Katy Perry goes nude in sequined gown as she is honoured for charity work

Lady of the night: Katy Perry on the red carpet for Trevor Live honoring
Katy Perry and Audi of America for The Trevor Project  at the Hollywood
Palladium on Sunday night

Honoured: Kate holds up a sign with the motto that embodies the Trevor Project and looks sensational in a nude sequinned dress

The sequinned detail also added glamour and Kate accessorised with some gold rings and a gold pendant.

The 28-year-old’s jet black hair was down with a single crossover braid and her dark, slightly heavy eyebrows accentuated her heart-shaped face.

Lashing of black mascara also brought out her bright green eyes.

Pretty as a picture: Katy Perry, Aubrey Plaza and Amy Poehler look radiant as they smile for the camera

The jokes on you: The girls laugh as Aubrey points at Amy

Cuddle up for the camera: Katy with director Adam Shankman

Inside the venue where she was being given the award the Fireworks singer was spotted chatting to actresses and comedians Aubrey Plaze and Amy Poehler, of Parks and Recreations fame.

The girls looked to be having a great time as they joked and laughed.

Later Katy was seen cosying up to director and So You Think You Can Dance judge Adam Shankman for a cheeky snap,

Pretty in pink and blue: Zoe Saldana and Anna Kendrick make a stunning pair

Lace and shimmer: Amy Poehler in black lace and Kristin Chenowith in gold glamour were also in attendance

Looking dapper:  Derek Hough and Kevin McHale at the event suited and booted

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth and each year they honour a certain celebrity.

This year Katy was chosen because according to Abbe Land, executive director and CEO of the charity: ‘We’re honoring her because, really, she has done so much to empower youth.

‘A couple years ago when, unfortunately, a lot of young suicides made the news … and there was a very visible presence of suicide, Katy stepped up and was out there in the community, speaking against it.

Having a ball: Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones and Aubrey Plaza inside the event

Beautiful in black: Kat Graham and Naya Rivera are drop dead gorgeous in their LBDs

More lovely ladies: Actresses Pauley Perrette and Whitney Cummings

‘Her support of marriage equality
— and equality for everyone, really — is one of the many reasons we’re
supporting her as our hero this year.’

Land added:  ‘Her song Firework is all about empowering youth to just
be who they are, and that’s what we try to do is make sure that when a
young person reaches out to us.

‘We are there to say, “The way you are
is perfect. Just be the way you are.”

Skinny jeans instead of a suit: Chris Colfer and Jesse Tyler Ferguson  lend a modern twist to the red carpet

What a lovely couple: Pictured James Van Der Beek and his wife Kimberly Brook on the red carpet

Stunning dresses: Pictrured are actresses Laura Benenti, Rachael Harris and Sarah Hyland

Many other celebrity faces

Glee’s Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale and Naya Rivera made an appearance as well as did Rashida Jones and Anna Kendrick.

James Van Der Beek and Derek Hough were there, among many others.

More red carpet lovelies: Brittany Snow, singer Jessica Sanchez and Beth Behrs

There for a good cause: Paul Wesley and Zachary Quinto also made an appearance

All for charity: Actor Dermot Mulroney and Tharita Cesaron

Onstage: Actors Kristin Chenoweth and Anna Kendrick perform at the evening

Full of laughs: Anna Kendrick performs onstage