Kate Hudson, Oscar-nominated for Song Sung Blue, spoke about upbringing, career and family dynamics that spotlight goldie hawn and Kurt Russell in a string of recent interviews. Hudson’s second Oscar nomination — arriving March 8 (ET) — has prompted candid reflections on privilege, parental choices and creative next steps. She named favorite films by each parent, confirmed new music work and described progress on the second season of Running Point.
Expanding details: nomination, projects and family favorites
Hudson is up for best actress for Song Sung Blue, marking a return to major awards attention 25 years after her nomination for Almost Famous. Kate Hudson, actress, said, “I’ve had two decades of career and friendships and successes and failures along the way, so to be here now feels very different than it did. ” She showed singing in Song Sung Blue and is writing new music, noting she is “writing a ton of different things and… with a lot of different people. “
On screen-family tastes, Hudson singled out specific performances: she especially loved Kurt Russell in The Thing, Miracle and Used Cars, and praised her mother in The Sugarland Express as “a very like true essence of my mother. ” She also named Private Benjamin as another favorite performance from her mother. Hudson said she and her mother would “definitely do something together if it was the right thing, ” leaving the door open to a future collaboration.
Hudson also described work beyond film: she confirmed she is developing new music and is actively involved in production on the second season of Running Point, calling the new season “super jam-packed” and full of laughs.
Goldie Hawn: family choices, parenting and early career limits
Kate Hudson discussed her upbringing and the trade-offs her parents made. On the On Film… With Kevin McCarthy podcast, Hudson, actress, said her parents’ demanding schedules “took them away from the family” during her adolescence but also enabled the privileged lifestyle she experienced as a child. She added, “I have so much admiration for my parents’ work… I see everything that provided the lifestyle that we had and the privilege we had as kids. “
Context from Hudson’s family history in her remarks: Goldie Hawn was married to Bill from 1976 to 1982, and the marriage produced two children, Kate and Oliver Hudson. Kate and Oliver were primarily raised by Goldie and her long-term partner Kurt Russell, whom they call “Pa. ” Goldie and Kurt later welcomed son Wyatt Russell in 1986. Goldie Hawn, actress, has said she blocked Kate from entering the movie business during high school because she wanted her to have a normal life, noting, “I didn’t call an agent and ask them to be represented. I never did that. “
Hudson credited parental guidance for shaping her approach to career choices. She recalled advice from her father, Kurt Russell, actor: “Love what you do because you love it; don’t love it because you rely on it. ” She also emphasized the drive instilled by her mother, quoting guidance to “Make your own way” in navigating an industry that often tries to confine artists.
What’s next: awards season, projects and possible collaborations
With the Oscar nomination in play as of March 8 (ET), attention will stay fixed on Hudson’s awards run and on her announced creative moves: new music and the forthcoming season of Running Point. Family reaction has been described as celebratory, and Hudson left a potential mother-daughter screen team as an open possibility if the right project appears. Observers should expect further interviews and promotional appearances tied to the nomination and updates from Hudson on her music and television work — all developments that will likely continue to reference goldie hawn as both a parent and potential collaborator in the weeks ahead.
