Laura Dern explains why the BAFTA Supporting Actress award has a special meaning for her

The A-list are out in force for the BAFTAs, taking place tonight (2 February) at London's Royal Albert Hall and as well as blitzing through a whole host of awards, there's time for a bit of sentimentality.

Laura Dern shared a sweet story with guests at the BAFTAs when she took the stage to accept her award for Best Supporting Actress.

Laura won the prize for her role in Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, and on stage she explained why the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress accolade has a special meaning for her.

"When I was six-years-old, my mother received this very award in this very category," Laura started off by saying.

She explained that the award sat proudly on the family's piano and when Laura's friend asked her what 'the mask' was.

"Mum told me: 'It’s what friends give you to congratulate you because you get to do the job you love,'" Laura said.

Laura's story is, of course, referring to her mother Diane Ladd winning a BAFTA in 1976 for her work in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore.

Dianne Ladd and Laura Dern

She concluded her speech by telling attendees she feels “so lucky” and thanked her family and children.

The American actor also gave a special mention to the UK and what makes it so special for her.

"Thank you for RADA, where I studied, my aunt Avril, Peter Sellers," she joked.

Elsewhere at the BAFTAs, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked glamorous wearing old favourite outfits - see the pictures here.

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