Billy Porter takes flight in green jumpsuit gown and butterfly bodyart at the Critics' Choice Awards. Billy Porter didn't disappoint Sunday at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica when he hit the red carpet in a striking mini green Hogan McLaughlin gown-like jumpsuit. The 50-year-old actor and singer teamed the jumpsuit with a swarm of butterflies, painted over his shoulders and arms.
Seeing green: Billy Porter, 50, didn't disappoint Sunday at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica when he hit the red carpet in a striking green dress
The bodyart had particular meaning for the actor, according to makeup artist Anna Bernabe, who spent an hour at her work.
'Billy’s intention [was] to embrace freedom,' she told Vogue. 'Butterflies represent a personal metamorphosis.
'The multiple butterflies [all over his body symbolize] the numerous transformations and rebirths one goes through during a lifetime.'
Porter was nominated at the ceremony for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
Double the color: Billy showed off his fashion sense in the off-the-shoulder satin ball gown with a seafoam front and a back comprised of lustrous dark green
Billy stars in the critically acclaimed Pose as Pray Tell, the MC of New York's ball culture in the 1980s and early 1990s.
The community provided an outlet for drag queens and transgender people of color as the AIDS crisis began to decimate them.
The Best Actor in a Drama Series award ultimately went to Jeremy Strong from Succession. The HBO series also took home the Best Drama Series award, beating out Pose.
Meanwhile Billy's co-star MJ Rodriguez was nominated in the Best Actress in a Drama Series category, but the award went home with Watchmen's Regina King.
Leading man: Billy stars in Pose as Pray Tell, MC of NYC's ball culture in the 1980s, which provided an outlet for drag queens and transgender people of color as the AIDS crisis raged
Despite not winning, Billy still looked like he had a great time at the award show.
He and Little Women scene-stealer Florence Pugh both gushed over their eye-catching looks on the red carpet.
Billy also stopped to pose with writer and activist Janet Mock, who seemed to be on the same wavelength when it came to the evening's fashion choices.
She complemented him in a teal dress, which she spiced up with long sparkling gloves.
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