Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup Share a Sweet Moment on the Red Carpet

Naomi Watts and Billy Crudup Share a Sweet Moment on the Red Carpet

At the heart of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans was the friendship between Babe Paley and Truman Capote, so it only makes sense that both Naomi Watts and Tom Hollander were nominated for Emmys for their performances in the miniseries.

Babe and Truman, Watts told T&C, "had this deep friendship, an exchange of love and pain. I know that Babe trusted him almost instantly. He showed his vulnerabilities; she felt safe to show hers. I think there was a hole in her life. She needed this person at exactly this point in her life, having suffered in a lonely loveless marriage where [her husband, Bill Paley] was causing her a great deal of pain. So [Truman] comes along, he's smart, he taught her about literature and art, as well as being playful and fun and silly and naughty—that was a side of her that she didn't, she couldn't put forward in the world. She had to be this graceful wife, this wife that worked hard to make everything look good and people feel good. Something about their relationship was very unique."

Arriving at the Emmys tonight, Watts looked elegant in a green dress, channeling the socialite she played so elegantly.

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Naomi Watts attends the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards.Kevin Mazur - Getty Images
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Watts in an emerald green gown.Kevin Mazur - Getty Images

On the red carpet, Watts was joined by her husband, Billy Crudup, himself an Emmy nominee for his role on The Morning Show.

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Watts cuddles up with Crudup on the red carpet.Kevin Mazur - Getty Images
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Crudup and Watts held hands.Frazer Harrison - Getty Images


Tonight marks Watts's first Emmy nomination ("I’ve never had one, so I was pretty chuffed," she said). In the lead actress in a limited anthology series or movie category, the Australian actress is up against Jodie Foster for True Detective: Night Country, Brie Larson for Lessons in Chemistry, Juno Temple for Fargo, and Sofía Vergara for Griselda.

Feud: Capote vs. the Swans picked up ten total nominations, including four acting ones for Watts, Hollander, Diane Lane, and the late Treat Williams. Last weekend, the show won for best period costumes for a limited or anthology series or movie at the Creative Arts Emmys.

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