The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards drew plenty of star wattage to Los Angeles' Peacock Theatre on September 14, but two of the night's most searched names were nowhere on the red carpet. Jenna Ortega and Sydney Sweeney, whose respective series Wednesday and Euphoria both entered the ceremony with multiple nominations, did not attend, and their absences quickly became one of the most talked-about threads of the evening alongside the arrivals themselves.
Ortega's Wednesday came into the night with six Emmy nominations, but all of them fell into categories that were decided during the weekend's pre-telecast ceremony rather than the televised broadcast hosted by Mariska Hargitay. Reporting on Ortega's absence has tied it to her schedule, noting she has been occupied filming Wednesday's third season this year. No formal statement addressing the absence has been issued by Ortega or her team, and any explanation beyond the nomination-calendar timing should be treated as inference rather than confirmed fact.
Jenna Ortega at the Emmy Awards pic.twitter.com/dryrUBN1CS
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