A Rare Sighting Of Margot Robbie & Husband Tom Ackerley Together On The Red Carpet
She’s a Prada Barbie, he’s just Tom
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 27: (L-R) Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerly attend the 33rd Annual Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/WireImage)
After fielding invites to lavish Hollywood parties, Margot Robbie and her husband Tom Ackerley have chosen an independent film ceremony, the 2023 Gotham Awards, as the location for a rare date night.
For the occasion, the actress, who was not nominated for anything during the star-studded evening, eschewed her signature Barbiecore silhouette for something more nostalgic. Taking cues from old Hollywood starlets like Marilyn Monroe and Grace Kelly, the 33-year-old opted for a timeless satin Prada dress for her night in New York City.
The body-conscious gown featured a modest calf-grazing length, a strapless finish and two parallel darts that emphasised the classic shape of the garment. Adding an extra element of theatrics—this is an event for actors, after all—Robbie adorned her look with a diaphanous cape that provided a ‘femme fatale’ touch to the ensemble.
Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley at the 33rd Annual Gotham Awards held at Cipriani Wall Street on November 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Variety via Getty Images)
Ackerley, on the other hand, looked to a more relaxed navy suit. The couple, who both served as executive producers on Barbie through their production company LuckyChap Entertainment, attended the awards to support Ryan Gosling’s nomination in the “Outstanding Supporting Performance” category as “Ken”.
Though the awards typically recognise independent, arthouse or conventionally alternative films, Robbie and Ackerly were amongst a slew of Hollywood heavyweights who attended, including Robbie’s former Once Upon A Time In Hollywood… and TheWolf Of Wall Street co-star, Leonardo DiCaprio.
Barbie director Greta Gerwig was present at the event, while Laura Dern, who had stared in Gerwig’s 2019 adaption of Little Women pledged her support to the film—which has been confirmed as the highest-grossing production of 2023—by wearing her own Barbie t-shirt.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 27: Laura Dern attends the 33rd Annual Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on November 27, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
The Australian actress married the English native (and one-time Harry Potter star) at a secret ceremony in Byron Bay in 2016. Like the covert nuptials, the pair have kept their relationship incredibly low-key, often not even appearing on the red carpet together and rarely being spotted in public.
Ackerly and Robbie were previously in Australia to promote their coastal-inspired gin, Papa Salt, at a slew of events before flying back to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of Saltburn.
Ahead, a peak into their intimate romance.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 14: (L-R) Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of MGM’s “Saltburn” at The Theatre at Ace Hotel on November 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Honorees Josey McNamara, Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley attend Variety Power of Women Los Angeles presented by Lifetime at Mother Wolf on November 16, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Variety via Getty Images)Australian actress Margot Robbie and her husband British producer Tom Ackerley arrive for the world premiere of “Barbie” at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, on July 9, 2023. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 19: Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley attend the Paramount Pictures’ Post Governors Awards Party hosted by President & CEO, Brian Robbins, at the Sunset Tower Hotel on November 19, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures)BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MARCH 04: Margot Robbie (L) and Tom Ackerley attend the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/WireImage)LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 02: Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley are seen at LAX on January 02, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by starzfly/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 26: Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley attend the Arizona Coyotes vs New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden on February 26, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)
