Mariska Hargitay Is Channeling Jessica Rabbit in Her Sexiest Look Yet at the 2026 Emmys

In case you didn’t get the memo, Mariska Hargitay is hosting the 2026 Emmy Awards! And she just arrived on the red carpet channeling pop culture icon Jessica Rabbit, by which I mean she wore a stunning fire-engine-red gown. Obsessed with the off-the-shoulder strap and fringed train!!!

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Genuinely, she’s never looked better and the bar is already an 11/10!

Mariska gave a statement about hosting to NBC, saying “Bringing important stories into the light has been the heartbeat of my career. It’s my great honor to host the 78th Emmy Awards—in the 100th birthday year of my beloved NBC—and celebrate this extraordinary community of storytellers. Whether it’s an actor or a director, a costumer or a sound designer, we are all so privileged to take part in creating television that unites us.”

She added, “Regardless of how, where or when we watch, we are together in our laughter, our tears, our love of stories—and our delighted anticipation to see what happens next.”

Meanwhile, NBC executive vice president Jen Neal accurately said, “Mariska has earned her place among television’s icons. Few performers have left the kind of mark on television that Mariska has. For 27 seasons, she has brought strength, compassion and humanity to one of the most beloved characters on TV.”

TRUER WORDS.