Jenna Ortega Wears a Slip Dress and Stockings at the 2026 Actor Awards

THE RUNDOWN

• Jenna Ortega selected a lingerie-inspired search for the 2026 Actor Awards.

• The ceremony, previously generally known as the SAG Awards, has its first-ever crimson carpet theme tonight: “Reimagining Hollywood Glamor From the ’20s and ’30s.”

• The Wednesday star is nominated for the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series award.

Jenna Ortega put an sudden spin on the Actor Awards’ first-ever crimson carpet theme, set by ELLE. For the “Reimagining Hollywood Glamor From the ’20s and ’30s” theme, the star wore a lacy cream-colored slip gown, which she accessorized with stockings and Jimmy Choo footwear.

Ortega has one nomination at the ceremony, which was previously generally 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, the place she wore a black cut-out gown by Dilara Findikoglu:

In July, Ortega spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about how the public notion of her is not actually aligned with who she actually is. “I think that’s part of my struggle with that side of this job, because you feel incredibly misunderstood,” she mentioned. “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 similar qualities to Wednesday, but I’m not [her].”

There’s much less thriller in terms of 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.”