Ali Wong and Bill Hader did not shy away from showing off their blossoming new romance at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday evening.
While on her way to accept the trophy for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, the Beef actress, 41, who filed for divorce from Justin Hakuta last month over a year after announcing their separation, shared a passionate kiss with her new man, 45.
Before making her way onto the stage, at the Barker Hangar, the comedian, who stunned in a emerald off-the-shoulder gown from Givenchy’s spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection, and Barry star engaged in some PDA.
Hader looked extremely proud of his date on her big win as he rushed to give her a standing ovation and wrap his arms around her, one week after their epic smooch at the Golden Globes.
Ali Wong and Bill Hader did not shy away from showing off their blossoming new romance at the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday evening
While on her way to accept the trophy for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television, the Beef actress, 41, who filed for divorce from Justin Hakuta last month over a year after announcing their separation, shared a passionate kiss with her new man, 45
The mom-of-two and Emmy-winning actor were first romantically linked in late 2022, but insiders described their short-lived fling it as a ‘rebound’ relationship after both were coming off high-profile breakups.
Wong, 40, had just split from Hakuta following an eight-year marriage while Hader parted ways with actress Anna Kendrick, 37, after a year of dating.
The couple initially spent two months together, with an insider telling Page Six that it was an ‘amicable’ parting with both tied up with their jam-packed schedules.
‘They’re just super busy with things,’ a source told Page Six. ‘They’re certainly friends.’
A separate source told the outlet that Hader and Wong were protective of their privacy in their initial romance, as their friends ‘helped them protect the relationship in light of Ali’s divorce.’
The source added, ‘Only a small circle of A-list comedians know and everyone was thrilled about it.’
Less than a year after things fizzled out between them, Wong and Hader confirmed they had rekindled while locking lips and holding hands on a hike in April, 2023.
Their loved up sighting came after rumors arose they were back together.
Before making her way onto the stage, at the Barker Hangar, the comedian, who stunned in a emerald off-the-shoulder gown from Givenchy’s spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection, and Barry star engaged in some PDA
Hader looked extremely proud of his date on her big win as he rushed to give her a standing ovation and wrap his arms around her, one week after their epic smooch at the Golden Globes
Critics Choice 2024 WINNERS: AT A GLANCE
FILM
Best Picture: Openheimer
Best Actor: Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers
Best Actress: Emma Stone – Poor Things
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer
Best Supporting Actress: Da’Vine Jo Randolph – The Holdovers
Best Acting Ensemble: Oppenheimer
Best Director: Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Best Comedy: Barbie
Best Song: ‘I’m Just Ken’ – Barbie
Barbie was given Best Comedy in an impromptu segment as director Greta Gerwig (left) and star Margot Robbie accepted the honor
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series: Succession
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Kieran Culkin – Succession
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Sarah Snook – Succession
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Billy Crudup – The Morning Show
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown
Best Comedy Series: The Bear
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeremy Allen White – The Bear
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Ayo Edebiri
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building
Best Limited Series: Beef
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Steven Yeun – Beef
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Ali Wong – Beef
Ahead of the sighting, Hader spoke about his his ‘girlfriend’ during an interview with Collider magazine.
‘My girlfriend and I were just figuring out that I haven’t had a vacation in 10 years. I went with her to San Francisco, but that doesn’t really count,’ he said of Wong. ‘So, I’m going to have a vacation.’
His rep confirmed he was talking about Wong soon after the article was published.
In December 2023, Wong officially filed to end her marriage to Hakuna over ‘irreconcilable differences.’
The couple’s date of separation is listed as April 10, 2022, which was days before they publicly announced their split.
The mom-of-two and Emmy-winning actor were first romantically linked in late 2022, but insiders described their short-lived fling it as a ‘rebound’ relationship after both were coming off high-profile breakups
Wong, 40, had just split from Hakuta following an eight-year marriage while Hader parted ways with actress Anna Kendrick, 37, after a year of dating
The couple initially spent two months together, with an insider telling Page Six that it was an ‘amicable’ parting with both tied up with their jam-packed schedules
The exes are parents to two daughters — Mari, eight, and Nikki, six.
Documents obtained by the TMZ revealed that Ali and Justin are in mediation to establish spousal support and sorting their assets.
It was reported that the two want to settle their issues themselves.
Ali noted that the couple had a prenup, and she wants it to be enforced by the court.
The pair met at a friend’s wedding reception in 2010 and married in San Francisco in 2014.
In her 2016 Baby Cobra special on Netflix, Ali explained that when she learned Justin was a Harvard student and Fulbright scholar, she played hard-to-get.
