Sara Sampaio took her relationship with Ray Nicholson to a new level on Sunday when they made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party.
The model and actor, both 32, oozed love as they embraced in front of the camera at the high-profile celebrity event.
The party coincided with the 96th Academy Awards, where Oppenheimer took home the most awards, including the night’s top prize, Best Picture.
The Portuguese beauty has been dating Ray – who is the spitting image of his superstar father Jack Nicholson, 86 – since the summer of 2023, but they saved their big debut as a couple for Hollywood’s biggest night.
Sara exuded classic Hollywood glamor in a beautiful black and burgundy off-the-shoulder dress by Zuhair Murad.
Sara Sampaio took her relationship with Ray Nicholson to a new level on Sunday when they made their red carpet debut at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party
The model and actor, both 32, oozed love as they embraced in front of the camera at the high-profile celebrity event after first being linked in the summer of 2023
The dress featured a ruched bodice and voluminous skirt with a slit to reveal her trim legs.
The dark material was enlivened with beautiful crimson rose designs and she paired the dress with a tasteful set of pointed black pumps.
Sara swapped her usual brunette hair for blonde locks after getting her hair dyed last month. She styled her long hair with a side part and let her long waves drape down her back.
She completed her opulent look with sparkling jewellery, including shiny diamond earrings and a chunky necklace decorated with multiple diamonds and a huge red stone by Pasquale Bruni.
Ray looked dapper in a well-tailored charcoal suit, which he paired with a tieless black satin shirt and a set of black loafers.
Sara shared some snaps from her preparations for the Oscar party to her Instagram stories.
‘Last night at @vanityfair with my ❤️,’ she captioned a photo of her and Ray on the red carpet.
She included some behind-the-scenes photos, including a shot of Ray helping her zip the back of her haute couture look.
She beamed from ear to ear in another photo as she brushed her hair from her face and highlighted her delicate pink nails.
Ray is the product of his father’s relationship with Rebecca Broussard, whom the Oscar winner dated from 1989 to 1994.
Nicholson has three other confirmed children, including a daughter Jennifer with his only wife, Sandra Knight, to whom he was married from 1962 to 1968.
He would go on to have a son Caleb with his Five Easy Pieces costar Susan Anspach, whom he did not publicly acknowledge until 1996; and an older daughter Lorraine from his relationship with Broussard.
The Chinatown star also has an alleged daughter Honey from his relationship with Danish model Winnie Hollman, whom he has never acknowledged; and a daughter Tessa with waitress Jeannine Gourin, which he has also never publicly confirmed.
Sara and Ray have kept their relationship relatively under the radar, and were last pictured together on a shopping spree in Beverly Hills in December.
She was previously linked to literary director Zac Frognowski, but their last red carpet appearance was in early 2023.
Ray was previously seen on a date with Delilah Hamlin in 2022.
Sara exuded classic Hollywood glamor in a beautiful black and burgundy off-the-shoulder gown by Zuhair Murad paired with Pasquale Bruni jewelry
Ray looked dapper in a well-tailored charcoal suit, which he paired with a tieless black satin shirt and a set of black loafers
Sara shared some snaps from the preparations for the Oscar party to her Instagram stories, including one of Ray helping to zip up her dress
‘Last night at @vanityfair with my ❤️,’ she captioned her post
Ray is the son of actor Jack Nicholson and his longtime girlfriend Rebecca Broussard, whom the Oscar winner dated from 1989 to 1994. An actor in his own right, he has had roles in Promising Young Woman, Licorice Pizza and Something From Tiffany’s
Having first started acting in the mid-2000s, he has gradually worked with more and more prestigious talents.
He appeared in a small role with Jared Leto in 2018’s The Outsider, and he went on to play a small role in 2020’s Promising Young Woman opposite Carey Mulligan.
In 2021, he worked with acclaimed auteur Paul Thomas Anderson for a small part on his 2021 film Licorice Pizza, before graduating to starring roles in the Neil Labute thriller Out Of The Blue, in which he co-starred with Diane Kruger.
Ray recently had a supporting role in the 2022 Zoey Deutch starrer Something From Tiffany’s, and last year he worked with Camila Morrone, Willem Dafoe and actor-director Patricia Arquette on her drama Gonzo Girl.