AnOther Magazine Cover Star Laura Dern Wins an Oscar for Marriage Story

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)