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In pictures: Stars on red carpet at Emmy Awards in LA

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Zendaya is aiming for her third Emmy win for best actress in a drama series for Euphoria

The biggest night in the US TV calendar is taking place in Los Angeles, recognising the hottest shows of the past year.

Stars walked a blue version of the traditional red carpet ahead of the Emmy Awards ceremony, which is being broadcast live from the Peacock Theater.

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Zendaya wore a floor-length jewelled Prada gown
News imageGetty Images Colman Domingo attends the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images
Colman Domingo is nominated for his role in comedy series The Four Seasons
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Selena Gomez is nominated as one of the producers of Only Murders In The Building, in which she also stars
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Rhea Seehorn is nominated for best leading drama actress for Pluribus
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The Bear star Ayo Edebiri is nominated for lead actress in a comedy series
News imageGetty Images Chase Infiniti at the 78th Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Getty Images
One Battle After Another star Chase Infiniti is nominated for The Testaments
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Marty Supreme sta Odessa A'Zion is one of the presenters during the ceremony
News imageEPA Elle Fanning in a green dress, leaning her head back and looking behind herEPA
Elle Fanning is nominated for best lead actress in a comedy series for Margo's Got Money Troubles
News imageEPA Cynthia Nixon in a patterned burgundy dressEPA
Cynthia Nixon stars in The Gilded Age, which is in the running for best drama series
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Hacks star Megan Stalter, nominated for comedy supporting actress, came dressed as an Emmy statuette
News imageGetty Images Kaley Cuoco and Tom Pelphrey attend the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Getty Images
A pregnant Kaley Cuoco walked the red carpet with her husband Tom Pelphrey, nominated for Task
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Actress Nicole Kidman is a producer on comedy series Margo's Got Money Troubles
News imageGetty Images Carey Mulligan at the 78th Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Getty Images
British actress Carey Mulligan is nominated for her role in the second season of Beef
News imageGetty Images Matthew Rhys arrives to the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026Getty Images
Welsh actor Matthew Rhys has two acting nominations, for The Beast In Me and Widow's Bay
News imageReuters Michael J Fox in a black suit, seated in a director's chair, with Tracy Pollan next to him with one hand on his backReuters
Michael J Fox, with wife wife Tracy Pollan, will receive the TV Academy's Bob Hope Humanitarian Award
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Allison Janney received the 16th Emmy nomination of her career for best supporting actress in a drama series for The Diplomat
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Michelle Pfeiffer is up for best supporting actress in a drama for Margo's Got Money Troubles
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Paul W Downs is co-creator, co-showrunner and one of the stars of Hacks
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Emmy Rossum attended her namesake awards to present one of the trophies
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Martin Short and Steve Martin brought their double act to the red carpet
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Harrison Ford, nominated for best supporting actor in a comedy series for Shrinking, attended with wife Calista Flockhart, who has three career Emmy nominations herself
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Mariska Hargitay, star of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, is this years Emmys host
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Scottish star Richard Gadd returned with his new series Half Man, two years after his show Baby Reindeer won six Emmys
News imageGetty Images Alan Cumming in a dark blue suit with white floral embellishments, sitting on a step on the red carpetGetty Images
Fellow Scot Alan Cumming won outstanding reality show host for the third year in a row at last weekend's Creative Arts Emmys
News imageGetty Images Quinta Brunson arrives to the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026.Getty Images
Quinta Brunson is the creator, writer and star of comedy Abbott Elementary
News imageGetty Images Sepideh Moafi at the 78th Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaGetty Images
Eight stars of The Pitt have individual acting nominations, including Sepideh Moafi for supporting drama actress
News imageGetty Images Noah Wyle at the 78th Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Getty Images
The medical drama's leading star Noah Wyle is nominated for best drama actor
News imageGetty Images Cailee Spaeny at the 78th Emmy Awards held at Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.Getty Images
Cailee Spaeny appeared in season two of Beef and is nominated as one of the show's producers
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Jessica Williams is nominated for best supporting actress in a comedy series for Shrinking
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Shailene Woodley has already won best actress in a drama series for Paradise
News imageEPA Carl Clemons-Hopkins in a black jacket, white shirt and black hatEPA
Carl Clemons-Hopkins plays business manager Marcus in Emmys favourite Hacks
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Lukita Maxwell stars in Shrinking, which is up for best comedy series
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Eleven-year-old English child star Dexter Sol Ansell plays Egg in Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which is nominated for best drama series
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Joy Sunday plays Jodie Plumb in DTF St Louis
News imageEPA Jeff Hiller smiling in a black embellished suitEPA
Jeff Hiller plays Dale in Widow's Bay
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Fiona Dourif is nominated for best supporting actress in a drama series for The Pitt
News imageGetty Images Taylor Dearden arrives to the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater on September 14, 2026Getty Images
She faces competition from her Pitt co-star Taylor Dearden
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Rachel Sennott is known for shows including I Love LA and Big Mistakes