Eso sí, son la sexta pareja en conseguirlo a nivel global. De hecho, este año además de ellos, están nominados Kirsten Dunst y Jesse Plemons, ambos por El poder del perro, en las categorías de Mejor actriz de reparto y Mejor actor de reparto.
La nominación de ambos actores es histórica e incrementa un palmarés que en ambos ya es abultado a nivel nacional e internacional.
Para Bardem, esta es su cuarta nominación al Oscar, la tercera en la categoría de protagonista. Esta estatuilla se le resiste ya que cuando consiguió la única en su haber fue en 2007 cuando logró el premio a Mejor actor de reparto por su interpretación de Anton Chigurh No es país para viejos.
Para Cruz, esta también es su cuarta nominación a los premios, en los que consiguió una estatuilla en 2009 por Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona.
En los Globos de Oro, los premios considerados como la antesala de los Oscar, Bardem ha logrado cinco nominaciones y un galardón, de nuevo por la cinta de los hermanos Coen. Por su parte, Cruz ha estado nominada en cuatro ocasiones.
Ambos actores consiguieron también sus únicos premios BAFTA el mismo año, en 2008. Ella, por Volver y él, por No es país para viejos.
En Europa, también han cosechado numerosos éxitos entre los premios más prestigiosos del viejo continente. Los dos han recibidos reconocimientos en Cannes, Cruz en 2006 a Mejor interpretación femenina por Volver y Bardem, que recibió la Palma de Oro a Mejor actor por Biutiful en 2010.
En 2021 Cruz sumó también a su haber la Copa Volpi del Festival de Venecia por su papel en Madres paralelas, un reconocimiento que ha conseguido Bardem nada menos que en dos ocasiones por Antes de que anochezca (2001) y Mar adentro (2004).
Precisamente, cuando Cruz recogió la Copa Volpi cuando emocionó con su discurso en el que recordó a la madre de su pareja, Pilar Bardem, fallecida el pasado mes de julio. “Al final de nuestra última conversación me dijo ‘te quiero’. Estaba ya muy frágil. Pensé que eran sus últimas palabras hacia mí. Pero luego escuché algo más. Muy bajito, muy suave y con una sonrisa en su cara me dijo dos palabras más. Me dijo ‘Copa Volpi’. ¿Cómo lo sabía?”, recordó.
En España, aunque han recibido grandes críticas por ciertos sectores de la sociedad, también se les ha reconocido en los distintos certámenes y festivales. En el Festival de cine de San Sebastián, Bardem recibió la Concha de plata a Mejor actor por la que fue su séptima película, Días contados (1994). Cruz tuvo que esperar a recibir nada menos que el Premio Donostia a su trayectoria para ser reconocida en este festival en 2019.
En los premios Goya, entre los dos suman la friolera de 23 nominaciones (10 para Bardem, 13 para Cruz). De hecho, ambos compartieron su primera nominación a los galardones en 1992 cuando optaron a los premios en ambas interpretaciones protagonistas por Jamón, Jamón.
Ella ha conseguido, por ahora, tres cabezones: en 1998, por La niña de tus ojos; en 2006, por Volver y, en 2009 por Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona. Él, cinco, siendo el actor que más premios Goya ha obtenido: en 1994, por Los días contados; en 1995, por Boca a Boca; en 2002, por Los lunes al sol; en 2004, por Mar adentro, y en 2010, por Biutiful.
Este es solo parte de su palmarés, en el que se incluyen otros premios como los Emmy, los César o los Premios de cine europeo y que, sin duda, todo apunta a que irá creciendo en los últimos años.
Palmarés de premios de Penélope Cruz a nivel nacional e internacional.El HuffPost
Javier Bardem antes y después
FILE - This publicity film image released by Sony Pictures shows Javier Bardem in a scene from the film "Skyfall." Bardem portrays, Raoul Silva, one of the finest arch-enemies in the 50-year history of Bond films. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures, Franco...
FILE - This undated publicity file photo released by Miramax shows actor Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in a scene from "No Country for Old Men." (AP Photo/Miramax Films, Richard Foreman, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem of Spain, poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Oscar winner is to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Spanish actor Javier Bardem shows his support for Spanish theatre workers as he holds a banner aimed against austerity measures in public theaters of Madrid, after a photo call for the new James Bond film "Skyfall" was disrupted at the Teatro Es...
British actor Daniel Craig, French actress Berenice Marlohe and Spanish actor Javier Bardem pose for photographers during a photo call session for the presentation of the new James Bond movie Skyfall in Paris, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/F...
