Ben Platt Lovingly Holds Fiancé Noah Galvin as They Present Together at 2024 Indie Spirit Awards

Mar. 15, 2025

Ben Platt and Noah Galvin at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards.Photo:Film IndependentThe2024 Independent Spirit Awardsdoubled as a date night forBen Plattand Noah Galvin!On Sunday, theTheater Campcostars and co-writers — whorevealed their engagement in November 2022— not only attended the Santa Monica award ceremony but also took the stage together.While sharing the microphone to present the Someone to Watch Award, Platt, 30, and Galvin, 29, stood shoulder-to-shoulder — and exchanged several loving glances.Platt could also be seen holding and patting Galvin on the hip as they presented the honor.Galvin was nominated at the Spirit Awards for best supporting performance forTheater Camp, but ultimately lost to Da’Vine Joy Randolph forThe Holdovers.Both actors, along with Molly Gordon and Nick Liberman, were also up for best first screenplay, which went to Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik forMay December.Ben Platt and Noah Galvin at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards.Monica Schipper/GettyEarlier in the afternoon, Platt and Galvin also showed some affection on the red carpet, holding hands and making eye contact as they posed for photos together.At the New York City premiere ofTheater Camplast July, the fiancés spoke with PEOPLE aboutcollaborating on the film together.“We really align on what we think is funny and what we think is good,” Platt told PEOPLE at the premiere. “Our tastes are very similar, which is one of the largest things that made us fall in love in the first place.”Added Galvin: “Any moment that we were shooting the film was just joy.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Noah Galvin and Ben Platt in 2023.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards ProductionsThePitch Perfectalum andBooksmartactor haveDear Evan Hansento thank for their relationship. Shortly after Plattstepped down from the show’s titular rolein 2017,Galvin was announced as his replacement.From there, the pair developed a close friendship andeventually a romantic relationship, which they laterconfirmedin May 2020.During a 2022 interview with PEOPLE, Platt opened up abouthow the couple’s relationship has changedsince they first got together at the beginning of the pandemic.“It’s just the best,” he said at the time. “I think the pandemic was kind of a make-or-break — it really allowed us to put [our relationship] under a microscope where it felt like really the perfect timing. And like I said, he really is a level-out for me. I tend to operate in a very high frequency, and he does not, in a really beautiful way.”“So I feel very lucky to have him as a grounding presence,” he added.

Ben Platt and Noah Galvin at the 2024 Independent Spirit Awards.Photo:Film Independent

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The2024 Independent Spirit Awardsdoubled as a date night forBen Plattand Noah Galvin!On Sunday, theTheater Campcostars and co-writers — whorevealed their engagement in November 2022— not only attended the Santa Monica award ceremony but also took the stage together.While sharing the microphone to present the Someone to Watch Award, Platt, 30, and Galvin, 29, stood shoulder-to-shoulder — and exchanged several loving glances.Platt could also be seen holding and patting Galvin on the hip as they presented the honor.Galvin was nominated at the Spirit Awards for best supporting performance forTheater Camp, but ultimately lost to Da’Vine Joy Randolph forThe Holdovers.Both actors, along with Molly Gordon and Nick Liberman, were also up for best first screenplay, which went to Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik forMay December.Ben Platt and Noah Galvin at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards.Monica Schipper/GettyEarlier in the afternoon, Platt and Galvin also showed some affection on the red carpet, holding hands and making eye contact as they posed for photos together.At the New York City premiere ofTheater Camplast July, the fiancés spoke with PEOPLE aboutcollaborating on the film together.“We really align on what we think is funny and what we think is good,” Platt told PEOPLE at the premiere. “Our tastes are very similar, which is one of the largest things that made us fall in love in the first place.”Added Galvin: “Any moment that we were shooting the film was just joy.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Noah Galvin and Ben Platt in 2023.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards ProductionsThePitch Perfectalum andBooksmartactor haveDear Evan Hansento thank for their relationship. Shortly after Plattstepped down from the show’s titular rolein 2017,Galvin was announced as his replacement.From there, the pair developed a close friendship andeventually a romantic relationship, which they laterconfirmedin May 2020.During a 2022 interview with PEOPLE, Platt opened up abouthow the couple’s relationship has changedsince they first got together at the beginning of the pandemic.“It’s just the best,” he said at the time. “I think the pandemic was kind of a make-or-break — it really allowed us to put [our relationship] under a microscope where it felt like really the perfect timing. And like I said, he really is a level-out for me. I tend to operate in a very high frequency, and he does not, in a really beautiful way.”“So I feel very lucky to have him as a grounding presence,” he added.

The2024 Independent Spirit Awardsdoubled as a date night forBen Plattand Noah Galvin!

On Sunday, theTheater Campcostars and co-writers — whorevealed their engagement in November 2022— not only attended the Santa Monica award ceremony but also took the stage together.

While sharing the microphone to present the Someone to Watch Award, Platt, 30, and Galvin, 29, stood shoulder-to-shoulder — and exchanged several loving glances.

Platt could also be seen holding and patting Galvin on the hip as they presented the honor.

Galvin was nominated at the Spirit Awards for best supporting performance forTheater Camp, but ultimately lost to Da’Vine Joy Randolph forThe Holdovers.

Both actors, along with Molly Gordon and Nick Liberman, were also up for best first screenplay, which went to Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik forMay December.

Ben Platt and Noah Galvin at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards.Monica Schipper/Getty

Monica Schipper/Getty

Earlier in the afternoon, Platt and Galvin also showed some affection on the red carpet, holding hands and making eye contact as they posed for photos together.

At the New York City premiere ofTheater Camplast July, the fiancés spoke with PEOPLE aboutcollaborating on the film together.

“We really align on what we think is funny and what we think is good,” Platt told PEOPLE at the premiere. “Our tastes are very similar, which is one of the largest things that made us fall in love in the first place.”

Added Galvin: “Any moment that we were shooting the film was just joy.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.

Noah Galvin and Ben Platt in 2023.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions

ThePitch Perfectalum andBooksmartactor haveDear Evan Hansento thank for their relationship. Shortly after Plattstepped down from the show’s titular rolein 2017,Galvin was announced as his replacement.

From there, the pair developed a close friendship andeventually a romantic relationship, which they laterconfirmedin May 2020.

During a 2022 interview with PEOPLE, Platt opened up abouthow the couple’s relationship has changedsince they first got together at the beginning of the pandemic.

“It’s just the best,” he said at the time. “I think the pandemic was kind of a make-or-break — it really allowed us to put [our relationship] under a microscope where it felt like really the perfect timing. And like I said, he really is a level-out for me. I tend to operate in a very high frequency, and he does not, in a really beautiful way.”

“So I feel very lucky to have him as a grounding presence,” he added.

source: people.com