Editing Javier Bardem (section)

== Career ==
=== 1990–1999: Early roles ===
Bardem came to notice in a small role in his first major motion picture, ''[[The Ages of Lulu]]'', when he was 21, in which he appeared along with his mother, [[Pilar Bardem]]. He also appeared in minor roles in ''[[Amo tu cama rica]]'' and ''[[High Heels (1991 film)|High Heels]]''.<ref name="mxf">{{cite web|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2008/02/26/pisadas-gallegas-bardem/0003_6601634.htm|website=[[La Voz de Galicia]]|date=26 February 2008|title=Las pisadas gallegas de Bardem|first=Miguel Anxo|last=Fernández|language=es|access-date=24 November 2021|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124034757/https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/cultura/2008/02/26/pisadas-gallegas-bardem/0003_6601634.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bigas Luna]], the director of ''Lulu'', was sufficiently impressed to give him the leading male role in his next film, ''[[Jamón Jamón]]'' in 1992, in which Bardem played a would-be [[underwear model]] and [[bullfighter]]. The film, which also starred his eventual wife [[Penélope Cruz]], was a major international success.<ref name="mirror" /> Bardem featured in [[Sancho Gracia]]'s ''[[Huidos]]'',<ref name="mxf" /> and starred in Bigas Luna's next film ''[[Golden Balls (film)|Golden Balls]]'' (1993).

Bardem's talent did not go unnoticed in the [[English-speaking world]]. In 1997, [[John Malkovich]] was the first to approach him, then a 27-year-old, for a role in English, but the Spanish actor turned down the offer because his English was still poor.<ref name="rugby" /><ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/cs/interviews/a/javierbardem_2.htm|title=Javier Bardem on John Malkovich and "The Dancer Upstairs"|last=Murray|first=Rebecca|publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=27 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505092131/http://movies.about.com/cs/interviews/a/javierbardem_2.htm|archive-date=5 May 2011}}</ref> His first English-speaking role came that same year, in with director [[Álex de la Iglesia]]'s ''[[Perdita Durango]]'', playing a [[santería]]-practicing bank robber.

=== 2000–2011: Breakthrough and acclaim ===
[[File:Javier Bardem (Berlin Film Festival 2007).jpg|thumb|upright|Bardem at the [[57th Berlin International Film Festival|2007 Berlin International Film Festival]]]]
After starring in about two dozen films in his native country, he gained international recognition in [[Julian Schnabel]]'s ''[[Before Night Falls (film)|Before Night Falls]]'' in 2000, portraying [[Cuba]]n poet [[Reinaldo Arenas]].<ref name="mirror" /> He received praise from his idol [[Al Pacino]]; the message Pacino left on Bardem's answering machine was something he considers one of the most beautiful gifts he has ever received.<ref name="the guardian" /> For that role, he received a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]], the first for a Spaniard. Immediately after, he turned down the role of Danny Witwer in ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' which eventually went to [[Colin Farrell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/trivia|title=Trivia for Minority Report|year=2002|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=29 March 2011|archive-date=4 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110504001442/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0181689/trivia|url-status=live}}</ref> Instead, in 2002, Bardem starred in Malkovich's directorial debut, ''[[The Dancer Upstairs (film)|The Dancer Upstairs]]''. Malkovich originally had Bardem in mind for the role of the detective's assistant, but the movie's time trying to find financing gave Bardem time to learn English and take on the lead role of the detective. "I will always be grateful to him because he really gave me my very first chance to work in English", Bardem has said of Malkovich.<ref name="rugby" /><ref name="about" />

Bardem won Best Actor at the [[Venice Film Festival]] for his role in ''[[Mar Adentro]]'' (2004), released in the United States as ''[[The Sea Inside]]'', in which he portrayed the [[quadriplegic]] turned [[assisted suicide]] activist [[Ramón Sampedro]]. He made his Hollywood debut in a brief appearance as a crime lord who summons [[Tom Cruise]]'s hitman to do the dirty work of dispatching witnesses in the crime drama ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]''. He stars in [[Miloš Forman]]'s 2006 film ''[[Goya's Ghosts]]'' opposite [[Natalie Portman]], where he plays a twisted monk during the [[Spanish Inquisition]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=669 |title=Javier Bardem |last=O'Hara |first=Helen |website=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |access-date=17 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122090310/http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=669 |archive-date=22 January 2012 }}</ref>

In 2007, Bardem acted in two film adaptations: the [[Coen brothers]]' ''[[No Country for Old Men]]'', and the adaptation of the [[Colombia]]n novel ''[[Love in the Time of Cholera (film)|Love in the Time of Cholera]]'' with [[Giovanna Mezzogiorno]] by [[Gabriel García Márquez]]. In ''No Country for Old Men'', he played a [[antisocial personality disorder|sociopathic]] assassin, [[Anton Chigurh]]. For that role, he became the first Spaniard to win an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oscars-bardem-idUSN2416492920080225|title=Javier Bardem becomes first Spanish actor to win Oscar|last=Serjeant|first=Jill|date=25 February 2008|work=Reuters|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114171539/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oscars-bardem-idUSN2416492920080225|url-status=live}}</ref> He won a [[Golden Globe Award]] and [[Screen Actors Guild Awards|Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award]] for Best Supporting Actor, the [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Award]] for Best Supporting Actor, and the 2008 [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts|British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. 

