The 2026 Oscars will be down a bridesmaid.
As Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy and Ellie Kemper prepare to reunite on stage at the Conan O’Brien-hosted ceremony March 15, their Bridesmaids costar Wendi McLendon-Covey will have to be there in spirit. Although, as the 2011 film’s director Paul Feig posited, the Goldbergs actress had to skip out due to scheduling.
“I just heard that she was not available,” he told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “She might even be traveling, I'm not sure. But we will miss her terribly, because I love Wendy.”
And in the 15 years since the film debuted, the bond between the director and the cast has endured. In fact. Feig even honored the film by donning a magenta suit on the Oscars red carpet. (For all the looks click here.)
Although, as for whether a sequel could happen one day, he directs all questions to co-writers Kristin and Annie Mumolo—and anyone trying to figure out the A-list casts’ schedules.
“They're all so great—They all have such great careers,” Paul, joined by wife Laurie Feig at the event, emphasized. “Now they're all working, so I'm not worried about them at all, but I do miss having them all together. So who knows. It's kind of up to Kristen Wiig, though.”
Though he admitted, “there's ideas out there,” for a follow-up, but really Kristen and Annie are the ones that birthed this movie with their amazing script. So I would never dare get in their way or be too presumptive.”
At the very least, Paul will be in the crowd at the 2026 Oscars cheering on Kristin, Maya, Melissa, Ellie and Rose as they take the stage. But for Rose, the event is more than just an occasion to see her old pals as she’s also a Best Actress nominee for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. (Maya’s longtime partner Paul Thomas Anderson is also up for multiple awards for his movie One Battle After Another.)
"It feels so surreal, and I just screamed," she said in a statement to Deadline in January "I screamed, I screamed, I screamed. I just cannot believe it. It’s such an honor and there’s no words to describe the feeling.”
To see the Bridesmaids ladies and more on the red carpet, keep reading...
Teyana Taylor
in Chanel and Tiffany and Co. jewelry.
Chase Infiniti
in custom Louis Vuitton and De Beers jewelry.
Jessie Buckley
in custom Chanel.
Michael B. Jordan
in custom Louis Vuitton.
Timothée Chalamet
in custom Givenchy by Sarah Burton.
Emma Stone
in custom Louis Vuitton and Repossi jewelry.
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
in Loewe and Swarovski jewelry.
Elle Fanning
in custom Givenchy by Sarah Burton and Cartier jewelry.
Rose Byrne
in custom Dior, Taffin Desert jewelry and NOOD bra.
Bobby Cannavale
in Dior.
Kate Hudson
in custom Armani Privé and Garatti jewelry.
Kirsten Dunst
in Celine and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Gwyneth Paltrow
in Giorgio Armani, Christian Louboutin shoes and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Wagner Moura
in custom Zegna, Omega watch and Andre Lasmar jewelry.
Benicio del Toro
in Giorgio Armani, Christian Louboutin shoes and Oliver Peoples glasses.
Demi Moore
in custom Gucci.
Regina Hall
in Yara Shoemaker and Pomellato jewelry.
Zoe Saldana
in Saint Laurent and Cartier jewelry.
Ethan Hawke
in Prada and Andy Wolf glasses.
Pedro Pascal
in Chanel.
Amanda Anka & Jason Bateman
in Dunhill (Bateman).
Channing Tatum
in Versace, Christian Louboutin shoes and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Odessa A'zion
in Valentino and Pandora jewelry.
Zinzi Coogler & Ryan Coogler
in custom Louis Vuitton and Catier jewelry (Zinzi) and custom Louis Vuitton, Christian Louboutin shoes and Cartier jewelry (Ryan).
Rei Ami
in custom Rahul Mishra, Flor de Maria shoes and David Webb jewelry.
EJAE
in custom Dior and Swarovski jewelry.
Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos
in Christian Siriano (Ripa) and Michael Andrews Bespoke (Consuelos).
Audrey Nuna
in custom Thom Browne and Chopard jewelry.
Kieran Culkin
in Paul Smith, Hublot watch and Sauvereign brooch.
May Hong
in archive Roberto Cavalli and Spinelli Kilcollin jewelry.