Moving on: In December 2023, Wong officially filed to end her marriage to Hakuna over ‘irreconcilable differences’ (the former couple pictured in 2019)
‘I was like, “Oh, my God, I’m gonna trap his a**. Going to trap his a**!” And I trapped his a** initially by not kissing him until the fifth date, which is a very unusual move on my part. But I did it on purpose, because I knew that he was a catch,’ she said to a live audience.
In her book, Dear Girls: Intimate Tales Untold Secrets and Advice for Living Your Best Life, Ali credited the prenup she signed before walking down the aisle as one of the secrets to her success.
‘My father always praised “the gift of fear,”‘ she explained. ‘And that prenup scared the s*** out of me.
‘In the end, being forced to sign that prenup was one of the greatest things that ever happened to me and my career.’
In February 2022 Ali referred to her marriage as ‘monogamy jail’ in her Don Wong comedy special on Netflix.
Critics Choice Awards Winners 2024: Film and Television
FILM
BEST PICTURE
American Fiction
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Maestro
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Past Lives
Poor Things
Saltburn
Oppenheimer earned top honor Best Picture as Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, and Christopher Nolan seen left to right
BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon
Colman Domingo – Rustin
Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers – WINNER
Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer
Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction
BEST ACTRESS
Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Greta Lee – Past Lives
Carey Mulligan – Maestro
Margot Robbie – Barbie
Emma Stone – Poor Things – WINNER
Emma Stone triumphed in the Best Actress category for Poor Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction
Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Ryan Gosling – Barbie
Charles Melton – May December
Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple
America Ferrera – Barbie
Jodie Foster – Nyad
Julianne Moore – May December
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers – WINNER
Da’Vine Joy Randolph continued her winning ways in the Best Supporting Actress category for The Holdovers
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Abby Ryder Fortson, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Ariana Greenblatt, Barbie
Calah Lane, Wonka
Milo Machado Graner, Anatomy of a Fall
Dominic Sessa, The Holdovers – WINNER
Madeleine Yuna Voyles, The Creator
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Air
Barbie
The Color Purple
The Holdovers
Killers of the Flower Moon
Oppenheimer – WINNER
BEST DIRECTOR
Bradley Cooper – Maestro
Greta Gerwig – Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Alexander Payne – The Holdovers
Martin Scorsese, – Killers of the Flower Moon
Christopher Nolan was presented with the Best Director award for Oppenheimer
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Kelly Fremon Craig – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Andrew Haigh – All of Us Strangers
Cord Jefferson – American Fiction – WIINNER
Tony McNamara – Poor Things
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Samy Burch – May December
Alex Convery – Air
Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer – Maestro
Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach – Barbie – WINNER
David Hemingson – The Holdovers
Celine Song – Past Lives
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Matthew Libatique – Maestro
Rodrigo Prieto – Barbie
Rodrigo Prieto – Killers of the Flower Moon
Robbie Ryan – Poor Things
Linus Sandgren – Saltburn
Hoyte van Hoytema – Oppenheimer – WINNER
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Suzie Davies, Charlotte Dirickx – Saltburn
Ruth De Jong, Claire Kaufman – Oppenheimer
Jack Fisk, Adam Willis – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie – WINNER
James Price, Shona Heath, Szusza Mihalek – Poor Things
Adam Stockhausen, Kris Moran – Asteroid City
BEST EDITING
William Goldenberg – Air
Nick Houy – Barbie
Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Yorgos Mavropsaridis – Poor Things
Thelma Schoonmaker – Killers of the Flower Moon
Michelle Tesoro – Maestro
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Jacqueline Durran – Barbie – WINNER
Lindy Hemming – Wonka
Francine Jamison-Tanchuck – The Color Purple
Holly Waddington – Poor Things
Jacqueline West – Killers of the Flower Moon
Janty Yates, David Crossman – Napoleon
BEST HAIR AND MAKE-UP
Barbie – WINNER
The Color Purple
Maestro
Oppenheimer
Poor Things
Priscilla
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Creator
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Oppenheimer – WINNER
Poor Things
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
BEST COMEDY
American Fiction
Barbie – WINNER
Bottoms
The Holdovers
No Hard Feelings
Poor Things
Greta Gerwig (left) and Margot Robbie accepted Best Comedy for Barbie in an impromptu moment on the show
BEST ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron
Elemental
Nimona
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – WINNER
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Wish
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Anatomy of a Fall – WINNER
Godzilla Minus One
Perfect Days
Society of the Snow
The Taste of Things
The Zone of Interest
BEST SONG
“Dance the Night” – Barbie
“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie – WINNER
“Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie
“Road to Freedom” – Rustin
“This Wish” – Wish
“What Was I Made For” – Barbie
Barbie was also recognized in the Best Song Category for ‘I’m Just Ken’ as Andrew Wyatt (left) and Mark Ronson accepted the gong
BEST SCORE
Jerskin Fendrix – Poor Things
Michael Giacchino – Society of the Snow
Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer – WINNER
Daniel Pemberton – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Robbie Robertson – Killers of the Flower Moon
Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt – Barbie
TELEVISION
BEST DRAMA SERIES
The Crown (Netflix)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
The Last of Us (HBO | Max)
Loki (Disney+)
The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)
