Jessica Chastain electrifies in Elie Saab at Berlin awards

JEDDAH: Jessica Chastain dazzled on the red carpet in an electric blue Elie Saab gown as she attended the Golden Camera Awards, the annual celebration of German film and television, in Berlin on Saturday night.
The Hollywood star’s outfit, from the Lebanese fashion designer’s spring-summer 2019 couture collection, incorporated a strapless “sweetheart” neckline, cinched waist and a layered skirt with a dramatic train and thigh-high split.
The US actress and producer completed her look with $1,800 rhinestone-encrusted silver platform stiletto sandals by Italian designer Rene Caovilla, and a diamond necklace and earring set by Piaget.
Chastain picked up the “Best International Actress” award at the event, and was hailed by Saab on Instagram.
“Congratulations to the beautiful @jessicachastain for winning the best actress award at the Golden Camera Awards ceremony in Berlin,” wrote @eliesaabworld, alongside a photo of Chastain in the gown.
The actress also shared a selfie from the event on her Instagram account, captioning the shot: “Sprichst du Deutsch? (Do you speak German?).” The image received over 191,000 likes on the platform, where Chastain has 2.1 million followers.
The Golden Globe-winner’s love affair with Saab’s designs goes back several years. She wore a blue outfit by the Arab couturier at the “Zero Dark Thirty” premiere in Hollywood in 2012, and donned a lilac one-shouldered Saab gown for the “Foxcatcher” screening at the Cannes Film Festival in 2014.
Chastain also wowed critics in a “waterfall blue” embroidered gown from Saab’s spring 2018 collection at the premiere of “Molly’s Game” in Amsterdam in 2017.
The actress, who has two Academy Award nominations for “The Help” and “Zero Dark Thirty,” began her career in TV with roles in “ER” and “Veronica Mars.” She has also starred in “Interstellar,” “Dark Phoenix,” “A Most Violent Year” and “Crimson Peak.”