Javier Bardem was named bestsupporting actor for his role asapsychopathickillerinNo Country for OldMen. Backstage, he praised the other actors in his category.
Apple Chief Executive SteveJobsSteve Jobs' tiny iPod has turned his company into a category killer for the digital era--first wiping out music stores and now, potentially, the corner video store.
But Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people ), the antithesis of a category killer with aisles stocked with a vast spectrum of products, is posing a dire threat to this way of business.