Theron to watch Oscars from afar

Oscar winner Charlize Theron will ditch the designer dress and red carpet of the Academy awards in favour of watching this year’s ceremony at home in her pyjamas, she revealed today.

The actress said she’d rather tune into the biggest event on the Hollywood calendar on television on the couch with her director and actor boyfriend Stuart Townsend.

Theron was speaking about this year’s Oscars after the screening of Townsend’s latest film 'Battle in Seattle' at the Dublin International Film Festival.

“We are not going. I don’t think you go to those kind of award shows unless you are nominated,” she declared.

“I think it’s a special thing if you get a nomination, or your film does. Then you go.

“But we don’t have any nominations or anything like that in the house, so we sit in our jammies and watch it on the couch.”

Theron, best known for her Academy Award-winning portrayal of a lesbian prostitute-turned serial killer in 'Monster', also ruled out any imminent marriage to her long time boyfriend.

“I have no plans on getting married,” she said.

The pair made a brisk entrance to the early morning gala screening at the Savoy Cinema in central Dublin after partying the night before at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards.

Townsend wrote and directed 'Battle in Seattle' which tells the story of of the World Trade Organisation protests in the US city in 1999.

Theron, Woody Harrelson and 'Goodfellas' star Ray Liotta are among the ensemble cast bringing to life one of the key events that crystallised globalisation as a world issue.