The Latin beefcake puts solid effort into his roles, losing weight and gaining languages where necessary. He was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his 2000 performance in Before Night Falls as Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas and eventually got the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2007 for No Country For Old Men where he plays a emotionless killer. Some say that the ridiculous bobbed hairstyle the Cohen brothers made him wear for the role is largely to be thanked for the award. Nominated for Best Actor Oscar for 2010 performance in Biutiful.