The actor presented the Academy Awards for Best Animated Short and Best Animated Feature with his ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ costar Anya Taylor-Joy
Elsa Pataky is Chris Hemsworth’s wife and acting partner!
Hemsworth shared a hilarious Instagram video of himself practicing his 2024 Oscars presenter speech with his wife from the back seat of a moving car.
The clip begins with a view of Pataky holding the camera before panning to Hemsworth, who was reviewing his introduction for the Best Animated Short category.
Pataky jumps in to say, “This is behind the scenes,” before Hemsworth says, “And the winner is Elsa Pataky.”
“Congrats, bud! Congrats,” continues Hemsworth. “She couldn’t be here tonight, so I’m just going to take this opportunity to say she thanks me mostly for her performance and basically everything in her entire life. You’re welcome, honey! Love you.”
The Thor star captioned the clip, “A little Oscar’s rehearsal with @elsapataky ! congrats, love xo.”
He and Pataky have been married since 2010 and share a daughter, India Rose Hemsworth, 11, and 9-year-old twins, Sasha Hemsworth and Tristan Hemsworth.
Pataky was on hand at Sunday’s ceremony to watch Hemsworth present the Best Animated Short and Best Animated Feature winners with his Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga costar Anya Taylor-Joy.
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The film finds Taylor-Joy playing the title role of Furiosa, and Hemsworth plays the main villain.
When his casting in the film was announced, Hemsworth shared on Instagram that he was “Pretty damn fired up to be a part of a franchise that meant the world to me as a kid growing up in Australia.”
“Mad Max was the pinnacle and a huge reason why I got into the business of telling stories,” wrote Hemsworth.
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“The fact that I’ll have the honor of not only being directed by its original visionary in George Miller but also take part in Furiosa’s origin story is incredibly exciting. Huge respect to George, Mel, Charlize, Tom and all the cast and crew who helped build this epic world. I’ll do my best to continue the tradition of cinematic badassery 🙏👊,” he continued.
Before the film’s May 24 premiere, Hemsworth will attend the 2024 Met Gala. He, Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, and Bad Bunny are co-chairs alongside Vogue’s Anna Wintour.