Penélope Cruz is a Spanish actress. Over her career she has received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, three Goya Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award as well as nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, a Latin Grammy Award, four Golden Globe Awards, and six Actor Awards. Cruz received an Honorary Cesar in 2018.
Cruz is known for her numerous collaborations with Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar starting in 1997. She gained widespread acclaim for her role playing Raimunda, a resilient working-class mother in suburban Madrid in the Almodóvar's dramedy Volver (2006). She won several awards including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress as well as nominations for the Academy Award, the BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and the Actor Award. She starred as Maria Elana, passionate and emotionally unstable ex-wife of an artist in Woody Allen's romance Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) for which she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She is the first Spanish actress to have been nominated for an Academy Award, as well as the first and only to have won the award. She also won the BAFTA Award, and Independent Spirit Award with nominations for the Golden Globe Awards and the Actor Award for Best Supporting Actress.
For her role as Carla Albanese, a seductive mistress in Rob Marshall's musical drama Nine (2009) she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, and the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role. She reunited with Almodóvar playing Janis Martínez Moreno, a professional photographer in Madrid who meets a mysterious woman in the melodrama Parallel Mothers (2021). For her performance she won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress with a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She portrayed Laura Ferrari, the wife of Enzo Ferrari in the Michael Mann directed biographical sports drama Ferrari (2023) for which she was nominated for the Actor Award for Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role.
On television, she portrayed fashion designer Donatella Versace in the FX limited series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries, and the Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie. In music, she was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video for "313" (with Residente & Sílvia Pérez Cruz).
Major associations Academy Awards Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006Best Actress Volver 2008Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2009 Nine 2021Best Actress Parallel Mothers
Actor Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role Volver 2008Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2009Nine Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture 2018 Outstanding Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie The Assassination of Gianni Versace 2023 Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role Ferrari
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result British Academy Film Awards2006 Best Actress in a Leading Role Volver 2008 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2006 Best Actress Volver 2008 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2009 Best Acting Ensemble Nine Critics' Choice Television Awards 2018Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2018 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2006 Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Volver 2008Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2009 Nine 2018 Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or TV Film The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Latin Grammy Awards 2024 Best Short Form Music Video "313" (with Residente & Sílvia Pérez Cruz)
Miscellaneous awards Organizations Year Category Work Result AACTA International Awards 2022 Best Actress Parallel Mothers 2024 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari Actors and Actresses Union Awards 2007 Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Volver 2009 Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2010 Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Broken Embraces 2017 The Queen of Spain 2018 Loving Pablo 2019 Everybody Knows Best Actress in an International Production American Crime Story: Versace 2020 Best Film Actress in a Leading Role Pain and Glory 2022 Parallel Mothers Best Actress in an International Production Official Competition 2023 L'immensità Astra Midseason Movie Awards 2026Best Supporting ActressThe Invite Cannes Film Festival 2006Best ActressVolver David di Donatello Awards 2004 Best Actress in a Leading Role Don't Move 2023 L'immensità European Film Awards 1999 Best Actress The Girl of Your Dreams 2003People's Choice Award for Best Actress Fanfan la Tulipe 2004Don't Move Best Actress 2006 Volver 2009 Broken Embraces 2022 Parallel Mothers Forqué Awards 2016 Best Female Performance in a Film Ma Ma 2019 Everybody Knows 2021 Parallel Mothers Gotham Awards 2008Gotham Tributes 2008 Best Ensemble Performance Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2023 Outstanding Supporting Performance Ferrari Goya Awards 1993Best ActressJamón jamón 1999The Girl of Your Dreams 2005Don't Move 2007Volver 2009Best Supporting ActressVicky Cristina Barcelona 2010Best ActressBroken Embraces 2013Twice Born 2016Ma Ma 2017The Queen of Spain 2018Loving Pablo 2019Everybody Knows 2020Pain and Glory 2022Parallel Mothers 2023 Best Supporting Actress On the Fringe Hollywood Film Festival 2006 Best ActressVolver Independent Spirit Awards 2009 Best Supporting Female Vicky Cristina