Meg Ryan wowed as she attended the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony on Sunday.
The 62-year-old actress, who recently opened up about her ‘giant break’ from Hollywood, donned a strapless sequin dress that showcased her toned arms.
The When Harry Met Sally star’s wore her blonde locks in soft waves and wore a radiant palette of make-up.
The star was also the subject of a hilarious gag by host Chelsea Handler who quipped about Emma Stone movie Poor Things: ‘That movie had so many on-screen orgasms even Meg Ryan was like, take it down a notch, girl.’
The performer’s appearance at the event took place just a few months after the debut of her most recently-released directorial effort, What Happens Later.
In addition to helming the feature, the actress also costarred alongside David Duchovny and co-wrote the project’s script.
Meg Ryan made quite the impression while attending the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony, which was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica on Sunday
What Happens Later was centered on a pair of exes who are forced to spend the night with one another at an airport after their flights are delayed.
The movie was based on Steven Dietz’s play Shooting Star, which originally premiered in 2008.
Ryan announced that she was working on the feature in May of 2022, and filming took place in Arkansas that October.
What Happens Later debuted on November 3, and it currently holds a rating of 47% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The performer spoke to Parade about working on the film and discussed why she chose to make a return to acting and directing with the project.
‘It had to do with the fact that the script came to me during COVID, during lockdown. It struck my imagination probably because of that, because those two people were stuck together,’ she said.
The actress, who recently opened up about her ‘giant break’ from Hollywood, donned a sleeveless black dress that showcased her toned arms
The star of When Harry Met Sally’s outfit for the evening was covered in numerous sparkling sequins
Ryan’s gorgeous blonde locks fell towards her shoulders for the duration of the awards show
The performer’s appearance at the event took place just a few months after the debut of her most recently-released directorial effort, What Happens Later
Ryan went on to speak about why she chose Duchovny to serve as her feature’s male lead.
‘Of course, he’s so handsome and sharp and all these great things, but he’s got a Walter Matthau kind of delivery and…it’s a chance for him to do something maybe a little different than he’s done before,’ she said.
The actress then opened up about what she felt was the overarching theme of her newest directorial effort.
‘I really feel like it’s more about the art and the dream of reconciliation…It’s this idea that these two people can embrace their differences and find a type of peace,’ she said.
