Carey Mulligan shimmers in sparkly layered black dress as she accepts Hollywood Film Award from close friend and Brothers co-star Jake Gyllenhaal
PUBLISHED: 02:19, 2 November 2015 | UPDATED: 20:30, 2 November 2015
She flew into LA in full mommy mode cradling her baby daughter but a day later, Carey Mulligan was all Hollywood glamour at a star-studded awards show.
The 30-year-old actress shimmered in a below-the-knee black cocktail dress with a layered skirt and a cross halter neck.
She matched the sequins embedded in her Erdem frock with a pair of black and silver pumps.
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Dazzling: Carey Mulligan was sparkly on the red carpet at the Hollywood Film Awards on Sunday night
The new mom left her shoulder-length brunette hair loose in soft curls and added some diamond earrings.
Mulligan, who stars in the film Suffragette with Meryl Streep, was at the event to pick up the Hollywood Actress Award.
She looked so stunning it was hard to believe she'd given birth to daughter Evelyn just five weeks ago.
The Suffragette star was presented with her award by friend Jake Gyllenhaal. The two first met on the set of the 2009 movie Brothers when the actress was still relatively unknown in America.
Winning smile: The British beauty was presented the Hollywood Actress Award by friend Jake Gyllenhaal
Special moment: The starlet was given the Hollywood Actress Award for her role in Suffragette
Supportive: Both Carey and Jake first met on the set of the film brothers released in 2009
Friends for years: The Donnie Darko star - who has known Carey's husband Marcus Mumford before the band's success - looked extremely proud to be on hand at the star-studded event
Divine: The 30-year-old wore a black cocktail dress with a layered skirt and cross halter neck which she paired with matching black and silver pumps
Carey Mulligan stuns in ruffled gown at Hollywood Film Awards
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The actor, 35, is also the brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal whose husband Peter Sarsgaard starred opposite Mulligan in 2009's An Education, which earned her an Oscar nomination.
Gyllenhaal described Mulligan as an actress whose performances 'are ferocious and surprising, unnerving and charming, equally unsettling as they are life-affirming.'
In accepting her Hollywood actress award, Mulligan compared the fight to win the vote by the women portrayed in her film to the battle for gender quality in the Hollywood movie industry.
She said making Suffragette 'reminded me how much further we need to go to achieve the dream of equality that the suffragettes fought for.'
Good friends: Jake described his friend as a 'ferocious and surprising' actress
Close friendship: The actor, 35, is also the brother of Maggie Gyllenhaal whose husband Peter Sarsgaard starred opposite Mulligan in 2009's An Education, which earned her an Oscar nomination
Girl power: Mulligan posed backstage at the awards show with fellow honoree Amy Schumer
White brings out the bronze: Reese Witherspoon went sleeveless in an asymmetrical mini-dress selected by stylist Leslie Fremar for the Hollywood Film Awards
Wardrobe malfunction: Young also put presenter Dakota Johnson - rocking David Webb jewelry - in the ultra-sheer black shirt-dress, which revealed her nipples
Step Up duo: Magic Mike himself, Channing Tatum, turned up looking sleek in his suit beside pretty wife Jenna Dewan in a cut-out canary yellow gown
Golden girl: Presenter Ryan Gosling cosied up to the 21-year-old winner of the New Hollywood Award, Saoirse Ronan, who's getting great reviews for her immigrant romance, Brooklyn
Vroom! Furious 7 divas Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster rocked Halloween-inspired red carpet looks
She went on: 'Let's support more female directors, writers, producers. Let's give equal focus to female-driven material. Let's give great roles to women as well as to men and let's create a gender equality in our industry.'
Twenty-four hours earlier, the Great Gatsby beauty gave the world a first glimpse of her infant daughter after she touched down at LAX Saturday with husband Marcus Mumford.
As they exited the airport, Mulligan carried Evelyn in a front sling with the little girl bundled up in a onesie and knitted cap.
The actress kept a protective hand placed gently on her head as she followed her husband who was pushing their luggage on an airport cart.
