George Clooney looks mesmerised by his stunning wife Amal as the lawyer is honoured with a leadership prize at the DVF Awards during Venice Film Festival

George Clooney looked more in love than ever with his gorgeous wife Amal as they posed for photos at the DVF Awards in Venice on Thursday night.

Human rights lawyer Amal, 45, looked stunning before being honored with the DVF Leadership Award along with four other honorees at the ceremony.

The couple brought the star power to the 14th annual event, founded by designer Diane von Furstenberg, which recognizes and empowers women who are dedicated to transforming the lives of other women.

Amal cut a glamorous figure in the blush lace dress, which featured a tulle overskirt and was paired with a pair of metallic strappy sandals.

The mother-of-two wore her dark brown locks in soft waves and applied a full face make-up in a radiant palette of pink tones.

Meanwhile, her handsome husband George looked typically dashing in a black suit, which he wore with a slightly unbuttoned navy blue shirt.

A biography of Amal is available on the DVF website, explaining why she is being honored at the prestigious award ceremony.

It reads: “Amal Clooney is an award-winning human rights attorney who has defended victims of injustice around the world for the past 20 years. She represents clients before international courts, including the International Criminal Court, the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.

Amal has represented high-profile political prisoners and survivors of mass atrocities, such as the Yazidi women and girls enslaved by ISIS, civilians attacked by Sudanese militias and government forces in Darfur, and women activists imprisoned around the world. to sit.

“Her record of securing the freedom of wrongfully imprisoned journalists around the world is unparalleled. She is currently a member of the Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Composed in Ukraine, supporting justice for victims of war crimes and other human rights violations.”

Other women to receive awards include award-winning actor, producer, writer, advocate and best-selling author Lilly Singh.

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and Algorithmic Justice League founder Dr. Joy Buolamwini, be honored.

Finally, Helena Gualinga, an environmental and human rights defender who advocates for the protection of the Amazon rainforest, will also receive an award.

The award was established in 2010 by Diane von Furstenberg and her family foundation to recognize women who have helped other women’s lives.

Each year, five awards are presented to women who have “displayed leadership, strength and courage” in their commitment to women’s causes.

The foundation gives these women $100,000 for their non-profit organization.

Also on the night was singer Rita Ora, who sported her fourth look of the day as she turned heads in a chic black dress.

Rita’s gorgeous gown had sheer sleeves and hugged every inch of her figure as she arrived in style at the posh event.

The hitmaker added extra bling to the ensemble with a silver sequined clutch and showed off her stuff in matching ballerinas.

She wore a glitzy gray smokey eye and styled her hair in pretty curls.

Movie stars and directors traditionally like to travel to the lagoon city to launch their films. This year, however, will offer a little less sparkle than usual, as a strike by Hollywood actors will prevent many stars from promoting their work here.

Putting a brave face on the anticipated disruption, the festival’s Artistic Director Alberto Barbera has managed to attract one of the strongest line-ups in recent years, defying the gloomy predictions of a massive no-show from major studio productions. defies.

“We know that some talents won’t be there… But others will come because they work in independent films. So everything is good. It looks very positive.’

Outside the picture-perfect canals of Venice, there is a sense of crisis in the film industry, with strikes by both major American actors and writers’ unions bringing much of the entertainment industry to a standstill.

“If the strikes last longer, it will have a huge, negative impact on the next (release) season and also on the awards season,” said Barbera.

No one in Hollywood wants the strikers to do the wrong thing and the entire film and TV industry has come to a complete standstill.

The writers’ union, the WGA, went on strike on May 2 and was followed on July 14 by SAG-AFTRA, the actors’ union.