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The Standard Theatre Awards Winners Dinner for 2025 honorees was held on Sunday in London, featuring a bevy of star power thanks to Cate Blanchett, Rachel Zegler and more guests and award recipients.
Streamlined style and designer pieces were on full display at Sunday night’s event, featuring dresses by Elie Saab and Alessandra Rich, among others. WWD breaks down those looks and more ahead.
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
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Blanchett went back to the runway with her Elie Saab look. The two-time Oscar-winning actress styled a strapless dress with an oblong neckline from the eponymous Lebanese designer’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection. The look offered a contemporary variation on the classic little black dress, featuring a cinched waist and pencil skirt with a midi hemline. Blanchett paired the dress with slingback black heels from the designer, too.
Rachel Zegler
Rachel Zegler
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Zegler wore a stretch lace evening dress by Alessandra Rich, channeling elements of the dark glamour red carpet trend. The “West Side Story” breakout star’s long-sleeve dress was crafted with a plunging neckline and formfitting silhouette. Black ruffled material featured to highlight the neckline, while the lace overlay of the dress featured ornate design details and patterning. Zegler paired the dress with black pointed toe heels. Stylist Sarah Slutsky Tooley curated Zegler’s look.
Hayley Atwell
Hayley Atwell
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Hayley Atwell favored a modern use of metallic in an Emilia Wickstead dress from the New Zealand fashion designer’s fall 2026 ready-to-wear collection. The midi dress featured a fitted bodice with a cinched waist for added silhouette definition and a full skirt with pleating. Draped fabric featured at the neckline, giving the dress further dimension. Atwell paired the dress with Roger Vivier black pumps.
Founded in 1955 and the oldest theatrical awards in the U.K., The Standard Theatre Awards Winners Dinner on Sunday night honored the best performances of 2025, with Hayley Atwell the recipient of the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress in “Much Ado About Nothing” and Rachel Zegler winning the Best Musical Performance award for her leading role in “Evita.”
