The Oscar winner completed her ensemble with a dramatic blue crepe coat which slid effortlessly down her shoulders.

She slipped her feet into a pair of colour coordinating heels and added extra sparkle with a pair of statement diamond earrings.

Emma Stone, 35,  looked sensational as she graced the red carpet for a gala screening of her raunchy new film Poor Things at the Barbican Centre in London on Thursday

The actress, who’s character pleasures themsleves with an apple in the Frankenstein inspired movie, stunned in a daringly plunging silver silk gown

Emma was joined on the red carpet by co-stars Mark Ruffalo, 56, and Willem Dafoe, 68, who were both dressed in smart suits.

The actress’s sensational turn as the uninhibited Bella Baxter in Poor Things – which has already seen her nominated for a Golden Globe – has her as a favourite to be named Best Actress for the second time, after La La Land in 2017.

Yargos Lanthimos, who also directed The Favourite with Olivia Colman, is also expected to be nominated for his wildly original film.

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An anti-Poor Things whispering campaign started shortly after its emergence on the festival circuit, with some saying that the use of the word ‘r*tard’ early on in the movie is problematic.

Likewise Stone’s depiction of Bella in the initial period, after her brain has been swapped with that of her unborn baby.

The actress’s nearest competition for the best actress Oscar will likely be Annette Bening, 65, whose new film Nyad also premiered in Telluride.

The movie tells the story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at the age of 64. Bening, Oscar-nominated four times but never a winner, would be a sentimental favourite.

Emma went braless beneath the frock which boasted a sheer panel to protect her modesty and quirky asymmetrical seams

The Oscar winner completed her ensemble with a dramatic blue crepe coat which slid effortlessly down her shoulders

She slipped her feet into a pair of colour coordinating heels and added extra sparkle with a pair of statement diamond earrings

The stunner wore her red locks in loose curls and accentuated her features with make-up

Emma was joined on the red carpet by co-stars Mark Ruffalo (L)  and Willem Dafoe (R)

They posed up a storm on the star-studded red carpet

Emma couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she was reunited with her fellow actors

The trio were in very good spirits as they were interviewed on the red carpet

They giggled their way through interviews

All three were totally at ease in each others company

The stars were interviewed about their roles before the screening

(L-R) Willem Dafoe, Emma Stone, Ramy Youssef and Mark Ruffalo

Marvel star Mark was joined at the screening by wife Sunrise Coigney

The couple, who wed in 2000, were more loved up than ever and packed on the PDA

The actor cut a stylish figure in a tailored black suit

The proud parents, who shares three children, attended with eldest daughter Bella, 18

Bella cut a quirky figure in oversized shirt, baggy trousers and leather chest harness

Mark couldn’t resist planing a kiss on his daughter’s cheek

Willem also opted for a stylish all black ensemble

Poor Things is Stone’s first major film role since 2021’s Cruella.

An official trailer for Poor Things revealed that the Arizona-born actress’s Poor Things character, Bella Baxter, was resurrected by her guardian, Dr. Baxter, played by Dafoe, after she died by suicide.

Men in the trailer are perplexed by Bella’s eccentric behaviour, with Baxter explaining that ever since he brought her back to life, her head and body haven’t been in sync.

Stone noted in a Bella feature from Searchlight Pictures that, ‘The more autonomous Bella becomes, the more challenged men seem to be by it.’

David Harewood wrapped up in a double breasted winter coat

Edith Bowman turned heads in a retro inspired suit

Comedian Vickey Pepperdine also attended the star-studded event

Suzy Bemba (left) walked the red carpet alongside Holly Waddington (right)

Terry Gilliam opted for an aviator jacket

She revealed that she, ‘wanted to play Bella because it felt like acceptance of what it is to be a woman.’

The actress also conveyed her gratitude for Yorgos, saying that he, ‘gave me a gift for making me a producer on [Poor Things.]’

‘I’ve gotten to be privy to the whole process that I wouldn’t have if I was just acting in it,’ she said. ‘It just felt like the perfect combination.’

Poor Things premieres  in the UK January 12, 2024

Poor Things premieres in the UK January 12, 2024