The annual Vanity Fair yearly “Hollywood” issue is something many fans, and industry vets, look forward to.
The varying covers always offer gorgeously arrayed posed photos of A-list stars.
And who’s better suited for a gorgeous photo than Penelope Cruz?
As Hello magazine noted, the photographer laid out Cruz atop a painting as “a literal work of art” herself.
As she gazes up at the camera, Cruz can be seen lying perched up on a spilled can of red paint. She dons a white mini-dress with silver accents as her amazing long locks flow back.
She's also holding a giant paintbrush across her body, while her pumps are kicked off and tossed to the side.
It’s a fun co-mingling of Cruz’ classical beauty, artistic intent, and her more playful personality.
All sides were on display last year with her work in the comedic action caper, "The 355" and the Pedro Almodovar pregnancy drama, “Parallel Mothers,” which just garnered Cruz an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
She’s been nominated three times prior, having won Best Supporting Actress for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" in 2008, the first Spanish actress to win the prize.
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Once the Spanish beauty posted the colorful cover online, it didn’t take long for fans to lavish it with praise.
One person commented, "This is so cool," while another breathless fan exclaimed, "HAIR TO TOES AMAZING.” Another simply stated the obvious:"Beautiful goddess." While yet another was even more spectacularly succinct: “BRAVOOOOOOO”
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An interesting Academy Award twist is that Cruz will be up against Nicole Kidman, who co-starred with Cruz’ husband, Javier Bardem, in “Being the Ricardos.” And Bardem is nominated for Best Actor.
Kidman also graced her own cover of Vanity Fair. The 54-year-old actress put her taut stomach on display as she posed in a crop top, tiny miniskirt and knee-high socks.
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Other famed stars featured in Vanity Fair’s 2022 Hollywood Issue include Idris Elba, Kristen Stewart, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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