The biggest night of TV has arrived — more for the relatively small batch of award-earning winners than anyone else — with the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony taking place in Los Angeles' Peacock Theater. Law & Order: SVU great Mariska Hargitay is bringing her talents to the stage to host a night of celebrating this year's nominees across Drama, Comedy, Limited Series and TV movies. And I'll be here to live-blog the whole shebang for everyone's pleasure and amusement. Especially you! [Points right at your face, whoever you are.]So let's dive right into the red carpet looks and fashion choices ahead of the telecast airing proper on NBC and streaming via Peacock subscription. (Note that posts will show up in reverse-chronological order until the point when the blog has ended.)Welcome To Emmy Night 2026!Let's kick off the night with some fancy looks at a trio of stars from ABC's Abbott Elementary. (Image credit: Getty Images)Loving this sparkly blue look from William Stanford Davis, complete with a dragonfly adornment. Also loving Lisa Ann Walter's look and pose alongside Elaine Hendrix. (Image credit: Getty Images)And let's also throw some love in the direction of Chris Perfetti and his gorgeous jacket.(Image credit: Getty Images)September 14, 2026 – 6:27 PMChicago Fire's Miranda Rae Mayo Is Setting Off AlarmsThough Chicago Fire fans may have had to worry about Miranda Rae Mayo's character Stella Kidd on a regular basis, there's no worries about her bringing red-hot flames to the Emmy carpet. Check out this skin-tight, rose-covered look. (Image credit: Getty Images)Here's hoping she gets to show off the look on the main stage at some point.