Penelope Cruz – First Spanish Actress To Receive Walk Of Fame Star (Photos)

Oscar-winning actress Penelope Cruz was all smiles Friday as she received a coveted star on Hollywood Boulevard’s Walk of Fame, becoming the first Spanish actress to earn the honor. Cruz was accompanied by hubby Javier Bardem and fellow actor Johnny Depp.

Cruz, who won her Oscar for supporting actress in Woody Allen’s movie Vicky Cristina Barcelona, called the unveiling of her star “a very special day that I will always remember.” Continue reading

More Oscars Red Carpet Arrival Photos

Here are even more pictures from the Red Carpet arrivals at the 83rd annual Academy Awards. For more picture from the Oscars, including winners and presenters, click here.

Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar-nominee for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening, Oscar-nominee for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, arrives with Warren Beatty
Cate Blanchett
Florence Welch
Hilary Swank
Javier Bardem, Oscar-nominee for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, arrives with Penelope Cruz
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar-nominee for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Jesse Eisenberg, Oscar®-nominee for Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Justin Timberlake
Mandy Moore
Marisa Tomei
Matthew McConaughey
Camilla Alves with Matthew McConaughey
Michelle Williams, Oscar-nominee for Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Reese Witherspoon
Robert Downey, Jr and wife Susan Downey
Russell Brand arrives with mother, Barbara Brand
Scarlett Johansson
Sharone Stone

Javier Bardem, Matthew McConaughey & Helen Mirren Added As Oscar Presenters

Beverly Hills, CA – Academy Award-winning actor Javier Bardem will be a presenter at the 83rd Academy Awards.
Bardem, who took home the Oscar in 2007 for his supporting performance in No Country for Old Men, received his third Academy Award nomination this year for his leading role in Biutiful.  
He received his first nomination in 2000 for his lead performance in Before Night Falls.  His other film credits include The Dancer Upstairs, The Sea Inside, Love in the Time of Cholera, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Eat Pray Love.
Also announced today as presenters are Helen Mirren and Matthew McConaughey.
Mirren is a four-time Academy-nominated actress and took the Oscar home once for her leading performance in The QueenMcConaughey will be seen next in The Lincoln Lawyer and Killer Joe.  His other film credits include A Time to Kill, Amistad, Ed TV, The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Tropic Thunder.
Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live on the ABC Television Network.  The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.

Oscars Best Actor Nominees Attend Luncheon – Photos

Nominees for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for the 83rd Academy Awards attended the Oscar Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills Monday, February 7, 2011.

Photo credit: Todd Wawrychuk / ©A.M.P.A.S.
 Pictured here (left to right): Javier Bardem, James Franco, Jesse Eisenberg, Colin Firth, and Jeff Bridges. Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2010 will be presented on Sunday, February 27, 2011.