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OSCARS THE ACADEMY AND ABC SET MARCH 27, 2022 AS NEW SHOW DATE FOR 94TH OSCARS®----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TWO TALENTED ACTING COUPLES NOMINATED FOR 94TH OSCARS
Two acting couples have been nominated for Oscars ahead of the 2022 ceremony. Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz, who have been married since 2010, are nominated respectively for Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress.
Bardem earned the nomination for his performance in Being the Ricardos, and Cruz for her work in Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers.
Penelope Cruz & Javier Bardem accepted Santa Barbara International Film Festival awards in February at 37th Festival. (photos: Bonnie Carroll, LBN) Both Bardem and Cruz were honored by the Santa Barbara International Film Festival for their outstanding work during the recent tributes of the 37th Festival. Bardem accepted the Maltin Modern Master award from Todd Black. Penelope Cruz was presented the Montecito Award for her work in "Parallel Mothers" by Sophia Loren on Zoon and on stage by Loren's filmmaker son Edoardo Ponti.
Javier Bardem with SBIFF Modern Master Award 2022 - Penelope Cruz with SBIFF Montecito Award 2022 (photos: Bonnie Carroll, LBN)
Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons, who became engaged in 2017, are nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively, both for Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog.
Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst, photo: Getty In Campion’s adaptation of Thomas Savage’s 1967 novel of the same name, Plemons stars as George Burbank, the long-suffering brother of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Phil Burbank. Dunst portrays Rose Gordon, who marries George and moves into the Burbanks’ ranch house. (Cumberbatch is up for Best Actor for the part.) ♦ ♦ ♦ ____________________________________________ OSCAR WINNERS 2002 Best Picture Belfast CODA (WINNER) Don't Look Up Drive My Car Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog West Side Story Best Actress Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye (WINNER) Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos Kristen Stewart, Spencer Best Actor Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick... Boom! Will Smith, King Richard (WINNER) Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth Best Supporting Actress Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter Ariana DeBose, West Side Story (WINNER) Judi Dench, Belfast Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard Best Supporting Actor Ciarán Hinds, Belfast Troy Kotsur, CODA (WINNER) Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog Troy Kotsur (L)
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