If you were intrigued by the Golden Globes and wondered whether Rose Byrne and her partner Bobby Cannavale had finally found a bearded dragon, we have an update for you! "He's doing well!" Byrne shared with The Hollywood Reporter, following her Oscar nomination for her performance in A24's If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. "It's for the kids. The kids are very happy."
During Byrne's acceptance speech at the Globes, she revealed that Cannavale wasn't at the ceremony with her because he was in the midst of acquiring a new, cold-blooded addition to their family. "We're getting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey," she said, eliciting laughter from the crowd. (Byrne referred to Cannavale as "my husband," but has noted in previous interviews that the couple, who have been together for over a decade, are not legally married.)
Will Cannavale join her at the Oscars ceremony in March? "Absolutely! It was the middle of the night in Australia, and he called me. So cute," Byrne gushed.
Byrne was nominated in the Best Lead Actress category alongside fellow nominees Kate Hudson (Song Song Blue), Emma Stone (Bugonia), Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), and Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value). "I can't believe it. I feel like I've snuck into the back of the bus. I can't believe we got in this extraordinary group of women," she said. "And, you know, this movie is so small, it's so surreal and means so much. It's just wild."
Apart from her Globes win earlier this month, Byrne has been dominating the awards circuit for her performance. She was nominated at the Critics Choice Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards, for example, but won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, among others. She is also currently nominated for an Actor Award (formerly SAG Awards).
With all of her accolades thus far, the Oscar nomination carries a unique weight. "The thought of the legacy and the pageantry and the scale of it, it’s impossible to not have that value," she said. "All of these experiences we’ve had and acknowledgments and recognitions we’ve received, it definitely feels like a monumental moment to have this acknowledgement. Of course, that huge kind of legacy and tradition of this ceremony is just undeniable, so to be a small part of that is unbelievable. I love the Oscars. As a little girl from Sydney, Australia, I used to watch [the show]. The pageantry of it is so fun and theatrical."
