ude ▁Law ▁played ▁in ▁' The ▁Wis dom ▁of ▁Cro cod iles '. ▁ ▁For ▁The ▁Tal ented ▁Mr . ▁Ri ple y ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Law ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁sa x oph one ▁and ▁earned ▁an ▁MTV ▁Movie ▁Award ▁nom ination ▁with ▁Matt ▁Dam on ▁and ▁F ior ello ▁for ▁performing ▁the ▁song ▁" Tu ▁vu ò ▁f à ▁l ' amer icano " ▁by ▁Ren ato ▁Car os one ▁and ▁Nicola ▁Sal erno . ▁The ▁role ▁earned ▁him ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁in ▁a ▁Support ing ▁Ro le , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁nomin ations ▁for ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor ▁– ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁and ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Law ▁star red ▁as ▁Russian ▁sni per ▁Vas ily ▁Z ay t se v ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁En emy ▁at ▁the ▁G ates , ▁and ▁learned ▁bal let ▁dan cing ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁A . I . ▁Art ific ial ▁Int elligence ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁played ▁a ▁mob ▁hit man ▁in ▁Sam ▁M endes ' s ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁period ▁drama ▁Road ▁to ▁P erd ition . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁he ▁collabor ated ▁again ▁with ▁director ▁Anthony ▁M ing h ella , ▁for ▁Cold ▁Mountain , ▁ear ning ▁Best ▁A ctor ▁nomin ations ▁from ▁members