Penélope Cruz is a perfectionist in all areas of her profession, something the Spanish-born star admits she carries over into her personal life.

“Every time I make a film, I feel like it’s my first time … I always think they could fire me,” the Oscar winner, 35, tells the August issue of Psychologies magazine in the U.K. “I’ve ruined my own happiness and created problems with my friends because of this tendency. It takes discipline for me to stop worrying.”

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She adds, “I have a tendency to become a mother to everyone around me. My brother and sister are always complaining that I’m too protective.”

Someday that might just come in handy. Currently linked to fellow Spaniard Javier Bardem – about whom Cruz would only say, “He’s a wonderful man, a great actor” – she does admit that she definitely desires kids.

“I want to have babies one day but not right now. When I do it I want to do it really well. I want it to be my best project in life,” says Cruz. “I don’t know if I believe in marriage. I believe in family, love and children.”

Appropriately enough, Cruz’s next film is kid-friendly. She voices a gerbil spy named Juarez in Disney’s G-Force, which hits theaters July 31.

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Penelope Cruz was sidelined by food poisoning while in Cannes, France, on Monday.

The Oscar-winning actress, who was at the film festival to premiere her movie, Broken Embraces, was also scheduled to promote clips from her upcoming musical, Nine. She was slated to present a trailer and teaser for the film with Harvey Weinstein, but Cruz was too sick to make an appearance.

“She’s got some kind of food poisoning,” Weinstein said at a press conference. “She’s been really sick and being treated by a doctor now.”

He said that she will likely be back to full health by Tuesday, adding that “tomorrow night is her premiere for her movie, so she really wants to get better.”

He later told Usmagazine.com that “she’s a little better [than earlier today].”

A source — who said she got feverish after eating fish Sunday night — told Us that the actress was also due to host the Hollywood Domino event Monday evening but has had to pull out.

“She really wants to be there, but it’s so unlikely now,” the source said. “The priority is to get better for tomorrow night. No one wants to lose their Cannes moment.”

The source added: “She was so disappointed because she wanted to enjoy the festival. Now she’s stuck in bed.”

Cruz’s film, Nine — which costars Marion Cotillard, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson and Fergie – will premiere in November.

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She’s so beautiful!

She is so beautiful!

Fame

Behind her are past Supporting Actress Winners: Goldie Hawn, Whoopi Goldberg, Angelica Houston, Tilda Swinton and I have no idea who the woman on the right is.

I have to start out by admitting that I never actually made it to see Milk.  I’m sure it’s amazing, and I’m sure Sean Penn deserved it.  But did he deserve it over Mickey Rourke?  Mickey Rourke gave the performance of a lifetime!  How could he have lost!!

Were you shocked with any of the awards?  I have to admit, I was surprised that Penelope Cruz got it…I sort of thought Marisa Tomei would get it.

PS: Wasn’t the Oscars amazing this year?  I loved the whole thing! I thought Hugh Jackman did an amazing job! What did you think?

Best Actress:
WINNER:
Kate Winslet – The Reader
NOMINEES:
Sean Penn Angelina Jolie – Changeling
Anne Hathaway – Rachel Getting Married
Meryl Streep – Doubt
Melissa Leo – Frozen River

Best Actor:
WINNER:
Sean Penn – Milk
NOMINEES:
Richard Jenkins – The Visitor
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button

Best Supporting Actor:
WINNER:
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
NOMINEES:
Josh Brolin – Milk
Robert Downey Jr – Tropic Thunder
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Michael Shannon – Revolutionary Road

Best Supporting Actress:
WINNER:
Penelope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona
NOMINEES:
Amy Adams – Doubt
Viola Davis – Doubt
Taraji P Henson – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler

Best Film:
WINNER:
Slumdog Millionaire
NOMINEES:
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
Milk
The Reader

Best Director:
WINNER:
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire
NOMINEES:
Gus Van Sant – Milk
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonPenelope Cruz
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon

REST OF THE OSCAR WINNERS AFTER THE JUMP! (more…)