Bardem's rendition of Chigurh's trademark quote, "What business is it of yours where I'm from, friendo?" (in response to the convenience store owner's query, "Y'all gettin' any rain up your way?"),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miramax.com/watch?v=hnOXNwYTplktmDy5EfKuHf2zIESJslny&t=36|title=Miramax – Watch Video|access-date=13 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702215915/http://www.miramax.com/watch?v=hnOXNwYTplktmDy5EfKuHf2zIESJslny&t=36|archive-date=2 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> was named Top HollyWORDIE of 2007 in the annual survey by the [[Global Language Monitor]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/decides/amigo/elpepucul/20080310elpepucul_8/Tes |title="Tú decides, amigo" · |website=El Pais |date=10 March 2008 |access-date=6 September 2010 |archive-date=16 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516104539/http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/decides/amigo/elpepucul/20080310elpepucul_8/Tes |url-status=live }}</ref> Chigurh was named No. 26 in ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' magazine's 2008 "50 Most Vile Villains in Movie History" list.<ref>[https://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20186434,00.html 50 Most Vile Movie Villains Part 2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622010901/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20186434,00.html |date=22 June 2013 }}, ''Entertainment Weekly''. Retrieved 26 May 2008.</ref> Bardem's life's work was honored at the 2007 [[Gotham Awards]], produced by [[Independent Feature Project]]. In 2014, Belgian psychiatry professor Samuel Leistedt and 10 associates watched 400 movies over the course of three years and identified 126 psychopathic characters: Bardem's rendition of Chigurh was voted the most realistic psychopath.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.businessinsider.com/famous-psychopaths-study-400-movies-most-realistic-2017-12?r=US&IR=T#anton-chigurh-of-no-country-for-old-men-was-the-most-realistic-psychopath-1 | title=Psychiatrists studied 400 movies to find the most realistic psychopath — here are their 6 key takeaways | website=[[Business Insider]] | access-date=19 April 2023 | archive-date=19 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419190448/https://www.businessinsider.com/famous-psychopaths-study-400-movies-most-realistic-2017-12?r=US&IR=T#anton-chigurh-of-no-country-for-old-men-was-the-most-realistic-psychopath-1 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/anton-chigurh-no-country-for-old-men-most-realistic-psychopath/ | title=Anton Chigurh voted "the most realistic psychopath ever" | date=19 January 2022 | access-date=19 April 2023 | archive-date=19 April 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419190451/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/anton-chigurh-no-country-for-old-men-most-realistic-psychopath/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=Samuel J. Leistedt |author2=Paul Linkowski |title=Psychopathy and the Cinema: Fact or Fiction? |journal=[[Journal of Forensic Sciences]] |year=2014 |volume=59 |issue=1 |pages=167–174 |doi=10.1111/1556-4029.12359|pmid=24329037 |s2cid=14413385 }}</ref>

[[Francis Ford Coppola]] singled out Bardem as an heir to, and even improvement on, [[Al Pacino]], [[Jack Nicholson]] and [[Robert De Niro]], referring to Bardem as ambitious, hungry, unwilling to rest on his laurels and always "excited to do something good."<ref name="the guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/09/baftas2008.baftasfilm|title=I always fight directors|last=Turner|first=Christopher|date=9 February 2008|website=The Guardian|access-date=16 April 2011|archive-date=10 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110172157/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2008/feb/09/baftas2008.baftasfilm|url-status=live}}</ref> Bardem was attached to play the role of Tetro's mentor in Coppola's film ''[[Tetro]]'', but the director felt the character should be female, so he was replaced by fellow Spaniard [[Carmen Maura]].<ref name="col">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/entertainment/article.asp/aid/8867/cid/13/tcid/1|title=Javier Bardem Interview – Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Page 2)|last=Frosty|date=14 August 2008|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=29 March 2011|archive-date=29 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329190253/http://www.collider.com/entertainment/article.asp/aid/8867/cid/13/tcid/1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2008/04/03/javier-bardem-is-replaced-by-a-woman|title=Javier Bardem is Replaced by a Woman!|last=Bartyzel|first=Monika|date=3 April 2008|publisher=[[moviefone]]|access-date=26 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305055333/http://blog.moviefone.com/2008/04/03/javier-bardem-is-replaced-by-a-woman|archive-date=5 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Bardem was originally cast to play fictional filmmaker Guido Contini in the [[Nine (2009 live-action film)|film adaptation]] of the Broadway musical ''[[Nine (musical)|Nine]]'' but dropped out due to exhaustion.