Javier Bardem arrives at the after party for the world premiere of "Skyfall" on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in London. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Javier Bardem arrives at the world premiere of "Skyfall" at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in London. (Photo by Stewart Wilson/Invision/AP)
Javier Bardem poses for photographs at the "Skyfal"l photo call at the Dorchester Hotel in central London on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Actor Javier Bardem arrives at the premiere for the film "Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony" at Ryerson Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this December 16, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem, from the film "Biutiful", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 2013 Hollywood Walk of Fame honorees were announced on June 22, 2012, including Jennifer Hudson, Javier...
FILE - I this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem, left, and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu attend a special screening of their film "Biutiful" in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
FILE - In this May 23, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem and actress Penelope Cruz arrive during the awards ceremony at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Mark Mainz, File)
Spanish actor Javier Bardem poses during a photo call for the movie Biutiful in Madrid Monday Nov. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul White)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 15: Actor Javier Bardem attends 'Skyfall' Cast Photo Call at Crosby Street Hotel on October 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 13: Actor/ Producer Javier Bardem attends the 'Sons Of The Clouds: The Last Colony' premiere during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at the Ryerson Theatre on September 13, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by...
MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 04: Spanish actors Javier Bardem (L) and Carlos Bardem (R) attend 'Alacran Enamorado' photocall at ME Hotel on June 4, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MAY 29: Spanish actor Javier Bardem presents the movie 'Hijos de las Nubes' at European Parliament on May 29, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images)
(L-R) Spanish actor Javier Bardem, French actress Berenice Marlohe, British actress Naomie Harris and British actor Daniel Craig pose at a photocall to announce the start of production of the 23rd film in the James Bond series; 'Skyfall', in cen...
== MANDATORY CREDIT TO 'AFP PHOTO / UNITED NATIONS PHOTOS' == In this image released by the UN October 4, 2011 shows Spanish actor Javier Bardem addresses the General Assembly’s Special Political and Decolonization Committee (or Fourth Committ...
Spanish actor Javier Bardem gestures during a press conference on the sideline of a 'High-Level copyright dialogue on the film industry' at the World Intellectual Property Organization on July 19, 2011 in Geneva. AFP PHOTO/ FABRICE COFFRINI (...
Spanish actor Javier Bardem poses for photographers with his star during the opening of the 'street of stars' in center of Madrid on June 27, 2011. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
Actress Penelope Cruz poses with her guests actors Javier Bardem (L) and Johnny Depp and director Rob Marshall (R) and CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Leron Gubler (1rst row L) as she is honored by a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in H...
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (L) and actor Javier Bardem arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 14: Actor Javier Bardem arrives at Los Angeles premiere of 'Biutiful' held at DGA Theater on December 14, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Spanish actor Javier Bardem poses during the photocall of his last movie 'Biutiful' on November 29, 2010, in Madrid. AFP PHOTO/ PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: Actor Javier Bardem attends the premiere of 'Biutiful' during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 26, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 20: Actress Julia Roberts, wearing Van Cleef & Arpels, and Spanish actor Javier Bardem attend 'Come, Reza, Ama' (Eat, Pray, Love) premiere during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival at the Kursaal...
US actress Julia Roberts (R) and Spanish actor Javier Bardem (L) pose for photographers during a photocall after the screening of their film 'Eat, Pray, Love', on September 20, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian, during ...
Spanish actor Javier Bardem arrives for the screening of 'Mangia Prega Ama' (Eat Pray Love) on September 16, 2010 in Rome. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: Actor Javier Bardem attends the premiere of 'Eat Pray Love' at the Ziegfeld Theatre on August 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 24: Actor Javier Bardem (R) and Penelope Cruz (L) arrive at the Barajas airport on May 24, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: (EDITORS NOTE: NO ONLINE, NO INTERNET, EMBARGOED FROM INTERNET AND TELEVISION USAGE UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE LIVE OSCARS TELECAST) Actor Javier Bardem arrives backstage at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak T...
SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the Goya awards 2010 Gala In Madrid, Spain On February 14, 2010-Actress Penelope Cruz and actor Javier Bardem at the Goya awards 2010 Gala at 'Palacio de Congresos'. (Photo by Pool Intera...
SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the Goya awards 2010 Gala In Madrid, Spain On February 14, 2010-Actress Penelope Cruz and actor Javier Bardem at the Goya awards 2010 Gala at 'Palacio de Congresos'. (Photo by Pool Intera...
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Javier Bardem stands by his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at a dedication ceremony, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision/AP)
FILE - This publicity film image released by Sony Pictures shows Javier Bardem in a scene from the film "Skyfall." Bardem portrays, Raoul Silva, one of the finest arch-enemies in the 50-year history of Bond films. (AP Photo/Sony Pictures, Franco...
FILE - This undated publicity file photo released by Miramax shows actor Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh in a scene from "No Country for Old Men." (AP Photo/Miramax Films, Richard Foreman, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem of Spain, poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Oscar winner is to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Nov. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
Spanish actor Javier Bardem shows his support for Spanish theatre workers as he holds a banner aimed against austerity measures in public theaters of Madrid, after a photo call for the new James Bond film "Skyfall" was disrupted at the Teatro Es...
