--- description: It was bring your mom to work day in Hollywood. title: From Keanu Reeves to Saoirse Ronan, the 2020 Oscars Was a Big Night for Bringing Your Mom to the Work Function image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e9106bb93ba85c3/698a0a0e97cdff0bcc6ba4fc/KeanuReevesOscars2020.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # From Keanu Reeves to Saoirse Ronan, the 2020 Oscars Was a Big Night for Bringing Your Mom to the Work Function by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 10, 2020 2:25 PM CUT  US actor Keanu Reeves (R) and his mother Patricia Taylor arrive for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 9, 2020. US actor Keanu Reeves (R) and his mother Patricia Taylor arrive for the 92nd Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on February 9, 2020.(Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 10, 2020 2:25 PM CUT In most jobs it would be pretty odd to bring your mom to the office party, even if you would really like her to extol your unique brand of genius to the boss and explain that you are really a very good worker. Yet, if you work in Hollywood, bringing your mom to a work function can earn glowing headlines and make the hearts of fans on Twitter go pitter pat as they gush over the cuteness of it all. At the [2020 Oscars](https://time.com/5778650/oscars-winners-2020/ "undefined"), movie stars’ unique ability to bring their mom to work functions without people thinking it was weird was on full display. Keanu Reeves, who was on-hand to present at the show, walked the award show’s red carpet with his mother, costume designer Patricia Taylor. One fan [tweeted](https://twitter.com/keentd75/status/1226729563025235969 "undefined"), “Can I just say, I love that Keanu took him mom to [the Oscars](https://time.com/5781132/oscars-2020-billie-eilish-memes/ "undefined")”, which they probably would not say if a co-worker showed up at the staff retreat with his parent in tow. > [](https://twitter.com/keentd75/status/1226729563025235969) Saoirse Ronan, [nominated for ](https://time.com/5754077/oscars-2020-little-women-cast/ "undefined")[_Little Women_](https://time.com/5754077/oscars-2020-little-women-cast/ "undefined")_,_ sat through the long ceremony with her mother, Monica Ronan. Even Joaquin Phoenix, who took home the prize for Best Actor for _Joker_, brought his mom to the show and after party, according to the Associated Press. > [](https://twitter.com/APEntertainment/status/1226836460168413184) Laura Dern brought her kids and mother, Diane Ladd, to the show, and thanked her from the stage after winning the Best Supporting Actress prize for her work in _Marriage Story_. For Dern, though, it was only fair to bring her mother to work, as Ladd brought Dern to [the Oscars](https://time.com/5779940/parasite-best-picture-oscars/ "undefined") as a young girl, when [Ladd was nominated](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/02/laura-dern-first-oscars "undefined") for _Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore_. It’s yet another perk of being a Hollywood big shot. > [](https://twitter.com/archivesaoirse/status/1226674237739556864) > [](https://twitter.com/clarkesronan/status/1226676519092666368) > [](https://twitter.com/ohwoahnicole/status/1226665850079514630) > [](https://twitter.com/accessonline/status/1226664760529211392) > [](https://twitter.com/keanureevesmore/status/1226716606337675266) > [](https://twitter.com/keentd75/status/1226729563025235969) > [](https://twitter.com/Serajosefina/status/1226852419658752002) > [](https://twitter.com/AffiqKimiLer/status/1226782186935734272) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5781197/from-keanu-reeves-to-saoirse-ronan-the-2020-oscars-was-a-big-night-for-bringing-your-mom-to-the-work-function/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5781197/from-keanu-reeves-to-saoirse-ronan-the-2020-oscars-was-a-big-night-for-bringing-your-mom-to-the-work-function/"},"headline":"From Keanu Reeves to Saoirse Ronan, the 2020 Oscars Was a Big Night for Bringing Your Mom to the Work Function","datePublished":"2020-02-10T14:25:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:17.069Z","description":"It was bring your mom to work day in Hollywood.","url":"https://time.com/5781197/from-keanu-reeves-to-saoirse-ronan-the-2020-oscars-was-a-big-night-for-bringing-your-mom-to-the-work-function/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","awards","onetime","clickmonsters"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e9106bb93ba85c3/698a0a0e97cdff0bcc6ba4fc/KeanuReevesOscars2020.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6e9106bb93ba85c3/698a0a0e97cdff0bcc6ba4fc/KeanuReevesOscars2020.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"US-ENTERTAINMENT-FILM-OSCARS-ARRIVALS","caption":"Keanu Reeves and mom at 2020 Oscars","creditText":"(Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5781197/from-keanu-reeves-to-saoirse-ronan-the-2020-oscars-was-a-big-night-for-bringing-your-mom-to-the-work-function/","name":"From Keanu Reeves to Saoirse Ronan, the 2020 Oscars Was a Big Night for Bringing Your Mom to the Work Function"}}]}] ```