By Wonderwall.com Editors
10:00pm PST, Mar 11, 2023
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Bradley Cooper towered over his mom, Gloria Campano, on the red carpet at the 2022 Academy Awards. He produced and starred in "Nightmare Alley," which scored an Oscar nomination for best picture that year. (It wasn't the first time B.Coop brought his mama as his plus-one… more on that later!)
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Leonardo DiCaprio has always been a hit with the ladies, and we can thank his mom, Irmelin Indenbirken, for that! The proud mama accompanied her son to the 2014 Academy Awards when Leo was nominated for his work in "The Wolf of Wall Street."
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Retired Olympic snowboarder Shaun White's mom, Cathy White, looked glamorous while posing alongside her son at the 2022 Academy Awards. (He presented an award during the show.) Not on hand during Hollywood's biggest night? Shaun's long-term girlfriend, actress Nina Dobrev!
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It's easy to see where she gets those good looks! Margot Robbie brought along her beautiful mother, Sarie Kessler, to the 2018 Academy Awards. That year, the Australian star was up for best actress for her work in "I, Tonya."
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No, that's not Carey Mulligan's sister beside her on the red carpet at the 2010 Academy Awards. It's her mother, Nano Mulligan! Carey earned her first Oscar nomination for her work in "An Education" that year.
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Three generations! The 2020 Oscars were a family affair for Laura Dern, who was joined on the red carpet by her mother, Diane Ladd, and her two kids, Ellery Harper and Jaya Harper.
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Janelle Monae got a helping hand from her mother, Janet, on the red carpet at the 2020 Oscars.
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Lady Gaga and her pops, Joseph Germanotta, posed together on the red carpet at the 2015 Academy Awards.
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Bradley Cooper brought mom Gloria Campano and then-girlfriend Irina Shayk to the 2019 Academy Awards. He was up for three statues that year: best picture, best actor and best adapted screenplay.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's date to the 89th Annual Academy Awards in 2017 was his mother, Luz Towns-Miranda. The playwright and composer was a best original song nominee that year for "How Far I'll Go" from "Moana."
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Jared Leto's cheering section at the 2014 Academy Awards included mom Constance and brother Shannon. They undoubtedly raised the volume when the "Dallas Buyers Club" star picked up the Oscar for best supporting actor.
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Matthew McConaughey brought not one but two lovely ladies to the 2014 Academy Awards. His mom, Mary Kathlene McCabe, and his wife, Camila Alves, were both on hand when the "Dallas Buyers Club" star picked up the Oscar for best actor.
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Jonah Hill and his mom, Sharon Lyn Chalkin, wore coordinating all-black ensembles during the 2012 Academy Awards. Jonah earned his first Oscar nomination — for his work in "Moneyball" — that year.
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It was a true family affair for best supporting actress nominee Amy Adams during the 2019 Academy Awards. Her mom, Kathryn, joined her on the red carpet along with sisters Anna and Julie.
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When it came time for Timothee Chalamet to pick a date for his big night at the 2018 Academy Awards — where he was nominated for best actor for his work in "Call Me By Your Name" at just 22 — he kept things in the family! Mom Nicole Flender accompanied her "Beautiful Boy" that year.
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Oscar-nominated "Roma" star Yalitza Aparicio brought her mother as her plus-one to the 2019 Academy Awards.
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Common's mother, Mahalia Ann Hines, cheered him on when he won the Oscar for best original song for "Glory" from the film "Selma" during the 2015 Academy Awards.
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Brad Pitt brought his parents — dad William and mom Jane — plus then-partner Angelina Jolie to the 2012 Academy Awards when he was nominated for the best lead actor Oscar for his performance in "Moneyball."
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Three generations of beautiful women! Taraji P. Henson brought both her grandmother, Patsy, and her mother, Bernice, to the 2009 Academy Awards when she was up for best supporting actress for her work in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."
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Matt Damon's good-luck charm during the 1998 Academy Awards was his mom, Nancy Carlsson-Paige. He and Ben Affleck won the Oscar for best original screenplay for their film "Good Will Hunting" that year.
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Joaquin Phoenix brought his mother, Arlyn "Heart" Phoenix, to the 2001 Academy Awards. He was nominated for best supporting actor for his performance in "Gladiator" that year.
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Alicia Vikander's parents, Maria and Svante Vikander, were on hand when Alicia took home an Academy Award for her work in "The Danish Girl" in 2016.
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Who knew Michael Fassbender was a mama's boy? The "12 Years a Slave" star and best supporting actor nominee was joined by his mother, Adele Fassbender, at the 2014 Academy Awards.
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Two years later, Michael Fassbender brought his father, Josef, to the 2016 Academy Awards when he was nominated for his performance in "Steve Jobs."
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Three wasn't a crowd at the 2004 Academy Awards when Johnny Depp's mom, Betty Sue Palmer, joined her son and his then-partner, Vanessa Paradis, on the red carpet. Johnny was up for the best actor Oscar for his work in "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" that year.
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Sienna Miller's dad, Edwin Miller, accompanied her to the 2015 Academy Awards.
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Adrien Brody brought both parents — dad Elliot Brody and mom Sylvia Plachy — to the 2003 Academy Awards. He took home the Oscar for best actor for his work in "The Pianist" that night.
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Charlize Theron brought her mother, Gerda Maritz, to the 2020 Oscars. Gerda is now a pro at walking the red carpet on Hollywood's biggest night…
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She got it from her mama! Alicia Keys and her actress mother, Terria Joseph, attended the 2009 Academy Awards together.
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Ryan Gosling not only brought his mom, Donna, but also his sister, Mandi, to the 2007 Academy Awards when he was nominated for his work in "Half Nelson." Those are two lucky ladies!
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Wow! Jeremy Renner's mom, Valerie Cearley, could've passed for his sister when they attended the 2011 Academy Awards together. He earned his second Oscar nomination — for his work in "The Town" — that year.
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Hot mama! The beautiful woman on Colin Farrell's arm during the 2008 Academy Awards was none other than his mother, Rita Farrell.
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Ansel Elgort's plus-one to the 2015 Academy Awards, where he presented an award with Chloe Grace Moretz, was his mom, Grethe Barrett Holby.
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Aww! Javier Bardem planted a wet one on his mom, Pilar Bardem, on the 2008 Academy Awards red carpet. Later that night, he took home an Oscar for best supporting actor for his work in "No Country for Old Men."
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Jude Law took his mother, Maggie, as his date to the 2004 Academy Awards when he was nominated for best actor for his performance in "Cold Mountain."
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Anne Hathaway — then a first-time nominee for her performance in "Rachel Getting Married" — brought both of her parents, mom Kate McCauley and dad Gerard Hathaway, to the 2009 Academy Awards.
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Natalie Portman brought her mom, Shelley Stevens, to the 2005 Academy Awards when she earned her first Oscar nomination for her performance in "Closer."
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Clint Eastwood brought his mother, Ruth Wood, to numerous Academy Awards ceremonies over the years. The pair are pictured here at the 2004 Oscars when Clint was nominated for best director for "Mystic River."
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Sean Penn's mother, Eileen, must have been his good luck charm at the 2004 Academy Awards. The actor (pictured here with Eileen and then-wife Robin Wright) took home the best actor Oscar for his work in "Mystic River."
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Russell Brand showed the world his adoration for his mom, Barbara, during the 2011 Academy Awards. So sweet!
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Virginia Madsen attended the 2005 Academy Awards with mother Elaine. The star was nominated for best supporting actress for her work in "Sideways" that year but ultimately lost out to Cate Blanchett.
