1999Nominee
Best Performance
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Bernardo Sassetti
Actor
Lisbon, Portugal
June 24, 1970
Biography
Started studying classic piano at age 9. Studied jazz with Horace Parlan and Sir Roland Hanna. Started playing jazz professionally in 1988 in Portugal, and has since given concerts all over the world. Has recorded many CDs, in solo or as part of different ensembles, including a participation in Guy Barker's 3rd CD, alongside the London Philarmonic Orchestra and Sting. He has scored original soundtracks for some classic Portuguese movies, such as Os Crimes de Diogo Alves (1911) (João Tavares) and Maria do Mar (1930) (J. Leitão de Barros) as well as for more recent films: Facas e Anjos (2000) (Eduardo Guedes) and "Aniversário" (Mário Barroso, 2000). With his trio he represented Portugal in the 1st European Jazz Festival in Athens, 2001. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Miguel Tecedeiro
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2007Nominee
Best Performance
Before Tomorrow
2009Nominee
Best Performance
How to Draw a Perfect Circle
Career Highlights
2008Highlight
Best Performance
Doomed Love
2004Highlight
Best Performance
The Miracle According to Salomé
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
How to Draw a Perfect Circle
Second Life