THE RUNDOWNGwyneth Paltrow walked the red carpet at the 2026 Actor Awards.She wore a lingerie-inspired Givenchy gown with a plunging neckline.The actress is presenting at the Actor Awards this year—her first in 26 years.Gwyneth Paltrow has made her return to the Actor Awards, 26 year later. On March 1, the actress walked the red carpet at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles in a look that honored show’s first-ever red carpet theme, set by ELLE, “Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s and ’30s.”Paltrow wore a plunging black lingerie-inspired gown to event with a sheer bodice that extended to her torso. The gown featured glittering black floral embroidery throughout the dress, and extended into a tea length, drop-waist skirt.Monica Schipper//Getty ImagesThe Goop founder completed the look with a sleek bun gathered at the back of her head, and turquoise drop earrings.Paltrow last attended the Actor Awards in 2000, when it was still known at the SAG Awards. She also went to the event in 1999, where she took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role for playing Viola de Lesseps in Shakespeare in Love. She was additionally nominated in the Cast in a Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.Vince Bucci//Getty ImagesGwyneth Paltrow at the Actor Awards in 2000.This year, Paltrow is nominated in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category for Marty Supreme, which she starred in as Kay Stone. In addition to her nomination, the actress will hit the stage to present at the Actor Awards this year.Marty Supreme served as Paltrow’s big return to acting. In a December interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she reflected on her “acting bug” returning—though it didn’t officially kick in until she starting getting ready for the film.“I was like, ‘Oh fuck, do I remember how to do this?’” she recalled. “It had been seven years. But I didn’t get the bug back until I was on set doing the hair-and-makeup test. That’s when I was like, ‘Oh, what is this weird feeling I’m having? Oh my God, this is excitement. I’m actually really excited to be here.’”Related StoriesTeyana Taylor Outdoes Herself at the Actor AwardsYerin Ha Looks Bold at the 2026 Actor AwardsWhy Kylie Didn’t Pose on Red Carpet With Timothée