<ref name="col" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.moviefone.com/2008/05/01/javier-bardem-backs-out-of-nine|title=Javier Bardem Backs Out of 'Nine'|last=Bartyzel|first=Monika|date=1 May 2008|publisher=[[moviefone]]|access-date=26 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305055419/http://blog.moviefone.com/2008/05/01/javier-bardem-backs-out-of-nine|archive-date=5 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The part eventually went to [[Daniel Day-Lewis]].<ref name="BroadwayWorld">[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Daniel_DayLewis_Signed_for_Nine_Film_Rehearsals_to_Start_in_July_Shooting_September_20080601 BroadwayWorld.com "Daniel Day-Lewis Signed for Nine Film; Rehearsals to Start in July; Shooting September" 2008-6-1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013714/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Daniel_DayLewis_Signed_for_Nine_Film_Rehearsals_to_Start_in_July_Shooting_September_20080601 |date=14 July 2011 }}. Retrieved 16 February 2009.</ref> He went on to star alongside [[Penélope Cruz]] and [[Scarlett Johansson]] in [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' (2008) where he earned his fourth [[Golden Globe Award]] nomination.

=== 2012–present: Established career ===
[[File:Javier Bardem 2011 AA.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bardem at the [[83rd Academy Awards]] in 2011]]

In 2010, he was awarded [[Prix d'interprétation masculine|Best Actor]] at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] for his performance in ''[[Biutiful]]'' directed by [[Alejandro González Iñárritu]], who specifically wrote the film with Bardem in mind.<ref name="cbs" /> After being overlooked by the [[68th Golden Globe Awards|Globes]] and [[17th Screen Actors Guild Awards|SAG]], Bardem was the unexpected [[83rd Academy Awards|Oscar nominee]] on 25 January 2011, becoming the first all Spanish-language Best Actor nominee ever.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/01/oscar-nominations-javier-bardem-expresses-his-gratitude.html|title=Oscar nominations: Javier Bardem expresses his gratitude|date=25 January 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=10 February 2011|archive-date=26 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026011854/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/01/oscar-nominations-javier-bardem-expresses-his-gratitude.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/01/25/oscar-nominations-biggest-surprises/|title=Oscar nominations: The 5 biggest surprises|last=Karger|first=Dave|date=25 January 2011|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=10 February 2011|archive-date=22 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222023530/http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/01/25/oscar-nominations-biggest-surprises/|url-status=live}}</ref> He won his 5th [[Goya Award]], this time for [[Goya Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] in ''Biutiful'', dedicating the win to his wife, [[Penélope Cruz]], and newborn son.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/goya_awards/javier_bardem_wins_best_actor_goya_award_for_biutiful|title=Javier Bardem wins best actor Goya Award for BIUTIFUL|date=15 February 2011|publisher=FEST21|access-date=28 March 2011|archive-date=9 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909115222/http://www.fest21.com/en/blog/goya_awards/javier_bardem_wins_best_actor_goya_award_for_biutiful|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://vertele.eldiario.es/verteletv/actualidad/Goya-Javier-Bardem-Jimmy-Jump_0_1218478143.html|title=Y el Goya es para "Pa negre", Javier Bardem y... Jimmy Jump|publisher=vertele|date=14 February 2011|access-date=26 January 2018|language=ES|archive-date=27 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084211/http://vertele.eldiario.es/verteletv/actualidad/Goya-Javier-Bardem-Jimmy-Jump_0_1218478143.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Around this same time, he was offered the lead role of "Gunslinger" [[Roland Deschain]] in [[Ron Howard]]'s [[The Dark Tower (series)#Film adaptation|film adaptation]] of [[Stephen King]]'s [[The Dark Tower (series)|Dark Tower novels]]. If he had signed, he would have starred in the TV series as well. Then [[Eon Productions]] offered him a role as [[Bond villain|villain]] [[Raoul Silva]] in the [[James Bond (film series)|James Bond]] film ''[[Skyfall]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2011/01/javier-bardem-offered-big-bond-role-as-mgm-leveraging-007-distribution-with-co-financing-deal-to-improve-its-cash-flow-jockeying-studios-increasingly-frustrated-100823/ |title=Javier Bardem Offered Big Bond No. 23 Role; MGM Leveraging 007 Distribution With Co-Financing Deal To Improve Its Cash Flow: Jockeying Studios "Increasingly Frustrated" |author1=Finke, Nikki |author2=Mike Fleming |date=30 January 2011 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=10 February 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217144754/http://www.deadline.com/2011/01/javier-bardem-offered-big-bond-role-as-mgm-leveraging-007-distribution-with-co-financing-deal-to-improve-its-cash-flow-jockeying-studios-increasingly-frustrated/ |archive-date=17 February 2011 }}. .