During a conversation with critic Leonard Maltin at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Wednesday, Angelina Jolie -- the actress -- who accepted the Maltin Modern Master Award -- got candid about her family's history with the Academy Awards.

Angelina Jolie reflected on winning her Academy Award after watching her father Jon Voight, after he separated from her mother Marcheline Bertrand, attending the 1979 Oscars with another woman. The ‘Maria’ star accepted the Maltin Modern Master Award from Ava DuVernay at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

The 49-year-old actress reflected on her beloved late mother Marcheline Bertrand – who died in 2007 aged 56 from ovarian and breast cancer – and revealed the heartbreaking moment her mum watched her famous dad Jon Voight accepted an Oscar alongside his mistress.

Angelina Jolie has recalled how her mother "embraced" a life of stardom through her. The 49-year-old actress remembered how her mother Marcheline Bertrand - who was a Hollywood star herself but died in 2007 at the age of 56 following a battle with cancer - lived vicariously through her prior to her passing.

Angelina Jolie has opened up about winning an Academy Award and why she 'gave' the prize to her mom. The Maria star is daughter to actors Marcheline Bertrand and Jon Voight. The pair married in 1971, but separated in 1976 after Voight's infidelity came to light. They later divorced in 1980.

The actress and filmmaker teared up as she remembered her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California on Wednesday. While accepting the prestigious Maltin Modern Master Award for her achievements in the film industry,