Pieces of A Woman had impacted her emotionally. During an interview before the ceremony began, last night (April 25), the 32-year-old star who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in the film, told host Giuliana Rancic that stepping into the role has given her a 'greater empathy' for women experiencing baby loss.
In Pieces of a Woman, Kirby plays a first time mother who loses her child during a home birth. In response to Rancic's question on whether or not the role 'changed her', Kirby said 'I think kind of imagining and speaking to the amount of women that I spent time with who have lost babies and imagining that level of grief and kind of living through that through the film.
Read more on msn.com