Pamela Anderson, 57, stuns in makeup-free look and glamorous gold gown at 2024 Gotham Awards in NYC

Pamela Anderson showed off her natural beauty while attending the star-studded Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Monday.

The Baywatch beauty, 57, wore free makeup for the event and showed off her flawless assets.

The Canadian actress – who has recently embraced a bare-face look for her appearance – wowed in a sleeveless, figure-hugging gold dress with a train.

Her platinum blonde locks flowed in loose waves past her shoulders. She added height to her look with gold pointed-toe heels.

While on the red carpet, she said in an interview that makeup “doesn’t really make sense” for her People.

“I mean – I wear – I like to wear makeup sometimes too,” she said, adding, “It has a time and a place. I just feel like it just didn’t really make sense in my personal life.”

Pamela Anderson, 57, showed off her natural beauty while attending the star-studded Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Monday

The Baywatch beauty went makeup-free for the event, which showed off her flawless facial features

The Baywatch beauty went makeup-free for the event, which showed off her flawless facial features

What beauty means to her, she said it was about: ‘Being brave and making your dreams come true. It’s never too late.’

The Gotham Awards have included gender-neutral categories since 2021, and this year Pamela is competing against an impressive slate of nominees for Outstanding Lead Performance, including Nicole Kidman in Babygirl, Demi Moore in The Substance, Colman Domingo in Sing Sing, Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun, Justice Smith in I Saw The TV Glow, Keith Kupferer in Ghostlight, Mikey Madison in Anora and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths.

Pamela is nominated for her role in The Last Showgirl, in which she plays a veteran Las Vegas performer navigating the twilight of her career.

Written by Kate Gersten, the film features an impressive cast, including Jamie Lee Curtis as Shelly’s best friend, and Dave Bautista as the show’s producer.

Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka and Billie Lourd play supporting roles.

Anderson’s performance received critical acclaim and earned her the Marquee Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival.

The 34th annual Gotham Awards mark the official kickoff of the 2024-2025 awards season.

This year’s event introduces two new competitive categories: Best Director, awarded for the first time, and the return of the Breakthrough Performer award.

The Canadian actress wowed in a sleeveless figure-hugging gold dress with a train

The Canadian actress wowed in a sleeveless figure-hugging gold dress with a train

Her platinum blonde locks flowed in loose waves past her shoulders

Her platinum blonde locks flowed in loose waves past her shoulders

She added height to her look with gold pointed-toe heels

She added height to her look with gold pointed-toe heels

While on the red carpet, she shared in an interview with People that makeup

While on the red carpet, she shared in an interview with People that makeup “doesn’t really make sense” for her

“I mean – I wear – I like to wear makeup sometimes too,” she said, adding, “It has a time and a place. I just feel like it just didn't really make sense in my personal life.”

“I mean – I wear – I like to wear makeup sometimes too,” she said, adding, “It has a time and a place. I just feel like it just didn’t really make sense in my personal life.”

The nominations highlight a wide range of independent films, with Anora leading the way with four nominations, followed by I Saw the TV Glow and Nickel Boys with three nominations each.

Special tribute awards will be presented to several industry celebrities, including Denis Villeneuve receiving the Director Tribute for Dune: Part Two and Angelina Jolie receiving the Performer Tribute for Maria.

The awards, presented by the Gotham Film & Media Institute, reward and nurture independent film and media makers and provide crucial recognition for emerging and established talent.

Pamela’s new film is directed by Gia Coppola, granddaughter of The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola and niece of Lost In Translation filmmaker Sofia Coppola.

Gia revealed that she was inspired to cast her leading lady after watching her 2023 Netflix documentary Pamela, A Love Story.

The documentary, released around the same time as her memoir Love, Pamela, had her baring her soul about her career, her relationships and the trauma of the scandal when the Tommy Lee sex tape was stolen and leaked.

While watching Pamela’s documentary, Gia was “so impressed with her knowledge of arthouse cinema, art and philosophy,” she said. Term.

‘I saw a woman bursting with the will to express herself creatively.’

However, when Pamela’s agent received the script for The Last Showgirl, he neglected to even run it by her before turning it down.

“He didn’t think it was good for me,” Pamela said. ‘He didn’t think I could do it. At that time I was not offered anything. But in a way I had also given up.’

Pamela is nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance for her role in The Last Showgirl, in which she plays a veteran Las Vegas performer navigating the twilight of her career; seen quietly

Pamela is nominated for Outstanding Lead Performance for her role in The Last Showgirl, in which she plays a veteran Las Vegas performer navigating the twilight of her career; seen quietly

However, Pamela and Tommy’s son Brandon Thomas Lee came to the rescue when he found the screenplay in his mother’s agent’s office.

Brandon, who had produced the Netflix documentary that inspired Gia to send Pamela the script, then brought The Last Showgirl to his mother’s attention.

Pamela said she read the screenplay and “I felt it. I had to do it. I felt Shelly immediately. I knew it was right. There’s something karmic about it, because if Brandon hadn’t made that documentary and Gia hadn’t seen it, I wouldn’t be doing this.”

After premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September to a warm critical response, The Last Showgirl will hit theaters on December 13.