Succession (HBO | Max) – WINNER
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (HBO | Max)
Succession conquered all again as it won Best Drama Series
BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO | Max) – WINNER
Tom Hiddleston – Loki (Disney+)
Timothy Olyphant – Justified: City Primeval (FX)
Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)
Ramón Rodríguez – Will Trent (ABC)
Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO | Max)
BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Aunjanue Ellis – Justified: City Primeval (FX)
Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO | Max)
Keri Russell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO | Max) – WINNER
Reese Witherspoon – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Sarah Snook earned Best Actress in a Drama Series
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Khalid Abdalla – The Crown (Netflix)
Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple TV+) – WINNER
Ron Cephas Jones – Truth Be Told (Apple TV+)
Matthew MacFadyen – Succession (HBO | Max)
Ke Huy Quan – Loki (Disney+)
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Nicole Beharie – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown (Netflix) – WINNER
Sophia Di Martino – Loki (Disney+)
Celia Rose Gooding – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+)
Karen Pittman – The Morning Show (Apple TV+)
Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Aussie Elizabeth Debicki earned Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Princess Diana in The Crown
BEST COMEDY SERIES
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Barry (HBO | Max)
The Bear (FX) – WINNER
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Poker Face (Peacock)
Reservation Dogs (FX)
Shrinking (Apple TV+)
What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
The Bear won Best Comedy Series as Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White each earned Best Actress/Actor in a Comedy Series, respectively
BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Bill Hader – Barry (HBO | Max)
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
Drew Tarver – The Other Two (HBO | Max)
Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (FX) – WINNER
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai – Reservation Dogs (FX)
BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear (FX) – WINNER
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere (HBO | Max)
Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs (FX)
Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face (Peacock)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Phil Dunster – Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
Harrison Ford – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows (FX)
James Marsden – Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear (FX) – WINNER
Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO | Max)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Paulina Alexis – Reservation Dogs (FX)
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video)
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph – Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) – WINNER
Jessica Williams – Shrinking (Apple TV+)
BEST LIMITED SERIES
Beef (Netflix) – WINNER
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
Fargo (FX)
Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Love & Death (HBO | Max)
A Murder at the End of the World (FX)
A Small Light (National Geographic)
BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)
Finestkind (Paramount+)
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)
No One Will Save You (Hulu)
Quiz Lady (Hulu) – WINNER
Reality (HBO | Max)
BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers (Showtime)
Tom Holland – The Crowded Room (Apple TV+)
David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Paramount+)
Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (Peacock)
Kiefer Sutherland – The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (Showtime)
Steven Yeun – Beef (Netflix) – WINNER
BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Kaitlyn Dever – No One Will Save You (Hulu)
Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Bel Powley – A Small Light (National Geographic)
Sydney Sweeney – Reality (HBO | Max)
Juno Temple – Fargo (FX)
Ali Wong – Beef (Netflix) – WINNER
Ali Wong earned Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made For Television for Beef
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers (Showtime) – WINNER
Taylor Kitsch – Painkiller (Netflix)
Jesse Plemons – Love & Death (HBO | Max)
Lewis Pullman – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Liev Schreiber – A Small Light (National Geographic)
Justin Theroux – White House Plumbers (HBO | Max)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOVIE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Maria Bello – Beef (Netflix) – WINNER
Billie Boullet – A Small Light (National Geographic)
Willa Fitzgerald – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
Aja Naomi King – Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+)
Mary McDonnell – The Fall of the House of Usher (Netflix)
Camila Morrone – Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video)
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE SERIES
Bargain (Paramount+)
The Glory (Netflix)
The Good Mothers (Hulu)
The Interpreter of Silence (Hulu)
Lupin (Netflix) – WINNER
Mask Girl (Netflix)
Moving (Hulu)
BEST ANIMATED SERIES
Bluey (Disney+)
Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
Harley Quinn (HBO | Max)
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (Netflix) – WINNER
Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)
Young Love (HBO | Max)
BEST TALK SHOW
The Graham Norton Show (BBC America)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (NBC)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO | Max) – WINNER
Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
BEST COMEDY SPECIAL
Mike Birbiglia: The Old Man and the Pool (Netflix)
Alex Borstein: Corsets & Clown Suits (Prime Video)
John Early: Now More Than Ever (HBO | Max)
John Mulaney: Baby J (Netflix) – WINNER
Trevor Noah: Where Was I (Netflix)
Wanda Sykes – I’m an Entertainer (Netflix)