Jenna Ortega Wears a Lingerie-Inspired Look With a Lacy Slip Dress and Stockings at the 2026 Actor Awards
THE RUNDOWN
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Jenna Ortega chose a lingerie-inspired look for the 2026 Actor Awards.
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The ceremony, formerly known as the SAG Awards, has its first-ever red carpet theme tonight: “Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s and ’30s.”
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The Wednesday star is nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series award.
Jenna Ortega put an unexpected spin on the Actor Awards’ first-ever red carpet theme, set by ELLE. For the “Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the ’20s and ’30s” theme, the star wore a lacy cream-colored slip dress, which she accessorized with stockings and Jimmy Choo shoes.
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Ortega has one nomination at the ceremony, which was formerly known as the SAG Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series for her work in Wednesday. This marks her first awards show appearance since January’s Golden Globes, where she wore a black cut-out dress by Dilara Findikoglu:
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In July, Ortega spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how the public perception of her isn’t really aligned with who she really is. “I think that’s part of my struggle with that side of this job, because you feel incredibly misunderstood,” she said. “It’s almost to a point where it feels like your name doesn’t belong to you. I almost don’t even resonate with it anymore. I hate assumptions, and a big part of this job is that people are going to make assumptions about you.”
She added, “Yes, I have qualities similar to Wednesday, but I’m not [her].”
There’s less mystery when it comes to celebrities, she admitted. “We know too much [about actors],” she said. “And the people feel entitled to those bits and pieces of your life where if they were put under the same microscope, they wouldn’t feel nearly as comfortable. But there’s an expectation on creative people, who half the time should not be speaking publicly. They’re supposed to become salesmen for their brand. But they should just lock them in a room and let them create their art.”
