Hudson Williams Wears a Chocolate Tux With a Saucy Little Lariat Necklace
He also gave a shoutout to Connor Storrie in his acceptance speech
Reported by Harper's Bazaar.
Hudson Williams has a red-carpet formula, and he is not abandoning it. The Heated Rivalry star — fresh off a Golden Globes appearance and a Met Gala moment — arrived at the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards working the same signature move he's made his own: a sharp suit, an open shirt, and enough confidence to make it look effortless every single time.
For the ceremony, Williams wore an espresso-brown single-breasted tuxedo from Dolce & Gabbana, put together by stylist Anastasia Walker. The blazer featured silky chocolate lapels, structured shoulders, and front pockets — worn over matching straight-leg trousers and black leather Chelsea boots. Underneath, a white silk-satin dress shirt, unbuttoned just enough. In place of a tie, he opted for a thick gold-and-silver pavé diamond lariat necklace from Fope, chunky hoop earrings to match, and stacked rings from David Yurman. The jewelry did what jewelry should do when the rest of the look is this restrained: it talked.
The Night Belonged to Heated Rivalry
Williams didn't just show up and look good — he took home the award for Best Lead Performer, Drama Series, part of a record-breaking 16 prizes collected by the show that evening, according to Harper's Bazaar. His acceptance speech was everything: warm, funny, and genuinely moving. He thanked his cast and crew, the network Crave, HBO for amplifying the show's reach, and author Rachel Reid for building the universe the series lives in. He called out his partner Katelyn Larson — "thank you for always keeping me stable, because sometimes I'm not" — and closed by dedicating half the award to his costar Connor Storrie, dubbing him an "honorary Canadian" and crediting their on-screen chemistry with elevating his own performance.
The whole night was a reminder that Williams has figured out something most men in Hollywood haven't: a consistent personal style isn't a limitation, it's a statement. The chocolate tux, the open collar, the lariat — it's not a look thrown together. It's a point of view, and it's working.
When your red-carpet uniform is this good, there's no reason to fix what isn't broken.
Read the original at Harper's Bazaar.
