Selena Gomez stepped out in New York City after she and the cast of her quirky French musical film Emilia Pérez received a coveted French honor on Thursday.
Gómez, 32, stars in the Spanish-language crime comedy about a brutal cartel leader who fakes his own death to become a woman.
The film directed by Jacques Audiard also stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldana, Edgar Ramirez and Adriana Paz.
Gómez and the rest of the Emilia Pérez cast received the Order of Arts and Letters at Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, in New York.
The honor is awarded to people whose art, literature or other creative works have made a “significant contribution to the enrichment of French cultural heritage.”
It was given to him by the director of the Villa Albertine, Mohamed Bouabdallah, a French cultural diplomat in the United States.
Selena Gomez stepped out in New York City after she and the cast of her quirky French musical film Emilia Pérez received a coveted honor on Thursday.
Gómez and the rest of the cast of Emilia Pérez received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at the Villa Albertine headquarters in New York
Gomez had the eye-catching green medal pinned to the silk lapel of her sexy black blazer dress.
Gomez had the eye-catching green medal pinned to the silk lapel of her sexy black blazer dress.
The billionaire thanked Ambassador Bouabdallah and Villa Albertine while sharing photos from the ceremony on Instagram.
‘Thank you @mbouabdallah_ for honoring my cast with the Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres tonight at @villa.albertine for Emilia Perez!’ the Disney Channel alum wrote.
He included a selfie showing off his medal, as well as images of the cast touching glasses of champagne with Ambassador Bouabdallah.
For the special night, she paired her elegant blazer dress with black pumps with sparkly gold heels.
Gomez’s long brown hair fell down her back and chest in straight strands.
As for her makeup, the Rare Beauty founder paired a pink-toned matte lip with a sexy smoky eyeshadow.
Her cheeks had a radiant, rosy glow and the bronzing powder helped sculpt her already beautiful features.
Gomez was accompanied by two bodyguards as she walked down the sidewalk in New York.
For the special night, she styled her elegant blazer dress with black pumps with sparkly gold heels.
Gomez’s long brown hair fell down her back and chest in straight strands. As for her makeup, the Rare Beauty founder paired a pink-toned matte lip with a sexy smoky eyeshadow.
Her cheeks had a radiant, rosy glow and the bronzing powder helped sculpt her already beautiful features.
Gomez seemed to be in good spirits after receiving the special award Thursday night.
She was accompanied by several bodyguards.
Gómez has had a busy week in New York: Emilia Pérez premiered at the New York Film Festival on Monday.
For the event at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan, the brunette beauty hit the red carpet in a skin-tight black sleeveless dress that showed off her remarkably svelte figure, fueling ozempic speculation.
Selena’s brunette hair was styled in a sleek bun and her makeup artist gave her intense eyeliner for the occasion.
As on Thursday, he was again joined by his co-stars Zoe Saldana, Adriana Paz, Karla Sofía Gascón and Edgar Ramírez.
Selena plays Jessi Del Monte, the wife of a transgender Mexican cartel leader, in Jacques Audiard’s critically acclaimed film arriving in select theaters November 1 before streaming November 13 on Netflix.
“Making this movie was worth all the blood, sweat and tears,” Gomez, who has 648.8 million followers on social media, gushed last week.
‘I’m extremely proud of this project, Jacques, @karsiagascon @zoesaldana @adytapaz @edgarramirez25 (the whole family) and I can’t wait for everyone to see it! This movie changed my life!’
Emilia Pérez currently has a critical approval rating of 87% (from 63 reviews) on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film premiered in the United States at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival last month after taking home a top award at its world premiere in Cannes in May.
Gómez and the rest of Emilia Pérez’s cast received the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, in New York.
The honor is awarded to people whose art, literature or other creative works have made a “significant contribution to the enrichment of French cultural heritage.”
It was given to him by the director of the Villa Albertine, Mohamed Bouabdallah, a French cultural diplomat in the United States. Gómez included a short video of the ceremony in her Instagram post.
Selena plays Jessi Del Monte, the transgender wife of the Mexican cartel leader, in Jacques Audiard’s critically acclaimed film arriving in select theaters November 1 before streaming November 13 on Netflix.
On Monday, Gomez wowed at the film’s premiere at the New York Film Festival with her castmates.
While in New York, Selena also attended Sabrina Carpenter’s sold-out Short n’ Sweet Tour concert at Madison Square Garden.
Selena sparked controversy when a video of her dancing seductively with her Emilia Perez co-star Edgar during the concert went viral.
Concerned fans thought the video was a sign that Selena’s relationship with music producer Benny Blanco, 36, was in trouble.
But Selena put an end to the wild speculation on Tuesday.
She did so by sharing a new clip of her and Edgar dancing at another concert, which she humorously captioned: “OMG, how dare I dance with my best friend.”
Selena confirmed her romance with Benny in December 2023 after secretly dating the musician for five months.
Since then, Selena has featured Benny on her social media and he was her date to the 2024 Emmy Awards last month.
The couple has been hit by engagement rumors since Selena appeared in Los Angeles in August with a ring on her ring finger.