{"id":2307308,"date":"2026-03-02T00:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2307308"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:59:21","slug":"why-hudson-williams-skipped-the-2026-actor-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-hudson-williams-skipped-the-2026-actor-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hudson Williams Skipped the 2026 Actor Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1x280py emevuu60\">Huddy didn\u2019t grace us with his presence tonight. While his <em data-node-id=\"0.1\">Heated Rivalry<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70132446\/heated-rivalry-hudson-williams-connor-storrie-olympic-torchbearers-milan-winter-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70132446\/heated-rivalry-hudson-williams-connor-storrie-olympic-torchbearers-milan-winter-games\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"co-star Connor Storrie\" data-node-id=\"0.3\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">co-star Connor Storrie<\/a> did <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70549130\/connor-storrie-red-carpet-photos-actor-awards-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70549130\/connor-storrie-red-carpet-photos-actor-awards-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"attend the 2026 Actor Awards\" data-node-id=\"0.5\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">attend the 2026 Actor Awards<\/a> as a presenter, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a69858228\/hudson-williams-heated-rivalry-finale-interview-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/film-tv\/a69858228\/hudson-williams-heated-rivalry-finale-interview-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Hudson Williams\" data-node-id=\"0.7\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">Hudson Williams<\/a> did not make it to the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Williams lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, but was actually in New York City earlier this weekend, where he flew to support Storrie as he made his <em data-node-id=\"1.1\">Saturday Night Live<\/em> debut as the star host (with Williams even making a hilarious cameo in one of the skits). Storrie made the trip to Los Angeles shortly after his <em data-node-id=\"1.3\">SNL<\/em> gig ended, but it seems Williams opted out.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Williams was not confirmed as a host at the award show tonight, so it makes sense that he didn\u2019t attend. Plus, he is booked and busy following the success of his hockey romance show (which, thankfully, has been renewed for a second season).<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The actor was recently photographed for an earth-shattering <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUD_iXMjLkc\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUD_iXMjLkc\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Wonderland cover\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\"><em data-node-id=\"4.1.0\">Wonderland<\/em> cover<\/a>, and starred in Balenciaga\u2019s \u201cHeart and Body\u201d Fall 2026 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU3XKH2CrDG\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DU3XKH2CrDG\/?hl=en\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"campaign\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">campaign<\/a>. He also landed a new role in <em data-node-id=\"4.5\">Yaga<\/em>, an eight-part mystery drama for Canadian streamer Crave, which he will film in Toronto.<br data-node-id=\"4.7\"\/><\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">He and Storrie (who landed an upcoming role of his own) will reconvene for <em data-node-id=\"6.1\">Heated Rivalry<\/em> season two later this year. Showrunner Jacob Tierney confirmed that production will begin in late summer, with a premiere expected in April 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In the past couple of months, we\u2019ve <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70269947\/celebrity-men-yuppie-gray-suits-fashion-trend\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70269947\/celebrity-men-yuppie-gray-suits-fashion-trend\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"seen Williams\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">seen Williams<\/a> at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70061488\/hudson-williams-giorgio-armani-milan-menswear-show-outfit-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70061488\/hudson-williams-giorgio-armani-milan-menswear-show-outfit-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Fashion Month front rows\" data-node-id=\"7.3\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">Fashion Month front rows<\/a>, looking unreal at a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70345937\/hudson-williams-prabal-gurung-tie-outfit-birthday-lunar-new-year-nyc-party-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/celebrity\/latest\/a70345937\/hudson-williams-prabal-gurung-tie-outfit-birthday-lunar-new-year-nyc-party-photos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Lunar New Year bash\" data-node-id=\"7.5\" class=\"body-link css-1a58m3o emevuu60\">Lunar New Year bash<\/a>, and in his own chaotic Instagram posts, but it seems we have a ways to go until we see him take the stage\u2014or appear on our screens\u2014again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.harpersbazaar.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Huddy didn\u2019t grace us with his presence tonight. While his Heated Rivalry co-star Connor Storrie did attend the 2026 Actor Awards as a presenter, Hudson Williams did not make it to the ceremony. Williams lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, but was actually in New York City earlier this weekend, where he flew to support Storrie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2307309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[446895,274717,446894,285977,285684,446893,436397],"class_list":["post-2307308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-collection-the-actor-awards-2026","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-79ce1598-814f-4413-a97e-07ae76cc2dd2","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-locale-us","tag-shorttitle-why-hudson-williams-skipped-the-2026-actor-awards","tag-subsection-celebrity-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Why-Hudson-Williams-Skipped-the-2026-Actor-Awards.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307308"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2307310,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307308\/revisions\/2307310"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}