Laura Dern, who portrayed Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is set to honored at the upcoming Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP) Gotham Awards. Dern will receive the Actress Tribute at the awards ceremony that takes place on December 2nd at Cipriani Wall Street in New York.
“We are thrilled to be honoring the extraordinary talents of one of our most beloved actors, Laura Dern, with this year’s Actress Tribute. From her early roles in ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Jurassic Park’ to her more recent performances in ‘Big Little Lies,’ ‘Little Women’ and ‘Marriage Story.’ Laura transcends the screen and imbues each and every one of her characters with a deep intelligence and warmth,” Jeff Sharp, executive director of IFP and the Made in NY Media Center, said in a statement.
Dern was just announced to be returning to the cast of the third “Jurassic World” movie along with Sam Neill and Jeff Goldblum. She’s a two-time Oscar nominee for her work in “Rambling Rose” and “Wild.” This year she’s already been seen in “Big Little Lies” and the films “JT Leroy” and “Trial By Fire,” but she’ll also star in the upcoming “Little Women” from director Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Marriage Story.”
The Gotham Awards are the first major awards show of the season.
We wish Laura Dern congratulations on the accolade.
