Joel Edgerton cuts a dapper figure on the red carpet at the 7th Annual Governors Awards... as actor is tipped to win his first Oscar

By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 04:14 EST, 16 November 2015 | Updated: 19:38 EST, 16 November 2015

He may not have been there to accept an Oscar, but Joel Edgerton certainly looked the part as he stepped onto the red carpet at the 7th Annual The Governor Awards on Saturday night.

Looking dapper in an ink blue suit paired with a black bow tie and polka dot pocket square, the 41-year-old was a picture of elegance as he joined his showbusiness peers. 

The event saw around 500 Governor Award nominees attend an exclusive black tie dinner in the ritzy Dolby Ballroom, Los Angeles. 

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Star quality: Joel Edgerton looked dapper in a navy suit and black bow tie as he stepped onto the red carpet at The Governor Awards on Saturday night

Star quality: Joel Edgerton looked dapper in a navy suit and black bow tie as he stepped onto the red carpet at The Governor Awards on Saturday night

The spectacle-wearing star's newly bleached buzzcut was also on display - a sartorial move prompted by his forthcoming flick Loving, in which he plays a fair-haired man who dares to enter into an interracial relationship in the 1960s. 

Directed by Jeff Nichols, the film will focus on the fruition of the Loving v. Virginia civil rights case which subsequently overturned strict laws prohibiting interracial marriage throughout the state. 

Edgerton, will star alongside Ethiopian-Irish actress Ruth Negga - best known for her recurring role as Raina in US series Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Is that you, Eminem? The spectacle-wearing star's newly bleached buzzcut was also on display - a sartorial move prompted by his forthcoming flick Loving

Is that you, Eminem? The spectacle-wearing star's newly bleached buzzcut was also on display - a sartorial move prompted by his forthcoming flick Loving

Directed by Jeff Nichols, the film will focus on the fruition of the Loving v. Virginia civil rights case which subsequently overturned strict laws prohibiting interracial marriage throughout the state.

Directed by Jeff Nichols, the film will focus on the fruition of the Loving v. Virginia civil rights case which subsequently overturned strict laws prohibiting interracial marriage throughout the state.

The much-hyped biopic has sparked Oscar talk for Joel, who only recently nabbed a Breakout Actor Hollywood Film Award for his role in Black Mass.  

Joining Joel at The Governor Awards was fellow Australian star Cate Blanchett, who stunned in black trousers and a matching top with ruffle detail. 

Wearing her cropped blonde locks slicked to one side, the 46-year-old sported lashings of dramatic dark eye make-up for the occasion.

Onwards and upwards: The much-hyped biopic has sparked Oscar talk for Joel, who only recently nabbed a Breakout Actor Hollywood Film Award for his role in Black Mass

Onwards and upwards: The much-hyped biopic has sparked Oscar talk for Joel, who only recently nabbed a Breakout Actor Hollywood Film Award for his role in Black Mass

Showing off a naturally sun-kissed complexion, she added some nude lip gloss to her red carpet look. 

Her appearance at the awards comes as she prepares to take on a role in the hotly anticipated film Where'd You Go, Bernadette?.

The Oscar-tipped project will see Cate play the role of Bernadette Fox, an agoraphobic architect who goes missing just prior to a family holiday to Antarctica.

Golden girl: Joining Joel at The Governor Awards was fellow Australian star Cate Blanchett, who stunned in black trousers and a matching top with ruffle detail

Golden girl: Joining Joel at The Governor Awards was fellow Australian star Cate Blanchett, who stunned in black trousers and a matching top with ruffle detail

Primped: Showing off a naturally sun-kissed complexion, she added some nude lip gloss to her red carpet look

Primped: Showing off a naturally sun-kissed complexion, she added some nude lip gloss to her red carpet look

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