Inside Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson's Private World

He and Rudolph aren't against step-and-repeats, but they haven't attended tons of red carpet events together during the two-plus decades they've been a couple. But she has accompanied him to several Oscars ceremonies (and whenever she presents, the internet begs her to be next year's host) and that will likely be the case in March when Anderson inevitably earns his fourth Best Picture nomination for One Battle After Another.

As a mom of four, the idea of being able to be everywhere all at once became even more absurd, but the Loot actress eventually figured out that, so long as her kids were always loved and cared for, she could work and not feel too terrible about being away.

That's basically the story, however. Anderson is a huge comedy fan and, when he got his chance to shoot his shot with the queen, he didn't miss.

"I had met Molly Shannon," he said on a 2022 episode of Smartless, "and she said, 'You know, you could come and you can see how we do this.' And at the time I was writing Punch-Drunk Love and I was obsessed with the time that [Adam Sandler] had been there, so I accepted the offer to…watch behind the scenes."

Anderson spent a week at SNL, also directing a short, and when he was getting ready to leave, "My head was spinning," he recalled. "That was great, but I don't want to f--king do that again because it was so much."

But then someone gave him a piece of paper that happened to note that one Maya Rudolph would be joining the cast the following week.

"Boom Clap" singer Charli XCX and Heated Rivalry stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams are heating up their own table at the 2026 Golden Globes.

All Her Fault star Sarah Snook and Bugonia star Emma Stone can trade haircare tips.

Hamnet costars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal are keeping it classy at their corner of the table.

Leonardo DiCaprio can share some laughs with fellow tablemates Miley Cyrus and Marlon Wayans.

Kate Hudson, Chris Pine and more stars will be sharing a few sushi bites together.

Their table also includes more big names like George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Pamela Anderson.

Melissa McCarthy and Stranger Things star Joe Keery are sure to keep Kyra Sedgwick in stitches throughout the night.

Watch the Golden Globes 2026 Sunday, Jan. 11, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.