2001 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Winner
![Erin Brockovich Julia Roberts](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/erin-brockovich-steven-soderbergh-image.jpg)
Erin Brockovich
Julia Roberts
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city’s water supply.
2001 Academy Awards – Actress in a Leading Role Nominees
![Chocolat Juliette Binoche](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/chocolat-lasse-hallstrom-image.jpg)
Chocolat
Juliette Binoche
![Requiem for a Dream Ellen Burstyn](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/requiem-for-a-dream-darren-aronofsky-image.jpg)
Requiem for a Dream
Ellen Burstyn
![The Contender Joan Allen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-contender-rod-lurie-image.jpg)
The Contender
Joan Allen
![You Can Count on Me Laura Linney](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/you-can-count-on-me-kenneth-lonergan-image.jpg)