BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: JAVIER BARDEM
No Country for Old Men
Age 38 Role Psychotic killer Anton Chigurh. Fish Out of Water The No Country shoot wasn't easy for the Spaniard. Not only was he far from home, but his look for the role — particularly that moptop bowl cut — was enough to discomfit anyone. ''When you walk around with a haircut like that,'' costar Josh Brolin notes, ''it's horrible.'' Bardem adds that mastering his English dialogue was also a challenge: ''It's like you're putting on a tight suit. It's not something you're comfortable with.'' Fortunately, there's an upside: Bardem is the favorite to win. Up Next The lead in Woody Allen's Spain-set Vicky Cristina Barcelona, opposite Scarlett Johansson and Penélope Cruz. —Gregory Kirschling