Emma Watson’s First Public Outing in 2026 for Pre-Oscars Event Shows Potential Return to A-List Lifestyle
Emma Watson has mostly been out of the public eye for the past seven years, making rare one-off appearances once every few months. However, 2026 has been looking quite different.
Not only has she confirmed a public romance with Mexican billionaire heir and tech CEO Gonzalo Hevia Baillères, but he just made a super-rare outing to a pre-Oscars bash. In case you missed it, earlier this week, the Harry Potter alum attended the W Magazine and Dior-hosted intimate dinner ahead of the Academy Awards at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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For the event, she donned a chic gray and black two-piece look, posing with stars like Macaulay Culkin, Priyanka Chopra, Tracee Ellis Ross, and more! This rare Oscars appearance has many wondering if she’s set to return to acting full-time again.
Now, after appearing in 2019’s Little Women, Watson appeared in a 2022 short called Prada Paradoxe. However, besides that, Watson has focused on her education, rather than her acting; and she doesn’t regret the decision.
“I’m just so glad that I did,” she told British Vogue. “Because I have this feeling of having my own voice and creative space and sovereignty in some way that I don’t think I did before—more autonomy. I’m so glad that I allowed things to be messy for a minute and to really allow myself to not know [what’s next], because the knowing that I’ve come to, I wouldn’t trade that for anything.”
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