</ref> With [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] deciding not to go forward with the ultra-ambitious adaptation of the 8-novel Stephen King series, and to end months of speculation, Bardem officially confirmed his role in ''Skyfall'' during an interview with [[Christiane Amanpour]] for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Nightline]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/javier-bardem-cause-sahara-human-rights-hollywood-14694971 |title=Javier Bardem's Passionate Cause &#124; Video |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |access-date=25 December 2012 |archive-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918010848/http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/javier-bardem-cause-sahara-human-rights-hollywood-14694971 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-projector/javier-bardem-latest-bond-baddie-160045095.html|title=Javier Bardem, Your Latest Bond Baddie|last=Grierson|first=Tim|date=12 October 2011|publisher=Yahoo!|access-date=12 October 2011|archive-date=12 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012183245/http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/the-projector/javier-bardem-latest-bond-baddie-160045095.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:JavierBardemSamMendesHWOFNov2012.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Bardem receiving his star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] alongside director [[Sam Mendes]] in 2012]]

Bardem received the 2,484th star of the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on 8 November 2012. The star is located outside the [[El Capitan Theatre]].<ref name="Fox23news October 2012">{{cite news |title=Bardem to receive Hollywood honor |url=http://www.fox23news.com/entertainment/story/Bardem-to-receive-Hollywood-honor/uS4C81RlxkS0bN5Ysg-Hog.cspx |publisher=FOX 23 News |agency=[[World Entertainment News Network]] |date=30 October 2012 |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924014955/http://www.fox23news.com/entertainment/story/Bardem-to-receive-Hollywood-honor/uS4C81RlxkS0bN5Ysg-Hog.cspx |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> With his movie ''Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony'' (2012),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://instantwatcher.com/titles/188849 |title=Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony (2012) – from |publisher=Instantwatcher.com |date=16 December 2012 |access-date=24 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225150950/http://instantwatcher.com/titles/188849 |archive-date=25 December 2012 }}</ref> he demonstrated the suffering of the [[Sahrawi people]] in [[Sahrawi refugee camps|refugee camps]].<ref name="tiff">{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/article/1256454--tiff-2012-javier-bardem-s-documentary-reveals-plight-of-western-saharan-refugees|title=TIFF 2012: Javier Bardem's documentary reveals plight of Western Saharan refugees|work=thestar.com|date=14 September 2012|access-date=24 December 2012|archive-date=22 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022111707/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/tiff/article/1256454--tiff-2012-javier-bardem-s-documentary-reveals-plight-of-western-saharan-refugees|url-status=live}}</ref> He publicly denounced the UN as unwilling to definitively resolve the human crisis there.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/gFzuzuU-pbA Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130727060333/http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=gFzuzuU-pbA Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFzuzuU-pbA |title=Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony |publisher=YouTube |date=13 November 2012 |access-date=24 December 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Bardem portrayed the main antagonist, [[Armando Salazar]], in 2017's ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales]]'', the fifth film in the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30983579|title=Skins star Kaya Scodelario joins the Pirates of the Caribbean crew – BBC Newsbeat|work=BBC News|date=26 January 2015|access-date=13 September 2016|archive-date=29 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129175600/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/30983579|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2017, Bardem starred with [[Jennifer Lawrence]], [[Michelle Pfeiffer]], and [[Ed Harris]] in the horror film ''[[Mother!]]'' by director [[Darren Aronofsky]], which focuses on a couple whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of unexpected guests.