From chilling villain turns to deeply human dramas, his range spans award-winning international cinema and mainstream Hollywood spectacle. Which performance wins your vote?
1No Country for Old MenThe 2007 Coen Brothers masterpiece where Bardem delivers an Oscar-winning, terrifying performance as the implacable hitman Anton Chigurh.1000pts
2Before Night FallsA 2000 biographical drama where Bardem earned an Oscar nomination playing Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas in a powerful portrait of artistic defiance.472pts
3Dune: Part TwoThe 2024 epic sci-fi sequel where Bardem returns as the devoted Fremen leader Stilgar, bringing gravitas and comic relief to Denis Villeneuve's blockbuster.472pts
4BiutifulAlejandro González Iñárritu's haunting 2010 drama where Bardem gives a raw, Oscar-nominated performance as a terminally ill father in Barcelona.352pts
5The Sea InsideAlejandro Amenábar's 2004 Oscar-winning Spanish drama where Bardem powerfully portrays a quadriplegic man fighting for the right to die with dignity.278pts
6Loving PabloThe 2017 crime drama where Bardem portrays Pablo Escobar in a charismatic, outsized performance tracing the narco's rise to power.278pts
7Vicky Cristina BarcelonaWoody Allen's 2008 romantic drama in which Bardem plays a passionate Spanish artist who seduces two American tourists.278pts
8SkyfallThe acclaimed 2012 James Bond film featuring Bardem as the flamboyant, menacing villain Raoul Silva opposite Daniel Craig.189pts
9Being the RicardosAaron Sorkin's 2021 biographical drama where Bardem plays Desi Arnaz opposite Nicole Kidman's Lucille Ball in a turbulent week behind I Love Lucy.189pts
10The CounselorRidley Scott's 2013 crime thriller where Bardem plays an eccentric drug cartel associate in Cormac McCarthy's adaptation.189pts
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Stilgar is the funniest thing in either Arrakis film, which is a hard case to make against the haircut that won Best Supporting Actor in 2008: https://youpick.best/articles/dune-ranked-many-ways
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