Billy Crudup and woman Naomi Watts were noticeably absent from the Golden Globes 2026 — But there was a good reason.
Crudup, 57, was performing across the pond in London on Sunday, January 11 the awards ceremony took place in Beverly Hills, California. While Watts, 57, didn’t appear to have any professional conflicts of interest, neither did she the event was skipped.
Crudup, meanwhile, currently plays quarterback Will Kane high noonan adaptation of the 1952 Western film of the same name. The play began its residency in the West End earlier this month and will continue at the Harold Pinter Theater until March.
Although he missed the awards show, Crudup was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Television Series, Limited Series or Television Movie for The morning show. The trophy finally was Owen Cooper for Adolescence.
The 2026 Golden Globe Awards are here, and Hollywood’s biggest stars brought their fashion game, from couture gowns to sharp tailoring. Comedian Nikki Glaser reprises her role as host for the event, which kicked off on Sunday, January 11, and brought Tinseltown’s hottest to the red carpet. “Hosting the Golden Globes this (…)
This is Crudup’s third Golden Globe nomination, all for his portrayal of Cory in the drama. He was previously nominated in 2022 and 2024, where Oh Yeong-su won by Squid Gameyes Matthew Macfadyen he took the trophy home Successionrespectively.
Watts, on the other hand, is twofold Nominated for the Golden Globes. She was nominated in 2013 by The Impossible and 2025 for his role in do.
Earlier this week, Watts hinted that she and Crudup would not be making it to this year’s awards show. She wished her husband a “happy opening to the best sheriff in town” via Instagram on Friday, Jan. 9, ahead of Crudup’s first. high noon interpret, which indicates how busy he was.
When Sunday came around, Watts paid tribute to the Golden Globes via a throwback-style post on Instagram.
“Trip down memory lane this Golden Globes Sunday. Congratulations to all the nominees!” she wrote alongside some of her past looks from the awards show. “Any fashion faves or fails? Below 💛😜💛.”
The couple dated quietly for years before going public in 2022. They got engaged in April 2023 and shocked fans when they tied the knot that June at the courthouse.
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images The 2024 Critics Choice Awards were still a family affair for Billy Crudup, even without his wife, Naomi Watts. Crudup, 55, brought his 20-year-old son, William Atticus Parker, to the event on Sunday, January 14. The two had the sweetest father-son moment when they arrived at the awards show in matching tuxedos. (…)
“A big A-list wedding just didn’t seem right — they never wanted it,” a source said explained exclusively Us Weekly at that time. “They actually went to a friend’s birthday party in their wedding dress. There were a lot of compliments, that’s for sure.”
Since then, the pair have been singing each other’s praises and been more than each other whenever possible.
“It’s never too late. We met later, yeah, late in life. It’s really something special,” Watts said after finding The One in Crudup during a January 2024 appearance at Alive! With Kelly and Mark.
The couple have also cuddled each other’s children during their relationship. Watts shares Sasha, 18, and Kai, 17with ex Liev Schreiberwhile Crudup shares William, 22, with ex Mary-Louise Parker.