Jeff Bridges (left) and Annette Bening (right), during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Oscar® Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, Monday, February 7, 2011. Photo credit: Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S.

In The Kids Are All Right, Annette Bening stars as one half of a lesbian couple, whose children go searching - and find - their biological father.

And now that the actress has been nominated in the Leading Actress category, she’s hopeful the pic will get seen more and have a big impact on society.

At this year’s Academy Awards Nominees’ Luncheon, Bening details (in the video below) exactly why her movie just might change perceptions about what makes up a family.