Elle Fanning dazzles in a busty pastel Valentino gown as she attends the 2025 National Board of Review Gala in NYC

Elle Fanning dazzled as she attended the 2025 National Board of Review Gala in New York on Tuesday evening. 

The actress, 26, turned heads as she slipped into a busty pastel Valentino Garavani gown from the pre-fall collection. 

The stunning ensemble featured a lilac bow-adorned bustier and a yellow layered tulle skirt.

She added inches to her slim frame with a pair of satin pointed purple heels and hung a blush pink fur jacket over her arms.

As for jewellery, Elle upped the glamour with a Resonances de Cartier bracelet and a fierce Panthère de Cartier ring.

The beauty appeared in high spirits as she posed up a storm on the red carpet before entering the star-studded event. 

Other celebrities who attended the gala included Ariana Grande, Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Mikey Madison, Michelle Yeoh, Jeremy Pope, and Jesse Eisenberg, among others. 

During the night, Elle was awarded Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 2024 movie A Complete Unknown.

The film centers around Bob Dylan's life from 1961 until 1965 - focusing on his controversial use of electric instruments. 

Elle plays Sylvie Russo in the Bob's biographical drama film, opposite Timothee Chalamet.

The premise of the film is: 'At the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, a young Bob Dylan shakes up his act on the folk music scene by going electric and siring rock as the voice of a generation - defining one of the most transformative moments in 20th century music,' per an official IMDB synopsis.

Along with Chalamet and Fanning, other stars in the cast include Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro and also Dan Fogler.

A Complete Unknown premiered in theaters on Christmas Day, December 25.

The gala comes just days after Elle shared a slew of holiday snaps with her rarely-seen boyfriend Gus Wenner on social media.

The Maleficent star and Rolling Stone CEO, 34, had been living it up in Aspen on a snowy getaway as they welcomed in the new year.

Taking to Instagram, Elle looked stylish as she dressed up warm in a thick navy blue coat and snow pants as she hit the slopes.

She then shared a snap of her and Gus, who also donned ski wear, posing for a cute snap by the chairlifts.

This was followed by two adorable selfies of the couple looking looked happier than ever for a picture in the snow.

Elle wrapped her arms around her CEO boyfriend as they both beamed at the camera.

She penned alongside the snaps: 'skiing into 2025.'

While the exact date of when they began their romance is unknown, Page Six previously reported that Gus and Elle went on a date in NYC in early November.

Afterwards, the duo were photographed walking hand-in-hand through Manhattan following an outing with singer Lorde, actress Annabelle Dexter Jones, and Gus' brother, Theo Wenner, at The Waverly Inn.

The couple went public with their romance while attending the 81st Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles earlier this year.

It also marked their very first red carpet event as a couple.