You Should Embrace These 50+ Photos of Celebrities Hugging

National Hugging Day is this Wednesday, and we're getting in on the slightly random holiday by looking back on some of our favorite stars embracing each other. Whether it's a group of costars hugging it out at a premiere, cute couples cuddling, or celebratory squeezes inside an award show, we love getting to see high-profile people showing each other love. Keep reading for 50 sweet snaps of celebrities hugging, and be sure to check out more PDA pictures from the stars.

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Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley shared a cute hug during an event for their film The Fault in Our Stars in November 2014.

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Ryan Gosling got a hug — and a kiss — from Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn at the movie's Cannes Film Festival premiere in May 2011.

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Matt Damon gave Lupita Nyong'o a hug while presenting her with a SAG Award in January 2014.

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George Clooney grabbed onto Matt Damon at the premiere of Ocean's Eleven in December 2001.

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Blake Lively and Amber Tamblyn met up at an LA event in April 2007.

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Brie Larson hugged her adorable Room costar, Jacob Tremblay, at the film's LA premiere in October 2015.

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Legendary actresses Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep shared an A-list hug at the Golden Globes in January 2007.

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Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie stayed superclose backstage at the MTV Movie Awards in June 2005.

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Anne Hathaway hugged her Les Misérables costar Hugh Jackman during the Oscars in February 2013.

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Bradley Cooper and Ben Affleck had a bromantic moment during the Critics' Choice Awards in January 2013.

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Taylor Swift and Kanye West shared a headline-making hug onstage at the MTV VMAs in August 2015.

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Things got a little steamy for Halle Berry and Jamie Foxx on stage at Spike's Guys Choice Awards in May 2009.

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Scream Queens costars Emma Roberts and Lea Michele hugged it out at Comic-Con in July 2015.

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Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson sandwiched Jennifer Lawrence at the Rome premiere of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in November 2013.

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Oprah Winfrey and Julia Roberts cracked up at the Governors Ball in February 2005.

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian sweetly celebrated New Year's Eve together in December 2012.

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Prince Harry hugged Ellie Goulding backstage at the Invictus Games Closing Ceremony in London in September 2014.

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Eva Longoria clung to Kerry Washington at an LA charity event in November 2007.

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Still Alice costars Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart held each other tightly on stage at the Hollywood Film Awards in November 2014.

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Beyoncé and Michelle Obama went in for a big one during the Global Citizen Festival in September 2015.

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Jennifer Lawrence cuddled up to Elizabeth Banks at the LA premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1 in November 2014.

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Rachel McAdams and Ryan Reynolds got really close on stage at the Teen Choice Awards in August 2005.

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Justin Theroux hugged his The Leftovers costar Regina King at the Critics' Choice Awards in January 2016.

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Jared Leto gave his Dallas Buyers Club costar Matthew McConaughey a pat on the back at the SAG Awards in January 2014.

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Brad Pitt embraced his pal George Clooney at the Critics' Choice Awards in January 2012.

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Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox cuddled up at an LA party in April 2007.

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Longtime friends and High School Musical costars Zac Efron and Ashley Tisdale shared a sweet hug at a Disney event in February 2006.

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Chrissy Teigen had nothing but love for husband John Legend after he won a Golden Globe in January 2015.

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Beyoncé got a big hug from Ashton Kutcher after she got Punk'd in December 2003.

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Selena Gomez and Jennifer Aniston shared a squeeze at a Golden Globes afterparty in January 2015.

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BFFs Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid stayed close on the red carpet at the Balmain x H&M collection launch in October 2015.

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Jennifer Garner had a heartfelt moment with her longtime friend and former Alias costar Victor Garber in August 2012.

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Former Victoria's Secret Angels Heidi Klum and Gisele Bündchen hugged it out in November 2004.

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Jennifer Lawrence got a loving hug and kiss on the cheek from her Silver Linings Playbook costar Bradley Cooper at the Oscars in February 2013.

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Kate Middleton and Prince William shared a celebratory hug during the London Olympics in August 2012.

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David and Victoria Beckham were all over each other at an LA party back in June 2005.

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BFFs Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz got playful on the red carpet during the LA premiere of Charlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle in June 2003.

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Reese Witherspoon got a giant hug from Angelina Jolie backstage at the Critics' Choice Awards in January 2015.

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Taylor Swift got a big hug from Beyoncé after she allowed her to finish her acceptance speech — which was famously cut short by Kanye West — during the MTV VMAs in September 2009.

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Justin Timberlake and Ellen DeGeneres hugged at the People's Choice Awards in January 2014.

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In May 2014, Michelle Obama and Vogue editor Anna Wintour embraced at the opening of the Met Museum Costume Institute in NYC.

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A young Justin Bieber got a hug from Usher at the AMAs in November 2010.

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Cute couple Anna Faris and Chris Pratt were all smiles at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in September 2014.

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Amy Poehler got a cheeky hug from her Parks and Recreation costar Aubrey Plaza in October 2010.

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Charlize Theron grabbed ahold of Orlando Bloom at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in October 2003.

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Sandra Bullock and her Miss Congeniality costar Regina King stayed close while backstage at the NAACP Image Awards in February 2010.

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Sienna Miller and Jimmy Fallon hugged during an NYC screening of Factory Girl in January 2007.

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Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato got the giggles at the London premiere of Hannah Montana in April 2009.

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Zach Braff and Donald Faison couldn't keep their hands off each other at a Scrubs farewell event in December 2007.

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Carmen Electra and Jessica Simpson hugged on the red carpet at the Teen Choice Awards in August 2006.

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Zoe Saldana and Alice Eve were a stylish pair at a London polo event in July 2013.

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Lea Michele was the lucky recipient of a hug from the handsome Josh Duhamel at the PCAs in January 2013.

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Kate Hudson shared a hug with the late Heath Ledger at the premiere of their film The Four Feathers in September 2002.