Taraji P. Henson wowed in a white gown while showing some leg on Sunday at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.
The 53-year-old actress, who has been dazzling during awards season, wore a strapless and sleeveless dress with a small train that featured an upper thigh slit as she hit the red carper at the Barker Hangar.
The Color Purple star completed her outfit with pointy silver heels and accessorized with necklace, rings and bracelet.
Taraji had her short black hair down around her shoulders with a fringe framing her face.
She accentuated her natural beauty with full makeup including smoky eyeshadow and pink lipstick.
The 53-year-old actress wore a strapless and sleeveless dress with a small train that featured an upper thigh slit as she hit the red carper at the Barker Hangar
Taraji P. Henson wowed in a white gown while showing some leg with a high slit on Sunday at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California
Taraji was nominated at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards along with the cast of The Color Purple in the Best Acting Ensemble category.
The cast of Oppenheimer won the award in the Best Acting Ensemble category, which also included the casts of Air, Barbie, The Holdovers and Killers Of The Flower Moon as nominees.
Taraji in The Color Purple portrays Shug Avery and was spotted at the awards ceremony catching up with Fantasia Barrino, 39, who plays Celie Harris-Johnson in the coming-of-age musical drama.
Fantasia also wore a white strapless and sleeveless dress to the awards ceremony.
Taraji recently opened up about the less than stellar working conditions on the set of The Color Purple, which was produced by Oprah Winfrey, 68, who also starred in the 1985 version of the film directed by Steven Spielberg, 77.
Speaking to the New York Times, Taraji revealed that she almost had to drive herself to and from the Atlanta set of the film that was released in the US on Christmas Day.
‘They gave us rental cars, and I was like, “I can’t drive myself to set in Atlanta. This is insurance liability, it’s dangerous.” Now, they robbing people. What do I look like taking myself to work by myself in a rental car?’ she recalled to the publication, noting the city’s infamous crime.
Taraji explained that she had to advocate for herself and others while creating the movie.
Taraji had her short black hair down around her shoulders with a fringe framing her face
The actress was spotted at the awards ceremony catching up with her co-star Fantasia Barrino, 39, who plays Celie Harris-Johnson in the coming-of-age musical drama The Color Purple
Taraji in The Color Purple portrays Shug Avery and is shown in a scene from the film
She continued, ‘So I was like, “Can I get a driver or security to take me?” I’m not asking for the moon. They’re like, “Well, if we do it for you, we got to do it for everybody.”‘
‘Well, do it for everybody! It’s stuff like that, stuff I shouldn’t have to fight for. I was on the set of Empire fighting for trailers that [weren’t] infested with bugs,’ she expressed about the unfair treatment she regularly experiences in Hollywood.
Taraji continued to lament over The Color Purple, adding that Warner Bros. studio did not want to support the cast in an international press tour.
She also described the physical toil of having to audition for the role of Shug Avery.
‘What else do I need to do to prove my worth? Now that I’m singing and dancing for you, and I climbed up on the table 88 times with my knobby knees and had to ice my knees in between takes, what else do I need to do?’ she said while airing out her grievances.
