"Marriage Story" received widespread critical acclaim, with praise going towards Baumbach's screenplay and direction, the performances of Johansson, Driver and Dern, and Randy Newman's musical score. Among its many accolades, the film received six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor (Driver), and Best Actress (Johansson). It also received a leading six nominations at the 77th Golden Globe Awards, including Best Motion Picture – Drama, as well as five at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards. For her performance, Dern won the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, the Screen Actors Guild Award, the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Critics' Choice Movie Award.