Kate Hudson makes surprise backstage appearance in TWO jaw-dropping looks at PGA Awards 2026

Kate Hudson made a surprise appearance at the 37th annual Producers Guild of America Awards on Saturday evening.

The actress, 46, opted out of the red carpet walk but was later pictured backstage with fellow A-listers.

She was seen flashing a bright smile alongside Kerry Condon inside of the event held at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles alongside some of the best dressed celebrities of the awards season so far. 

She was also later seen mingling with The Studio star Ike Barinholtz and Hamnet star Jessie Buckley, with the trio posing for a cheery group photo.

In those photos, the Song Sung Blue star turned heads in a nude slip dress adorned with silver beaded details and flower-petal inspired embellishments. 

She was later changed into a muted pink midi dress with waterfall-inspired ruffles. 

The low-cut neckline and the thin spaghetti straps were covered in dazzling gemstones. 

Hudson added to the glamour with the addition of a massive, diamond-encrusted statement ring while posing in the middle of the party backstage. 

She was among the many stars at the event but made a low-key arrival to present an award on stage.

She is one of many of Hollywood's top stars at the moment to be presenting awards to and spotlighting this year's top producing talent. 

The most hotly anticipated category, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, is filled with acclaimed movies that have emerged as contenders for the upcoming Oscars.

Bugonia was one of the nominees, with its leading lady Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos both among the producers who might accept the trophy.

Its competition includes the Brad Pitt vehicle F1, the Leonardo DiCaprio-led One Battle After Another directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and the Timothee Chalamet starrer Marty Supreme helmed by Josh Safdie.

Chloe Zhao's biopic Hamnet starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley is also in contention, as is Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein, the Norwegian film Sentimental Value, the buzzy mystery Weapons and the rugged historical picture Train Dreams.

Ryan Coogler's vampire movie Sinners, which has achieved a record as the most Oscar-nominated film of all time, rounds out the theatrical motion picture category. 

Meanwhile the wildly popular KPop Demon Hunters is up for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures, against Elio, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle and a brace of sequels, The Bad Guys 2 and Zootopia 2.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! and the now-canceled Late Show with Stephen Colbert are both up for Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment, Variety, Sketch, Standup & Talk Television, after their hosts' widely publicized scuffles with the Trump administration.

Also nominated are The Daily Show - with its original host Jon Stewart restored - as well as SNL50: The Anniversary Show and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Only Murders in the Building is up for Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy, just days after one of its stars Martin Short suffered the shocking tragedy of his daughter Katherine's suicide at the age of 42.

Facing off against it are South Park, the Jeremy Allen White starrer The Bear and Hacks led by Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart.

The TV comedy category is rounded out by Seth Rogen's new series The Studio, which featured the recently departed comedy icon Catherine O'Hara. 

The Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama is another formidable field including the medical drama The Pitt, led by ER heartthrob Noah Wyle in a thunderous career comeback.

Facing off against it are the Keri Russell starrer The Comeback, the Star Wars spin-off Andor and the latest season of The White Lotus, as well as Severance and Pluribus.

Netflix's revered show Adolescence is up for the David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television, as are Black Mirror, The Beast in Me, Black Rabbit and the Michelle Williams-led Dying for Sex.

Renee Zellweger's new offering Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is among the nominees for Outstanding Producer of Televised or Streamed Motion Pictures.

So is the documentary John Candy: I Like Me - directed by Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson's son Colin Hanks - as well as the sci-fi picture The Gorge starring Miles Teller, the satire Mountainhead directed by Succession creator Jesse Armstrong and the biopic Nonnas with a cast including Vince Vaughn and Lorraine Bracco.

The smash hit reality show The Traitors is once again in the running for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television, alongside old favorites like Jeopardy!, Top Chef, The Amazing Race and RuPaul's Drag Race.

The documentary category is a star-studded affair this year, including My Mom Jayne: A Film by Mariska Hargitay, which covers the life of Jayne Mansfield.

Ocean with David Attenborough is also in the running, in addition to Cover-Up , Mr. Nobody Against Putin, The Perfect Neighbor and The Tale of Silyan.

The non-fiction television category is awash in celebrity profiles such as aka Charlie Sheen , Billy Joel: And So It Goes, Mr. Scorsese and Pee-wee as Himself, all of which are up against SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night.

Behind-the-scenes content meanwhile is dominating the short-form category, for which the nominees are Adolescence: The Making of Adolescence, The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains, Hacks: Bit By Bit, Overtime with Bill Maher and The White Lotus: Unpacking the Episode.

The prize for children's programming is a contest between  LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, Pieces of the Past, Phineas and Ferb, Sesame Street, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical and SpongeBob SquarePants.