New mommy, Penelope Cruz, made quite an impression as she flaunted her fantastic post-baby body in a red L’Wren Scott long dress on the red carpet of at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards (Oscars) held at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (February 27)- more pictures below.

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Hot couple alert: the 36 year-old actress was there to escort her husband, actor Javier Bardem, who was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the Mexican movie “Biutiful”. The movie took home the Oscar for Best Foreign Film.

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