Cate Blanchett looks effortlessly chic in a red and black sequined gown as she is joined by Vanessa Kirby on the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival
She is currently acting as the Jury President for the 77th annual Venice Film Festival.
And Cate Blanchett looked radiant as ever as she walked the red carpet alongside Vanessa Kirby ahead of the closing ceremony of this year’s festival on Saturday.
The film star, 51, ensured all eyes were on her as she donned a black gown with a red sequined top and a sweetheart neckline.
Stunning: Cate Blanchett, 51, looked radiant as ever as she walked the red carpet ahead of the closing ceremony of this year’s festival on Saturday
The garment also featured a black sheer overlay with a green, blue and gold embroidered embellishment.
Cate’s dress had a ruffled hemline while she added to her look by sporting an eye-catching silver ring.
Posing with a hand on her hip, the Thor: Ragnarok star styled her platinum blonde locks into a bob for the evening.
Meanwhile, Vanessa looked effortlessly glamorous as she arrived to the event in a classic off the shoulder gown.
![Elegant: Vanessa Kirby, 32, looked effortlessly glamorous as she arrived to the event in a classic off the shoulder gown](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097840-8725997-image-a-24_1599930993953.jpg)
Elegant: Vanessa Kirby, 32, looked effortlessly glamorous as she arrived to the event in a classic off the shoulder gown
![Style: Cate ensured all eyes were on her as she donned a black gown with a red sequined top and a sweetheart neckline](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097832-8725997-image-a-25_1599930997480.jpg)
Style: Cate ensured all eyes were on her as she donned a black gown with a red sequined top and a sweetheart neckline
The Crown actress, 32, wore her blonde locks slicked back for the evening and added to her look with a striking red lip.
Joining the pair on the red carpet was fellow film star Matt Dillon who looked dapper in a black suit with a crisp white suit.
Meanwhile, Vanessa Paradis, 47, attended the event in a black top with a pleated hemline and a matching belt along with dark trousers and black heels.
Cate is heading the jury at Venice during an historic year, when the number of women directors competing for the top prize has quadrupled to eight.
‘I think a good performance is a good performance no matter the sexual orientation of who is making them,’ she added of her thoughts on the matter.
![Fashion: The garment also featured a black sheer overlay with a green, blue and gold embroidered embellishment (pictured with Matt Dillon)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097640-8725997-image-a-26_1599931007158.jpg)
Fashion: The garment also featured a black sheer overlay with a green, blue and gold embroidered embellishment (pictured with Matt Dillon)
![Wow: Posing with a hand on her hip, the Thor: Ragnarok star styled her platinum blonde locks into a bob for the evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097834-8725997-image-a-32_1599931036716.jpg)
![Wow: Posing with a hand on her hip, the Thor: Ragnarok star styled her platinum blonde locks into a bob for the evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097642-8725997-image-m-31_1599931028558.jpg)
Wow: Posing with a hand on her hip, the Thor: Ragnarok star styled her platinum blonde locks into a bob for the evening
![Role: Cate is heading the jury at Venice during an historic year, when the number of women directors competing for the top prize has quadrupled to eight](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097636-8725997-image-a-33_1599931046513.jpg)
Role: Cate is heading the jury at Venice during an historic year, when the number of women directors competing for the top prize has quadrupled to eight
![Beauty: Vanessa wore her blonde locks slicked back for the evening and added to her look with a striking red lip](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097852-8725997-image-a-34_1599931052453.jpg)
Beauty: Vanessa wore her blonde locks slicked back for the evening and added to her look with a striking red lip
![Beauty: Vanessa Paradis, 47, looked radiant in a black top with a pleated hemline and a matching belt along with dark trousers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33098132-8725997-image-a-38_1599931533102.jpg)
![Beauty: Vanessa Paradis, 47, looked radiant in a black top with a pleated hemline and a matching belt along with dark trousers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33098130-0-image-a-39_1599931533103.jpg)
Beauty: Vanessa Paradis, 47, looked radiant in a black top with a pleated hemline and a matching belt along with dark trousers
![Event: The actress styled her honey blonde locks into loose waves for the evening](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33098126-8725997-image-a-40_1599931538065.jpg)
Event: The actress styled her honey blonde locks into loose waves for the evening
‘The hardest thing as a jury member is to sit in judgement of other people’s work. That’s the hardest thing not the (gender) demarcation.’
Cate’s recently revealed she prefers to be referred to as an actor than an actress, as she often found the latter term to be used in a ‘pejorative sense’.
Throwing her support behind Berlin International Film Festival’s new plan to do away with gendered awards, she told AFP: ‘I have always referred to myself as an actor.
‘I am of the generation where the word actress was used almost always in a pejorative sense. So I claim the other space.’
![Suave: Joining the pair on the red carpet was fellow film star Matt Dillon, 56, who looked dapper in a black suit with a crisp white suit](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097716-8725997-image-a-35_1599931056928.jpg)
Suave: Joining the pair on the red carpet was fellow film star Matt Dillon, 56, who looked dapper in a black suit with a crisp white suit
![Dapper: The actor also sported a black bow tie as he walked the red carpet](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/12/18/33097644-8725997-image-a-36_1599931067136.jpg)
Dapper: The actor also sported a black bow tie as he walked the red carpet