Photos: Stars bring their moms on the red carpet
Matthew McConaughey is flanked by his mother Mary Kathlene McCabe, left, and wife Camila Alves, right, on the red carpet at the 86th Annual Academy Awards on March 2, 2014. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Photos)
Chicago Tribune
How can a mother’s lifetime of sacrifice and devotion ever be repaid? A ticket to one of Hollywood’s biggest nights is a good start. For these celebs, no trip down the red carpet is complete without the one date who has always been their No. 1 fan.
Michael Fassbender, right, and his mother Adele Fassbender arrive at the Oscars on March 2, 2014. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Photos)
Jared Leto arrives at the Oscars on March 2, 2014 with his mother Constance Leto trailing close behind. (Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Jonah Hill, left, and mother Sharon Lyn on the red carpet before the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. (Chris Pizzello / AP)
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New York-based artist Laurie Simmons embraces daughter Lena Dunham on the red carpet at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on Sept. 22, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Scott Kirkland/Invision for Academy of Television Arts & Sciences/AP Images) (Scott Kirkland/AP Photos)
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are joined on the red carpet by his father, William Pitt, and mother, Jane before the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. (Matt Sayles /AP Photos)
Actor Justin Timberlake, center, and his mother Lynn Harless, left, greet actress Hilary Swank, as they arrive before the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011. (Amy Sancetta / AP Photos)
Charlize Theron and her mother Gerda on the red carpet at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday in 2010. (Matt Sayles / AP Photos)
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Javier Bardem brought his mother, Pilar Bardem, center, and brother Carlos Bardem, right, with him to the 80th Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles in 2008. (Kevork Djansezian/AP Photos)
Irish actor Colin Farrell, left, and his mother, Rita, share a moment on the red carpet at the 80th Academy Awards in 2008. (Amy Sancetta/AP Photos)
Jeremy Piven strikes a pose with his mother, Joyce Hiller Piven, on the red carpet at the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2005. (Kevork Djansezian/ AP Photos)
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Australian actress Nicole Kidman, right, holds hands with her mother, Janelle Kidman, on the red carpet before the 75th annual Academy Awards in 2003.
(AMPAS/AP Photos)Singer and actress Miley Cyrus, left, and her mother Tish Cyrus on the red carpet for the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. (Matt Sayles/AP Photos)
Ryan Gosling arrived with his mother, right, and sister on the red carpet in 2007 for the 79th Academy Awards in Hollywood. (Timohy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images)