See the Best Dressed Stars on the Emmys 2026 Red Carpet!

All the stars who understood the assignment and got glam to the max at the 78th annual event

Lights, camera, fashion!

The biggest stars in television arrived at the 2026 Emmy Awards dressed for the occasion, bringing plenty of glamour, personality and standout style to the red carpet. From show-stopping gowns to sleek tailoring and bold suits, these are the looks that we’ll be talking about for weeks …(years?) to come.

Among the stars topping our best dressed list? Nicole Kidman, Zendaya, Selena Gomez, and Mariska Hargitay, who wowed with their bold outfit choices.

Hargitay is taking on hosting duties this year, marking the first time a woman has hosted the ceremony solo since Jane Lynch in 2011. She had her entire family on hand to support her on the red carpet, even matching with daughter Amaya, 15, in vibrant red sequin dresses.

Ahead of the show, Hargitay told PEOPLE she was soaking up the excitement with her family and friends.

“I just feel so supported, and I have the world’s greatest husband who’s just been with me every step of the way,” she said of husband Peter Hermann who she wed in 2004. “I am having the time of my life.”

The 78th Emmy Awards air live on Monday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. My Mom Jayne is streaming now on HBO Max. See PEOPLE’s full coverage right here!

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Zendaya

Zendaya shuts down the carpet once again in a show-stopping custom Prada naked gown covered in crystals and beading. The Euphoria star, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role, added Mikimoto jewels for maximum sparkle. And don’t even get us started on her perfectly styled pixie.

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Mariska Hargitay

Lady in red! This year’s host came to slay from the red carpet to the stage choosing a fiery red sequin gown with a bustier bodice and feather like detailing cascading down the train. Her daughter Amaya, 15, wore a matching version of the dress with a shorter hemline,.

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Nicole Kidman

Kidman has been delivering hit after hit with her red carpet style while promoting Practical Magic 2, and her Emmys look is no different. The actress and Chanel ambassador proves why she’s fashion darling in white bustier dress embellished with 46 flowers made of layered pieces of silk, organza and rafia, plus Chanel shoes and Chanel High Jewelry.

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Selena Gomez

The multi-hyphenate goes for the gold in a mirrored gown that looks like a suit of armor teamed with Tiffany & Co. jewelry. The actress’s hit show Only Murders in the Building is up for five nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series.

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Chase Infiniti

Infiniti, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for playing Agnes in Hulu’s The Testaments, made her mark in custom Louis Vuitton bustier dress made in black organza with copper gemstone embroidery. “I have the best stying team in the world, Wayman [Bannerman] and Micah [McDonald],” she said on E!’s Live from the Red Carpet, adding, “I always kind of wanted to wear this copper tone.”

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Rhea Seehorn

Rhea Seehorn dressed like a winner in this custom red Louis Vuitton gown teamed with Swarovski jewels. Seehorn, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Pluribus, told E!’s Live from the Red Carpet!: “Louis Vuitton had offered to dress me and Swarovski offered to coat me in jewels so that was an easy yes!”

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Sarah Pidgeon

“It’s Chanel!” The Love Story star proudly shared on the carpet of her lilac satin slip gown embellished with gold and silver crystal chains, gold beads and white and lilac pearls. The actress, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her role as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, piled on more Chanel with jewels from the High Jewelry collection.

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Elle Fanning

The actress, who nabbed two nominations for her series Margo’s Got Money Troubles, which she produced with sister Dakota Fanning, looked ethereal on the red carpet in a custom Ralph Lauren Collection jade gown made from embroidered silk chiffon.

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Supriya Ganesh

Supriya Ganesh stepped out to support The Pitt, which leads this year’s drama categories with 25 nominations, in a silky powder blue slip gown with ruffle detailing and a sheer hemline.

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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Ralph, who stars in the hit show Abbott Elementary which is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series, dazzled in a multicolor sequin Sergio Hudson column gown and opened up on the red carpet about her upcoming 70th birthday celebration in Africa.

“I have a big birthday coming up and I’m taking it to the motherland to celebrate the ancestors who brought me to this moment,” she said on E!’s Live from the Red Carpet, adding that she’s embracing everything about her age and next decade. “I tell people take a close up, zoom in, don’t be afraid. I? Woke up like this, almost!”

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Florence Pugh

Pugh brought goddess vibes to present at the 2026 Emmy Awards, wearing a sheer lilac Vivienne Westwood custom gown which teamed with a very mess, ‘90s-inspired and lots of sparkling jewelry courtesy Bulgari. (That necklace!)

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Jackie Tohn

The Nobody Wants This star is ready to celebrate her show’s Outstanding Comedy Series nomination in this crimson one-shoulder gown covered in sequins, teamed with a matching red lip for extra Wow factor. She’s also proving red is the hottest color trend of the night.

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Adam Brody

Our TV boyfriend is having his own fashion moment in an impeccably tailored custom Prada suit teamed with a printed ascot.

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Keri Russell

The Diplomat star, who is nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her work on Netflix’s political thriller, brought some serious edge to the red carpet in a custom, backless Khaite gown,

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Jessica Betts and Niecy Nash-Betts

The pair always delivers a major couple fashion moment and they aren’t shy about flirting on the carpet. Jessica, dressed in a sleek black suit, told E!’s Keltie Knight that she was “looking forward to” her important job of getting Niecy “out of her dress later!’ Niecy wore the color of the night, making waves on the carpet in her fiery gown with a statement train.

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Constance Zimmer

Zimmer, who is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role as Carolyn Bessette’s mother Ann Marie Messina in Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette, glittered from all angles in this sequin black gown with a low-cut neckline.

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Jessica Williams

The Shrinking star makes her mark in this romantic lavender gown with a bustier corset bodice and tiered ruffled skirt. She’s up for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as therapist Gaby Evans.

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Ayo Edebiri

Edebiri, nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in The Bear, wears a two-tone Chanel dress with a contrasting blue layers and a red bow in the back.

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Allison Janney

Janney, who took home the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as President Grace Penn in The Diplomat, went for Old Hollywood vibes in a off-the-shoulder black column gown with a pink feathered neckline.

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Kristen Bell

The actress went for an ultra romantic, lingerie-look from the Alberta Ferretti Resort 2027 collection, featuring lace detailing and a matching caplet. While Bell isn’t nominated individually for her performance as Joanne in Nobody Wants This this year, she serves as an executive producer on the Netflix hit which is for Outstanding Comedy Series.

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Emmy Rossum

The Furious star teamed her long black goth-glam gown covered in ruffles with a bright red lip and statement earrings.

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Jaclyn Smith

PEOPLE’s recent cover star looked every bit the showgirl in this seafoam green feathered gown embellished with crystal embroidery.

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Michelle Pfeiffer

Pfeiffer, who is nominated for her role in Margo’s Got Money Troubles, took the plunge int his black long-sleeve gown with an embellished detail at the waist.

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Cailee Spaeny

The Beef actress stepped out in custom Miu Miu for the event, where she’s nominated as an executive producer for her work on season two of the hit Netflix show.