Javier Bardem Gets Emotional About Newborn Son and Penelope Cruz

USMagazine, Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 7:48am (PST)

He's a private guy, but at the Goya Awards on Feb. 13, Javier Bardem gave a public shout-out to Penelope Cruz and their newborn son.

"I receive it as a warm hug and support from my colleagues, which is most important for an actor," he said while accepting a best actor award for "Biutiful." "I dedicate it to my wife and son for awakening my heart and smile every day."

Before the show, Bardem, 41, and Cruz, 36, who married last year, had kept mum about the Jan. 22 birth of their child, reportedly named Leo Encinas Cruz.

The Spanish actor may have another chance to thank his family; Bardem, who already has a best supporting actor for 2007's "No Country for Old Men," is up for best actor for "Biutiful" at this year's Academy Awards. The telecast airs Feb. 26 on ABC.

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