New parents: On Saturday, the actress arrived in Los Angeles carrying her infant daughter Evelyn and was seen following her husband Marcus Mumford out of the terminal as they left LAX
New drama: Mulligan's new movie Suffragette tells the story of the women who fought for the right to vote in early 20th century Britain
Carey Mulligan heads to parliament in exclusive Suffragette clip
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The couple, who wed in April 2012, have kept their baby out of the spotlight and have rarely spoken about her publicly.
But as Mulligan promoted her new film Suffragette, she let a few tantalizing details slip about being a new mother.
She revealed her daughter's name last week at the New York premiere for the film and she admitted to E! News that promoting a film while nursing an infant is not easy.
'The last couple of weeks have been pretty stressful,' she said. 'Doing press and doing it with a tiny baby, timing has been very important and babies do what they want, which is a challenge.'
Hello again! Reese - born Laura - was on hand to present a supporting actor award to her Inherent Vice co-star Benicio del Toro for his role in Sicario
The Puerto Rican 48-year-old joked to the crowd: 'I have done more talking here than [my character Alejandro] in the movie!'
Newlyweds: Johnny Depp ooked sharp in his three-piece navy suit alongside his 29-year-old bride of seven months, Amber Heard
Box office smash: The 52-year-old also congratulated the young cast of Straight Outta Compton and their producer Ice Cube (R) on scoring the night's Breakout Ensemble Award
Ex-Machina scene stealer: Pop starlet Selena Gomez got close with the Breakout Actress Award recepient Alicia Vikander for her role as Gerda Wegener in The Danish Girl
Lip pucker! Gomez was on hand to present Amy Schumer with the evening's Comedy Award for her work in Trainwreck
Feeling Joy-ful? Speaking of funny Amys, newly brunette Poehler donned glasses and a leather frock to present the Animation Award to her Inside Out director Pete Docter
Acting icon: Career Achievement Award winner Robert De Niro - who's currently playing Bernie Madoff - hid his shaved hairline beneath a green cap
Fast-food? And the Late Late Show host James Corden - presenting a plate of goodies - served as the affable emcee for the Hollywood Film Awards
Furious rapping: Song Award winners Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth performed See You Again from the soundtrack of the action flick
HOLLYWOOD FILM AWARDS 2015: FULL LIST OF HONOUREES
Hollywood Career Achievement Award
Robert De Niro
Hollywood Producer Award
Ridley Scott, The Martian
Hollywood Director Award
Tom Hooper, The Danish Girl
Hollywood Actor Award
Will Smith, Concussion
Hollywood Actress Award
Carey Mulligan, Suffragette
Hollywood Supporting Actor Award
Benicio Del Toro, Sicario
Hollywood Supporting Actress Award
Jane Fonda, Youth
Hollywood Breakout Actor Award
Joel Edgerton, Black Mass
Hollywood Breakout Actress Award
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
New Hollywood Award
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn
Hollywood Ensemble Award
Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight
Hollywood Breakout Ensemble Award
Corey Hawkins, O’Shea Jackson Jr. & Jason Mitchell, Straight Outta Compton
Hollywood Comedy Award
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award
Adam McKay, The Big Short
Hollywood Screenwriter Award
Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer, Spotlight
Hollywood Blockbuster Award
Furious 7
Hollywood Song Award
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth, “See You Again” from the Furious 7 soundtrack
Hollywood Documentary Award
Asif Kapadia, Amy
Hollywood Animation Award
Pete Docter, Inside Out
Hollywood Cinematography Award
Janusz Kaminski, Bridge of Spies
Hollywood Film Composer Award
Alexandre Desplat, The Danish Girl and Suffragette
Hollywood Editor Award
David Rosenbloom, Black Mass
Hollywood Visual Effects Award
Tim Alexander, Jurassic World
Hollywood Sound Award
Gary Rydstrom, Bridge of Spies
Hollywood Costume Design Award
Sandy Powell, Cinderella
Hollywood Make-Up & Hair Styling Award
Lesley Vanderwalt, Mad Max: Fury Road
Hollywood Production Design Award
Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road
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