Jennifer Aniston Is A Sequined Beauty As She Faces 'Rival' Jolie

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Jennifer Aniston, who wore a Valentino gown with Jimmy Choo heels, finally came face to face with love rival Angelina Jolie for the first time in public. The former Friends star bravely chose to present two awards at the Academy Awards despite knowing that Jolie and her ex-husband Brad Pitt would be sitting just yards away in the front row of the crowd.

As Aniston, 40, took part in a comedy routine with actor Jack Black, Jolie could be seen laughing along to their routine. Millions of viewers watched nervously as Aniston calmly presented the awardss despite Hollywood's number one power couple looking on. One onlooker said;

Jen was on stage for more than five minutes and she must have felt like the eyes of the world were on her and her ex-husband's new lover. The cameras then flashed again to Brad and Angelina and he looked slightly uncomfortable. He was stroking his face and smiling with the rest of the crowd.

Jolie was nominated in the Best Actress category alongside Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Kate Winslet and Melissa Leo.