{"id":397378,"date":"2026-04-14T04:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397378\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T04:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T04:52:15","slug":"cate-blanchett-elizabeth-hurley-and-more-stun-at-olivier-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/397378\/","title":{"rendered":"Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth Hurley and more stun at Olivier Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cut-outs and plunging V-necks dominated the green carpet at the 2026 Olivier Awards, as stars marked the ceremony\u2019s 50th anniversary in bold, body-contouring silhouettes at London\u2019s Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Nominees included Cate Blanchett and Rosamund Pike, and there were appearances from stage greats, including Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren, as Nick Mohammed hosted the evening celebrating the best of British theatre.<\/p>\n<p>But alongside the accolades, there were clear fashion trends emerging on the carpet, with those plunging necklines and cut-outs leading the charge.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cate Blanchett attends The Olivier Awards 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/002434a1-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nCate Blanchett attends The Olivier Awards 2026<\/p>\n<p>Cate Blanchett, nominated for her role in The Seagull, opted for a black Lanvin gown featuring cold shoulders and diamond-shaped cut-outs at the hips. The look set the tone for a night where celebrities played with structure and exposure in equal measure.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rosamund Pike, winner of the Best Actress award for \" inter=\"\" alia=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/002434a3-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nRosamund Pike, winner of the Best Actress award for &#8220;Inter Alia&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rosamund Pike, who won best actress for her role in Inter Alia, embraced the scarf dress trend in a midnight-blue silk dress by Christian Dior, featuring a draped V-neckline and fringed hem.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Hurley arrived with her son Damian and partner Billy Ray Cyrus, coordinating in white.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Damian Hurley, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/002434a2-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nDamian Hurley, Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus<\/p>\n<p>Hurley wore a Zuhair Murad gown with a plunging V-neck and cinched waist, while Damian opted for a silk trouser suit with a cross necklace, and Cyrus kept to his signature all-black look with layered jewellery and sunglasses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/002434a4-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nBryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Cranston, nominated for All My Sons, attended alongside co-star Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who wore a black V-neck gown with subtle silver stud detailing, accessorised with Chaumet jewellery.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Hiddleston, nominated for Much Ado About Nothing, arrived with his partner Zawe Ashton, who made a statement in a vibrant red-tiered tulle gown with a plunging neckline, adding some volume and drama to the evening\u2019s prevailing trend.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/002434a5-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nTom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Zegler, who won best actress in a musical for Evita, nodded to Elizabeth Hurley\u2019s iconic Versace safety-pin dress in a black chain-embellished gown by Tamara Ralph, featuring a sharply plunging neckline and intricate gold detailing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/002434a7-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nRachel Zegler<\/p>\n<p>Monica Barbaro\u2019s cream and black Roberto Cavalli gown featured a zig-zag drop waist and a softly draped neckline, giving a more relaxed interpretation of the V-neck.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monica Barbaro\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/002434a8-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nMonica Barbaro<\/p>\n<p>Across the board, celebrities returned to cut-outs and plunging V-necks to refresh familiar red carpet silhouettes at this year\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cut-outs and plunging V-necks dominated the green carpet at the 2026 Olivier Awards, as stars marked the ceremony\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":397379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-397378","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}