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Mariska Hargitay's documentary 'My Mom Jayne' could earn the star her first Oscar nomination. The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report that Hargitay's documentary about her late mother Jayne Mansfield has qualified for Oscar contention thanks to a theatrical run in the Los Angeles area the week before it premiered on HBO June 27th. Hargitay and company are committed to giving the doc a real grassroots push this awards season.

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00:00Mariska Hargitay's documentary My Mom Jane could earn the star her first Oscar nomination.

00:06The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report that Hargitay's documentary about her late mother

00:10Jane Mansfield has qualified for Oscar contention, thanks to a theatrical run in the Los Angeles

00:16area the week before it premiered on HBO June 27. Hargitay and company are committed to giving

00:21the doc a real grassroots push this awards season. My Mom Jane has received praise from

00:26critics and audiences alike. The film currently has a 100% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and

00:31a 98% audience score. I use my pin-up type publicity to get my foot in the door. Her career made me want

00:38to do it differently, but I want to understand her now. Hargitay tells THR's Scott Feinberg,

00:45the messages I have received both directly and through social media since we released My Mom

00:49Jane have been extraordinary. It has been beautiful to see how the story has not only resonated with

00:54people, but how many have been moved to engage with their own family's stories in a new way.

00:58I am excited to keep sharing this film and deeply grateful that so many have joined me in remembering

01:03and discovering My Mom in This Way. HBO said in a statement to THR,

01:07We're incredibly proud of the film and heartened by the extraordinary audience reception.

01:12We continue efforts to raise awareness for this remarkable film. It's worth noting that both

01:16Mansfield and Hargitay are Golden Globe winners, but Mansfield never received an Oscar nomination.

01:21Rather poetically, this film could bring Hargitay one. For much more on this story,

01:26go to THR.com. This is the Hollywood Reporter News.

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