Penelope Cruz Oscar Nominee 2010

A great guy by her side, a private life fit for any Hollywood starlet of the old Hollywood days when being a respected actor was an actor's main objective. Rather than the celebrity blow by blow personal life soap opera spattered on front cover after front cover by celebrity attention seekers completely and utter out of control. Penelope seems to have mastered the art of being a glorious lady, talented actor and esteemed public persona without leaving too many doors open into her personal life to the point that it overshadows her career or professional endeavors. She has been quietly on and off the Hollywood celebrity scene for more than 10 years. Penelope is always providing the movie goers with the most tremendous performances in such films as Blow, Vanilla Sky, Volver, Nine and 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona'.

In 2010, Penelope's life could not be sweeter. The twice Oscar nominated actress has received yet another Oscar nod for her stunning performance in the acclaimed film entitled 'Nine.' She has already won the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of a quirky yet unstable woman living her life on the edge in the provocative film 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' in 2009. This Oscar win came only two years after she was nominated in the critic's choice film Volver. Her tremendous portrayal of a woman discovering her deceased mother is in fact not decease at all had Hollywood's most powerful stand up and take notice of Penelope's talent in her native language of Spanish. Penelope has had a number of outstanding career highs in the recent years of her most amazing life.

First bursting onto the scene in her starring role opposite Johnny Depp in 'Blow as the wife of the notorious American cocaine smuggler,' Penelope exuded Hollywood magic in the making. The pair lit up the silver screen in the critically acclaimed film and life story of infamous George Jung portrayed by Johnny. She later starred in the lead role opposite everyone's favorite guy Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky. Not long after this role did the world along with Tom and Hollywood fall madly in love with the sultry Hispanic actress. According to AskMen, Penelope is rumored to be engage to sexy Javier Bardem whom she co-starred with in 'Vicky Cristina Barcelona.' Penelope is riding high but with her feet still firmly on the ground. One again in 2010, Penelope is the proud recipient of yet another Academy Awards nomination for her role in 'Nine." The sky really is the limit for this actress. If she takes home yet another Oscars awards she can just about write her own checks in Hollywood.

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