By Cady Lang
On Monday night, television’s best and brightest stars came together for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
While highly competitive categories and plenty of first-time nominees — as well as hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che — set the stage for the 2018 Emmys to be one for the books, not all the action happens during the ceremony. The Emmys red carpet ahead of the show provided plenty of opportunities for sartorial drama, with major fashion statements ranging from glamorous looks.
See all the stars who dressed to impress for television’s biggest night below.
Colin Jost and Michael Che of Saturday Night Live
Tiffany Haddish of Saturday Night Live
Jessica Biel of The Sinner
Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia of This Is Us
Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton of Stranger Things
Gwendoline Christie of Game of Thrones
Angela Sarafyan of Westworld
Matt Smith and Claire Foy of The Crown
Sterling K. Brown of This Is Us
Kristen Bell of The Good Place
Gaten Matarazzo of Stranger Things
Issa Rae of Insecure
Rachel Brosnahan of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Elisabeth Moss of The Handmaid’s Tale
The cast of Queer Eye
Tracee Ellis Ross of Black-ish
Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things
Emilia Clarke of Game of Thrones
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Write to Cady Lang at cady.lang@timemagazine.com