Kate Hudson Was Overcome With Emotion as She Learned of Her Second Oscar Nomination — And the Raw Family Moment Was Caught on Camera. Surrounded by Loved Ones, the Actress Broke Down in Tears as Years of Hard Work, Doubt, and Determination Came Flooding Back. The Video Quickly Went Viral, With Fans Calling It a Powerful Reminder That Even Hollywood Stars Still Dream, Hope, and Cry Just Like Everyone Else.

On Thursday, Jan. 22, the star, 46, was nominated in the Best Actress category at the 2026 Oscars for Song Sung Blue alongside Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I’d Kick You), Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) and Emma Stone (Bugonia).

“What a beautiful morning,” the actress wrote in an Instagram post she shared later that day, alongside a photo of her and Hawn, 80, hugging.

She also shared a short video of herself FaceTiming with other members of her family. “Oh my God, you guys! Oh my God, I’m so happy!” Hudson says in the clip.

Hudson was previously nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Penny Lane in the 2000 movie Almost Famous at the 2001 Oscars, though Marcia Gay Harden took home that year’s trophy for Pollock.

Hawn, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1970 for the movie Cactus Flower, also took to her own Instagram Jan. 22 to congratulate her daughter.

“Oh, my baby, my baby, my baby girl! I love you as big as the universe,” Hawn wrote. “Congratulations, sweetheart. Once upon time, I had a little girl named Kate! And look at her now! Yay!”

Hudson stars in Song Sung Blue with Hugh Jackman as musical duo Lightning & Thunder, a real-life Neil Diamond tribute band comprised of Milwaukee couple Mike and Claire Sardina. She also received nominations at the Golden Globe Awards on Jan. 11 and at the upcoming 2026 Actor Awards.

A few of Hudson’s celebrity friends responded to her Instagram post on Jan. 22 to congratulate her on her nomination.

“YESSSSSSSS! so proud of you Katie !!!” Reese Witherspoon wrote in a comment. “YES!!! Yes yes yes,” The Studio’s Ike Barinholtz added, while Dancing with the Stars’ Julianne Hough wrote, “Yesssssssss ma’am!!!!!!!!”

Conan O’Brien is returning to host the Oscars live on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET on ABC and streaming on Hulu.