Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst had an adorable moment at their first Oscars since getting married.
Dunst made room for Plemons on the red carpet, seen in a Variety video. Looking at him intead of what was ahead of her, Dunst accidentally bumped into a large Oscar statuette.
After dating for six years, the couple wed in July 2022. According to the New York Times, they met on the set of a TV show in 2015, and in 2022, they became recognized for their work when they played a married couple in Jane Campion’s best picture-nominated film, “The Power of the Dog.”
Dunst and Plemons were among the first-time nominees at the 94th Academy Awards, held in March 2022. Although Dunst lost in her category to Ariana DeBose in "West Side Story" and Plemons to Troy Kotsur in "CODA," Dunst said that being nominated with her beau felt like a “fairy tale" to her.
"It’s like a storybook, like a fairy tale. It feels very special," she said in a statement, per AP.
Now that they're husband and wife, find out more about the couple and how they got this far in their relationship.
Plemons is Dunst's "favorite actor to work with"
"The Power of the Dog" marks the second time Plemons and Dunst have played a married couple in a project. Plemons and Dunst first met on the set of season two of the FX show “Fargo” in 2015.
During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Dunst said their connection began with mutual admiration. “We kind of fell in love creatively first and fell in love as actors,” she said.
Dunst told Kimmel that Plemons is her "favorite actor." She looks forward to collaborating with him again. "Jesse and I definitely want (to) do another project. He’s my favorite actor to work with,” she told the New York Times.
Plemons similarly admires Dunsts work as an actor. “Somehow, I’ve had the ridiculous good fortune of getting to work with you as an actor and getting to witness how unbelievably good you are at what you do,” Plemons told Dunst in a 2019 speech as Dunst accepted a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
They consider each other "creative soulmates"
Speaking to Access in 2021, Dunst said she and Plemons are "creative soulmates."
As for whether there's any evidence of the real "soulmates" in the characters they play in "The Power of the Dog?" Not so much.
"We've known each other longer than George and Rose in (The Power of the Dog), and are very different people. There's a lot of our relationship that works, but there's a lot that doesn't really work for the film," Plemons told Access.
Plemons and Dunst had the same first impression of each other
After meeting while filming "Fargo," Plemons had a feeling of Dunst's significance in his life. "I knew that she would be in my life for a long time,” Plemons told the New York Times.
Dunst, speaking to the L.A. Times, had the same impression. "I didn’t remember saying this, but one of my best friends told me that I said to her that ‘I will know this man for the rest of my life. I just know it,’” she recalled.
Technically, they met at an airport
Plemons and Dunst were cast alongside each other in "Fargo" back in 2015. But the first time they met wasn't on set — it was in the airport on the way to Calgary, where the show was filmed.
Plemons recalled the exact moment of their first meeting during his speech at the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was thumbing through magazines at the airport, feeling slightly nervous for the upcoming part. Then, he heard Dunst called his name.
"I turn to see Kirsten. Immediately, without too many words being exchanged, I looked into her eyes and saw the beautiful, sweet, unguarded, welcoming human being that she is. And it was truly in an instant. Immediately, my nerves and anxiety dissolved, and I knew everything was going to be alright," Plemons said.
They have two children
Today, they're keeping busy with two sons: Ennis, born in 2018, and James, born in 2021. "They are so sweet, and totally different," Plemons told Access. "Aside from being tired, it's the best."
Dunst announced both pregnancies in style — literally. She confirmed her pregnancy in 2018 in a photo shoot for Rodarte’s 2018 Fall/Winter lookbook, and her second on the cover of W Magazine.
The couple called each other "husband and wife" before they got married
Dunst and Plemons got engaged in 2017, per the L.A. Times and they later got married in July 2022.
Although it took them six years to walk down the aisle, Dunst told Access in 2021 that she'd "get married to Jesse right now."
Plemons, in the same interview, cited the pandemic and their two children as reasons for the wedding's delay. But he told the news outlet that he still saw Dunst as his wife even though they didn't get married as yet.
"We say we're married because it feels like we're married. Eventually, we'll get married," Plemons said at the time.
Dunst, speaking to the L.A. Times, agreed with her beau. “We call each other husband and wife. But we have to get married at this point. It’s ridiculous."
After six years of being together, the couple can now say that they're officially husband and wife.
