Editing Paul Newman (section)

=== 2000–2008 ===
In 2003, Newman appeared in a Broadway revival of Wilder's ''[[Our Town]]'', receiving a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] nomination for his performance. [[PBS]] and the cable network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] aired a taping of the production, and Newman was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/paul-newman|title=Paul Newman|work=Television Academy|access-date=October 21, 2015|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424220705/https://www.emmys.com/bios/paul-newman|url-status=live}}</ref> for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie. Newman's last live-action movie appearance was as a conflicted mob boss in the [[Sam Mendes]] directed film ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' (2002) opposite [[Tom Hanks]], [[Jude Law]], and [[Stanley Tucci]]. For his performance he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Although he continued to provide voice work for movies, Newman's last live-action appearance was in the 2005 HBO mini-series ''[[Empire Falls (miniseries)|Empire Falls]]'' (based on the [[Empire Falls|Pulitzer Prize-winning novel]] by [[Richard Russo]]), in which he played the dissolute father of the protagonist, Miles Roby, and for which he won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] and a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]].

In keeping with his strong interest in car racing, he provided the voice of [[Doc Hudson]], a retired anthropomorphic race car, in ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' (2006). This was his final role in a major feature film, as well as his only animated film role. Almost nine years after his death, he received billing as Doc Hudson in ''[[Cars 3]]'' (2017), his appearance made through the use of archive recordings. Newman retired from acting in May 2007, saying: "You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention. So I think that's pretty much a closed book for me."<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21797406-2,00.html "Paul Newman quits films after stellar career"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528072858/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C21797406-2%2C00.html |date=May 28, 2007 }}, News.com.au. May 27, 2007. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6695939.stm ''Hollywood star Newman to retire''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325035223/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6695939.stm |date=March 25, 2012 }}, bbc.co.uk, May 27, 2007.</ref> He came out of retirement to record narration for the 2007 documentary ''[[Dale (film)|Dale]]'', about the life of [[NASCAR]] driver [[Dale Earnhardt]], and for the 2008 documentary ''[[The Meerkats]]'', his final film role overall.