The 74th Emmy Awards red carpet belonged to Zendaya.
The Euphoria star had a princess moment in a custom black Valentino gown, complete with a bow belt, Bulgari diamond jewellery and an old Hollywood-inspired hairstyle.
She was joined on the red carpet by Euphoria co-star, Sydney Sweeney, in a floral peplum Oscar de la Renta dress.
Wearing a full red tulle gown, Special singer Lizzo said her presence at the show was a win for for diversity.
"When I was a little girl, all I wanted to see was me in the media," the singer said. "Someone fat like me. Black like me. Beautiful like me."
Monochrome looks and sequins, however, seemed to be the most popular styles of the night.
Amanda Seyfried shimmered like a mermaid in crystal Armani and Lily James wore a metallic Versace gown, while Amy Poehler and Reese Witherspoon both chose navy blue sequinned looks.
In the black and white camp, Laura Linney picked a white Christian Siriano gown with black edging and Kerry Washington wore a white, gathered Elie Saab gown with black tights. Hacks stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder wore complementary black and white, with Smart wearing an off-shoulder Christian Siriano gown and Einbinder in a black Rodarte column dress.
The award show felt like a return to form, and black-tie strength, for television's finest, after a string of shows held remotely since 2020, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Hosted by Kenan Thompson, the Saturday Night Live star opened proceedings with a dance number set to a medley of hit TV show themes, including Friends and Game of Thrones, before bringing on popular talk show host Oprah Winfrey, who lauded "the most successful broadcast medium in the world: television".
Best-dressed men on the Emmys 2022 red carpet — in pictures
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John Legend attends the 74th Primetime Emmys on September 12 wearing a white Gucci tuxedo. AFP -
Nicholas Hoult wearing Dior. AFP -
Nicholas Braun wearing a white Dior suit. Getty Images -
Seth Rogen wearing a white Brunello Cucinelli tuxedo. AP Photo -
Trevor Noah wearing navy Gucci. AP Photo -
Adam Scott wearing a Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo. AFP -
Himesh Patel in patterned Ozwald Boateng. AFP -
Host Kenan Thompson wears a black velvet tuxedo jacket. AFP -
Andrew Garfield wearing a white Zegna suit. Reuters -
Matthew Macfadyen wearing a black tuxedo. Getty Images -
Brett Goldstein wearing a black tuxedo. Getty Images -
Park Hae-soo wearing a black tuxedo. AP Photo -
Oh Yeong-su wearing a black three-piece suit. AFP -
Seth Meyers wearing a black Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo. Getty Images -
Michael Keaton wearing a dark blue tuxedo. Reuters -
Sebastian Stan wearing a black Burberry tuxedo. AP Photo -
Toheeb Jimoh wears a white wrap-style suit. AFP -
Lee Jung-jae wearing a studded suit. AFP -
Murray Bartlett wearing black velvet Louis Vuitton. AFP -
Jordan Temple wears a dark green velvet tuxedo. AFP -
Harvey Guillen wearing an embellished black and navy ensemble. AFP -
Phil Dunster wearing a burgundy tuxedo. Getty Images -
Colman Domingo wearing a gold jacquard suit. AFP
