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These were the most incredible looks from the Emmys 2021 red carpet

From Anya and Yara, Gillian to Akilah.
By Ali Pantony
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The Emmy Awards 2021 are taking place tonight in Los Angeles, marking the biggest TV event of the year. In fact, this year's Emmys could arguably represent the most significant night in the ceremony's history, after a year of successive lockdowns prompted more of us to watch TV than ever before. On those long, bleak days and weeks spent in isolation, these TV shows were part of what got us through.

Of course, the evening kicked off with some of the biggest stars of the small screen taking to the Emmys red carpet. And boy, do these guys know how to serve some looks.

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From Anya Taylor-Joy in Dior to Annie Murphy in Valentino Couture, these were our favourite looks on the Emmys 2021 red carpet…

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    Annie Murphy in a green-blue gown by Valentino Couture.

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    Michaela Coel in a neon Christopher John Rodgers dress with matching courts.

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    Yara Shahidi in a green Dior gown with gold jewels.

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    Cynthia Erivo in a white Custom Louis Vuitton gown with blue and green feathers.

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    Anya Taylor-Joy in a yellow satin Dior dress.

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    Catherine O'Hara in a red Cong Tri ensemble. 

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    Emma Corrin in Miu Miu.

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    Rege-Jean Page in a black Georgio Armani suit.

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    Gillian Anderson in Chloe.

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    Jamie Lee in a one-shoulder metallic dress.

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    Tracee Ellis Ross in a red Valentino sequin gown.

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    Akilah Green

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    Eliana Kwartler in a bold pink J Mendel dress with off-the-shoulder puff sleeves.

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    Kathryn Hahn in Lanvin.

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    Emerald Fennell in a bejewelled tulle Valentino gown.

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    Jennifer Coolidge in a sleek black dress. 

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    Robin Thede in a sea green gown with metallic belt.

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    Sherry Marsh in a floral black dress.

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    Kathryn Burns in a strapless black dress.

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    Michaela Jaé Rodriguez in an aqua blue one-shoulder gown by Atelier Versace gown with Bulgari jewels.

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    Mindy Kaling in Carolina Herrera in a black bowed dress.

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    Daniel Levy in an all blue ensemble with a tie-waist dinner jacket.

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    Linda Morel in a monochrome dress.

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    Amber Ruffin

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    Amy Poehler

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    Uzo Aduba in a magenta pink gown.

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    Zuri Hall

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    Catherine Zeta-Jones

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    Elizabeth Olsen in The Row.

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    Aidy Bryant in a green floral dress.

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    Kate Winslet in a black Armani Privé gown.

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    Emmy Awards 2021 Red Carpet

    Hannah Einbinder

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    Jurnee Smollett

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    Emmy Awards 2021 Red Carpet

    Rachel Lindsay

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    Emmy Awards 2021 Red Carpet

    Beth Behrs

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    Susan Kelechi Watson in a sequin wrap dress by Markarian.

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    Emmy Awards 2021 Red Carpet

    Angela Bassett

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    Emmy Awards 2021 Red Carpet

    Mary Livanos

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    Kaley Cuoco in Vera Wang with an Edie Parker clutch.

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    Nicole Byer 

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    Emmy Awards 2021 Red Carpet

    Ariel Dumas

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    Taraji P. Henson

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    Emmy Awards 2021 Red Carpet

    Carl Clemons-Hopkins

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    Mandy Moore

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    Sarah Paulson in Carolina Herrera.

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    Renee Elise Goldsberry

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    Misha Green 

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    Devery Jacobs

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    Leslie Grossman in a black suit.

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    Allyson Felix in a cut-out black dress.

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    America Ferrera  in a purple dress.

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     Issa Rae in a sheer metallic dress.

Ali is Glamour's Digital Director, in a job-share role with Lucy Morgan, overseeing all content on the Glamour site. Ali first joined Condé Nast in 2016, before becoming a freelance journalist and regular Glamour contributor. During this time, she also held Acting Features Director roles at Grazia and ES Magazine. She ... Read More
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