Laura Dern shared a snap of herself getting a Covid test ahead of presenting an award at the Oscars on Sunday.
The Big Little Lies actress, 54, was making sure to take all necessary precautions ahead of her role at the Academy Awards which are being held in LA.
The star will be presenting this year’s Best Supporting Actor award at Union Station after winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Marriage Story last year.
Precautions: Laura Dern shared a snap of herself getting a Covid test ahead of presenting an award at the Oscars on Sunday
This year, the nominees for Best Actor in a Supporting Role are Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Kaluuya, Leslie Odom Jr, Paul Raci, and Lakeith Stanfield.
All guest have been asked to stay away from crowded places like gyms for 10 days before the show. While at the show they will be tested again with temperature checks.
The Wild At Heart star was on the patio as she held a cotton swab and captioned the post: ‘Oscars prep!’.
Exciting: Later Laura took to her Instagram Story to show her getting her makeup on and choosing her jewellery for the highly-anticipated event
Dressed in a black top and mask with worn in jeans, she was far from ready for the big night.
However later she took to her Instagram Story to show her getting her makeup on and choosing her jewellery for the highly-anticipated event.
The highly anticipated 93rd annual Academy Awards is set to kick off of Sunday night, with things looking very different this year thanks to the pandemic.
Actress: The star will be presenting this year’s Best Supporting Actor award at Union Station after winning Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Marriage Story last year (pictured)
Ahead of the ceremony, preparations were seen getting well underway, with the socially distanced event held not in Hollywood but in downtown Los Angeles at Union Station with only 170 people and not the usual 3,000.
At the LA side of things, workmen were seen rolling out the carpet ready for the stars of Hollywood to grace.
While others were seen putting the finishing touches to the stylish decor.
This year, the series will adapt to the demands of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic for a socially distanced show that attempts to follow safety recommendations while steering clear of the virtual format other award shows have adopted.
Success: Things look very different for Laura this year who won a gong for her role in Marriage Story at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards in 2020
The norm: Laura is pictured attending the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center in 2018
To underscore the changes due to the pandemic, there will be no host, no audience, nor face masks for nominees attending the ceremony at Los Angeles’ Union Station -this year’s hub for a show usually broadcast from the Dolby Theatre.
Though attendees will have to mask up when not on stage. And there will be COVID-19 testing as well as temperature checks.
And guests – Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and Zendaya have been secured – are not able to bring guests.
Getting ready: Reese Witherspoon, who will serve as a presenter at the glitzy event which honors the top achievements in filmmaking, was seen at home the day of. The Little Big Lies actress had little makeup on with her hair down and a hoodie on that read Oscars 2021
There will only be about 170 attendees in all, which is far less than the 3,000 that normally attended the Oscars pre pandemic.
In contrast with the largely virtual Golden Globes, Zoom boxes have been closed out — though numerous international hubs and satellite feeds will connect nominees unable to travel.
In order to cut down on risks, attendees have been asked to skip going to crowded places like gyms or restaurants for the 10 days prior to the ceremony.
Roll with it: The highly anticipated 93rd annual Academy Awards is set to kick off of Sunday night, with things looking very different this year thanks to the pandemic (pictured are preparations)
It doesn’t hurt that California now has the lowest coronavirus case rates in the continental United States.
The show appears to be trying to downplay the use of masks, as presenters won’t wear them when on camera.
But they will be required to have them on during commercial breaks.
93rd Academy Awards: Who are the 2021 Oscar nominees?
Best Picture
The Father
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Picture: The Trial of the Chicago 7 is one of the eight films nominated
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Viola Davis – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Andra Day – The United States vs Billie Holiday
Vanessa Kirby – Pieces of a Woman
Frances McDormand – Nomadland
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Glenn Close – Hillbilly Elegy
Olivia Colman – The Father
Amanda Seyfried – Mank
Youn Yuh-jung – Minari
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Olivia Colman is up for her role in The Father
Best Music (Original Score)
Da 5 Bloods
Mank
Minari
News of the World
Soul
Best Animated Short Film
Burrow
Genius Loci
If Anything Happens I Love You
Opera
Yes-People
Best Live Action Short Film
Feeling Through
The Letter Room
The Present
Two Distant Strangers
White Eye
Best International Feature Film
Another Round
Better Days
Collective
The Man Who Sold His Skin
Quo Vadis, Aida?
Best Sound: Greyhound – a war film starring Tom Hanks – is up for the gong
Best Sound
Greyhound
Mank
News of the World
Soul
Sound of Metal
Best Cinematography
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
News of the World
Nomadland
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Music (Original Song)
Fight for You – Judas and the Black Messiah
Hear My Voice – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Husavik – Eurovision Song Contest
Io Si (Seen) – The Life Ahead
Speak Now – One Night in Miami…
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is vying for the award
Best Director
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
David Fincher – Mank
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Riz Ahmed – Sound of Metal
Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Anthony Hopkins – The Father
Gary Oldman – Mank
Steven Yeun – Minari
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Leslie Odom, Jr. – One Night in Miami…
Paul Raci – Sound of Metal
Lakeith Stanfield – Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Animated Feature Film
Onward
Over the Moon
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Soul
Wolfwalkers
Best Animated Feature Film: A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is nominated
Best Costume Design
Emma
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Mulan
Pinnochio
Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
The Father
Nomadland
One Night in Miami…
The White Tiger
Best Writing (Original Screenplay)
Judas and the Black Messiah
Minari
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Documentary Feature
Collective
Crip Camp
The Mole Agent
My Octopus Teacher
Time
Best Writing (Original Screenplay): Judas and the Black Messiah is up for the gong
Best Documentary Short Subject
Colette
A Concerto Is a Conversation
Do Not Split
Hunger Ward
A Love Song for Latasha
Best Film Editing
The Father
Nomadland
Promising Young Woman
Sound of Metal
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Best Production Design
The Father
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
News of the World
Tenet
Best Visual Effects
Love and Monsters
The Midnight Sky
Mulan
The One and Only Ivan
Tenet
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Emma
Hillbilly Elegy
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Mank
Pinocchio