Portman becomes mommy for the second time

Natalie Portman and her husband, Benjamin Millepied have welcomed their daughter. This would explain why Portman did not attend the Academy Awards on February 26, even though she was nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in Jackie. The star made her baby bump debut in September, at the Venice Film Festival, while promoting her movies Planetarium and Jackie. In late November, Portman graced the red carpet at the 2016 Gotham Awards in New York City, dressed in a knee-length beaded frock by Rodarte, that outfitted her growing baby bump delicately and stylishly. Although she attended the Golden Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards while expecting, Portman skipped the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, due to her delivery. Though Portman and Millepied, who met on the sets of Black Swan, are quite private about their family life, the actress opened up in a summer 2016 piece for The New York Times’ T Magazine about how parenthood has changed her. The Oscar-winning actress, 35, gave birth to a girl named Amalia on February 22, her representative told the media. The statement read: “Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied welcomed a baby girl, Amalia Millepied, on February 22. Mother and baby are happy and healthy.” Portman and French choreographer Millepied, 39, are already parents to son Aleph. They got married in 2012.