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-pfeiffer-domhnall-gleeson-joining-884348|first=Borys|last=Kit|title=Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson Joining Jennifer Lawrence in Darren Aronofsky Drama|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=15 April 2016|access-date=10 May 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520113050/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michelle-pfeiffer-domhnall-gleeson-joining-884348|archive-date=20 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Jennifer Lawrence's 'Mother!' Moves Forward to September Release|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-lawrence-mother-moves-forward-release-1202502053/|date=21 July 2017|work=Variety|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721024722/http://variety.com/2017/film/news/jennifer-lawrence-mother-moves-forward-release-1202502053/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Bardem once again appeared on screen alongside his spouse Penélope Cruz in [[Asghar Farhadi]]'s feature film ''[[Everybody Knows (film)|Everybody Knows]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/cannes-71-film-festival-opening-night/|title=Opening Night Of The 71st Cannes Film Festival|website=Ikon London Magazine|first1=Tamara|last1=Orlova-Alvarez|first2=Joe|last2=Alvarez|date=8 May 2018|access-date=29 September 2018|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202215114/https://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/cannes-71-film-festival-opening-night/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Bardem portrayed [[Stilgar]] in [[Denis Villeneuve]]'s science fiction drama ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/javier-bardem-dune-reboot-1203126074/|title=Javier Bardem Joins Timothee Chalamet in ''Dune'' Reboot|first=Justin|last=Kroll|work=Variety|date=1 February 2019|access-date=1 February 2019|archive-date=1 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201210518/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/javier-bardem-dune-reboot-1203126074/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he starred as Julio Blanco in [[Fernando León de Aranoa]]'s workplace satire ''[[The Good Boss]]''.<ref name="ambito">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ambito.com/espectaculos/el-buen-patron-se-quedo-los-goya-principales-n5371885|website=[[Ámbito Financiero]]|title="El buen patrón" se quedó con los Goya principales|date=14 February 2022|access-date=11 June 2022|archive-date=24 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124181521/https://www.ambito.com/espectaculos/el-buen-patron-se-quedo-los-goya-principales-n5371885|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="camara" /> His leading performance portraying a manipulative factory boss was considered among the finest of his career by critics, and clinched him a [[Goya Award for Best Actor|Goya Award]].<ref name="ambito" /><ref name="camara">{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a40123924/el-buen-patron-donde-ver-movistar/|website=[[Diez Minutos]]|first=Nora|last=Cámara|date=27 May 2022|title='El buen patrón': dónde ver la candidata española al Oscar 2022 en Movistar Plus+|access-date=11 June 2022|archive-date=11 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611023311/https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a40123924/el-buen-patron-donde-ver-movistar/|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2021, he starred as [[Desi Arnaz]], alongside [[Nicole Kidman]] as his on-screen wife [[Lucille Ball]], in [[Amazon Studios]]' and [[Aaron Sorkin]]'s ''[[Being the Ricardos]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|date=11 January 2021|title=Nicole Kidman And Javier Bardem Eyed To Play Lucille Ball And Desi Arnaz With Aaron Sorkin Directing 'Being the Ricardos' For Amazon Studios|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/aaron-sorkin-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-lucille-ball-desi-ricardo-being-the-ricardos-1234651297/|access-date=11 January 2021|website=Deadline Hollywood|archive-date=28 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128175605/https://deadline.com/2021/01/aaron-sorkin-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-lucille-ball-desi-ricardo-being-the-ricardos-1234651297/|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite unfavorable reactions in response to his casting as Arnaz,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/javier-bardem-defends-casting-as-desi-arnaz-being-the-ricardos/|title=Javier Bardem Responds to 'Tricky' Criticism Over His Casting as Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos|website=People Magazine|first=Benjamin|last=VanHoose|date=15 December 2021|access-date=29 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228170403/https://people.com/movies/javier-bardem-defends-casting-as-desi-arnaz-being-the-ricardos/|url-status=live}}</ref> Bardem's portrayal received praise.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/being-the-ricardos-movie-review-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-shine-in-this-otherwise-torrid-affair-101640614117560.html|title=Being the Ricardos movie review: Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem shine in this otherwise torrid affair|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|first=Abhimanyu|last=Mathur|date=27 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227185819/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/being-the-ricardos-movie-review-nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-shine-in-this-otherwise-torrid-affair-101640614117560.