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Angelina Jolie vamps it up in strapless black gown at 2012 Academy Awards

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Celebrity Fitness and Health Examiner

Oscar winner Angelina Jolie showed off her long, lean legs in a black strapless Atelier Versace gown at the 2012 Academy Awards in Hollywood Feb. 26.

The cinched waist on her form-fitting dress accentuated Angelina's slender waist and creamy-white shoulders. Jolie, 36, was accompanied on the Oscar red carpet by boyfriend Brad Pitt, 48, who looked dashing in a black Tom Ford tuxedo.

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Angelina, who's a presenter at this year's Oscars, came out to support Brad, who's nominated for Best Actor for the drama Moneyball, which is also up for Best Picture.

Angelina, who made her directorial debut in the war drama In the Land of Blood and Honey, revealed that she was overcome with anxiety just before the film wrapped.

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"I had a complete emotional breakdown in the shower and Brad found me just crying," Jolie, said during her first live web chat in January 2012.

"I suddenly felt the responsibility and I felt very small and, 'Who am I to take this on and think that I could make a difference? What have I done?' I had a complete meltdown."

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'Without the balance of doing things that actually matter in the world and being part of the real world, I would have been left in a bubble. That would have felt very empty and I probably would have just had a very shallow, horrible life.'

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Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, who admits having abused drugs in her youth, says she's 'very lucky' to be alive.
Oscar winner Angelina Jolie, who admits having abused drugs in her youth, says she's 'very lucky' to be alive.
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Samantha Chang is the executive editor and co-owner of TheImproper.com, an arts and entertainment website in New York City. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Samantha is a former financial journalist who enjoys running, cycling and music. Contact her at schang@theImproper.com.

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