Javier Bardem Wins Top Spanish Film Award


(AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) :: Spanish actor JavierBardem accepts the Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "No Country for Old Men" at the 80th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008, in Los Angeles. Actor JavierBardem has won Spain's 2008 national film award, an honor given annually by the Culture Ministry.


Updated: 6/18/2008

MADRID, Spain

Javier Bardem has won Spain's 2008 national film award, an honor given annually by the Culture Ministry.

Bardem was selected for the $46,500 prize for ''goals achieved throughout a long career.''

The ministry, in a statement Wednesday, highlighted the 39-year-old actor's ''defense of the acting profession and a constant commitment to Spanish cinema.''

Bardem won a best supporting actor Oscar for ''No Country for Old Men.'' His screen credits also include ''Before Night Falls.''


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