THE RUNDOWNActor Awards host Kristen Bell embodied the ceremony’s first-ever red carpet theme, “Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s and ’30s.”Bell wore a sheer gown by Georges Hobeika Couture.The actress is hosting the ceremony for the third time tonight and detailed her prep to ELLE.As host of tonight’s Actor Awards, formerly known as the SAG Awards, Kristen Bell embodied the ceremony’s first-ever red carpet theme set by ELLE, “Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s and ’30s.” The star wore a Georges Hobeika Couture dress with a plunging neckline, art deco-inspired beading, and a pleated satin overskirt. She accessorized with a matching necklace and earrings, plus Rene Caovilla platform heels.Frazer Harrison//Getty ImagesKevin Mazur//Getty ImagesBell, a three-time host for the ceremony, spoke to ELLE ahead of the show about her preparation. “I have a shocking and hilarious lack of control in this job,” she admitted. “What I do have complete control over is the hosting bits and the way that I’m presenting myself as a welcoming host.”She also broke down what happens behind the scenes in the weeks leading up to the ceremony:I have a small team, which is my producing partner, Ana Ayala, and my writer, Monica Padman. The three of us work together the month beforehand, pitching ideas, going back and forth to see if SAG likes those ideas, and getting their input. “Would it be funny if Kristen did this? Would it be funny if we could do a bit about this? We’ve got ping-pong in the mix this year [with Marty Supreme], so what could we do with that?”The thinking pot [period] lasts for quite some time. Then the reality of prepping is hopefully within a week of the show. Everyone on the team has decided, “Yeah, this is a great version of entertainment. These are the best jokes we’ve edited. Everyone’s happy.” The crew will rehearse on the week leading up, building the stage. I rehearse the run of the show on Friday during the day. I don’t work on Saturdays because I like to be with my children. Previously they have said, “We’ll do a run-through the day before.” And I said, “I would love to do that, but you’re going to have to have a stand-in. I would be happy to be available all day Friday when they’re at school.” And they were like, “We get it.”We rehearse all day Friday, walk through the beats. Practically, that looks like making sure I can walk in my heels. If I’m changing, I’m making sure I can change quickly enough, getting to the points where the bits happen. I like to be interactive and playful and incorporate people. I did a bit with Jason Segel in 2025, and it was at a bar at the far end of the auditorium. The assistant director team really had to make sure all the traveling would work and that we could fit this into a live show.Saturday, I completely decompress and don’t think about anything. Sunday morning, I also decompress and don’t think about anything. And around 11 A.M., I leave my house. The rest of the day is just a mad dash scramble to put on a live show.Read her full interview here.