Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts has secretly married her boyfriend of two years, Liev Schreiber.

The couple is understood to have had a private ceremony in New York last week, attended by only close friends and members of family.

Newlyweds: King Kong star Naomi Watts and boyfriend Liev Schreiber were secretly wed
in a private ceremony in front of family and close friends

News of the wedding - confirmed by the 39-year-old American actor at the Tony Awards - comes two months before the British-born star, 40, is due to give birth to the couple's first child.