2000 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Winner
![Boys Don't Cry Hilary Swank](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/boys-dont-cry-kimberly-peirce-image.jpg)
Boys Don’t Cry
Hilary Swank
A young man named Brandon Teena navigates love, life, and being transgender in rural Nebraska.
2000 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Nominees
![American Beauty Annette Bening](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/american-beauty-sam-mendes-image.jpg)
American Beauty
Annette Bening
![Music of the Heart Meryl Streep](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/music-of-the-heart-wes-craven-image.jpg)
Music of the Heart
Meryl Streep
![The End of the Affair Julianne Moore](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-end-of-the-affair-neil-jordan-image.jpg)
The End of the Affair
Julianne Moore
![Tumbleweeds Janet McTeer](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tumbleweeds-gavin-oconnor-image.jpg)