On behalf of all the fans I’d like to congratulate Mr Bardem for his well deserved Academy Award win for his performance in “No Country for Old Men”.

Here is Javier’s very funny speech. You can also view it here.

Wow. Alright, this is very amazing. It’s a great honor for me to have this. I want to and I have to speak fast here, man. Thank you to the Coens for being crazy enough to think that I could do that and put one of the most horrible haircuts in history over my head.

Thank you for really proving my work. I want to share this with the cast, with the great Tommy Lee Jones, with the great Josh Brolin, with the great Kelly Macdonald. And I want to dedicate this to my mother, and I have to say this in Spanish, and I’m sorry…

Mama esto es para ti. Esto es para tus abuelos, para tus padres, Rafael y Matilde. Esto es para los comicos de Espana que han traido la dignidad y el orgullo a nuestro oficio.

Esto es para Espana. Y esto es para todos vosotros.

Thank you very much!

Welcome to my mini tribute to the fantastic actor Javier Bardem! This site has been put together in time for tonight’s 80th Annual Academy Awards, where Mr Bardem is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for “No Country for Old Men”. Obviously a big congratulations to Javier for his much deserved nomination.

The site is still in it’s early stages, many more things - pictures, scans, information, etc, are all to come very soon. We are looking for affiliates (both top, and family sites; related only for family). Be sure to apply if you wish to swap links. I hope you enjoy this site!

Check back tonight for all the coverage of the Oscars! Good luck Javier!

Javier presented at the 2008 Independent’s Spirit Awards held yesterday in Santa Monica. Pictures have been added!

Pilar Bardem left an abusive husband, raised three kids to be successful adults and established herself as a top actress in Spain. Her next duty: rushing to the Oscar ceremony to support Javier.

When Javier Bardem was a toddler, his mother, Pilar, dragged him by the hand to the backstage doors of Spanish theaters as she searched for work. She was a young actress, trying to separate from an abusive husband at a time in Spanish history when women separated from their husbands only at death. Javier was 2.

That’s how the young Bardem came to know the world of performance art, Pilar says, adding that he scored his first role at age 5 when a production had a last-minute need for a child.

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Just a minute with actor Javier Bardem

Spanish actor Javier Bardem has seen his star rise to lofty levels in recent years in Hollywood, and this year he is nominated for the best supporting actor Oscar, which will be given out on February 24.

Many Oscar watchers believe Bardem, 38, is a shoo-in to win for his role as a cold-blooded killer in bleak crime drama “No Country for Old Men,” which was directed by brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, who are also up for the best director Oscar.

Bardem was previously Oscar nominated for best lead actor playing a Cuban poet in 2000’s “Before Night Falls,” directed by Julian Schnabel, who also is nominated for the best director Oscar this year with “The Diving Bell and The Butterfly.”

Q: So, who are better directors, the Coens or Julian Schnabel?

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