Vanessa Hudgens Walks Past Ex Austin Butler in Awkward Video After 2023 Oscars: Watch

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Don’t look up? Vanessa Hudgens seemingly ignored her ex-boyfriend Austin Butler after the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12.In a video obtained by Us Weekly, Hudgens, 34, who hosted ABC’s pre-show coverage, brushed past Butler, 31, and Sharon Stone as fans screamed the actor’s name across the street from the Vanity Fair bash After Stone, 65, reacted to the loud cheers, Butler waved to the onlookers and Hudgens walked by without making eye contact.The Chronicles of Shannara alum is nominated for Best Actor at this year’s ceremony, scoring a nod for his performance as Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann‘s Elvis.

The category’s other nominees include Brendan Fraser for The Whale, Colin Farrell for The Banshees of Inisherin, Paul Mescal for Aftersun and Bill Nighy for Living, with Fraser, 54, taking home the statue during the ceremony.

The year before Butler and Hudgens called it quits, the High School Musical actress revealed that she’d encouraged her then-boyfriend to play the iconic “Jailhouse Rock” singer months before he landed the role in July 2019.“Last December, we were driving along and we were listening to Christmas music, and then an Elvis Presley Christmas song came on,” the Spring Breakers star said during an August 2019 appearance on Live With Kelly and Ryan. “He had just dyed his hair dark — he’s a natural blond — and I was looking at him and he was singing along and I was like, ‘Babe, you need to play Elvis.’”As the movie began production in January 2020, however, Us confirmed that Butler and Hudgens called it quits after nine years together. “Vanessa and Austin are officially broken up, and Vanessa has been telling those close to her about their breakup,” an insider said at the time.When awards season