Is there anything more uncomfortable than an awkward hug? Celebrities like Emma Stone and Leonardo DiCaprio have all been in embarrassing situations of tangled arms and weird facial expressions — and unfortunately for them, their moments were captured on camera, too.
During last night's Golden Globes, Emma Stone tried to hug La La Land director Damien Chazelle without realizing the director was hugging his girlfriend, Olivia Hamilton. Once Emma and Damian realized this, it was an awkward moment for everyone.
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During the European premiere of Captain America: Civil War, Robert Downey Jr. received this hug from actress Lottie French, which hopefully looked less awkward in real life than it did in photos.
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We hate PDA as much as the next person, but we'd like to think we hide our dislike for awkward hugs with coworkers a lot better than Michael Cera did back in 2013.
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Normally being in the middle of a man-sandwich is a good thing, but judging by Emma Thompson's face during this awkward hug at the British Film Awards, we're thinking Simon Amstell and Stanley Tucci might have been too much of a good thing.
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Beyoncé isn't known for her awkwardness, but she let her relatable self shine when she planted this awkward hug on an unprepared Chris Martin during the Super Bowl in 2016.
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Celebrity prankster Vitalii Sediuk, who's known for inappropriately ambushing celebrities, set his sights on Leonardo DiCaprio back in 2014 when he gave the actor an awkward crotch hug.
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Olivia Munn looked less than impressed while presenting Taylor Swift an award at the 2013 People's Choice Awards. Sure, it was probably part of a bit, but it was still awkward.
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This photo of Kelly Ripa, Andy Cohen, and Anderson Cooper proves that not looking awkward during a group hug is next to impossible.
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George Clooney was attacked by a wild Drew Barrymore during 2010's Golden Globes — or at least, that's what his body language was saying.
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At the Teen Choice Awards in 2014, Ariana Grande tried to awkwardly dodge a kiss from Ian Somerhalder, resulting in a cringe-inducing hug/kiss thing that was so embarrassing, we're still discussing it with our therapist.
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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony might be on good terms as exes, but this photo from a 2012 Vegas concert shows them looking more like they're wondering what each other had for breakfast.
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Emma Stone and Jennifer Aniston's friendship looked adorable at 2015's Academy Awards, but in pictures it looked like they were giving each other the heimlich maneuver.
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Although former lovebirds Sean Penn and Charlize Thereon called it quits in 2015, they had an awkward run-in at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival that looked as uncomfortable as Sean probably felt.
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One way to lighten the mood of an awkward hug? Make a funny face! That's what Jessica Simpson did during this uncomfortable hug with Carmen Electra.
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Fan meet-and-greets are notoriously awkward, and this photo of Fifth Harmony's Camila Cabello hugging an overzealous fan might be proof why.