Javier Bardem won the Oscar as best supporting actor on Sunday for his chilling portrait of a psychopathic killer in "No Country For Old Men." The 38-year-old Spanish actor dedicated the award to his mother, who was sitting in the audience.

He previously was a best leading actor candidate for his role as a Cuban poet in the 2000 biopic "Before Night Falls," becoming the first Spaniard so nominated.

"Thank you to the Coens for being crazy enough to think I could do that and put one of the most horrible hair cuts in history on my head," Bardem said in his acceptance speech.
He said he wanted to share the Oscar with the cast of the movie, and he dedicated the award to Spain and to his mother, the Spanish movie and television actress Pilar Bardem.

"Mama, this is for you. This is for your grandparents and your parents, Rafael and Matilde, This is for the comedians of Spain who like you have brought dignity and pride to our profession. This is for Spain and this is for all of you," said Bardem, speaking in rapid Spanish.
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Daniel Day-Lewis won the Oscar on Sunday for his performance as Daniel Plainview, the oilman whose ambition and greed eventually overwhelm his humanity in "There Will Be Blood.'

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Publication date: 25 February 2008   

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