What is the best Javier Bardem performance of all time?

Terrifying villains, heartbreaking lovers, dying men, and magnetic scoundrels — Bardem's career is a study in total commitment to character. Cast your vote!

Anton Chigurh — No Country for Old Men

The Coen Brothers' 2007 masterpiece featuring Bardem as the terrifying, philosophically menacing hitman with a captive bolt pistol, winning him the Oscar.

1/12

Raoul Silva — Skyfall

The flamboyant, eerily personal Bond villain in the 2012 James Bond film, widely considered one of the franchise's greatest antagonists.

2/12

Uxbal — Biutiful

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's 2010 film featuring Bardem as a dying Barcelona street hustler trying to secure his children's future.

3/12

Ramon Sampedro — The Sea Inside

Bardem's Oscar-nominated portrayal of the real-life quadriplegic who fought 30 years for the right to die with dignity in the 2004 Spanish film.

4/12

Juan Antonio — Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Woody Allen's 2008 romantic drama in which Bardem plays a magnetic Spanish painter who seduces two American women on a summer trip.

5/12

Reinaldo Arenas — Before Night Falls

Bardem's breakthrough international role as the persecuted Cuban gay poet in Julian Schnabel's 2000 biographical film.

6/12

Pablo Escobar — Loving Pablo

The 2017 biographical crime film featuring Bardem as the world's most notorious drug lord, directed by Fernando Leon de Aranoa.

7/12

Him — Mother!

Darren Aronofsky's 2017 surrealist allegory in which Bardem plays the self-absorbed poet figure interpreted by many as a divine creator.

8/12

Desi Arnaz — Being the Ricardos

Bardem's charming portrayal of the Cuban-American bandleader and TV producer opposite Nicole Kidman in Aaron Sorkin's 2021 drama.

9/12

Stilgar — Dune: Part Two

The wise Fremen leader in Denis Villeneuve's 2024 epic sequel, bringing gravitas and authority to the desert tribe's patriarch.

10/12

Jose Maria — Jamon Jamon

Bardem's explosive feature debut in Bigas Luna's 1992 Spanish erotic comedy-drama, launching his career with raw magnetism.

11/12

El Rubio — The Counselor

Ridley Scott's 2013 neo-noir in which Bardem plays an eccentric, flamboyant drug cartel associate with terrifying business connections.

12/12