Penélope Cruz Best Actress Award

Penelope Cruz Won the Best Actress in Supporting Role Oscar-2009 for her role in the film “Vicki Cristina Barcelona” at the 81st annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 22, 2009.
Penélope Cruz Sánchez (born April 28, 1974), better known as Penélope Cruz, is a Spanish actress. She gathered critical acclaim as a young actress for films such as Jamón, Jamón, La Niña de tus ojos, and Belle époque. She has also starred in several American films such as Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She is perhaps best known for her work with acclaimed Spanish director, Pedro Almodóvar, in Volver and Todo sobre mi madre. Cruz has been awarded three Goyas, two European Film Awards, and the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2009, she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, a Goya, and a BAFTA for her role in Vicky Cristina Barcelona. She is Spain's first female Oscar winner and second Hispanic actress since 1961.
The crowning of Penélope Cruz as Spain's first female Oscar winner marks a huge cultural shift in attitudes towards non-US actors. And her next film in Hollywood will feature Spanish, French and Italians