 6, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: 5
High wins: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: 11, Mystic River: 2, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World: 2

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2003

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Chicago
Best Supporting Actor	Chris Cooper	Adaptation
Best Actress	Nicole Kidman	The Hours
Best Actor	Adrien Brody	The Pianist"
Best Adapted Screenplay	Ronald Harwood	The Pianist
Best Original Screenplay	Pedro Almodóvar	Talk to Her
Best Director	Roman Polanski	The Pianist
Best Film	Martin Richards	Chicago

High nominations: Chicago: 13, Gangs of New York: 10, The Hours: 9, The Pianist: 7, The Lord of the Rings, Frida, The Road to Perdition: 6, Adaptation: 4
High wins: Chicago: 6, The Pianist: 3, The Hours, The Lord of the Rings, Frida: 2 each, Adaptation: 1

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2002

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Jennifer Connelly	A Beautiful Mind
Best Supporting Actor	Jim Broadbent	Iris
Best Actress	Halle Berry	Monster's Ball
Best Actor	Denzel Washington	Training Day
Best Adapted Screenplay	Akiva Goldsman	A Beautiful Mind
Best Original Screenplay	Julian Fellowes	Gosford Park
Best Director	Ron Howard	A Beautiful Mind
Best Film	Brian Grazer, Ron Howard	A Beautiful Mind

High nominations: The Lord of the Rings: 13, A Beautiful Mind: 8, Moulin Rouge: 8, Gosford Park: 7, In the Bedroom: 5, Amélie: 5
High Wins: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: 4, A Beautiful Mind: 4 (should have been 5... Ed.).

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2001

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Marcia Gay Harden	Pollock
Best Supporting Actor	Benicio Del Toro	Traffic
Best Actress	Julia Roberts	Erin Brockovich
Best Actor	Russell Crowe	Gladiator
Best Adapted Screenplay	Stephen Gaghan	Traffic
Best Original Screenplay	Cameron Crowe	Almost Famous
Best Director	Steven Soderbergh	Traffic
Best Film	Douglas Wick, David Franzoni, Branko Lustig	Gladiator

High nominations: Gladiator: 12, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: 10, Erin Brockovich: 5, Traffic: 5
High Wins: Gladiator: 5, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: 4, Traffic: 4

Big Eight Oscar Winners 2000

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Angelina Jolie	Girl, Interrupted
Best Supporting Actor	Michael Caine	The Cider House Rules
Best Actress	Hilary Swank	Boy's Don't Cry
Best Actor	Kevin Spacey	American Beauty
Best Adapted Screenplay	John Irving	The Cider House Rules
Best Original Screenplay	Alan Ball	American Beauty
Best Director	Sam Mendes	American Beauty
Best Film	Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks	American Beauty

Big Seven Oscar Winners 1999

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Judi Dench	Shakespeare in Love
Best Supporting Actor	James Coburn	Affliction
Best Actress	Gwyneth Paltrow	Shakespeare in Love
Best Actor	Roberto Benigni	La Vita è Bella (Life is Beautiful)
Best Screenplay	Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard	Shakespeare in Love
Best Director	Steven Spielberg	Saving Private Ryan
Best Film	David Parfitt, Donna Gigliotti, Harvey Weinstein, Edward Zwick, Marc Norman	Shakespeare in Love

Big Six Oscar Winners 1998

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Kim Basinger	L.A. Confidential
Best Supporting Actor	Robin Williams	Good Will Hunting
Best Actress	Helen Hunt	As Good as it Gets
Best Actor	Jack Nicholson	As Good as it Gets
Best Director	James Cameron	Titanic
Best Film	James Cameron, Jon Landau	Titanic

Titanic won 11 Oscars, equalling the record held by Ben Hur since 1959.
(Titanic won Best Picture, Director, Original Score, Song, Cinematography, Sound, Sound Effects, Visual Effects, Editing, Art Direction and Costumes.)

Big Six Oscar Winners 1997

Award	Winner	Film
Best Supporting Actress	Juliette Binoche	The English Patient
Best Supporting Actor	Cuba Gooding Jr	Jerry Maguire
Best Actress	Frances McDormand	Fargo
Best Actor	Geoffrey Rush	Shine
Best Director	Anthony Minghella	The English Patient
Best Film	Anthony Minghella	The English Patient

The English Patient won 9 Oscars.