The actress, who celebrates her birthday today, won Best Supporting Actress for her role in Naoh Baumbach’s divorce-drama
Last night’s Academy Awards saw Laura Dern – who appears on the cover of AnOther Magazine S/S20, photographed by Willy Vanderperre – take home the award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as ruthless lawyer Nora Fanshaw in Noah Baumbach’s divorce-drama Marriage Story. “I think she’s the first character I’ve played who doesn’t come from deep insecurity,” Dern told AnOther’s Hannah Lack of the character. “She’s in it to win, no matter the cost. She’s absolutely in control and will never lose her cool. I mean, my God, what a boss.”
Wearing a blush pink crepe gown with tassel embroidery by Giorgio Armani Privé, she thanked her parents Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd – who were themselves both actors, and have adjoining stars with their daughter on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame – in a touching speech. “Some say never meet your heroes, but I say if you’re really blessed, you get them as your parents,” she said, as an emotional Ladd watched on from the audience. “I share this with my acting heroes, my legends, Diane Ladd and Bruce Dern. You got game, I love you.” Dern celebrates her 53rd birthday today: “This is the best birthday present ever,” she said.
In the other acting awards, Renée Zellweger was awarded Best Actress for her performance in the Judy Garland biopic Judy; former Another Man cover star Joaquin Phoenix took home Best Actor for Joker; and Brad Pitt won Best Supporting Actor for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It was South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, though, which was the evening’s biggest winner, taking home four awards. Among them were Best Director and Best Picture – the latter made Parasite the first non-English language film to win the top prize. “I feel like I’ll wake up to find it’s all a dream. It all feels very surreal,” Bong said. (Read our interview with Parasite screenwriter Han Jin Won here.)
Read the full list of winners below...
Best supporting actor
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes
Al Pacino, The Irishman
Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (winner)
Best animated feature
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
I Lost My Body
Klaus
Missing Link
Toy Story 4 (winner)
Best animated short
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love (winner)
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
Best original screenplay
Knives Out
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite (winner)
Best adapted screenplay
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit (winner)
Joker
Little Women
The Two Popes
Best live action short
Brotherhood
Nefta Football Club
The Neighbors’ Window (winner)
Saria
A Sister
Best animated short
Dcera (Daughter)
Hair Love (winner)
Kitbull
Memorable
Sister
Best production design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (winner)
Parasite
Best costume design
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women (winner)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best documentary
American Factory (winner)
The Cave
The Edge of Democracy
For Sama
Honeyland
Best documentary short
In the Absence
Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) (winner)
Life Overtakes Me
St Louis Superman
Walk Run Cha-Cha
Best supporting actress
Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell
Laura Dern, Marriage Story (winner)
Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit
Florence Pugh, Little Women
Margot Robbie, Bombshell
Best cinematography
The Irishman
Joker
The Lighthouse
1917 (winner)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best sound editing
Ford v Ferrari (winner)
Joker
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best sound mixing
Ad Astra
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
1917 (winner)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Best film editing
Ford v Ferrari (winner)
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Parasite
Best visual effects
Avengers Endgame
The Irishman
1917 (winner)
The Lion King
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best makeup and hair
Bombshell (winner)
Joker
Judy
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
1917
Best international feature film
Corpus Christi
Honeyland
Les Misérables
Pain and Glory
Parasite (winner)
Best original score
Joker (winner)
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Best original song
I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away, Toy Story 4
I’m Gonna Love Me Again, Rocketman (winner)
I’m Standing With You, Breakthrough
Into the Unknown, Frozen II
Stand Up, Harriet
Best actor
Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker (winner)
Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes
Best actress
Cynthia Erivo, Harriet
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Saoirse Ronan, Little Women
Charlize Theron, Bombshell
Renée Zellweger, Judy (winner)
Best director
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
Todd Phillips, Joker
Sam Mendes, 1917
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Bong Joon-ho, Parasite (winner)
Best picture
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
1917
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite (winner)
