Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem, Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons all earn Oscar nominations

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It is date night at The Oscars.Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem became the sixth married couple in Academy Awards history to be nominated in acting categories in the same year.As if that wasn't already enough of a milestone, engaged couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons were also nominated as the two power couples earned nods across all four acting categories.Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan announced the nominations across 23 categories from an early morning virtual in Los Angeleson Tuesday ahead of the ceremony on March 27.

Power couple:Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem (seen in September 2017) became the sixth married couple in Academy Awards history to be nominated in acting categories in the same year Bond:As if that wasn't already enough of a milestone, engaged couple Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons were also nominated as the two power couples earned nods across all four acting categories, the couple are seen together in LA back in NovemberPenelope, 47, was nominated in the Actress in a Leading Role category for her role as Janis in Parallel Mothers.

The Spanish film directed and written by Pedro Almodóvar is centered around two mothers who give birth on the same day.She faces stiff competition as she is up againstJessica Chastain for The Eyes of Tammy Faye,Olivia Colman for The Lost Daughter,Nicole Kidman for Being the Ricardos, andKristen Stewart for Spencer.

Golden:Penelope, 47, was nominated in the Actress in a Leading Role category for her role as Janis in Parallel Mothers Amazing:The Spanish film directed and written by Pedro Almodóvar is centered around two mothers who give birth on the same day, she is seen with Milena Smit Top star:This is Cruz's fourth nomination as she previously won in 2007 in the.