Oscars 2020: Laura Dern wins Best Supporting Actress for 'Marriage Story'

Laura wins the award for her role as a divorce lawyer

Rappler.com

Published 10:39 AM, February 10, 2020

Updated 10:39 AM, February 10, 2020

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS. Laura Dern cements her winning status in the awards season with the Best Supporting Actress award for 'Marriage Story.' File photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP

MANILA, Philippines – Laura won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as a divorce lawyer in Marriage Story during the 2020 Oscars held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California on Monday, February 10 (Sunday, February 9 in the US).

In Marriage Story, Laura Dern plays Nora Fanshaw, Nicole Barber (Scarlett Johansson)’s lawyer who helps her through the divorce process.

The actress dedicated the award to her "heroes" – her parents actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd.

#Oscars Moment: @LauraDern wins Best Supporting Actress for @MarriageStory. pic.twitter.com/g8cn8KoRMo
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 10, 2020

She beat actresses Scarlett Johansson, (Jojo Rabbit) Florence Pugh (Little Women), Margot Robbie, (Bombshell), and Kathy Bates (Richard Jewell). – Rappler.com