been she discussed her life and career with tracy smith. >> i'm angry nearly every day of my life. >> reporter: what a year it's been for laura dern. >> i'm not patient by nature. >> reporter: she is in two oscar-nominated movies as the kind-hearted mother in "little women." >> a very kind man lost his little girl when she was only a child. >> his daughter died? >> you take some breaths. >> reporter: and as a razor-sharp divorce lawyer in "marriage story". >> withholding, jay, really? alienating? those are fighting words. >> reporter: okay, she is kind of fierce, but it's the kind of fierce that makes award voters take notice. >> thank you, hollywood foreign press. >> reporter: dern won a golden globe for "marriage story" earlier this month and this past monday she was nominated for an oscar. >> laura dern in "marriage story." you've gotten a for ywo beforhr steadily. but it seems like there is something about this moment that is rather intense. does it feel that way to you? >> it's certainly exciting. >> let's face it. id goodat w only invented like 30 years ago. >> reporter: and a l

the comedian discussed it all with tracy smith. >> how did my life get so damn small? i came out here with some big plans, jimmy. i was going to do it all just like sammy davis, jr. >> reporter: in the new netflix movie, dolemite is my name. >> all my life people have been telling me no. >> reporter: he's the real life eddie ray moore. >> i'll do whatever it takes to get in. >> reporter: a comedian whose life was going nowhere. >> let's bring dolemite to the screen. >> reporter: in desperation he created dolemite. >> dolemite is my name. >> reporter: a swag erring swearing comedian in action films. >> do you know karate? >> no, but i'll learn. i'll chop me -- >> reporter: eddie says he doesn't look at reviews, but we did. let me read you some of the things. pure joy. eddie murphy brings down the house. it's a triumph. eddie murphy gives a killer comeback performance. is it a comeback? >> i guess they like to say comeback. i don't know. let's make it easy. yes, it's my comeback. [ laughter ] >> this is my big comeback. every ten years or so, i launch a big comeback. i'v

time for a sunday profile here is tracy smith. >> what a year for laura tkerpb. as the keened hearded mother in little woman. >> he's a very kind man who lost his little girl when she was only a child and now his son as well. his daughter died. you take some breaths. and as a razor-sharp divorce lawyer in marriage story. withholding jay? really, alienating? those are fighting words and it's simply. >> ok, she's kind-of fierce. but it's the kind of fierce that makes award voters take notice. thank you hollywood foreign press >> dern won a golden globe for marriage story earlier this month. and this past monday she was nominated for an oscar. >> you've gotten accolades for your work before, through the years, steadily. but it seems like there's something about this moment that is rather intense. does it feel that way to you? >> it's certainly exciting. >> let's face it the idea of a good father was only invented like 30 years ago. >> and a lot of that excitement is about her monolgue on motherhood, written byriage story director noah baumbach. >> we love them for t