Helen Mirren, 69, kisses husband Taylor Hackford as she dons plunging white gown at the 2015 Tony Awards... before scooping the Best Actress prize
It was a night to celebrate and reward those with exceptional talent in the theatrical field on Sunday, as stars descended on the red carpet at New York's Radio City Music Hall for the 2015 Tony Awards.
Leading the way for the British stars at the event was Best Actress winner Helen Mirren, who looked sensational in a figure-hugging, plunging white gown with decorative detailing.
The 69-year-old actress - who won the prize for her role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience - oozed confidence and class in her stunning dress with flowing sheer sleeves, while also effortlessly defying her years.
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A winning look: Helen Mirren wowed on the red carpet as she attended the 2015 Tony Awards on Sunday night in New York, before taking the prize for Best Actress for her role as the Queen in The Audience
Adding to her enviable youthfulness, the playful actress put on a loved-up display with husband Taylor Hackford.
The two stars, who have been married for almost 20 years, didn't hold back when locking lips in front of the cameras at the popular New York concert venue.
Helen finished her dazzling look with her blonde hair cropped to perfection in a chic sweep-over style.
Adding even more glamour to her chic aesthetic, she sported a pair of glitzy earrings, adding some colour to her beauty look with a deep, rosy pink shade on her lips.
Mwah! Helen, 69, puckered up for a smooch with husband Taylor Hackford in front of everyone on the red carpet
Sensational: The actress defied her years in the plunging white gown with flowing, sheer lace sleeves as she posed outside Radio City Music Hall
The royal wave: Helen has enjoyed much success for playing Queen Elizabeth II in both the West End and Broadway versions of The Audience
British actors and plays dominated this year's Tony's, known as America's top honour for work in theatre.
Oscar and Emmy winner Helen was touted as the one to beat for the top acting prize for her role as the Queen in the Broadway version of the West End play, in which she previously appeared in in 2013.
It was another string to her theatrical bow, as she previously won the Olivier Award for the same role back in April 2013.
She also won several awards for portraying the monarch in 2006 movie The Queen, including the Academy Award, BAFTA and many others.
During the live broadcast of the event, Helen graced the stage with style as she accepted her prestigious gong from actor Bradley Cooper.
Well done: During the ceremony, Helen graced the stage to accept her Best Actress gong from Bradley Cooper
Selfie time! Showing off her fun side, Helen cosied up to Debra Messing for a picture
Defining role: Helen has now played Queen Elizabeth II in both the West End and Broadway versions of The Audience, as well as her Oscar-winning role as the monarch in 2006 movie The Queen
Another Brit star making a fantastic sartorial turn on the red carpet was Carey Mulligan.
The 30-year-old looked chic in a trapeze-style burgundy red dress that fell long and loose over her slender figure.
However, it failed to dwarf her svelte frame, thanks to the curved neckline and amount of shoulder and decolletage on show.
Carey had been nominated for Best Actress for her role in play Skylight, but lost out to Helen as the evening went on.
Fellow Best Actress nominee Ruth Wilson - who received a nod for her leading role in Constellations - went all-out in a shocking pink gown with a full skirt.
Skylight star Bill Nighy was the frontrunner in the Best Actor category, with many believing he would take home gold on Sunday night at New York's Radio City Music Hall.
Ravishing in red: Carey Mulligan looked a vision in a flowing rich burgundy red gown as she attended the event, before missing out on the Best Actress gong to Mirren
Hot pink: Fellow Brit Ruth Wilson - who was also a Best Actress nominee - went all-out in a hot pink full-skirted gown, oozing style and class
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, a British import about a 15-year-old math whiz with Asperger Syndrome, was the top bet to take home the Tony for Best Play.
And and some believe its young star, recent Juilliard School graduate Alex Sharp, could also top multiple Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper as the physically deformed male in The Elephant Man and even English actor Nighy's wealthy restaurateur in Skylight for the best actor award in a play.
'It's a slam dunk (for the play) and it is a slam dunk for him,' Playbill magazine's Harry Haun said about Sharp. 'Every aspect of that play supports his performance.'
While Mirren outpaces Carey Mulligan's inner-city schoolteacher in Skylight there's always a chance of an upset. And if Mulligan wins its another English actress who takes gold.
The consensus among critics is that the sole American who can upset the category is Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss in the feminist play The Heidi Chronicles.
While Gold Derby's executive editor Paul Sheehan says of Mirren: 'It's the right time. It's the right showcase for her and it is deserved. This play looks at 60-plus years in the life of the queen. It is an extraordinary performance.'
Brit contingent: Bill Nighy was among the UK-based actors up for the top prizes at the Tony Awards
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