We know who won what at last night's star-studded Emmy Awards, so now it's time to cast your eye over who wore what on the glamorous red carpet in Los Angeles.

Despite stifling and oppressive heat as the temperature soared above 90 degrees, Hollywood's slickest guests looked cool, calm and collected as they posed for photographers on Sunday evening (September 20). Well, everyone apart from Saved By The Bell star-turned-red carpet interviewer Mario Lopez, who soaked his shirt straight through and didn't care who knew it.

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1. Lady Gaga is understated in black

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Lady Gaga opted for an unusually understated look in a black sleeveless Brandon Maxwell floor-length gown. The star wore her platinum blonde hair in a sleek bob and sported minimal make-up and accessorised with just a pair of glittering diamond earrings.

2. Sarah Hyland demure in Zac Posen

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Modern Family's Sarah Hyland looked elegant in a burgundy off-the-shoulder Zac Posen gown featuring a fishtail skirt.

3. Sofia Vergara shimmers in gold

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Modern Family's Sofia Vergara stood out in a strapless metallic St John gown complete with fishtail skirt and mini-train.

4. Laverne Cox wows in a form-fitting number

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Laverne Cox chose a form-fitting blue gown with cut-out details - and the Orange is the New Black star was arguably one of the night's best-dressed celebrities.

5. Taylor Schilling vibrant in canary yellow

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Another Orange is the New Black star stood out on the red carpet, as Taylor Schilling chose a bright yellow Stella McCartney backless gown with matching heels.

6. Maggie Gyllenhaal stuns in a two-tone ballgown

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The Honourable Woman star Maggie Gyllenhaal looked effortlessly cool in a breathtaking midnight blue and purple Oscar de La Renta ballgown.

7. Ariel Winter smoulders in crimson

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Modern Family star Ariel Winter opted for a red figure-hugging Romona Keveza floor-length gown.

8. Kerry Washington glitters in Marc Jacobs

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Scandal's Kerry Washington made an impact in a silver and gold embellished flapper-style Marc Jacobs dress.

9. Claire Danes is chic in sequins

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Homeland star Claire Danes chose a purple and red sequinned Prada number.

10. Christina Hendricks adds bling with gold studs

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Mad Men's Christina Hendricks oozed glamour in a plunging gold-studded Naeem Khan gown.

11. Maisie Willams is pretty in pink

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Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams teamed her quilted pale pink strapless dress with white fluffy heels.

12. Samira Wiley cool in fuchsia

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Orange is the New Black's Samira Wiley looked vibrant in a bright pink asymmetrical Calvin Klein cape gown.

13. Jaimie Alexander dazzles in Armani

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Thor star Jaimie Alexander looked stunning in an intricately beaded purple, green and black sequinned Armani Prive floor-length gown.

14. Cat Deeley shimmers in gold

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So You Think You Can Dance host Cat Deeley - who's just confirmed she's expecting her first baby with husband Patrick Kielty - wore a strappy gold beaded Monique Lhuillier floor-length dress.

15. Lena Headey exudes elegance in Zuhair Murad

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Game of Thrones Lena Headey wore a striking a garnet-coloured Zuhair Murad halter-neck gown with silk tulle and a dramatic crystal beaded overlay.

16. January Jones opts for a jumpsuit

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We weren't won over by Mad Men star January Jones's green wide-legged Ulyana Sergeenko jumpsuit with sweetheart neckline.

17. Joanna Newsom raises eyebrows in an unusual gown


Inherent Vice star Joanna Newsom's unusual pink gown prompted questions as to whether it had its own chair due to its bizarrely outward shape.

18. Elisabeth Moss goes full Barbie

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Mad Men star Elisabeth Moss's bright pink strapless gown certainly made some kind of a statement.

19. Heidi Klum is garish in Versace

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Sadly, model Heidi Klum's garish yellow Versace number screamed Big Bird to us.

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