Kate Hudson gets Oscar nomination for ‘Song Sung Blue’
Updated Jan. 22, 2026, 8:21 a.m. CT
Kate Hudson has received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress for her role as Milwaukeean Claire Sardina in “Song Sung Blue.”
As the 98th Annual Academy Awards nominations were announced Thursday, Jan. 22, it was the only nomination for “Song Sung Blue.”
The film, based on a 2008 documentary of the same name, tells the story of Mike and Claire Sardina, the real-life Milwaukee couple behind the Neil Diamond and Patsy Cline tribute act Lightning and Thunder. Starring alongside Hudson is Hugh Jackman.
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