greatest female performances of the 2000s

alphabetically and chronologically by actress:

Gillian Anderson (The House of Mirth)
Maria Bello (A History of Violence)
Juliette Binoche (Certified Copy)
Björk (Dancer in the Dark)
Cate Blanchett (I’m Not There)
Ellen Burstyn (Requiem for a Dream)
Maggie Cheung (In the Mood for Love)
Julie Christie (Away From Her)
Abbie Cornish (Bright Star)
Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
Penélope Cruz (Volver)
Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona)
Viola Davis (Doubt)
Julie Delpy (Before Sunset)
Laura Dern (Inland Empire)
Lena Endre (Faithless)