Cate Blanchett chose her son as her date to The 2024 Albies, hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, in New York on Thursday night.
The actress, 55, walked hand in hand with her eldest son Dashiell, 22, as the couple dressed up for the glamorous evening.
The Australian star looked sensational as she opted for a flowy black sequin top which she paired with black leather pants.
Completing her look with a pair of small black heels and a small clutch, she added some pale pink lipstick as she smiled alongside her son.
The couple’s rare appearance comes amid speculation that Cate and her husband Andrew Upton called it quits on their marriage earlier this year.
Cate Blanchett held hands with her son Dashiell, 22, as the couple made a rare public appearance at The 2024 Albies, hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, in New York on Thursday.
The actress, 55, chose her eldest son, Dashiell, 22, to dress for the glamorous evening.
Cate, 55, and her husband Andrew Upton welcomed Dash, their first child, in December 2001, after the couple married in 1997.
The couple are also parents to sons Roman Robert, 20, and Ignatius Martin, 16, and daughter Edith Vivian Patricia, nine.
Cate and Dashiell were spotted together earlier this summer after he joined her mother at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
Dashiell seems willing to follow in his mother’s footsteps in show business, but as a filmmaker behind the camera.
The Oscar winner’s eldest son landed a role on the crew of Ryan Gosling’s action film The Fall Guy as an assistant in the camera department after finishing film school in 2022.
Meanwhile, rumors of marital problems for Cate and her husband swirled when the star was spotted on several occasions without her wedding ring.
Cate left fans baffled after showing up at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards without her ring.
She stunned at the British film industry event in a maroon Louis Vuitton dress and eye-catching body chain combo.
The Australian star looked sensational as she opted for a flowy black sequin top which she paired with black leather pants.
Completing her look with a pair of small black heels and a small clutch, she added some pale pink lipstick as she smiled alongside her son.
The mother and son linked arms as he helped her down the stairs.
The couple’s rare appearance comes amid speculation that Cate and her husband Andrew Upton ended their marriage earlier this year.
Cate, 55, and her husband Andrew Upton welcomed Dash, their first child, in December 2001, after the couple married in 1997 (pictured: Andrew and Cate, October 2017).
However, instead of wearing her white gold and diamond wedding sparkler, the Blue Jasmine star rocked a large emerald cocktail ring.
Meanwhile, her husband did not attend the event.
Interestingly, Cate was also spotted without a ring in February, when she attended an event in New York at the Museum of Modern Art on February 6.
Cate made no attempt to hide her bare ring finger as she smiled for photos outside the exclusive event.
In October 2023, Cate was seen once again without her wedding ring while sitting front row at the Stella McCartney show during Paris Fashion Week.
However, Cate appeared to shrug off split rumors in March after the couple She attended a special event where she introduced her role as creative director of alcohol brand Toku Saké.
Like his wife Cate, Andrew is from Australia, born and raised in Sydney, and attended the University of Sydney before becoming a screenwriter, playwright and director.
Dashiell looked dapper in a navy suit and matching tie.
Inside the event, Cate was sitting next to Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski.
Cate kept the room captivated as she stood up to speak during the awards night.
The star showed off her ageless beauty as she wowed in the all-black ensemble.
He has adapted a number of famous plays, including The Cherry Orchard, The White Guard, Waiting for Godot and Uncle Vanya, for productions in London and Sydney.
He also served as artistic director of the Sydney Theater Company from 2008 to 2012, and even wrote a libretto for an opera.
Andrew has worked on a number of high-profile films, including 1995’s Babe, 2005’s Stories of Lost Souls and 2015’s Carol, which starred his wife Cate and saw her earn an Oscar nomination.
The pair also formed their own production company Dirty Films in 2000 and has seen them work behind the scenes on projects including the 2023 thriller The New Boy and the 2020 comedy Apples.
