Friday January 23, 2009

Penelope Cruz admits she’s surprised by her Academy Award nomination.

The actress is up against Amy Adams (Doubt); Viola Davis (Doubt); Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler); and Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button) in the Best Supporting Actress category for her role in Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

And Cruz says she didn’t expect to get an Oscar nod.

She reveals, “I was with my friend Salma (Hayek) and she woke me up two minutes before the announcement, which we watched live. I then received a lot of congratulation calls…

“(Salma) told me that it was clear for her, that it was going to happen.

“But all the time I have tried to not expect anything, to be caught by the surprise.”

The Academy Awards will air on ABC, Sunday, February 22.

Read the full list of nominations here.