Celebrity Exes Who Attended the Same Awards Shows: From Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt to Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber

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Celebrity Exes Who Attended the Same Awards Shows: From Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt to Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber

So awkward or super supportive? Stars often attend the same awards shows as their famous exes. It’s an occupational hazard. Whether the run-ins go well or not is up to the former couple at hand. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, for instance, knew going into the 2020 Golden Globe Awards that they would both be in the audience. The Morning Show star was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama, while the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star was up for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture. The former flames set the precedent well before January 2020 that there would be no bad blood on the red carpet. “Jen and Brad are friends and occasionally connect,” a source told Us Weekly in December 2019. “There’s no chance that a potential run-in between Jen and Brad will be tense or uncomfortable.” As such, Aniston and Pitt were more than cordial, with the Friends alum cheering on her ex-husband when he won his category. According to an onlooker, she “stood up and clapped for Brad’s win” and “sat down before some of the other people who were sitting near her.” The actress even laughed when the Fight Club actor joked, “I wanted to bring my mom but I couldn’t because any woman I stand next to they say I’m dating.” [jwplayer dI75XPtJ-zhNYySv2] Other celebrities opt to avoid their previous partners entirely at awards ceremonies. Despite being members of the same genre of music, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert rarely attend the same events. Their behavior at the 2019 Country Music Association Awards might signal why. “Everyone stood up for Blake at the end of his performance except Miranda Lambert and her husband [Brendan McLoughlin],” an eyewitness revealed in November 2019. “At the commercial break, they both left their seats.” Meanwhile, the Voice coach, who brought Gwen Stefani as his date, was more cordial. The onlooker told Us the duo “were nodding their heads” while Lambert performed earlier in the broadcast. Lambert later noted that she wasn't prepared for such a public reaction to her divorce. "I don't think anyone is. It's not nice sometimes, but I think you've gotta take it with a grain of salt," she told CBS News in May 2022. "I'm a singer-songwriter so, luckily, I can tell my whole truth. I will not lie in my music." She added: "I've learned a lot about myself and I think at some point you start to settle into who you are. I think that's why you feel that peace coming from me because I feel at peace with myself." Scroll to revisit the good — and the bad — run-ins at awards shows:

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Celebrity Exes Who Attended the Same Awards Shows: From Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt to Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber

So awkward or super supportive? Stars often attend the same awards shows as their famous exes. It’s an occupational hazard. Whether the run-ins go well or not is up to the former couple at hand. Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, for instance, knew going into the 2020 Golden Globe Awards that they would both be in the audience. The Morning Show star was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series — Drama, while the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star was up for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture. The former flames set the precedent well before January 2020 that there would be no bad blood on the red carpet. “Jen and Brad are friends and occasionally connect,” a source told Us Weekly in December 2019. “There’s no chance that a potential run-in between Jen and Brad will be tense or uncomfortable.” As such, Aniston and Pitt were more than cordial, with the Friends alum cheering on her ex-husband when he won his category. According to an onlooker, she “stood up and clapped for Brad’s win” and “sat down before some of the other people who were sitting near her.” The actress even laughed when the Fight Club actor joked, “I wanted to bring my mom but I couldn’t because any woman I stand next to they say I’m dating.” [jwplayer dI75XPtJ-zhNYySv2] Other celebrities opt to avoid their previous partners entirely at awards ceremonies. Despite being members of the same genre of music, Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert rarely attend the same events. Their behavior at the 2019 Country Music Association Awards might signal why. “Everyone stood up for Blake at the end of his performance except Miranda Lambert and her husband [Brendan McLoughlin],” an eyewitness revealed in November 2019. “At the commercial break, they both left their seats.” Meanwhile, the Voice coach, who brought Gwen Stefani as his date, was more cordial. The onlooker told Us the duo “were nodding their heads” while Lambert performed earlier in the broadcast. Lambert later noted that she wasn't prepared for such a public reaction to her divorce. "I don't think anyone is. It's not nice sometimes, but I think you've gotta take it with a grain of salt," she told CBS News in May 2022. "I'm a singer-songwriter so, luckily, I can tell my whole truth. I will not lie in my music." She added: "I've learned a lot about myself and I think at some point you start to settle into who you are. I think that's why you feel that peace coming from me because I feel at peace with myself." Scroll to revisit the good — and the bad — run-ins at awards shows:

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Austin Butler and Vanessa Hudgens

After the Elvis star was interviewed by Hudgens’ red carpet cohost Ashley Graham at the 2023 Oscars, the former couple, who dated from 2011 to 2020, crossed paths outside of the Vanity Fair party. In a video obtained by Us, the High School Musical alum walked past Butler without acknowledging him as fans screamed his name from across the street.

