Javier Bardem has won Spain's 2008 national film award, an honor given annually by the Culture Ministry.
Bardem was selected for the $46,500 prize for "goals achieved throughout a long career."
The ministry, in a statement Wednesday, highlighted the 39-year-old actor's "defense of the acting profession and a constant commitment to Spanish cinema."
Bardem won a best supporting actor Oscar for "No Country for Old Men." His screen credits also include "Before Night Falls."
Sony's OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) television sets, which produce pictures
nearly as sharp as a mirror but which thus far have only been available in an 11-inch
model costing $2,500, will be available in 27-inch models within the next year, Sony
chief Howard Stringer said Wednesday. Speaking at a conference on digital technology
in Carlsbad, CA Wednesday, Stringer observed that the screen is so thin, "you can
wrap it around your arm." He did not indicate precisely when the larger sets will
become available or how much they will cost. "It's a complicated process and obviously
we are working very hard to find out how to mass-produce it but until then it's very
expensive," he said.
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