Sunday 26 February 2017

Felicity Jones leads the pack of glamorous British stars at the star-studded 89th Academy Awards

Felicity Jones channels her inner ballerina in cream tulle gown adorned with glittering silver embroidery as she leads the pack of glamorous British stars at the star-studded 89th Academy Awards

It is one of the most highly-anticipated film events of the year - with people all over the world eager to see both the winners of the awards, and the show-stopping dresses. 
And the British stars of the acting world certainly did not disappoint in the style stakes on Sunday night as they arrived at the prestigious 89th Academy Awards, with Felicity Jones leading the way in a stunning tulle gown.
The Inferno star, 33, channeled ballerina-chic in her gorgeous tulle gown of soft cream as she made the dazzling first arrival at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. 
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Gorgeous: The British stars of the acting world certainly did not disappoint in the style stakes as they arrived at the Oscars on Sunday, with Felicity Jones leading the way in a stunning tulle gown
Effortless: The Inferno star, 33, channeled ballerina-chic in her gorgeous tulle gown of soft cream as she made the dazzling first arrival at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
Gorgeous: The British stars of the acting world certainly did not disappoint in the style stakes as they arrived at the Oscars on Sunday, with Felicity Jones leading the way in a stunning tulle gown
The Theory of Everything star made a truly radiant appeared on the red carpet as she posed for cameras in a delicate netted gown of soft cream and silver embroidery. 
The sophisticated dress secured into spaghetti straps and featured a chic plunging neckline to show off plenty of her smooth skin, before pulling into a classic wrap-around bodice.
Cinching in at her petite waist, the dress than maintained its mystical look by expanding out into an A-line skirt of tulle, adorned with tiny silver embroidery down one side and glittering gems among the pleats.
Keeping utterly co-ordinated and feminine throughout, Felicity accessorised with a pair of barely-there gold sandals and simple silver earrings, to ensure all eyes remained on her stunning look.
She pulled her hair into a soft half-up do to showcase her naturally striking features, before adding a pop of colour to her toned-down ensemble with a vibrant coral lip as she posed effortlessly for cameras.
In the nude: The Theory of Everything star made a truly radiant appeared on the red carpet as she posed for cameras in a delicate netted gown of soft cream and silver embroidery
Glowing: The sophisticated dress secured into spaghetti straps and featured a chic plunging neckline to show off plenty of her smooth skin, before pulling into a wrap-around bodice in a classic style
Fairy-chic: Cinching in at her petite waist, the dress than maintained its mystical look by expanding out into a chunky A-line skirt of tulle, adorned with tiny silver embroidery down one side
In the nude: The Theory of Everything star made a truly radiant appeared on the red carpet as she posed for cameras in a delicate netted gown of soft cream and silver embroidery
Natural beauty: She pulled her hair into a soft half-up do to showcase her naturally striking features, before adding a pop of colour to her toned-down ensemble with a vibrant coral lip as she posed effortlessly for cameras
Minimal: Keeping utterly co-ordinated and feminine throughout, Felicity accessorised with a pair of barely-there gold sandals and simple silver earrings, to ensure all eyes remained on her stunning look
Natural beauty: She pulled her hair into a soft half-up do to showcase her naturally striking features, before adding a pop of colour to her toned-down ensemble with a vibrant coral lip as she posed effortlessly for cameras
ABC is broadcasting the prestigious awards show live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
Nighttime talk show funnyman Jimmy Kimmel hosts Hollywood's glitziest ceremony this year with entertainers Justin Timberlake, Lin-Manuel Miranda, John Legend and Sting performing during the night.
Ahead of the awards Kimmel told USA Today that he's promising humor and respect.
'I think I have a pretty good sense this is not the Comedy Central Roast,' he joked.
'That’s not to say I won’t be making fun of people and things. I will but I do recognize for a lot of people this is the biggest night of their professional lives and the last thing I want to do is ruin it for someone.
Elegant: The British actress oozed elegance as she posed for cameras, showing off her beautiful look from every angle
Elegant: The British actress oozed elegance as she posed for cameras, showing off her beautiful look from every angle
Glamorous: Felicity finished her look with a glamorous slick of eyeliner and lashings of mascara as she flashed a soft smile at cameras and fans
Glamorous: Felicity finished her look with a glamorous slick of eyeliner and lashings of mascara as she flashed a soft smile at cameras and fans
Smart: The singer looked incredibly clean cut in a quirky black suit, which featured no lapels, with a black scarf on top
Yellow dream: Meanwhile Trudie oozed elegance in her bardot yellow gown, which fell into soft pleats
Suited and booted: Meanwhile singer Sting, 65, pulled on his best black tuxedo as he arrived with his wife Trudie Styler
The 49-year-old admitted that he was feeling the pressure to do well. 
'It’s one thing to bomb on a Wednesday night in front of three million people,' he said. 'But it’s another thing entirely to bomb at the Oscars. It stays with you your whole life.'
The annual awards ceremony hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes excellence in cinematic achievements in the film industry as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. 
Romantic showbiz musical La La Land topped the Oscars nominations list with a whopping 14 nods.
The number ties the record set by Titanic and All About Eve and has a chance to beat the record 11 Oscars that have been won by Ben-Hur, Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.  
Its 10 other nominations came in nine categories.
After last year's #OscarsSoWhite controversy, seven of the 20 actors nominated for awards are non-white. 
Industry pundits had predicted that a number of black actors and filmmakers would be recognized this year, after calls for a boycott erupted last year when no black actors were among the 20 nominees in the main acting categories.
In a bid to address the issue, the Academy subsequently named nearly 700 new members, almost half of them women and nearly as many people of color.
The Academy's board of governors has vowed to double the number of female and ethnic minority members by 2020.

