The unexpected hooded darling of this year’s award season, Jason Sudeikis, continued his charm offensive at the Critics Choice Awards, where he gave a sweet shout out to ex Olivia Wilde.
After a strong showing at last week’s Golden Globes, the Apple TV + series ‘Ted Lasso’ picked up a few more awards at the 26th annual ceremony on Sunday evening, with Sudeikis taking the trophies for Best Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Actor. Comedy series took home. .
Sudeikis accepted the latest award in a crisp hoodie and corrected the course of his somewhat boisterous Globes speech with a handful of heartfelt thanks to the show’s cast and crew before hitting his ex and their two children, Otis, 6, and Daisy, 4 spoke.
“I want to thank my children, Otis and Daisy. I want to thank their mother, Olivia, the mother of Otis and Daisy, who had the original idea to use this as a TV show, ”said Sudeikis in his acceptance speech. ‘She was like,’ You and Brendan [Hunt] and Joe [Kelly] do you enjoy doing that so often, you should do it as a movie or TV show. ‘I was like,’ No. ‘ She was right. “
Before signing off, Sudeikis explained why ‘Ted Lasso’, which is currently filming its second season in London, was a welcome relief in this ‘crazy year’.
“This thing has been a wonderful tool for hearing people’s stories of forgiveness and redemption, healing and understanding,” he said. “It’s really flattering to have the chance to share something … that means something to you. Know that that means a lot to us. “
Following the ceremony, Wilde returned the favor by celebrating the win on social media, while making special mention of his acclaimed awards ceremony.
Congratulations to Jason and the entire Ted Lasso family on your win of @CriticsChoice. So happy for you, ”she tweeted“I hope this means we will all continue to wear hoodies when the ceremonies take place in person next year. “
Sudeikis and Wilde split in early 2020 and ended their engagement after nine years together, People reported in November.
Ever since they quit, the two have seemingly managed to stay friendly and committed to co-parenting their two children. Both sides have reportedly moved on, as Wilde had recently started dating Harry Styles after the couple did well on the set of her upcoming movie “Don’t Worry Darling,” while Sudeikis has been linked with the British model. Keeley Hazell.
In a gushing post about his work on the film last month, Wilde made her first public comment about the singer since their romance hit the headlines, writing that he “blew us away every day” on set.
Sudeikis, meanwhile, kept silent about his newfound romance.
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