Javier Bardem uphumelele ngoMvulo iwonga lolona mdlali uxhasayo we Abagxeki baseNew York ngomsebenzi wakhe kwi Akukho Lizwe laMadoda amadala, Ifilimu ekhokelwa ngu abazalwana bakaCoen, ekwaphumelele iwonga lefilimu egqwesileyo, eyibeka njengenye yezona zithandwayo kwindlela eya Oscar. Kuyo, uBardem udlala umbulali ongaqhelekanga, kakhulu kwi-vein yabalinganiswa abazalisa iifilimu zeCoen.
Imbasa yoyena mdlali uphambili iphumelele emagqabini UDaniel Day Lewis engomnye wabo banazo zonke iivoti zokuphumelela iOscar ngendima yakhe enkulu Kuya kuba neGazi, idrama yexesha elivela kwi ukuba sesithethile kuni ngesinye isihlandlo. Igqala UJulie Christie uphumelele iwonga lomdlali weqonga ogqwesileyo ngendima yakhe njengesigulana se-Alzheimer esamkelwa kwindawo yokuhlala Mde kuye.