Why Connor Storrie Isn’t at the 2026 Oscars

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THE RUNDOWNHeated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie didn’t join his co-star Hudson Williams at the Oscars this evening.Storrie isn’t a presenter and has no nominated projects this year.He was photographed with Williams at a pre-Oscar party earlier this weekend.Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams made his Oscar debut this evening, but his co-star, Connor Storrie, didn’t join him. Storrie wasn’t seen at the Los Angeles ceremony, though he attended CAA’s pre-Oscar party with Williams on March 13. Ahead of the show, multiple sources told Variety that while Williams would be attending, Storrie wasn’t expected to be at the ceremony.Storrie has no nominated projects and isn’t a presenter this year. He could still attend one of the after-parties later on.Emilio Madrid//Getty ImagesHudson Williams and Connor Storrie at CAA’s Pre-Oscar Party on March 13.While Storrie and Williams have attended some events together, they’ve made a point to do separate engagements, too. Williams explained why, telling Wonderland magazine that he and Storrie were aligned.“We want to be different artists,” he said. “We don’t want to be the Olsen twins. We want to be Connor and Hudson, with different filmographies and different deals. As much as we love each other, our friendship doesn’t need to be public. Jacob [Tierney, Heated Rivalry’s showrunner] has that quote: ‘[Your characters] Shane and Ilya are for the public. Connor and Hudson are for themselves.’ And that’s how we feel. People want to see us front row together all the time, but we actively avoid that, because it starts to feel like branding. If you’re always seen together, you become attached at the hip. I FaceTime him whenever I’m free. But if we’re offered the same fashion shows, we’re like, ‘Which one are you going to? Okay, I’ll go to a different one.’ We’re stubborn, selfish artists who want to be our own people. We’re like, ‘I love you. I don’t want to do everything with you.’”Earlier this month, Storrie attended the Actor Awards on his own, illustrating that approach:Julian Hamilton/GA//Getty Images