Maria' star Angelina Jolie praised her late mom Marcheline Bertrand as she received the Performer Tribute at the Gotham Awards Monday, Dec. 2, in N.Y.C.

When Angeline Jolie was honored with the Gotham Awards' Performer Tribute, she made a moving speech where she commemorated her late mother Marcheline Bertrand.

Angelina Jolie was recently recognized for her performance in the new biopic Maria at the Gotham Awards. While receiving the Performer Tribute Award, Jolie opened up about her late mother in a touching acceptance speech.

"For many of us, these early influences are what nurture us and shape us as artists and people, and it is so important.”