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The Emmys 2026 red carpet, look by look
Zendaya, a 25-nomination front-runner, and every look worth arguing about before the 78th Emmys begin.
In brief
Zendaya, a 25-nomination front-runner, and every look worth arguing about before the 78th Emmys begin. The Pitt walks in with a field-leading 25 nominations, but the carpet before the show is where the night actually starts. Originally reported by Vanity Fair.
The 78th Emmys arrive
The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards air live on Monday, September 14 from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, with Mariska Hargitay hosting for the first time.
Zendaya's sixth nomination
She is up again for the last season of Euphoria, her sixth Emmy nod, and her arrival is the one the carpet cameras are waiting on.
“Where else can you watch Zendaya glide toward her sixth Emmy nomination”
The carpet is the opening act
Hours before the ceremony, the arrivals do their own work: star run-ins, fast interviews, and the fashion people will argue about all week.
“the destination for celebrity run-ins, breathless interviews, and, of course, major fashion moments”
Couples walk it together
Keri Russell arrives with Matthew Rhys, her former Americans costar and real-life partner. He is nominated twice, for Apple TV's Widow's Bay and Netflix's The Beast in Me.
“Making a bold style statement is often better with company.”
The Fanning sisters, both nominated
Dakota is nominated for Peacock's All Her Fault and Elle for Apple TV's Margo's Got Money Troubles, putting two streaming hits in the same family photo.
The Pitt leads the field
HBO Max's hospital drama comes in with 25 nominations for its second season, more than any other show, and its cast trades scrubs for formalwear.
“the medical-grade hotties from The Pitt swap their scrubs for formalwear without leaving your couch”
Hacks and the chasing pack
The final season of Hacks follows with 24 nominations, then the first run of Widow's Bay with 19, Pluribus with 18, and season two of Beef with 16.
DTF St. Louis stole the pre-show
HBO's limited series won big at the Creative Arts ceremony: writing and directing for Steven Conrad, plus supporting acting wins for David Harbour and Linda Cardellini.
“Could the best-limited-series Emmy follow?”
Then come the best-dressed lists
Vanity Fair runs a live blog through the ceremony and posts its best-dressed picks later that evening, once every look has landed.
The bottom line
The Pitt walks in with a field-leading 25 nominations, but the carpet before the show is where the night actually starts.
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