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.times-standard.com/2021/12/26/movie-review-ricardos-a-smart-funny-tribute-to-tvs-golden-age/|title='Ricardos' a smart, funny tribute to TV's Golden Age|website=[[Times-Standard]]|first=Mark|last=Meszoros|date=26 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228170358/https://www.times-standard.com/2021/12/26/movie-review-ricardos-a-smart-funny-tribute-to-tvs-golden-age/|url-status=live}}</ref> For his performance, he received nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role]], as well as his third [[Academy Award]] nomination for Best Actor, his fourth nomination overall.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/entertainment/golden-globes-nominations/index.html|title=Golden Globes 2022: See the list of nominees|website=[[CNN]]|first=Lisa|last=Respers France|date=13 December 2021|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-date=13 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213161909/https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/entertainment/golden-globes-nominations/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/javier-bardem-sag-nomination-being-the-ricardos-dune-2-1234909003/|title=Javier Bardem Celebrates SAG Nomination; Dreams Of Riding Sandworm In 'Dune 2' This Summer|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Rosy|last=Cordero|date=12 January 2022|access-date=12 January 2022|archive-date=12 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112164449/https://deadline.com/2022/01/javier-bardem-sag-nomination-being-the-ricardos-dune-2-1234909003/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/|title=Oscar Nominations: 'The Power Of The Dog', 'Dune' Top List; 'Drive My Car' Among Big Surprises|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Patrick|last=Hipes|date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|archive-date=8 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208132041/https://deadline.com/2022/02/oscar-nominations-list-of-nominees-1234928251/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Bardem was set to play [[Frankenstein's Monster]] in the upcoming remake of the ''[[Bride of Frankenstein (2019 film)|Bride of Frankenstein]]'', directed by [[Bill Condon]].<ref>{{cite news | work = Hollywood Reporter | access-date = 25 August 2017 | date = 22 May 2017 | url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-sets-bride-frankenstein-2019-1006288 | title = Universal Sets 'Bride of Frankenstein' for 2019 | first = Aaron | last = Couch | archive-date = 14 August 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170814050916/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/universal-sets-bride-frankenstein-2019-1006288 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/movies/javier-bardem-still-wants-to-play-frankenstein/|title=Javier Bardem still wants to play Frankenstein's monster: 'I have the looks'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Andrea|last=Towers|date=11 January 2022|access-date=16 January 2022|archive-date=16 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116211737/https://ew.com/movies/javier-bardem-still-wants-to-play-frankenstein/|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in the 2022 film ''[[Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (film)|Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile]]'' and played [[King Triton]] in Disney's 2023 [[List of remakes and adaptations of Disney animated films|live-action/CGI movie]], ''[[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'', directed by [[Rob Marshall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/javier-bardem-sonys-lyle-lyle-crocodile-1234788926/|title=Javier Bardem to Star in Sony's Adaptation of Classic Children's Book 'Lyle, Lyle Crocodile'|date=8 July 2021|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709000338/https://deadline.com/2021/07/javier-bardem-sonys-lyle-lyle-crocodile-1234788926/|archive-date=9 July 2021|url-status=live|access-date=9 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=N'Duka |first=Amanda |url=https://deadline.com/2019/07/javier-bardem-disney-the-little-mermaid-1202648060/ |title=Javier Bardem In Talks For Disney's 'The Little Mermaid' Remake |date=17 July 2019 |work=Deadline |access-date=17 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717212730/https://deadline.com/2019/07/javier-bardem-disney-the-little-mermaid-1202648060/ |archive-date=17 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1157889-little-mermaid-cast-plus-pinocchio-peter-pan-films-go-to-disney|title=Little Mermaid Cast, Plus Pinocchio & Peter Pan Films Go to Disney+|website=Comingsoon.net|last=Evry|first=Max|date=10 December 2020|access-date=11 December 2020|archive-date=11 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211004527/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1157889-little-mermaid-cast-plus-pinocchio-peter-pan-films-go-to-disney|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, Bardem reprised the role of Stilgar in ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' and