Kurt Russell skips Oscars red carpet to quietly support Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson


The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters star was by his daughter's side as she remained in contention for Best Actress for her turn in Song Sung Blue


Kurt Russell attends Paramount+'s "The Madison" New York Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 09, 2026 in New York City.© Getty Images
Ahad Sanwari
Ahad SanwariSenior Writer - New York
March 16, 2026
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Kate Hudson shone bright at the 98th Academy Awards with her proud mom Goldie Hawn by her side.

Kate, 46, was nominated for Best Actress for her turn in Song Sung Blue (the trophy ultimately went to Hamnet's Jessie Buckley) and wore a custom jade-encrusted Armani Privé sculptural gown.

Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, and Kate Hudson attend the 98th Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.© Getty Images
Kurt Russell skipped the red carpet but made sure to show up to support Kate Hudson at the 98th Academy Awards

Goldie, 80, meanwhile slipped into a chic and slinky black gown with silver detailing and matching gloves, a custom fit courtesy of Grayseful by Maria Lopez.

While mom and daughter got to be each other's dates for the night, their proud partners were by their side as well, eschewing the red carpet to give them their moment to shine.

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Kurt Russell skipped the carpet to join Goldie and Kate at the ceremony, dressed in a classic black tuxedo. He sat beside Goldie and was captured interacting with Demi Moore and Delroy Lindo during the ceremony.

Also joining Kate inside the ceremony, and skipping the carpet altogether, was her fiancé Danny Fujikawa, who even got in on the fun for a selfie with some of their seatmates, including Demi, Emma Stone and Dave McCary.

A family date night

During an appearance on LIVE with Kelly and Mark earlier in the week, while he was in New York City promoting Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and The Madison, Kurt revealed that he will indeed be at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood to cheer Kate on.

In this handout photo provided by The Academy, Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Demi Moore, Kate Hudson and Danny Fujikawa pose for a selfie in the crowd during the 98th Oscards at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California.© Getty Images
Danny Fujikawa was also present to cheer his fiancée on

"Originally, it was going to be Goldie as her date," he told hosts Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, noting then that Kate's brother Oliver Hudson and his wife Erinn Bartlett were due to join. While Oliver and Erinn seemingly didn't attend the actual ceremony, Oliver was spotted at the Vanity Fair after party.

"But anyway, I'm going to join Goldie with Kate, and it'll be a wonderful night," Kurt gushed. "I think it'll be great if it landed her way. Because Goldie got nominated twice and won once, and if that were to happen for Kate, she'd have been nominated twice and won once, you never know!"

Goldie won her Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her comedic turn in 1969's Cactus Flower, earning a second nomination, this time for Best Actress, a decade later for Private Benjamin. Kate also earned her first acting nod for one of her earliest film roles, a Best Supporting Actress nomination for 2000's Almost Famous.

Oliver Hudson attends the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Mark Guiducci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.© Getty Images
Oliver Hudson did attend the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

Highlights from the Oscars

As for the ceremony itself, One Battle After Another emerged as the night's biggest winner, taking home a total of six prizes from 13 nominations, including Best Picture. It also won Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Supporting Actor for Sean Penn, the inaugural Best Casting trophy, Best Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell attend the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Mark Guiducci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.© Getty Images
Kurt leading his longtime love Goldie at the Vanity Fair party to celebrate Kate's nomination

Sinners, after breaking records with 16 nominations received, walked away with four prizes, including Best Actor for Michael B. Jordan, Best Original Screenplay, Best Score and Best Cinematography (for which Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history as the first female to triumph in the category).

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