British actor Daniel Craig, French actress Berenice Marlohe and Spanish actor Javier Bardem pose for photographers during a photo call session for the presentation of the new James Bond movie Skyfall in Paris, Thursday Oct. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/F...
Javier Bardem arrives at the world premiere of "Skyfall" at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 in London. (Photo by Stewart Wilson/Invision/AP)
Javier Bardem poses for photographs at the "Skyfal"l photo call at the Dorchester Hotel in central London on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
Actor Javier Bardem arrives at the premiere for the film "Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony" at Ryerson Theatre during the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
FILE - In this December 16, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem, from the film "Biutiful", poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 2013 Hollywood Walk of Fame honorees were announced on June 22, 2012, including Jennifer Hudson, Javier...
FILE - I this Dec. 1, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem, left, and director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu attend a special screening of their film "Biutiful" in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
FILE - In this May 23, 2010 file photo, actor Javier Bardem and actress Penelope Cruz arrive during the awards ceremony at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. (AP Photo/Mark Mainz, File)
NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 15: Actor Javier Bardem attends 'Skyfall' Cast Photo Call at Crosby Street Hotel on October 15, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 13: Actor/ Producer Javier Bardem attends the 'Sons Of The Clouds: The Last Colony' premiere during the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival at the Ryerson Theatre on September 13, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by...
MADRID, SPAIN - JUNE 04: Spanish actors Javier Bardem (L) and Carlos Bardem (R) attend 'Alacran Enamorado' photocall at ME Hotel on June 4, 2012 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - MAY 29: Spanish actor Javier Bardem presents the movie 'Hijos de las Nubes' at European Parliament on May 29, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Mark Renders/Getty Images)
(L-R) Spanish actor Javier Bardem, French actress Berenice Marlohe, British actress Naomie Harris and British actor Daniel Craig pose at a photocall to announce the start of production of the 23rd film in the James Bond series; 'Skyfall', in cen...
== MANDATORY CREDIT TO 'AFP PHOTO / UNITED NATIONS PHOTOS' == In this image released by the UN October 4, 2011 shows Spanish actor Javier Bardem addresses the General Assembly’s Special Political and Decolonization Committee (or Fourth Committ...
Spanish actor Javier Bardem gestures during a press conference on the sideline of a 'High-Level copyright dialogue on the film industry' at the World Intellectual Property Organization on July 19, 2011 in Geneva. AFP PHOTO/ FABRICE COFFRINI (...
Spanish actor Javier Bardem poses for photographers with his star during the opening of the 'street of stars' in center of Madrid on June 27, 2011. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
Actress Penelope Cruz poses with her guests actors Javier Bardem (L) and Johnny Depp and director Rob Marshall (R) and CEO of Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, Leron Gubler (1rst row L) as she is honored by a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in H...
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Actors Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (L) and actor Javier Bardem arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 14: Actor Javier Bardem arrives at Los Angeles premiere of 'Biutiful' held at DGA Theater on December 14, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Spanish actor Javier Bardem poses during the photocall of his last movie 'Biutiful' on November 29, 2010, in Madrid. AFP PHOTO/ PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU (Photo credit should read PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26: Actor Javier Bardem attends the premiere of 'Biutiful' during the 54th BFI London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 26, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)
SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 20: Actress Julia Roberts, wearing Van Cleef & Arpels, and Spanish actor Javier Bardem attend 'Come, Reza, Ama' (Eat, Pray, Love) premiere during the 58th San Sebastian International Film Festival at the Kursaal...
US actress Julia Roberts (R) and Spanish actor Javier Bardem (L) pose for photographers during a photocall after the screening of their film 'Eat, Pray, Love', on September 20, 2010, in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian, during ...
Spanish actor Javier Bardem arrives for the screening of 'Mangia Prega Ama' (Eat Pray Love) on September 16, 2010 in Rome. AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: Actor Javier Bardem attends the premiere of 'Eat Pray Love' at the Ziegfeld Theatre on August 10, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 24: Actor Javier Bardem (R) and Penelope Cruz (L) arrive at the Barajas airport on May 24, 2010 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: (EDITORS NOTE: NO ONLINE, NO INTERNET, EMBARGOED FROM INTERNET AND TELEVISION USAGE UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE LIVE OSCARS TELECAST) Actor Javier Bardem arrives backstage at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak T...
SPAIN - FEBRUARY 14: Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem at the Goya awards 2010 Gala In Madrid, Spain On February 14, 2010-Actress Penelope Cruz and actor Javier Bardem at the Goya awards 2010 Gala at 'Palacio de Congresos'. (Photo by Pool Intera...
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