he will also work once again with Kidman in the upcoming [[Netflix]] and [[Skydance Animation]] film, ''[[Spellbound (2024 film)|Spellbound]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-john-lithgow-nathan-lane-more-join-spellbound-1235049176/|title=Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, John Lithgow, Nathan Lane, Jenifer Lewis & More Board Animated Pic 'Spellbound' From Apple & Skydance Animation|website=Deadline Hollywood|last=Grobar|first=Matt|date=21 June 2022|access-date=21 June 2022|archive-date=21 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621170553/https://deadline.com/2022/06/nicole-kidman-javier-bardem-john-lithgow-nathan-lane-more-join-spellbound-1235049176/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zilko |first=Christian |date=29 May 2022 |title=Javier Bardem Has Read 'Dune: Part Two' Script, Says Sequel 'Is Gonna Surprise People' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/javier-bardem-dune-2-update-1234729312/ |access-date=6 July 2023 |website=IndieWire|archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927051740/https://www.indiewire.com/2022/05/javier-bardem-dune-2-update-1234729312/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 July 2023, ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' announced that Bardem will star with [[Brad Pitt]] in ''[[F1 (film)|F1]]'' for [[Apple TV+]], with [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] handling theatrical distribution.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=10 July 2023 |title=Javier Bardem Joins Brad Pitt In Apple's F1 Racing Movie |url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/javier-bardem-brad-pitt-apples-f1-1235433404/ |access-date=10 July 2023 |website=Deadline|archive-date=10 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710210235/https://deadline.com/2023/07/javier-bardem-brad-pitt-apples-f1-1235433404/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In September 2024, during the reception of his 2023 [[Donostia Award]] for career achievement at the [[72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival]], answering a question about his availability to Spanish filmmakers other than his friend Fernando León, Bardem announced that he had been cast to star alongside [[Victoria Luengo]] in [[Rodrigo Sorogoyen]]'s ''[[The Beloved (upcoming film)|The Beloved]]'', due to begin filming in January 2025 in [[Fuerteventura]].<ref name="hopewellmclennan">{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/javier-bardem-rodrigo-sorogoyen-vicky-luengo-1236151735/|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Javier Bardem Announces He Will Star in 'El Ser Querido' From 'The Beasts' Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Lambasts Israeli Government's Gaza Attacks|first1=John|access-date=20 September 2024|last1=Hopewell|first2=Callum|last2=McLennan|date=20 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|website=Kinótico|url=https://kinotico.es/actualidad/2024-09-20/javier-bardem-anuncia-desde-san-sebastian-rodaje-ser-querido-rodrigo-sorogoyen|title=Javier Bardem anuncia desde San Sebastián el rodaje de 'El ser querido', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen|first=Mariajo|last=Arias|date=20 September 2024}}</ref> That same month, he starred as Jose Menendez, the father of [[Lyle and Erik Menendez]], in [[Netflix]]'s ''[[Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story]]'', which earned him nominations for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Movie]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fienberg |first=Daniel |date=September 20, 2024 |title='Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' Review: Despite a Terrifying Javier Bardem, Ryan Murphy's Netflix True-Crime Saga Falls Flat |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/monsters-the-lyle-and-erik-menendez-story-review-netflix-ryan-murphy-javier-bardem-chloe-sevigny-1236007678/ |access-date=September 20, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2024-12-22 |title=‘Monsters’ Star Javier Bardem On His Golden Globe Nomination, His Distaste For Violence & Why He Felt Depressed On ‘No Country For Old Men’ |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/monsters-star-javier-bardem-golden-globe-nomination-reaction-1236200835/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225053131/https://deadline.com/2024/12/monsters-star-javier-bardem-golden-globe-nomination-reaction-1236200835/ |archive-date=2024-12-25 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=[[Deadline (magazine)|Deadline]]}}</ref> In advance of the 2025 [[Cannes Film Market]], Bardem was reported to have been cast in [[Florian Zeller]]'s psychological thriller ''Bunker'' alongside Penélope Cruz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/penelope-cruz-javier-bardem-florian-zeller-bunker-cannes-1236382353/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Mike|last=Fleming Jr.|first2=Andreas|last2=Wiseman|title=Penélope Cruz & Javier Bardem To Play Married Couple On Rocky Terrain In Florian Zeller’s Psychological Thriller ‘Bunker’; FilmNation Launches Cannes Market Hot Project|date=1 May 2025}}</ref>