Biography: Javier Bardem was born on 5/1/1969 in Gran Canaria, Spain. He was a famous star in his homeland of Spain with films like "Tacones Lejanos" in 91 and "Carne Tremula" in 97. But he gained wide acclaim in America for his Oscar nominated role of a gay Cuban writer in the 2000 film "Before Night Falls".
Filmography:
The Assumption (2004)
Killing Pablo (2004)
The Last Face (2004)
The Lost City (2004)
Out to Sea (2004)
The Three Ages of the Crime (2004)
Mondays in the Sun (2002)
The Dancer Upstairs (2002)
Don't Tempt Me (2001)
The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2001)
Before Night Falls (2000)
Segunda piel (1999)
Lobos de Washington, Los (1999)
Entre las piernas (1999)
Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley (1998)
Perdita Durango (1997)
Carne trémula (1997)
Airbag (1997)
Amor perjudica seriamente la salud, El (1996)
Más que amor, frenesí (1996)
Éxtasis (1996/I)
Madre, La (1995)
Boca a boca (1995)
Detective y la muerte, El (1994)
Días contados (1994)
Teta y la luna, La (1994)
Huevos de oro (1993)
Amante bilingüe, El (1993)
Huidos (1992)
Jamón, jamón (1992)
Amo tu cama rica (1991)
Tacones lejanos (1991)
Edades de Lulú, Las (1990)
Poderoso influjo de la luna, El (1980)
Quote: "One of my dreams came true when Julian [Schnabel] showed the movie [Before Night Falls] to Al Pacino and he called me at 3 a.m. Spanish time and told me he liked my performance. I told him, 'I don't believe in God, I believe in Al Pacino.'"
Academy Awards, USA
2001
• Nominated, Oscar
Best Actor in a Leading Role for Before Night Falls (2000)
Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
2000
• Runner(s) up, BSFC Award
Best Actor for Before Night Falls (2000)
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
2001
• Nominated, CFCA Award
Best Actor for Before Night Falls (2000)
European Film Awards
1998
• Nominated, European Film Award
Best Actor for Live Flesh (1997)
1997
• Won, Audience Award
Best Actor
Fotogramas de Plata
2001
• Won, Fotogramas de Plata
Best Movie Actor (Mejor Actor de Cine)
Golden Globes, USA
2001
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama for Before Night Falls (2000)
Goya Awards
1998
• Nominated, Goya
Best Lead Actor (Mejor Actor Principal) for Live Flesh (1997)
1996
• Won, Goya
Best Lead Actor (Mejor Actor Principal) for Boca a boca (1995)
1995
• Won, Goya
Best Supporting Actor (Mejor Actor de Reparto) for Días contados (1994)
1993
• Nominated, Goya
Best Lead Actor (Mejor Actor Principal) for Jamón, jamón (1992)
Independent Spirit Awards
2001
• Won, Independent Spirit Award
Best Male Lead for Before Night Falls (2000)
National Board of Review, USA
2000
• Won, NBR Award
Best Actor for Before Night Falls (2000)
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA
2001
• Won, NSFC Award
Best Actor for Before Night Falls (2000)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1994
• Won, Silver Seashell
Best Actor for Días contados (1994)
• Also for his performance in El Detective y la muerte.
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards
2001
• Won, SEFCA Award
Best Actor for Before Night Falls (2000)
• Tied with Michael Douglas for Wonder Boys.
Venice Film Festival
2000
• Won, Volpi Cup
Best Actor for Before Night Falls (2000)
Biography: Javier Bardem was born on 5/1/1969 in Gran Canaria, Spain. He was a famous star in his homeland of Spain with films like "Tacones Lejanos" in 91 and "Carne Tremula" in 97. But he gained wide acclaim in America for his Oscar nominated role of a gay Cuban writer in the 2000 film "Before Night Falls".
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