Squibb, who is nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her turn as Dern's feisty, outspoken wife in the Alexander Payne dramedy, said she had a ball working with Dern. "Bruce is heaven. He's got a wicked sense of humor, and he teases me all the time."

She continued, "We were at a screening one night and people were coming up to me saying, 'I heard you were a pole dancer.' I said, 'I was never a pole dancer.'