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Harry Styles and Taylor Swift

The “Exile” songstress gave Styles a standing ovation at the 2023 Grammys when he won Best Pop Vocal Album. The “Golden” crooner, who dated Swift from 2012 to 2013, was also spotted smiling, chatting and sharing a laugh with the “Out of the Woods” singer during the February awards show.

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Kirsten Dunst and Jake Gyllenhaal

The Power of the Dog actress attended the 94th annual Academy Awards with her costar and now-husband, Jesse Plemons, in March 2022, but her ex-boyfriend was also close by at the Dolby Theater. Dunst and Gyllenhaal dated for two years from 2002 to 2004.

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Jacob Elordi and Zendaya

The Euphoria castmates and former couple, who were briefly linked in 2020, both attended the Oscars in March 2022.

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Taylor Swift and Harry Styles

The "Betty" songstress — who dated Styles from 2012 to 2013 — supported her ex at the 2021 Grammys as he accepted the trophy for Best Pop Solo Performance. The duo reunited again at the 2023 Grammys, where Styles picked up a trophy for Best Pop Vocal Album. As he accepted his award, the "Bejeweled" songstress rose to her feet and clapped for her ex. She was also spotted dancing during his performance of "As It Was." 

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John Mayer and Taylor Swift

Swift took the stage at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards in March 2021 for the first time in five years — and her former flame followed suit later that night, performing "The Bones" with Maren Morris.

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Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow

Not only did Pitt bump into ex-wife Jennifer Aniston at the 2020 Golden Globes, but he also walked the same carpet as Paltrow, who turned heads in a sheer caramel gown. The exes got engaged after starring together in 1994's Seven but eventually ended their whirlwind romance three years later.

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Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder

The Vampire Diaries costars called off their romance in 2013, but have maintained an amicable relationship through the years. After the 2016 Golden Globes, the two crossed paths at the same event, with Somerhalder's wife Nikki Reed also making an appearance. "They are happy and so am I," Dobrev said of the couple in 2019.

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Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr

In February 2017, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor attended the Vanity Fair Oscars party with girlfriend Katy Perry — and narrowly avoided a run-in with the Australian model. The exes were married from 2010 to 2013 and share son Flynn, born in 2011.

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Renee Zellweger and Bradley Cooper

The actors, who dated after meeting on the set of Case 39 in 2009, reunited at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards years after they split in 2011. The pair were spotted mingling at the Dolby Theatre during the 2020 Oscar ceremony. Zellweger was nominated for her role in Judy.

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Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt

Aniston and Pitt, who split in 2005 after five years of marriage, were both nominated at the 2020 Golden Globes. They celebrated his win for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood by reconnecting at an afterparty.

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Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton

The country music stars brought their new significant others — McLoughlin and Stefani — to the 2019 CMA Awards. Lambert and Shelton, who were married from 2011 to 2015, avoided each other, but she notably snubbed his performance by not participating in the standing ovation at its conclusion.

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Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling

The Notebook costars each worked the awards-season circuit in 2016, culminating in their joint appearances at the Oscars. McAdams was nominated for Best Supporting Actress for Spotlight, while Gosling presented. They dated from 2005 to 2007 before briefly reconciling in 2008.

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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez

Gomez and Bieber were on and off from 2011 to 2018. The 2016 Grammy Awards occurred during one of their breaks. The Wizards of Waverly Place alum presented; the Canada native performed and won for Best Dance Recording.

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Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield

The Amazing Spider-Man costars earned awards-season recognition for their work in La La Land and Hacksaw Ridge. Garfield, who remained friends with Stone after their 2015 split, gave her a standing ovation upon her win for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 2017 Golden Globes.

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Hannah Brown and Tyler Cameron

The season 15 Bachelorette and her runner-up shared a table at the 2019 People’s Choice Awards. “I was having a great night regardless of who was there and who wasn’t there,” Brown told Us exclusively in November 2019.

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Ariana Grande and Big Sean

The musicians attended the 2015 Grammys together, but by the 2016 ceremony, they walked the red carpet solo.

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Claire Danes and Billy Crudup

Danes and Crudup, who dated from 2003 to 2006, were both nominated at the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas

The singers had a messy breakup in 2008, but they were on good terms by the time the 2019 Billboard Music Awards rolled around. Jonas and his then-fiancée, Sophie Turner, cheered on Swift during her performance of “Me!” — hours before the actress and the Jonas Brothers member tied the knot in a surprise Las Vegas ceremony.

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Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult

Lawrence was spotted talking to Hoult at the 2016 Golden Globes, during which she won Best Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy for Joy. The on-off pair split in 2014.

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Kanye West and Amber Rose

West and Rose, who called it quits in 2010, attended the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards together. However, the rapper brought then-wife Kim Kardashian as his date in 2016. He did give his ex in the audience a shout-out, though.