For many celebrities, walking the red carpet at the Oscars [1] is a chance to show off an individual sense of style [2], hang out with castmates, or have the most glamorous date night ever. At the 2023 Oscars, however, a handful of stars took the opportunity to make the evening special in another way, bringing members of their families as their plus ones to the biggest and brightest night in Hollywood.

Several of our favorite stars walked the red carpet (or, rather, the champagne carpet [3]) on Sunday night with their children in tow, getting the chance to share the spotlight with the people most important to them. While some of these younger attendees are budding Hollywood stars in their own rights and have already joined the "family business," so to speak, others have mostly stayed out of the limelight, just joining their famous parents for this very special event.

It's always particularly special to see celebs bringing their family members to share in the magic of movies and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to actually be at the Oscars! Keep reading to see which of the night's nominees, presenters, and other guests decided to turn Oscars night into the coolest family night of all time.

Brendan Fraser

Best actor nominee Brendan Fraser turned Oscars night into a full family night. He was accompanied on the red carpet by his sons, Holden and Leland Fraser, as well as his girlfriend, Jeanne Moore.

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek [4] brought her daughter, Valentina Paloma Pinault, to the Oscars, where they made quite the fashion statement side by side.

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett, who's nominated for best actress in a supporting role in "Black Panther [5]: Wakanda Forever," walked the Oscars red carpet with her husband, Courtney B. Vance, and two children — Bronwyn Golden Vance and Slater Josiah Vance.

Colin Farrell

The "Banshees of Inisherin" star brought his son Henry Tadeusz Farrell to Hollywood's biggest night.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus [6]'s older son, Henry Hall, joined his mom on the champagne carpet for the Oscars this year.

Jennifer Connelly

Jennifer Connelly [7] brought her son with husband Paul Bettany [8], Stellan Connelly Bettany, as her date to the Oscars.

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell walked the red carpet side by side with her daughter, actress Rainey Qualley.

Baz Luhrmann

Director Baz Luhrmann, nominated for best director for "Elvis," was joined on the red carpet by his wife, fellow nominee and costume designer Catherine Martin, and their daughter, Lillian Luhrmann.

James Hong

The iconic actor and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" star brought his daughter, April Hong, to the Oscars.

Ed Begley Jr.

Actor Ed Begley Jr. walked the red carpet with daughter Hayden Carson Begley at his side.

Pedro Pascal

Pascal attended the Oscars to present an award, but also to support his sister, Javiera Balmaceda, who's Amazon Studios' head of local originals for Spanish-speaking Latin America and was involved in making "Argentina, 1985" (which was nominated for best international feature film).

Paul Mescal

The "Aftersun" best actor nominee brought his mother, Dearbhla Mescal, to the Oscars.