Actress Rose Byrne will be honored as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The award comes after a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination for her leading role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.” Byrne will participate in a parade, roast, and attend a performance of the organization's new production.
“Hot off a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination, it’s only right that she receives the most prestigious award of all: a pudding pot,” Hasty Pudding Theatricals president said of Rose Byrne .Actress Rose Byrne accepts the breakthrough performance award during the Palm Springs International Film Awards in Palm Springs, Calif.
, Saturday Jan. 3, 2026.for the leading role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You," was named as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’sthrough the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts. After that, she will receive her pudding pot award at a celebratory roast. She will then attend a performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 177th production, “Salooney Tunes.”In her review of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” The Associated Press' Jocelyn Noveck wrote that the film gave Byrne"a chance to display versatility and grit in surely the toughest dramatic role of her career.”“We are thrilled to honor Rose Byrne as our Woman of the Year,” Hasty Pudding Theatricals President Daisy Nussbaum said in a statement. “Hot off a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination, it’s only right that she receives the most prestigious award of all: a pudding pot.” The Pudding is the oldest theatrical organization in the nation and one of the oldest in the world. Since 1951, it has bestowed the award annually on women including actors Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Scarlett Johansson and Annette Bening. Last year, Byrne, who is Australian, also acted in “Juliet, Naked,” “Get Him to the Greek,” and “28 Weeks Later.” Her theater credits include “Medea, You Can’t Take it With You” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and she will star opposite Kelli O’Hara in the revival of ”Fallen Angels" on Broadway starting in March.
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