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When Jenna Ortega arrived at the 2026 Actor Awards, it wasn't in her typical Wednesday-inspired black. Instead, she donned a lacy, cream-colored Christian Cowan slip dress.
Jenna Ortega Unveils Surprising Red Carpet Look at Actor Awards 2026
Jenna Ortega's 2026 Actor Awards red carpet look is anything but mysterious and spooky.
In fact, while the Wednesday star often dons black or other similarly dark colors to a red carpet—an homage to the creepy and kooky Wednesday Addams she portrays on the Netflix series—when she showed up to Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles March 1, it was in a light and airy look.
For the occasion, Jenna donned a cream-colored Christian Cowan FW26 RTW slip dress, a high slit revealing silver, thigh-high stockings. The 23-year-old styled her look with open-toed black heels, a glittering necklace and her dark locks styled into a bouncy blowout.
Also adding an extra flair to the red carpet look was a thin black necklace which twined around her neck and draped all the way down her back. (See every star's red carpet look here.)
Not only is Jenna nominated in Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her work in Wednesday, but she also took to the stage to present the award for her category's counterpart: Male Actor in a Comedy Series.
While The Studio's Ike Barinholtz, Nobody Wants This' Adam Brody, A Man on the Inside's Ted Danson and Only Murders in the Building's Martin Short were all nominated, it was ultimately The Studio's Seth Rogen who took home the famous Actor statue.
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While accepting the honor, Seth made light of his win over his fellow costar.
"I honestly—I hoped my ego was strong enough to withstand losing to Ike, I'm glad I don't have to find out." he said on stage. "I would have been meaner to you at work no matter what—it would have created a weird dynamic."
But while he made jokes, the 43-year-old also spoke to how much the honor truly meant.
"I always honestly kind of consider myself more of a writer," Seth said, "who was able to write myself roles that I then kind of forced people to allow me to perform in. But this actually makes me feel like an actor for this evening, so I really appreciate it."
For more from the Actor Awards red carpet, read on.
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Calista Flockhart & Harrison Ford
in Leviev jewelry (Flockhart).
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Timothée Chalamet
in Prada.
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Mindy Kaling
in Yara Shoemaker.
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Jenna Ortega
in Christian Cowan and Jimmy Choo shoes.
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Sterling K. Brown
in Brioni, Blancpain watch and Oliver Peoples glasses.
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Tyler, The Creator
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Natasha Rothwell
in Naeem Kahn and Mindi Mond jewelry.
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Aimee Lou Wood
in custom Versace, Jimmy Choo shoes and Frank Darling jewelry.
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Emma Stone
in custom Louis Vuitton.
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Paul Mescal
in Saint Laurent and Cartier jewelry.
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Sarah Paulson
in Saint Laurent.
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Connor Storrie
in Saint Laurent and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Gwyneth Paltrow
in Givenchy and Belperron jewelry.
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Teyana Taylor
in Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
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Kate Hudson
in Valentino and Desert diamonds from Emily P. Wheeler.
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Jessie Buckley
in Balenciaga and Jessica McCormack jewelry.
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Leslie Bibb & Sam Rockwell
in Ashi Studio and Cartier jewelry (Bibb).
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Delroy Lindo & Nashormeh N.R. Lindo
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Matthew Rhys & Keri Russell
in Louis Vuitton and Buccellati jewelry (Russell).
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Fran Drescher
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Ryan Coogler & Zinzi Coogler
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Viola Davis
in custom Gucci and Pasquale Bruni jewelry.
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Molly Sims & Scott Stuber
in Chopard jewelry (Sims).
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Jeremy Allen White
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Rhea Seehorn
in Louis Vuitton.
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Charlie Hunnam
in Brioni.
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Jason Bateman & Amanda Anka
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Lauren Miller Rogen & Seth Rogen
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Adam Scott & Naomi Scott
in Giorgio Armani (Adam).
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Kirsten Dunst & Jesse Plemons
in Khaite (Dunst) and Carmina shoes (Plemons).
Watch The Actor Awards 2026 (formerly named the SAG Awards) live Sunday, March 1, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Netflix.
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