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Renée Zellwegerbrought her signature dose of elegant glamour to the 2021 Academy Awards.
The Oscar-winning actress, 51, looked chic as she commanded the stage in a custom Giorgio Armani Privé peony pink strapless silk gown to present the award for Actress in a Leading Role at Sunday night’s ceremony in Los Angeles.
Zellweger’s elegant, feminine design was accentuated with draped satin lapels at the neckline, a dramatic front slit and a crystal-embroidered trim. Her stylist Petra Flannery told PEPOLE the column gown was “perfectly pink for this final celebration of the season.”
“Giorgio Armani is always a dream to work with. Their classic but modern silhouettes complement Renée’s exquisite figure,” Flannery said, adding that her favorite elements were the color and shape of the gown.
She continued, “Thus Armani brought this beautiful color and crystal embellished design to life.”
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Nominee Marlee Matlin shared a photo from backstage with Zellweger alongside presenters Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern. “Beauties; I am humbled to be among these wonderful and talented#oscarwinning women. Renee, Reese, Laura and me,” Matlin wrote.
While Zellweger kept a low profile throughout the pandemic, she made her return to the spotlight at the kickoff of award seasonat the Golden Globes in February.
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She also debuted a chic new above-the-shoulder lob during the ceremony which was styled in side-swept waves.
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Zellweger’s leading role inJudymarked a celebrated return to Hollywood for Zellweger after a mostly quiet decade in acting. She toldNew York Magazineshe stepped away because “I wasn’t taking care of myself.”
“I needed to not have something to do all the time, to not know what I’m going to be doing for the next two years in advance,” Zellweger said. “I wanted to allow for some accidents. There had to be some quiet for the ideas to slip in.”
Next up for the actress? Starring inNBC’s true crime dramaThe Thing About Pam, a limited series based on the2011 murder of Betsy Faria, which was explored onDateline NBCas well as in a 2019 podcast with the same name as the upcoming show.
The 93rd Academy Awards are airing live on Sunday, April 25 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC.
source: people.com
