Attending the Actor Awards, Teyana Taylor found herself battling a surprising adversary.
With 5-year-old daughter Rue tasked with adjusting the One Battle After Another star's Thom Brown gown on the red carpet outside Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall, "She's charging me a lot," Taylor, nominated in the Female Actor in a Supporting Role category, cracked to Justin Sylvester on LIVE from E!: Actor Awards 2026 March 1. "Very expensive stylist. She's breaking the bag."
And Taylor wasn't the only one at the Kristen Bell-hosted ceremony (formerly known as the SAG Awards) with a tiny plus-one.
Though, to be honest, Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku was a bit nervous to sink her teeth into awards season while expecting her second child.
"I was kind of scared to do it, but now it feels truly joyous," the Louis Vuitton-clad actress told E!. "Like, who gets to do this? And to have all these pictures looking fabulous. My daughter has pictures of me and my bump in the bathroom mirror."
With attendees at the Netflix-streamed ceremony tasked with following the Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the '20s and '30s dress code, everyone was serving.
Take Actor in a Supporting Role nominee Odessa A'zion, who made a big swing.
"It’s a jumpsuit, it’s not a dress," the Marty Supreme star stressed to E!. "I don’t like wearing dresses. So, every time I try to not wear a dress, but it kind of looks like a dress because maybe the shorts or something are a little flowy, where it could be like a skirt, everyone is like, 'I love your skirt.' I’m like, 'They’re pants!'"
Either way, her Armani Privé 'fit was a winner.
Ali Larter's Zuhair Murad also, well, landed, the Landman lead telling E!, "It's kind of a throwback to the retro queens, the heroines. And I just think his dresses express femininity, accentuate the curves."
The Studio star Chase Sui Wonders also had strong feedback on her Miss Sohee dress. "It's stunning," she raved to E!. "The craftsmanship, out of control."
Admittedly, she was struggling a bit into she slipped into the corseted look "at the 11th hour," she continued, but, "I put it on and said, 'It's the one.'"
Abbott Elementary star Sheryl Lee Ralph also went to the head of the proverbial class with her Saiid Kobeisy gown.
"I got the memo," she told E!. "And you know something, don’t give me an assignment, because I like to get an A." And with daughter Ivy Coco Maurice overseeing her looks, she continued, "I’m so happy with my stylist and she just keeps hitting it on the one."
That's the same vibe One Battle After Another's Chase Infiniti felt when she zipped her custom Louis Vuitton.
"I am dying!" she gushed to E!. "I remember putting it on this morning and I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I cannot wait to get pictures in this.'"
The only show that's voted on by actors for actors, the event was set to be a roarin' good time even before the glam dress code was assigned.
Among those celebrating: the casts of Frankeinstein, Hamnet, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another and Sinners—all nominated in the Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category, with stars like Taylor, Jacob Elordi, Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael B. Jordan receiving individual honors. (See all the winners here.)
On the small screen side of the house, Selena Gomez and her Only Murders in the Building castmates will face off against the ensembles from Abbott Elementary, The Bear, The Studio and Hacks for best Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series while the casts of The Diplomat, Landman, The Pitt, Severance and The White Lotus will hope to hear their shows named in the Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series category.
But first they all put on a very elegant show posing in front of the step-and-repeat. Because, yes, they all understood the Hollywood glamour assignment. Keep reading to see for yourself.
Teyana Taylor
in Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Demi Moore
in Schiaparelli.
Emma Stone
in custom Louis Vuitton.
Damian Lewis
in Edward Sexton.
Kate Hudson
in Valentino and Desert diamonds from Emily P. Wheeler.
Amy Madigan
in Christian Dior and TACORI jewelry.
Parker Posey
in Gucci.
Kristen Wiig
in Christian Cowan and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Sofia Carson
in Elie Saab and Chopard jewelry.
Michelle Randolph
in Balenciaga.
Michelle Monaghan
in Prada and Sabyasachi jewelry.
Miles Caton
in Louis Vuitton.
Li Jun Li
in Aadnevik.
Iris Apatow & Sam Nivola
in Dior Men (Nivola).
Liza Colon-Zayas
in Nadine Merabi.
Jean Smart
in Laura Basci and Rahaminov Diamonds jewelry.
Damson Idris
in Prada.
Jasmin Savoy Brown
in Zuhair Murad.
Ted Danson & Kate Danson
in Blancpain watch and Oliver Peoples glasses (Ted).
Mustafa Speaks & Michelle Mitchenor
Irina Shayk
Emily Watson
in Roksanda, Manolo Blahnik shoes and Anabela Chan jewelry.
Janelle James
in Christian Louboutin shoes, Sydney Evan and TACORI jewelry.
Ethan Hawke
in Dior.
Eiza González
in Giorgio Armani Privé.
Fiona Dourif
in Lanvin and Lagos jewelry.
Erin Doherty
in Louis Vuitton.
Benicio del Toro
Michael B. Jordan
in Tom Ford.
Regina Hall
in custom Cong Tri.