12 Former Celebrity Couples Who Had Run-Ins During Award Season

It's always a little awkward running into an ex, but in Hollywood, it's nearly impossible to avoid. Award season has officially wrapped, and in addition to all the amazing acceptance speeches and red carpet appearances, we also got a glimpse at some potentially uncomfortable moments between former couples.

On music's biggest night, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were dangerously close to a run-in on the Grammys red carpet, and both took the stage during the show to perform and present, respectively. Rachel McAdams — who stunned at nearly every awards ceremony while representing her film, Spotlight — found herself in the same room with not one but two famous exes, Michael Sheen and Ryan Gosling, during award shows; while we just barely got a nostalgic reunion between Rachel and Ryan at the Golden Globes, we'll never quite know if they exchanged pleasantries.

Orlando Bloom is another star who had several exes to dodge these past couple of months. Even though he's now romancing Katy Perry, Orlando's afterparty rounds included a few past paramours. Keep reading to see more former couples who inadvertently met up this award season, then look back on the pairs who lasted way longer in your head.

Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams at the Golden Globes
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Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams at the Golden Globes

The stars of The Notebook, who dated for four years, were seated just two tables away from each other during the award ceremony (be still our hearts). Do you think Rachel let out a laugh during Ryan and Brad Pitt's hilarious onstage presentation?

Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev at the Golden Globes
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Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev at the Golden Globes

The former Vampire Diaries costars and couple have kept things pretty friendly since their 2013 split, with Nina recently speaking out about Ian's "beautiful" wedding to Nikki Reed, saying, "They look happy and I am happy." Ian arrived at the InStyle and Warner Bros. afterparty with his wife, while Nina showed up solo. There are no photos of them together, though we like to think the three of them had a cute convo at some point in the night.

Claire Danes and Billy Crudup at the SAG Awards
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Claire Danes and Billy Crudup at the SAG Awards

Claire Danes and her ex Billy Crudup were both in attendance at the SAG Awards in January. Billy ended up joining his Spotlight costars on stage after their big cast win, and Claire was up for an award for her role on Homeland. Claire and Billy's relationship involved a pretty insane amount of drama; when they got together in 2003, Billy was dating actress Mary-Louise Parker, who was seven months pregnant with his baby. Oof. In a criminally odd turn of events, Billy and Claire's romance came to an end in 2006 — when she began dating her Evening costar (and now husband) Hugh Dancy.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck at the Oscars
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Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck at the Oscars

Just days after Jennifer Garner gave a candid interview to Vanity Fair about her split from husband Ben Affleck, the pair was spotted at the magazine's annual Oscars afterparty in LA. While Jen walked the red carpet at both the bash and the Academy Awards, Ben popped up later; they were photographed chatting after the party, though Jen laughed it up with a mystery guest and Ben and pal Kate Hudson chatted nearby.

Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, and Michael Sheen at the SAG Awards
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Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, and Michael Sheen at the SAG Awards

Rachel and her Spotlight costars took home the award for outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture at this year's SAG Awards, and likely watching her from the crowd were Ryan Gosling and Michael Sheen.

Big Sean and Ariana Grande at the Grammys
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Big Sean and Ariana Grande at the Grammys

Big Sean and Ariana Grande both attended the Grammys, but it's doubtful that they met up or spoke. Their April 2015 breakup wasn't without a little drama, but Ariana rose above when she wrote a powerful essay about the sexism she experienced after their split. "What I meant when I said what I said about not being Sean's ex is that I am tired of living in a world where women are mostly referred to as a man's past, present, or future PROPERTY / POSSESSION," she wrote, adding, "I . . . do not. belong. to anyone. but myself. and neither do you."

Orlando Bloom, Selena Gomez, and Nina Dobrev at the Golden Globes
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Orlando Bloom, Selena Gomez, and Nina Dobrev at the Golden Globes

Orlando Bloom was rumored to have hooked up with both Selena and Nina in 2015, and all three of them were at the InStyle and Warner Bros bash. He and the stunning singer reportedly started getting cozy in March and were spotted hanging out as late as July — they also got wrapped up in a bizarre love square (?) that also involved their exes Justin Bieber and Miranda Kerr and resulted in a nightclub brawl. Yeesh.

Orlando and Nina, however, were seen "making out for 20 minutes" at Comic-Con in July. Needless to say, this may have been one awkward evening.

Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth at the Golden Globes
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Orlando Bloom and Kate Bosworth at the Golden Globes

Orlando and Kate, who dated on and off from 2003 to 2006, both attended the Weinstein afterparty; Orlando was obviously solo, while Kate arrived with husband Michael Polish. The two seem to be on good terms, as they were photographed looking chummy at a cocktail event in September 2015.

Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult at the Golden Globes
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Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult at the Golden Globes

Jennifer Lawrence won a Golden Globe Award, but she also won the attention of her ex-boyfriend Nicholas Hoult. The two, who dated on and off before splitting in 2014, were spotted chatting during one of the show's commercial breaks. LA Times reporter Amy Kaufman snapped a photo of their encounter, writing, "Yes, that's JLaw talking to ex Nicholas Hoult during the first commercial break. #GoldenGlobes."

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez at the Grammys
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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez at the Grammys

Though they both hit the stage at the Grammys — Justin to perform and Selena to present — the exes, who set the rumor mill ablaze when they reunited in November, appeared to successfully avoid each other during the big night. Selena hit the red carpet with Taylor Swift and stuck pretty close to her throughout the ceremony, while Justin arrived with his adorable little brother, Jaxon, and days later revealed the Selena Gomez tattoo that he wants to get removed.

Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, and Michael Sheen at the Oscars
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Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, and Michael Sheen at the Oscars

Not only was Rachel a complete knockout on the Oscars red carpet, but she also hit the stage to present alongside fellow hottie Michael B. Jordan and again when she and her Spotlight costars accepted the award for best picture. In the audience that night were two of her ex-baes, Ryan Gosling and Michael Sheen — Ryan was solo (again), while Michael was accompanied by his girlfriend, Sarah Silverman. Let's just say that it was probably pretty hard to ignore Rachel in that supersexy gown.

Ellie Goulding and Skrillex at the Grammys
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Ellie Goulding and Skrillex at the Grammys

The former couple, who dated from 2011 to 2012, both walked the Grammys red carpet and performed during the show — Ellie sang her nominated song "Love Me Like You Do" with Andra Day, and Skrillex joined Justin Bieber and Diplo on stage for "Where Are Ü Now."