The 78th Primetime Emmy Awards returned to Los Angeles on Monday, September 14, taking over the Peacock Theater in downtown LA. Hosted by Law & Order: SVU star Mariska Hargitay, the evening brought together an especially strong front row of television and film names, with Zendaya, Selena Gomez, Nicole Kidman, Florence Pugh, and Sally Field among those in attendance. Inside the theatre, Widow’s Bay emerged as the night’s runaway success, setting a new comedy record with 14 Emmy wins, including Outstanding Comedy Series.
The Pitt retained Outstanding Drama Series, while DTF St. Louis took Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Matthew Rhys made Emmy history with lead acting wins in both comedy and limited series, Jean Smart collected her fifth consecutive Lead Actress in a Comedy win for Hacks, Rhea Seehorn won Lead Actress in a Drama for Pluribus, and Sally Field received a standing ovation as she collected the fourth Emmy of her career for Remarkably Bright Creatures.
Beauty Trends and Red Carpet Looks
There were plenty of moments away from the winners’ podium too. Hargitay became the first woman to host the Emmys in 15 years, Michael J. Fox received the Bob Hope Humanitarian Award, Reba McEntire paid tribute to the late Dolly Parton; and Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz reunited onstage to mark 30 years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But before the trophies were handed out, the beauty direction had already given us plenty to talk about. Cropped hair, barely-there brows, undone texture, colour around the eyes and manicures worth zooming in on.
Zendaya arrived with the beauty change of the evening, a short, piece-y pixie, styled by Coree Moreno with a sleek perimeter, airy texture and lift through the crown. There was an early-2000s reference to it, Halle Berry immediately came to mind. The hair may have been the first thing we noticed, but the brows arguably made the greater beauty statement. Makeup artist Ernesto Casillas gave Zendaya a much finer, sculpted brow than the fuller shapes we have become accustomed to seeing on red carpets, set against bronzed skin, a softly flushed cheek and restrained eye makeup. After years of laminated, brushed-up brows dominating beauty, consider this another sign that the pendulum may finally be swinging back towards thinner arches.
Selena Gomez went in the opposite direction entirely. After a period of shorter cuts and structured updos, she arrived with dark espresso lengths falling in loose mermaid waves, reaching almost to her hips. Against the geometry of her gold Louis Vuitton gown, the looseness of the hair was exactly what the look needed. Her makeup stayed within the same softer register, flushed cheeks, warm rosy tones and a berry-tinted lip rather than a strong graphic eye. Even the manicure followed through on the colour story. Longtime nail artist Tom Bachik created what he called a “Sunset Frost” manicure, using an iridescent pearl-pink metallic finish inspired by the frosted gold of her gown.
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