Oscar-Winning Men: 2000-2009

Actor Kevin Spacey smiles following winning the Best Actor Oscar during the 72nd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 26, 2000. Spacey won for his role in "American Beauty" as Lester Burnham, a depressed middle aged suburban dad going through a mid-life crisis. He won his first Oscar in 1996 for his role in "The Usual Suspects."

Supporting Actor: Michael Caine

Michael Caine won his second Oscar in 2000 for his role in "Cider House Rules." In the film, Caine portrayed Dr. Larch who trains orphan Homer Wells (Tobey Maguire) to become a doctor. He won his first oscar in 1987 for his role in "Hannah and Her Sisters."

2001: Russell Crowe

Best actor Russell Crowe poses with his Oscar for "Gladiator" at the 73rd annual Academy Awards, Sunday, March 25, 2001, in Los Angeles. Crowe was nominated in the category of Best Actor for three straight years, but only took home the oscar for his role as betrayed Roman general turned gladiator Maximus.

Supporting Actor: Benicio Del Toro

Benicio Del Toro took home an Oscar in 2001 for his role in "Traffic." In the film, Del Toro portrayed dedicated-yet-corrupt Mexican cop Javier Rodriguez, who battles with his jaded ethics.

2002: Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington and Halle Berry show off the Best Actor and Best Actress awards they won at the 74th annual Academy Awards, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. Berry and Washington made movie history as the first black actors to win both lead-role Oscar honors. Washington took home his Oscar for his role as L.A.P.D detective Alonzo Harris in "Training Day." He also won an Oscar in 1990 for his role in "Glory."

Supporting Actor: Jim Broadbent

Jim Broadbent poses with his Oscar for Best Actor In A Supporting Role for the movie "Iris" backstage during the 74th Annual Academy Awards March 24, 2002. In the film Broadbent portrayed John Bayley the husband of British writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch.

2003: Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody took him the Oscar for Best Actor during the Academy Award's 2003 telecast. Brody won the award for his role as Polish Jewish musician Wladyslaw Szpilman in the holocaust film "The Pianist." He also made headlines that night for kissing married actress Halle Berry as she presented him with his Oscar.

Supporting Actor: Chris Cooper

Actor Chris Cooper poses with his Oscar during the Academy Awards ceremony on March 23, 2003. Cooper won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in "Adaptation" during the 2003 Academy Awards. In the film he portrayed John Laroche, a plant dealer who clones rare orchids and sells them to collecters.

2004: Sean Penn

Sean Penn shows off his Oscar for "Mystic River" during the 76th annual Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004. In the film, Penn portrayed Jimmy Markum, an ex-con father of three whose daughter is murdered.

Supporting Actor: Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins shows off his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor during the Academy Awards telecast in 2004. In "Mystic River," Robbins portrayed Dave Boyle, who is haunted by childhood memories and becomes reuinted with old friends after one man's daughter is murdered.

2005: Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx poses with the Oscar he won for best actor for his work in "Ray" at the 77th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, in Los Angeles. In the film Foxx portrayed legendary blind pianist Ray Charles.

Supporting Actor: Morgan Freeman

Actor Morgan Freeman poses with the Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "Million Dollar Baby" at the 77th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 27, 2005, in Los Angeles. In the film, Freeman portrayed Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris, who looks after Frankie Dunn's (Clint Eastwood) gym and sees the potential in female boxer Maggie Fitzgerald (Hilary Swank).

2006: Philip Seymour Hoffman

Philip Seymour Hoffman accepts his Oscar for best actor for his role in "Capote" at the Academy Awards telecast in 2006. In the film Hoffman portrayed Truman Capote, a popular writer during the 1950s.

Supporting Actor George Clooney

George Clooney, who won an Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "Syriana," arrives at the Governor's Ball following the 78th Academy Awards Sunday, March 5, 2006, in Los Angeles. In the film Clooney portrayed CIA agent Bob Barnes, who falls in disgrace after an unsuccessful mission in the Middle East.

2007: Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker, Oscar-winner for his work in "The Last King of Scotland" arrives at the annual Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007. Whitaker in the film portrayed brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, who was a rabid Scotland fan, during the 1970s.

Supporting Actor: Alan Arkin

Actor Alan Arkin accepts the Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "Little Miss Sunshine" at the 79th Academy Awards, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, in Hollywood. In the film Arkin portrayed heroin-addicted grandpa Edwin Hoover who coaches his grandaugther for a beauty pageant.

2008: Daniel Day-Lewis

British actor Daniel Day-Lewis accepts the Oscar for best actor for his work in "There Will Be Blood" at the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Day-Lewis won his Oscar for his role as Daniel Plainview, a charismatic and ruthless oil prospector. He also took home an Oscar in 1990 for his role in "My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown."

Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem

Spanish actor Javier Bardem accepts the Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "No Country for Old Men" at the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. In the film he portrayed psychopathic serial killer Anton Chigurh.

2009: Sean Penn

Sean Penn accepts the Oscar for best actor for his work in "Milk" during the 81st Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Penn took home his second Oscar of the decade for his role as Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist and California's first openly gay elected official.

Supporting Actor Heath Ledger

Actor Heath Ledger, seen here as the Joker, passed away before his film "The Dark Knight" hit theaters. During the Academy Award's 2009 telecast Ledger became only the second person in the Academy Awards history to win an Oscar posthumously. His parents and sister were at the ceremony to accept his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor just a year after his death.