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Ekin Karasin

Emmys 2026: Best looks as Zendaya and Selena Gomez light up the red carpet

Some of Hollywood’s most illustrious stars descended on Los Angeles to celebrate one of the biggest nights in television.

Tinseltown’s finest put their best sartorial foot forward at the Peacock Theatre’s red carpet, with the newly-married Zendaya looking resplendent in a plunging custom Prada gown dripping in crystals, while Selena Gomez went for gold in a strapless gold chainmail Louis Vuitton dress, which gave a nod to the Emmy statuette.

Opting for a more minimalist approach was Elle Fanning in her mint-green Ralph Lauren Collection slip, while Love Story star Sarah Pidgeon nodded to her screen character Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in a lilac Chanel slip dress with pearl embroidery.

Special mention goes to Hacks star Meg Stalter who painted herself gold and literally turned into an Emmy award and Emmy Rossum - fresh off playing the role of her life in Disney Plus drama Furious - who looked ravishing in a black scalloped Julie de Libran gown.

As for the best-dressed gents of the evening, style connoisseur Colman Dolmingo looked regal in a burnished orange robe-style Valentino jacket with silver flared trousers, while Alan Cumming was sleek in a black and white tuxedo with floral embroidery.

The best dressed

Zendaya (Getty)
Zendaya (Getty)
Selena Gomez (AFP/Getty)
Selena Gomez (AFP/Getty)
Nicole Kidman (AFP/Getty)
Nicole Kidman (AFP/Getty)
Colman Domingo (AFP/Getty)
Colman Domingo (AFP/Getty)
Emmy Rossum (Getty)
Emmy Rossum (Getty)
Elle Fanning (AFP/Getty)
Elle Fanning (AFP/Getty)
Alan Cumming (Getty)
Alan Cumming (Getty)
Tiffany Haddish (AFP/Getty)
Tiffany Haddish (AFP/Getty)
Sarah Pidgeon (Getty)
Sarah Pidgeon (Getty)
Keri Russell (Getty)
Keri Russell (Getty)
Emilia Clarke (AFP/Getty)
Emilia Clarke (AFP/Getty)

All the celebrities

Ayo Edebiri (AFP/Getty)
Ayo Edebiri (AFP/Getty)
Matthew Rhys (Getty)
Matthew Rhys (Getty)
Carey Mulligan (AFP/Getty)
Carey Mulligan (AFP/Getty)
Meg Stalter (AFP/Getty)
Meg Stalter (AFP/Getty)
Michael J. Fox (Getty)
Michael J. Fox (Getty)
Florence Pugh (Getty)
Florence Pugh (Getty)
Quinta Brunson (AFP/Getty)
Quinta Brunson (AFP/Getty)
Dakota Fanning (AFP/Getty)
Dakota Fanning (AFP/Getty)
Jack Lowden (Getty)
Jack Lowden (Getty)
Jean Smart (AFP/Getty)
Jean Smart (AFP/Getty)
Shabana Azeez (AFP/Getty)
Shabana Azeez (AFP/Getty)
Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola (Getty)
Jon Hamm and Anna Osceola (Getty)
Mariska Hargitay (AFP/Getty)
Mariska Hargitay (AFP/Getty)
Cynthia Nixon (AFP/Getty)
Cynthia Nixon (AFP/Getty)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (AFP/Getty)
Sheryl Lee Ralph (AFP/Getty)
Lisa Kudrow (AFP/Getty)
Lisa Kudrow (AFP/Getty)
Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin (Getty)
Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin (Getty)
Julia Garner (Getty)
Julia Garner (Getty)
Shailene Woodley (AFP/Getty)
Shailene Woodley (AFP/Getty)
Isabel Gravitt (AFP/Getty)
Isabel Gravitt (AFP/Getty)
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