89TH ACADEMY AWARDS NOMINEES

MOTION PICTURE OF THE YEAR
Arrival
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
Hidden Figures
La La Land
Lion
Manchester by the Sea
Moonlight
ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea
Andrew Garfield in Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling in La La Land
Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington in Fences
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Mahershala Ali in Moonlight
Jeff Bridges in Hell or High Water
Lucas Hedges in Manchester by the Sea
Dev Patel in Lion
Michael Shannon in Nocturnal Animals
ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Isabelle Huppert in Elle
Ruth Negga in Loving
Natalie Portman in Jackie
Emma Stone in La La Land
Meryl Streep in Florence Foster Jenkins
ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Viola Davis in Fences
Naomie Harris in Moonlight
Nicole Kidman in Lion
Octavia Spencer in Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams in Manchester by the Sea
ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
The Red Turtle
Zootopia
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Arrival
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Silence
COSTUME DESIGN
Allied
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land
DIRECTING
Arrival - Denis Villeneuve
Hacksaw Ridge - Mel Gibson
La La Land - Damien Chazelle
Manchester by the Sea - Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight - Barry Jenkins
DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fire at Sea
I Am Not Your Negro
Life, Animated
O.J.: Made in America
13th
DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
Extremis
4.1 Miles
Joe's Violin
Watani: My Homeland
The White Helmets

FILM EDITING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell or High Water
La La Land
Moonlight
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM 
Land of Mine
A Man Called Ove
The Salesman
Tanna
Toni Erdmann
MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
A Man Called Ove
Star Trek Beyond
Suicide Squad
MUSIC - ORIGINAL SCORE 
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Moonlight
Passengers
MUSIC - ORIGINAL SONG
Audition (The Fools Who Dream) - La La Land
Can't Stop The Feeling - Trolls
City Of Stars - La La Land
The Empty Chair - Jim: The James Foley Story
How Far I'll Go - Moana 
PRODUCTION DESIGN
Arrival
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Hail, Caesar!
La La Land
Passengers
ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Blind Vaysha
Borrowed Time
Pear Cider and Cigarettes
Pearl
Piper
LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
Ennemis Intérieurs
La Femme et le TGV
Silent Nights
Sing
Timecode
SOUND EDITING
Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Sully
SOUND MIXING
Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
VISUAL EFFECTS
Deepwater Horizon
Doctor Strange
The Jungle Book
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
WRITING - ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Arrival
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
WRITING - ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Hell or High Water
La La Land
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women



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