Lily James and Hannah Waddingham led the glamour at the 2022 Emmy Awards ceremony in Downtown Los Angeles on Monday evening.
The actress, 33, showed off her incredible figure in a gold Atelier Versace gown which featured a plunging neckline and crisscross back.
The Downton Abbey star pulled out all the stops as she worked her magic in front of the cameras.
Stunning: Lily James and Hannah Waddingham led the glamour at the 2022 Emmy Awards ceremony in Downtown Los Angeles on Monday evening
She sported a bronzed makeup palette which accentuated her natural features, while her brunette locks were parted in the middle and were styled in stunning soft waves.
Meanwhile Hannah, 47, cut a glamorous figure in a pale pink Dolce & Gabanna ballgown, teamed with dazzling custom trainers.
The star is competing for best supporting actress in a comedy series which she was nominated for as a result of her portrayal of Rebecca Welton in the Apple+ TV series Ted Lasso.
The singer opted for a blush makeup palette while wearing her platinum blonde locks in a stylish updo.
Wow! The actress, 33, showed off her incredible figure in a gold Atelier Versace gown which featured a plunging neckline and crisscross back
Beauty: She sported a bronzed makeup palette which accentuated her natural features, while her brunette locks were parted in the middle and were styled in stunning soft waves
Incredible: The Downton Abbey star pulled out all the stops as she worked her magic in front of the cameras
Wow! Hannah, who is best known for portraying Rebecca Welton in Ted Lasso, cut a glamorous figure in a pale pink Dolce & Gabanna ballgown and dazzling custom trainers
Beauty: Hannah looked incredible as she accessorised with sparkling silver earrings and a gold bracelet
Gorgeous: The star opted for a blush makeup palette while wearing her platinum blonde locks in a stylish updo
Talent: The singer is competing for best supporting actress in a comedy series which she was nominated for her performance in the Apple+ TV series
The 2022 Emmy Awards will return to the Microsoft Theater on September 12, after a two-year absence during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that saw the ceremony moved to the Crypto.com Arena in 2020 and the Event Deck at L.A. Live in 2021.
Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson will be taking over hosting duties for the first time, and he promised that controversies such as Will Smith’s shocking slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ‘won’t happen again’ under his watch.
‘Even if I am roasting [someone], it shouldn’t come across as any sort of malice,’ he told the Associated Press.
The 74th annual award show, which celebrates the best in television, has already awarded a number of honors at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony.
Dapper: Andrew Garfield appeared in high spirits as he arrived at the star-studded event in LA wearing Zegna
Dashing: The Spiderman star, 39, cut a dapper figure in a cream blazer and matching trousers, teamed with a white shirt and dark brown shoes
Glamorous: Ella Purnell flaunted her sensational physique in a blue figure-hugging gown by Miu Miu
The earlier ceremony, spread out over two nights on September 3 and 4, was dominated by scripted shows including The White Lotus, Euphoria and Stranger Things, along with unscripted fare like Adele’s One Night Only special.
HBO’s acclaimed series Succession leads the nominees this year with 25 nominations.
The premium network is also poised for gold thanks to its limited series The White Lotus, which scored 20 nominations and already won five technical awards at the earlier ceremony.
Beauty: Sarah Niles exuded glamour while posing up a storm in front of the iconic Emmy billboard
Bold: The actress put on an eye-catching display in a gold gown, while accessorising with matching jewellery
Looking good: Hannah’s co-star Brett Goldstein was also in attendance and cut a dapper figure in a black tuxedo
Netflix’s hit South Korean series Squid Game, which made history as the first non-English language nominee in the Best Drama Series category, is once again nominated.
Apple TV+’s feel-good comedy Ted Lasso, which stars Jason Sudeikis, is also competing for an impressive 20 awards at the Emmys.
Among the presenters who have already been announced are Selena Gomez, who is up for the Best Comedy Series award as a producer of Only Murders In The Building, Kerry Washington and Squid Game’s stars Jung Ho-yeon, competing for Best Supporting Actress, and Lee Jung-jae, who is up for Best Actor.
At the helm: Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson will be taking over hosting duties for the first time, and he promised that controversies such as Will Smith’s shocking slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards ‘won’t happen again’ under his watch; seen in November 2021
Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers will likely bring some of the comedy from their late-night shows to the Microsoft Theater, and Jean Smart, who plays an aging comedian on HBO Max’s Hacks, will be presenting along with her costar Hannah Einbinder.
Academy Award winning West Side Story star Ariana DeBose will also be joining the presenters, as well Angela Bassett, Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, Kelly Clarkson, Law & Order: SVU veterans Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni, Taye Diggs and Diego Luna, among others.
After adopting a Golden Globes–like atmosphere at the 2021 ceremony, the Emmys will continue to seat nominees at tables close to the stage, though the larger venue will now allow more guests to sit in the rows of seats behind them.
Many of the Covid-related restrictions from last year’s event appear to have been dropped for the 2022 edition.
Viewers can catch the Emmy Awards at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on both NBC and its streaming platform Peacock.