The Best 2000s Villain

Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)

Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)

Sala Baker as Sauron in "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"

Ralph Fiennes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

Willem Dafoe in Spider-Man (2002)

Daryl Hannah in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men (2007)

Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)

Joaquin Phoenix in Gladiator (2000)

Mads Mikkelsen in Casino Royale (2006)

Christopher Lee in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Geoffrey Rush in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Jack Nicholson in The Departed (2006)

Christian Bale in American Psycho (2000)

Liam Neeson in Batman Begins (2005)

Imelda Staunton in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Hayden Christensen in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Stephen Lang in Avatar (2009)

Bill Nighy in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)

Alfred Molina in Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Lawrence Makoare in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Tobin Bell in Saw VI (2009)

Mark Ferguson, Lawrence Makoare, and Brent McIntyre in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Ian McKellen in X2: X-Men United (2003)

Helena Bonham Carter in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

Sergi López in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Lucy Liu in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Bruno Ganz in Downfall (2004)

David Carradine in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Rodrigo Santoro in 300 (2006)

Richard Roxburgh in Van Helsing (2004)

Anthony Hopkins in Red Dragon (2002)

John Hurt in V for Vendetta (2005)