Spanish Actress Cruz Doesn't Remember Oscars

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Spanish Actress Cruz Doesn't Remember Oscars

Penélope Cruz says that she nearly fainted with shock when she received her award at this year's Oscar ceremony and doesn't remember what happened.

Cruz won for her performance in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," but says she nearly passed out from the tension of the event.

"I feel frustrated that I can't remember....I felt I was on the border of passing out from tension. That I can remember very well," she explains.

She does, however, remember eating roughly 300 canapes, crying for a half-hour, and being confused about what was going on.

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Kate Winslet Wins Bafta Award

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Kate Winslet Wins Bafta Award


Kate Winslet's march to the Oscars continues. The 33-year-0ld actress won a Bafta award for best lead actress for her work in "The Reader."

She had also been nominated for a lead actress award for "Revolutionary Road."

This is the sixth award she has won for her performance in "The Reader."

Other winners at the Baftas included Penélope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

"Slumdog Millionaire," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Heath Ledger, and "The Wrestler" also picked up Bafta awards.

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Spanish Actress Penélope Cruz's Near Miss

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Spanish Actress Penélope Cruz's Near Miss

The National Society of Film Critics handed out their annual awards on Saturday, January 3, 2009. Hanna Schygulla took away the best actress prize for her work in "Edge of Heaven."

The society has two rounds of voting. Penélope Cruz, who is originally from Madrid, had won in the first round of voting for her work in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona." In the first round, Schygulla had come in fourth.

Interestingly, Eve, the "girl" robot in "Wall-E," also received a vote for best actress.

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