Laura Dern is to be honoured at the 2019 IFP Gotham Awards the Independent Filmmaker Project has announced. Dern will receive the Actress Tribute at the awards ceremony that takes place on Dec. 2 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.
