In 2005 , the first theatrical feature film Jones directed , '' The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada '' , was presented at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival . Jones 's character speaks both English and Spanish in the film . His performance won him the Best Actor Award at Cannes . His first film as a director had been '' The Good Old Boys '' in 1995 , a made-for-television movie
2005 Cannes Film Festival
2005 Cannes Film Festival
Tommy Lee Jones