Maddie Ziegler was a true vision as she made her debut at the 94th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The 19-year-old dancer and actress wore a sophisticated strapless Giambattista Valli couture black ball gown, with a chic bow in the front and back.
The West Side Story star accessorized the elegant ensemble with Swarovski jewels, including a sizable sparkling necklace, as well as matching earrings, bracelet and rings.
A vision in black: Maddie Ziegler was a true vision as she hit the red carpet at the 94th Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday
The young actress - who started her career as a dancer on reality TV show Dance Moms and later on became a household name by starring in music videos by singer Sia - opted for soft glam.
She wore a nude lipstick, a delicate pink blush, well defined eyebrows, and bronze eyeshadow that highlighted her bright blue eyes.
The brunette beauty had her long tresses curled and pinned back into a chic bun, with two strands remaining behind to frame her features.
To add even more drama to the stylish look, she sported dark red nail polish.
Sophisticated: The 19-year-old dancer and actress wore a sophisticated strapless Giambattista Valli couture black ball gown, with a chic bow in the front and back
Ziegler stars as Velma in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, which has been nominated for seven Academy Awards at tonight's show, including for Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director.
In February she spoke about her second audition for the movie and getting to meet the famous director in an interview with Collider.
'Then I got called in to [the] New York audition, and I was like, "I don’t know what’s gonna happen." I go in and Steven Spielberg’s in the room and I’m just like, "Cool! Okay, so this is it. This is what’s happening."'
Accessories: The West Side Story star accessorized the elegant ensemble with Swarovski jewels, including a sizable sparkling necklace, as well as matching earrings, bracelet and rings
'And then after that day, they were like, "We want you to come in tomorrow, so I came in the next day, read some lines with Steven, which I was like, [shaking]. And also having to do a New York accent, that was all very scary.'
'And I left and it was an amazing experience and I was like, "That was cool. I don’t think I’m gonna get it, so that’s fun." And then got a call a few months later. It was the craziest thing ever,' she said.
Maddie also stars as Mia Reed in The Fallout, a 2021 American teen drama film about a high school student trying to navigate her trauma following a school shooting.
Latest movie: Ziegler stars as Velma in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story, which has been nominated for seven Academy Awards at tonight's show; Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler pictured in West Side Story
The beauty also opened about about her transition from dancer to actor in a Janury interview with Collider. 'When I was younger, I was just like, "Oh yeah, dance til I die. That’s it. That’s my path forever." For some reason, that was all I could think of until I started doing music videos with Sia.'
'I kind of realized, "Oh, I’m literally playing a character in all these music videos and I’m becoming these different roles," and a huge part of the rehearsal process was not just the movement, but the actual intention behind the emotions.'
'And then I was like, "Okay, yeah. This is definitely something I want to do," so I started auditioning and started getting little roles here and there, and then one day it kind
