Jan
27

Tom Cruise is rooting for Penelope Cruz in Oscar race

MADRID (AFP) – US star Tom Cruise said Tuesday he hopes Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, a former girlfriend, will win the Oscar for her role in Woody Allen’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”.

“It’s fantastic. I am very excited by her second nomination. I hope she wins,” he told reporters in Madrid, where he is promoting his new film “Valkyrie,” when asked about Cruz’s best supporting actress nomination.

Cruz’s family attended the Spanish premier of the movie, about a plot to kill Adolf Hitler, at Madrid’s Teatro Real on Tuesday, Spanish media reported.

Cruise, 46 and Cruz, 34, met on the set of the 2001 film “Vanilla Sky”.

The couple, who spent long periods apart while filming, broke up at the end of January 2004, Cruise’s sister and publicist, Lee Anne DeVette, said at the time.

(Source: Yahoo! News)

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January 27, 2009   //   General   //   4 Comments   //  

4 Comments to “Tom Cruise is rooting for Penelope Cruz in Oscar race”

• January 27, 2009 at 5:53 pm
  Francesc says:

  I can’t understand why Tom Cruise has always his spanish premiers in Madrid, when according to a very recent survey the area in Spain where people goes more and more often to the cinema is in Catalunya in Northern Eastern Spain. Can Anybody answer this question?. Tom, Your next premiere please in Barcelona. Francesc
• January 27, 2009 at 8:59 pm
  Rhoda says:

  Awww, Cruz’s family attended the premier… I’m glad Penelope and Tom are still friends.
• January 29, 2009 at 4:58 pm
  Myriam Bonilla says:

  Photos in Madrid?
• January 30, 2009 at 8:55 am
  Annie says:

  @Myriam, this weekend! I’ve been busy with work =(