She was absolutely sublime: at 47, Penélope Cruz made a remarkable arrival on the red carpet of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Tuesday! Stunning in a long purple dress with a cape-shaped back signed Chanel, the Spanish actress had her hair up in a bun. An ultra glamorous look that she had accompanied by pumps and a small bag.
Lightly made up, she wore beautiful earrings that shimmered around her face. And she did not leave empty-handed, since at the end of the ceremony, she won the prize for best actress for her role in Madres Paralelas, the new film by his mentor Pedro Almodovar. Already a winner at the Venice Film Festival, she was also nominated for an Oscar for the same role.
She therefore places herself very well in view of the ceremony which will take place on March 27, during which she could win her second Oscar. She won her first, Best Supporting Actress, in 2009 for the film Vicky Cristina Barcelona. This year, Penélope Cruz finds herself facing Jessica Chastain (In the eyes of Tammy Faye), Kristen Stewart (spencer) or even Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), as well as Nicole Kidman, nominated for her role in Being The Ricardos. This last feature film released in 2021 on Amazon Prime also features … her husband Javier Bardem. In a relationship with Penélope Cruz since 2007, he is the father of their two children (Leo and Luna).
First I support Penélope, then Nicole
Will Javier Bardem support his wife or partner in Being The Ricardos ? “I will support both! I think they both did an incredible job but Penelope did something amazing: this is the second time she’s been nominated for a role in Spanish, it’s totally historic. Of course, I support her!” explained to Deadline the one who is also nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor this year. Torn between the two, he added that with Nicole Kidman, they had “fun working together“.”First I support Penelope, then Nicole, it’s very good like that!“, he joked, as his wife received the award.
Penélope Cruz had told in Vanity Fair a few days ago that Pedro Almodovar’s film, in which she plays a young single mother, had upset her. Indeed, she had described to journalists how much she cried after all the scenes, touched in the heart by her character. A commitment to his work that does not scare him. “It’s a big part of our job, to be able to transform ourselves into someone who doesn’t talk like us, who doesn’t move like us. Fear is part of desire, I need it to function. I don’t want to feel too safe.”