In 1996 Nicolas Cage stood on stage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and accepted his first, and currently only, Oscar for his tour de force performance in Mike Figgis' Leaving Las Vegas.

After winning five Tonys earlier this year-including honors for Best Play--The History Boys is set to conquer the big screen this November with Fox Searchlight's film adaptation of the Broadway phenomenon.

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz will always turn down Hollywood roles in favor of working with her compatriot Pedro Almodovar because he is her favorite director. The beauty, who has also appeared in Blow and Captain Corelli's Mandolin, first came to international attention after working with Almodovar on 1999's All About My Mother.

Spanish beauty Penelope Cruz refuses to leave Europe to live in Los Angeles because she fears Hollywood could transform her personality. The actress spent a lot of time in the United States during her two-and-half-year romance with Tom Cruise but is now enjoying a trans-Atlantic relationship with her Sahara co-star Matthew McConaughey.