Sandra Bullock is no stranger to high-profile red carpet events and award ceremonies, and she made quite an impression at the 2016 People’s Choice Awards. The American-German actress made her breakthrough with Keanu Reeves in the 1994 American action thriller Speed.
Sandra Bullock wears her hair down at the People’s Choice Awards 2016 at Microsoft Theater on January 6, 2016, in Los Angeles, California (Credit: Winston Burris / WENN / Nikki Nelson)
Rumored to have dated her co-star, Sandra portrayed the role of Annie Porter, a commuter who gets stuck in the driver’s seat of a bus that’s been rigged to explode if it dips below 50 miles per hour.
”After two weeks I was like, ‘I can’t take it anymore!”’ she told EW in 1994 about filming the movie.
”I mean, I’m sitting in a bus for the entire movie. But it was the best acting lesson I’ve ever had. How do you make sitting in a bus interesting?”
At 29 years old, Sandra Bullock shines as Annie Porter in the 1994 action thriller Speed (Credit: 20th Century Studios)
Behind the Scenes of ‘Speed’ With Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves
Principal photography for Speed began on September 7, 1993, when Sandra Bullock was 29. Her co-star Keanu Reeves was the same age, turning 29 on September 2, 1993. Filming completed on December 23, 1993, in Los Angeles.
Speed was released on June 10, 1994, just days before Sandra turned 30 on July 26, 1994. According to an interview with Dutch director Jan de Bont in Vulture, Keanu Reeves had to be convinced to play Officer Jack Traven.
“He hated stunts, and he hated action! He was afraid of it. He was more like a happy-go-lucky guy at the time, with high aspirations of dramatic theater,” de Bont said.
Keanu Reeves, at 29 years old, takes on the intense role of Officer Jack Traven in the 1994 action-packed thriller Speed (Credit: 20th Century Studios)
The Dutch director continued, “Let me tell you this, it took me a lot of effort to get him to do the things I wanted him to do. But then near the very end, he finally started to enjoy it, because I showed him some footage and he realized, ‘Oh my God, that is such a different thing now. That is not a stunt person. People can see it’s my face. It’s not over my shoulder. It is in my face while things are happening around me.’ And then he started to enjoy it.”
Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves were both 29-years-old when filming Speed (Credit: Winston Burris / WENN / Nikki Nelson)
Sandra Bullock Shines in Red at the People’s Choice Awards
In January 2016, the then-51-year-old actress was the lady in red at the awards show, where she was voted Favorite Movie Actress for her work on “Our Brand is Crisis.”
Sandra Bullock wears a red Monique Lhuillier dress as she arrives at the People’s Choice Awards (Credit: Winston Burris / WENN / Nikki Nelson)
She wore a lovely red guipure lace dress from Monique Lhuillier’s Pre-Fall 2016 collection. It featured long sleeves and a thigh-skimming ruffled hem that drew attention to Sandra’s toned legs.
Sandra Bullock covers her red Monique Lhuillier dress with a long black coat (Credit: Winston Burris / WENN / Nikki Nelson)
The “Gravity” star arrived at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, elegantly wrapped in a long black coat.
She styled her ensemble with simple jewelry, carried a black clutch, and showed off her sexy feet in strappy lace-up “Leg Wrap” sandals from Stuart Weitzman.
Sandra completed her look with light smokey eyes and pink lips, keeping her brunette locks sleek and straight.
Sandra Bullock shows off her feet in Stuart Weitzman sandals (Credit: Winston Burris / WENN / Nikki Nelson)
Sandra’s fawn-colored Stuart Weitzman sandals feature a geometric paneled design, back-zip fastenings, lace-up ties, open toes, and about 4.5-inch heels.
We think she scored with this footwear choice. The sandals added a taste of summer to her red, frilly dress.
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