'' Volver '' received a rapturous reception when it played at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival , where Almodóvar won the Best Screenplay prize while the entire female ensemble won the Best Actress prize . Penélope Cruz also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress , making her the first Spanish woman ever to be nominated in that category . '' Volver '' went on to earn several critical accolades and earned more than £ 85 million internationally , becoming Almodóvar 's highest-grossing film worldwide
2006 Cannes Film Festival
2006 Cannes Film Festival
Pedro Almodóvar