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Rose Byrne named Hasty Pudding’s 2026 Woman of the Year
The actress, who recently earned an Oscar nomination and won a Golden Globe this year for her role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,†has been named Hasty Pudding’s 2026 Woman of the Year, the Harvard theatrical organization announced on Wednesday. Byrne will ship up to the Boston area on Friday, Feb. 13, taking part in the annual parade through Harvard Square, as well as the roast and press conference at Farkas Hall. Byrne will also attend a performance of the 177th Hasty Pudding Theatricals production, “Salooney Tunes.â€
“We are thrilled to honor Rose Byrne as our Woman of the Year,†Hasty Pudding Theatricals president Daisy Nussbaum said in a press release statement. “Hot off a Golden Globe win and an Oscar nomination, it’s only right that she receives the most prestigious award of all: a pudding pot.â€
Golden Globe-winning actress named 2026 Hasty Pudding ‘Woman of the Year’
Australian actress Rose Byrne — known for her roles in movies like “Bridesmaids,” “Spy” and her Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated performance in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” — is officially the “Woman of the Year.”
The designation was bestowed upon her Wednesday by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation’s oldest theatrical organization, which each year names one “Man of the Year” and one “Woman of the Year” from the cultural zeitgeist.
Veteran actor Michael Keaton, known for his roles in “Batman,” “Beetlejuice” and “Spotlight,” was named the group’s “Man of the Year” in December. Keaton is set to be honored Friday, Feb. 6.
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Actor Rose Byrne named Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Rose Byrne, fresh off her Golden Globe Award win and Oscar nomination for the leading role in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” was named as the 2026 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals on Wednesday.
Byrne, who also has starred in “Bridesmaids,” “Neighbors,” “Insidious,” and “Damages,” will be honored Feb. 13 with a parade through the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts. After that, she will receive her pudding pot award at a celebratory roast. She will then attend a performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 177th production “Salooney Tunes.”
In her review of “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” The Associated Press’ Jocelyn Noveck wrote that the film gave Byrne “a chance to display versatility and grit in surely the toughest dramatic role of her career.”
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