George Clooney looks mesmerised by his stunning wife Amal as the lawyer is honoured with

George Clooney looked more smitten than ever with his stunning wife Amal as they posed for pictures at the DVF Awards in Venice on Thursday evening.

Human rights lawyer Amal, 45, looked breathtaking as she arrived at the ceremony ahead of being honoured with the DVF Leadership Award along with four other women, at the Sala degli Arazzi of the Giorgio Cini Foundation.

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

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

The mother of two wore her brunette locks in soft waves and applied a full face of make-up in a glowing pallet of pink tones at the ceremony, which was being hosted during the Venice International Film Festival.

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

On the DVF website there is a bio for Amal, explaining why she is being honoured at the prestigious awards ceremony.

It reads: ‘Amal Clooney is an award-winning human rights lawyer who has spent the past two decades defending victims of injustice around the world. 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 militia and government forces in Darfur, and female activists imprisoned around the globe. 

‘Her track record in securing freedom for unjustly detained journalists around the world is unmatched. She is currently serving on the Task Force on Accountability for Crimes Committed in Ukraine, to support justice for victims of war crimes and other human rights abuses.’

Other women receiving awards include award-winning and multi-hyphenate actor, producer, writer, advocate and bestselling author Lilly Singh.

Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed and the founder of the Algorithmic Justice League, Dr. Joy Buolamwini, are also being honoured.

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

The awards was founded by Diane von Furstenberg and her family foundation in 2010 to recognise women who have helped the lives of other women.

Each year, five awards are given to women who have ‘demonstrated leadership, strength, and courage’ in their commitment to women’s causes.

The foundation grants these women $100,000 for their non-profit organisation.

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

Rita’s stunning frock featured sheer sleeves and hugged every inch of her figure as she made a stylish arrival at the swanky event.

The hitmaker added extra bling to the ensemble with a silver sequinned clutch and strutted her stuff in matching ballet flats.

She wore a glitzy grey smokey-eye and styled her hair in pretty ringlets. 

Movie stars and directors traditionally enjoy travelling to the lagoon city to launch their films. However, this year will offer a bit less sparkle than usual because a Hollywood actors’ strike will prevent many stars from promoting their work here.

The festival’s artistic director Alberto Barbera is putting a brave face on the expected disruption and has managed to attract one of the strongest line-ups in recent years, defying dire predictions of a mass no-show by big studio productions.

‘We know that some talent will not be able to attend … But some others will come because they are working in the independent films. So everything is good. It looks very positive.’

Away from Venice’s picture-perfect canals, a sense of crisis pervades the movie-making business, with strikes by both the main U.S. 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 the awards season as well,’ Barbera said.

Nobody in Hollywood wants to be seen doing the wrong thing by the strikers and the whole film and TV industry has ground to a complete stop.

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