Jenna Ortega is at the 2026 Actor Awards and there are no words for how iconic her look is. The Wednesday star (who’s nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series) stepped out wearing a plunging ethereal lace gown, paired with thigh-high stockings.
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Closer look at her makeup because wow:
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Jenna spoke to Elle about the transformational power of a good makeup look, saying, “When you’re trying to turn into somebody else and experience somebody else’s life or you want to feel yourself disappear, makeup is almost just as important as their outfit. That’s helpful when you want your characters to stand out and have their own personalities. Makeup is about representation, and everybody represents themselves differently. Once you realize that, you begin to understand a lot more about the character.”
“Makeup is something you apply in your own way: Some people use their fingers, and some people use brushes. That says a lot about a person’s qualities or what is important to them, so it’s a major deal,” she added. “I always love when I can get on set and play [around with the makeup], understanding when something’s not right because maybe it’s been given too much care or attention or maybe the makeup needs more attention and more intricacy. It’s fascinating to me. Sometimes a makeup artist will let me do my own makeup, and because it’s just before going on set, it helps me get into the mood of the character.”
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