Javier Bardem Officially in the Best Actor Race as Biutiful Gets U.S. Distribution

And you thought Javier Bardem would have to rely on his postage-required performance in Eat, Pray, Love to get into the Oscar race in 2011. Roadside Attractions and Liddell Entertainment have acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Biutiful, the latest film from Alejandro González Iñárritu, and will release it in December. When the film premiered at Cannes, Movieline called Bardem's performance one of the "finest of his career." Perhaps he should start picking out a tuxedo sooner rather than later.