Barcelona Miami International Film Festival 2022Precious Gem Award Palm Springs International Film Festival 2022Best International ActressParallel Mothers 2024 Creative Impact in Acting Award Ferrari Platino Awards 2016Best Actress Ma Ma 2019 Everybody Knows 2022 Parallel Mothers 2023 Best Supporting Actress On the Fringe Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009 Outstanding Performer of the Year Award Vicky Cristina Barcelona / Elegy Satellite Awards 2007 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Volver 2009Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Elegy 2010Nine Best Cast – Motion Picture Best Actress – Motion Picture DramaBroken Embraces 2019 Best Supporting Actress – TelevisionThe Assassination of Gianni Versace Best Cast – Television Series 2020 Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Pain and Glory 2021 Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama Parallel Mothers 2023Ferrari Teen Choice Awards 2005 Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure/ThrillerSahara Choice Movie Liplock (shared with Matthew McConaughey) 2011 Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Venice Film Festival 2021 Volpi Cup for Best Actress Parallel Mothers
Critics awards Organizations Year Category Work Result Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award 2007 Best Lead Actress in a Dramatic PerformanceVolver Best Ensemble Cast 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Austin Film Critics Association 2022 Best Actress Parallel Mothers Black Reel Awards 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Broadcast Film Critics Association Award 2007 Best Lead Actress in a Dramatic Performance Volver 2009Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2010 Nine Chicago Film Critics Association 2007 Best Lead Actress Volver 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Columbus Film Critics Association 2024 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association 2007 Best Lead Actress Volver 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Detroit Film Critics Society 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2007 Best Lead Actress Volver Feroz Awards 2016 Best Main Actress in a Film Ma Ma 2019 Everybody Knows 2020 Best Supporting Actress in a Film Pain and Glory 2022 Best Main Actress in a Film Parallel Mothers Georgia Film Critics Association 2023 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari Hawaii Film Critics Society 2024 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2009Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2010 Nine 2022 Best Actress Parallel Mothers Internet Entertainment Writers Association 2007 Favorite Actress in a Leading Role Volver International Cinephile Society 2007 Best Ensemble Volver 2009 Best Actress Parallel Mothers Iowa Film Critics Awards2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Irish Film and Television Award 2007 Best International Actress Volver 2009 Broken Embraces Kansas City Film Critics Circle 2009 Actress of the Year Vicky Cristina Barcelona Latino Entertainment Journalists Association 2022 Best Actress Parallel Mothers 2024 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari Los Angeles Film Critics 2007 Best Actress Volver 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2022 Best Lead Actress Parallel Mothers Minnesota Film Critics Alliance 2022 Best Lead Actress Parallel Mothers Music City Film Critics' Association 2024 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari National Board of Review Awards 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona National Society of Film Critics 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2022 Best Lead Actress Parallel Mothers 2024 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari New York Film Critics Circle Award2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona New York Film Critics Online Awards 2009 Actress of the Year Vicky Cristina Barcelona North American Film Critic Association 2022 Best Lead Actress Parallel Mothers Online Film Critics Society Award 2007 Best Actress Volver 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona Paris Film Critics Awards 2022 Best Lead Actress Parallel Mothers Phoenix Film Critics Society 2023 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari San Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2022 Best Actress Parallel Mothers San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2022 Best Lead Actress Parallel Mothers Seattle Film Critics Society 2024 Best Supporting Actress Ferrari Southeastern Film Critics Association 2009 Actress of the Year Vicky Cristina Barcelona St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association 2007 Best Actress Volver Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2007 Best Actress Volver 2009 Best Supporting Actress Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2022 Best Lead Actress Parallel Mothers Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association 2007 Best Ensemble Volver
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result Telluride Film Festival 2006 Silver Medallion Award Gotham Independent Film Award 2008 Tribute Award Time Magazine 2009 Time 100 Most Influential People Hollywood Walk of Fame 2011 Motion Picture Star on 6834 Hollywood Blvd. Elle Magazine 2013 Women in Hollywood Award César Awards 2018Honorary César San Sebastián International Film Festival 2019Donostia Award Museum of Modern Art 2021 Film Benefit Award Santa Barbara Film Festival 2022 Montecito Award Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 2025Icon Award
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