Where is Dax Shepard? SAG Awards host Kristen Bell explains why husband skipped ceremony

Bell, who returned to host the Sunday ceremony, was also nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in ‘Nobody Wants This’

Kristen Bell’s husband, Dax Shepard, was notably absent from the 2025 SAG Awards.

Bell, 44, who became the first-ever host of the SAG Awards in 2018, returned to host Sunday’s ceremony. She was also nominated for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, though Hacks star Jean Smart went on to win the category.

Speaking to People magazine ahead of the Sunday ceremony, the Good Place alum was uncertain if Shepard, 50, would be there to support her in person or from the comfort of their own home. It appears he chose the latter option.

“He’s his own man and I support him,” Bell said. “I don’t know if he’ll even come because to be honest, we don’t have very many babysitters who are ever available and he has to watch the children.”

The couple of more than a decade share two young daughters Lincoln, 11, and Delta, nine.

“Sometimes he’s just like, ‘We have no babysitter, God bless, I hope you do great and have a fun night,’” Bell explained.

Kristen Bell, who will host the 2025 SAG Award, has also been nominated in the Best Actress in a Comedy Series category (AFP via Getty Images)

Last month, Shepard went viral after Bell caught him redhanded watching Sunday Night Football at the 2025 Golden Globes.

That night, Bell posted an Instagram video showing her podcast husband with his phone propped between his legs at the awards show. “#Priorities,” she captioned the clip.

For her role in Nobody Wants This, she was nominated for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series — Music or Comedy. However, she didn’t win the award, which again went to Hacks star Jean Smart.

Bell was announced as the 2025 SAG Awards host last November before multiple wildfires broke out in the Los Angeles area.

In her opening monologue, she sang a parody of the animated film’s hit song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” featuring a montage of the unflattering early roles of many of the nominees.

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“Do you wanna be an actor? Just get your foot inside the door. Can you scream a lot on Halloween or be a beauty queen or hug a purple dinosaur?” Bell sang as the cameras panned across Jamie Lee Curtis and Selena Gomez.

While some actors in the montage, which also included the likes of Kieran Culkin and Harrison Ford, laughed at clips of their early roles, others shook their heads or covered their faces with their hands.

The 2025 SAG Awards took place in Los Angeles on Sunday and streamed live on Netflix. Find the list of winners here.