Oscars: Cate Blanchett's Speech And Why Celebrity Couples Can't Last | TIME.com

Why Hollywood Couples Can't Seem To Stay Together
Robin Thicke and his wife Paula Patton arrive at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Robin Thicke and his wife Paula Patton arrive at the BET Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, June 30, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

At the Oscars on Sunday night, every time a winner thanked their spouse and the camera caught the said partner looking a little uncomfortable, I started to feel the same way. Was Cate Blanchett’s writer-director husband Andrew Upton simply exuding bashfulness or was he thinking, “I’m so happy for you, honey. I’m outta here”? Worst is when the spouse doesn’t get thanked at all, as the currently single Hilary Swank eventually found out six years ago.

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