Penelope Cruz is a well known Spanish actress. She has starred in many films including Blow, Vanilla Sky, and Gothika. She has won many awards including Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Imagen Foundation Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and NAACP Image Awards. In 2009 alone she was awarded an Academy Award for best supporting actress, a Goya, and a BAFTA for her role in Vicky Christina Barcelona. She is Spain's first female Oscar winner and also the sixth Hispanic person to win an Oscar.