The Circuit

Javier Bardem will get Santa Barbara fest's Montecito Award, "created in recognition of a performer who has given a series of classic and standout performances."  Reaching back from his recent turn as the coin-flipping killer Anton Chigurh in "No Country for Old Men," the fest highlighted his roles in "Jamon, jamon," "Live Flesh," and "Before Night Falls," for which he became the first Spaniard to garner and Oscar nom. 

Bardem also stars in Mike Newell's "Love in the Time of Cholera," screening next week at AFI FEST as the closing night film.


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