--- description: Four years after starring together in True Detective, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson proved their friendship is as strong as ever. title: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Had an Oscars Reunion image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc12ac267db9174a4/698929c67cdbacde59d5c2e4/woody-harrelson-matthew-mcconaughey-oscars-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Gifted _True Detective_ Fans With a Joyous Oscars Reunion  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 5, 2018 10:52 PM CUT  Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey speak on stage during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25, 2014. Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey speak on stage during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on August 25, 2014.Mark Davis/NBC/NBC via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 5, 2018 10:52 PM CUT Four years after starring together in season one of [_True Detective_](http://time.com/5086236/stephen-dorff-true-detective-season-3/ "undefined"), [Matthew McConaughey](http://time.com/5185761/matthew-mcconaughey-oscars-2018-internet-reactions/ "undefined") and [Woody Harrelson](http://time.com/5016718/woody-harrelson-shines-as-crass-and-contradictory-lbj/ "undefined") proved their friendship is as strong as ever at the 2018 Oscars. Leading up the biggest night in Hollywood, the two actors were spotted joyously clasping hands while catching up on the red carpet. McConaughey attended the show to present the award for Best Film Editing while Harrelson was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in _Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri_. The pair first earned a widespread following while cracking the case of the Yellow King as Louisiana homicide detectives Rust Cohle and Marty Hart in the first season of HBO’s crime anthology series _True Detective_. They have since continued to charm fans with their easygoing rapport. “I feel blessed by this photo of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson,” one Twitter user reacted to the heartwarming picture. “They need to make another movie together stat.” > [](https://twitter.com/karate%5Fgirl/status/970713362987454464) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5186700/oscars-2018-matthew-mcconaughey-woody-harrelson-reunion/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5186700/oscars-2018-matthew-mcconaughey-woody-harrelson-reunion/"},"headline":"Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Gifted True Detective Fans With a Joyous Oscars Reunion","datePublished":"2018-03-05T22:52:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:08.531Z","description":"\"I feel blessed by this photo\"","url":"https://time.com/5186700/oscars-2018-matthew-mcconaughey-woody-harrelson-reunion/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc12ac267db9174a4/698929c67cdbacde59d5c2e4/woody-harrelson-matthew-mcconaughey-oscars-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc12ac267db9174a4/698929c67cdbacde59d5c2e4/woody-harrelson-matthew-mcconaughey-oscars-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Woody-Harrelson-Matthew-McConaughey-Emmys","caption":"Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards","creditText":"Mark Davis/NBC/NBC via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5186700/oscars-2018-matthew-mcconaughey-woody-harrelson-reunion/","name":"Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Gifted True Detective Fans With a Joyous Oscars Reunion"}}]}] ```