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Cruz admits taking Oscar to the beach

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(L to R) Kate Winslet, Sean Penn, and Penelope Cruz hold their Oscars backstage at the 81st Academy Awards in Hollywood on February 22, 2009. Winslet won best actress, Penn won best actor, and Cruz won best supporting actress. (UPI Photo/Phil McCarten) 
Published: Nov. 25, 2009 at 3:46 PM
By KAREN BUTLER

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Spanish actress Penelope Cruz admits she was so thrilled she won an Oscar earlier this year that she took it everywhere -- even to the beach.

Cruz picked up the prize for her memorable role in "Vicky Cristina Barcelona."

"I have (my Oscar) in my house in Spain and I still haven't found the right place for it. But for the first month when I won I was so excited about it, I took it everywhere with me. I took it -- this is true -- I even took it to the beach one day and put it under a towel," she told reporters in New York recently, while promoting her upcoming movie musical "Nine."

Cruz co-stars in "Nine" with her fellow Oscar winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Judi Dench and Nicole Kidman. The big-screen adaptation of the stage musical was directed by Academy Award winner Rob Marshall.

Topics: Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
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