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We will simply never get enough of Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s romance—whether it’s onscreen in Lopez’s genre-bending musical film This Is Me … Now: A Love Story, in a slew of silly Dunkin’ commercials, or simply present in their adoring gazes at one another on the red carpet. But as much as we hoped for another warm and fuzzy moment from Bennifer tonight at the 96th Academy Awards, it unfortunately never came.
Lopez and Affleck opted to skip Hollywood’s biggest night, and although their absence may understandably be disappointing to fans, their reason for doing so makes quite a lot of sense. Simply put, neither of their projects were up for any awards this year. They are also not among the list of presenters or performers.
The pair also opted to stay home for last year’s ceremony, which means they have yet to make their Oscars debut as a married couple. The last time they attended the big event together was in 2003—before they called off their engagement a year later. For the 75th Academy Awards, the “On the Floor” hitmaker looked dreamy in a milky-teal one-shoulder gown, while the Gone Girl star looked dapper in a classic black tuxedo.
The lovebirds did, however, make a glamorous appearance at Los Angeles’s Dolby Theatre (where the Oscars is being held) in February for the L.A. premiere of A Love Story. For the occasion, Lopez winked at her movie’s inclusion of a “zodiacal council” in an astrology-themed ball gown from Zuhair Murad’s Fall/Winter 2022 couture collection. The piece featured a midnight-black bodice with a plunging V-neckline and a transparent skirt decorated with crystals and emblems of all 12 Western zodiac signs. Affleck was captured looking at his wife lovingly in a suave black suit with a white button down shirt and black tie.
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