Thee Emmys 2026 Quality Carpet Came Conquered and Delivered
Thee award show season has officially commenced. The 78th Emmy Awards rolled into the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on September 14, 2026, and came conquered and delivered — with a peacock-blue carpet, classic-Hollywood glamour and enough full-volume fashion to get the season properly moving.
Catch all of thee Emmys 2026 fashion quality carpet highlights and then some as Zendaya, Selena Gomez, Elle Fanning and Nicole Kidman shine. The night leaned into polished silhouettes, precious-metal shimmer, dramatic white and jewel tones — but the best looks still felt unmistakably attached to the women wearing them.
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And yes, this year the carpet itself went blue. NBC marked its centennial by swapping the traditional red for a peacock-blue arrival carpet, giving the whole pre-show a slightly different visual charge before the ceremony even started.
Zendaya Serves Old Hollywood Razzle-Dazzle at the 2026 Emmys
Today, Zendaya is a vision at the 2026 Emmy Awards, serving Old Hollywood, razzle-dazzle glamour in a crystal-covered Prada gown styled by longtime collaborator Law Roach. The effect was classic Zendaya: theatrical enough for the carpet, precise enough that the clothes never wore her.
She arrived with another major reason to be there too: Zendaya was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the final season of Euphoria, returning to the category she previously won twice. In our carpet clip, photographers can be heard cheekily calling her “Mrs. Holland,” and she coyly laughs it off before carrying on.
Zendaya hits the 2026 Emmys carpet as an Euphoria nominee and one of the night’s biggest style arrivals.
A second look at Zendaya’s arrival and the carpet frenzy around one of the night’s most watched nominees.
Selena Gomez Goes Full Golden Girl in Louis Vuitton
She’s so Golden! Selena Gomez arrived in a strapless gold-chainmail Louis Vuitton gown, the metal arranged into a sculpted, softly flared silhouette that caught every bit of carpet light thrown at it. Tiffany & Co. jewelry kept the shimmer going without taking the look into overload.
Gomez was there as part of the Only Murders in the Building team, with the series nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series and Gomez included among its executive producers. Not an acting nomination this year — but very much an Emmy night with her name on it.
Selena Gomez brings the gold to the 78th Emmy Awards as Only Murders in the Building returns to the comedy-series race.
Another carpet angle on Selena’s gold Emmy-night moment.
Elle Fanning Said Let Me Remind Everyone About the Sweep
This evening on the Emmy Awards pre-show, Elle Fanning said let me remind everyone about the sweep. The nominee stepped out in a jade-green Ralph Lauren gown with an elegant, elongated line that stood apart from the night’s run of whites, silvers and metallics.
Fanning entered the evening as one of the year’s dual Emmy nominees, adding another awards-season stop to a run that has made her one of television’s most reliable fashion players without turning every carpet into the same trick twice.
Elle Fanning takes the 2026 Emmy pre-show carpet in a jade-green Ralph Lauren look.
Supreme Goddess Nicole Kidman Arrives in Ethereal White
Supreme goddess, Nicole Kidman arrives dressed in ethereal white. Her Chanel look centered on a crisp white column silhouette with sculptural floral detailing around the neckline, giving the actress and executive producer a quieter kind of red-carpet drama.
Kidman attended as an executive producer nominee for Margo’s Got Money Troubles, marking a high-profile return to the Emmys after years away from the ceremony. No need for visual shouting here — the white, the flowers and Kidman’s usual otherworldly calm did the work.
Nicole Kidman returns to the Emmys in white Chanel as Margo’s Got Money Troubles competes on television’s biggest night.
Sources: Television Academy; Los Angeles Times; Vogue; Vanity Fair; WWD; People.
