She was presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to recipient Penélope Cruz at the 43rd Annual César Film Awards in Paris on Friday evening.

And a beaming Marion Cotillard looked delighted to have the honour as she sauntered out onto the stage at what is known as the French version of the Oscars.

The French film star, 42, looked radiant in a shimmering silver and black dress, which slipped gracefully off one of her shoulders, showing off her porcelain skin beneath.

Jovial: Marion Cotillard shimmered in a leggy silver and black gown with a dramatic train... and beamed as she presented a gong at the 43rd Annual César Film Awards in Paris on Friday

The 3/4 length sleeves on the outfit fell in puffs along her lithe arms and she showed off her leggy pins as the dress came to an abrupt halt at the high-hemmed front.

The back of the outfit featured a long train, which trailed behind the Allied star as she walked onto the stage.

Marion kept her make-up fresh, with a dash of rouge on her lips and cheeks and swept her dark blonde locks behind her hear.

She complimented the look with drop-earrings and black killer heels.

Thank you: Penélope Cruz was gifted the award by director Pedro Almodovar and Marion

Stunning in silver: The French actress stepped out on stage looking sleek

Sleek: The 3/4 length sleeves on the outfit fell in puffs along her lithe arms and she showed off her leggy pins as the dress came to an abrupt halt at the high-hemmed front

She was joining director Pedro Almodovar in awarding Spanish actress Penélope with her gong.

Penélope was being honored with an honorary prize from France’s Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema at the prestigious event and looked equally radiant in a silk gown in a regal shade of lilac.

Alain Terzian, the president of the Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema, said earlier this year: 'Penélope Cruz has the talent to shine in international productions as much as in [smaller] films, whether [she’s working] for Ridley Scott, Rob Marshall, Kenneth Branagh, Sergio Castellitto, Fernando Trueba or Asghar Farhadi, with whom she has just wrapped Everybody Knows (Todos Lo Saben), which will come out in May.'

Slick: The Allied star showed off her lithe pins in the silver and black ensemble

Beaming: Marion seemed delighted to be awarding the gong at the prestigious event

The honour has been previously awarded to the likes of George Clooney, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep and Sean Penn in past years.

Both ladies sported white ribbons on their gowns in a continued show of support to the #MeToo movement.

Joining fellow actresses across the Atlantic and the English Channel in a protest of sexual misconduct, the César Award's version of the show of support featured a white ribbon instead of wearing all black like at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes.

Whoosh! The actress strutted her stuff along the red carpet after the ceremony

A helping hand: Marion was assisted as she arrived at the ceremony

In support: About 100 actresses and other figures launched the hashtag Maintenant On Agit (Now We Act) campaign this week ahead of the awards

About 100 actresses and other figures launched the hashtag Maintenant On Agit (Now We Act) campaign this week ahead of the awards.

A call on the website of the Foundation of Women, collaborating with the white-ribbon movement, simply said: 'We submitted, We endured, We kept silent.'

More than 100 personalities, including stars Agnes Jaoui, Julie Gayet and Sandrine Bonnaire, asked for donations via the foundation. The funds are destined for associations helping women pursue cases before justice, 'so that no woman ever again has to say #MeToo.'

An honour: Penélope was being honored with an honorary prize from France’s Academy of Arts and Techniques of Cinema at the prestigious event and looked equally radiant in a silk gown in a regal shade of lilac