The Screen Actors Guild Awards is the Lucozade stand in the 26.2 mile marathon that is awards season. Since the show is more of an insider event — in which SAG-card-holding actors celebrate one another — it garners less hype than the Golden Globes, Grammys, and Oscars, and thus gives attendees some breathing room. (This isn't to say that the SAGs aren't influential: the show can predict who might take home an Oscar next month.)
The relative intimacy and lower-key vibe of the event give us a chance to see how our favourite stars take sartorial risks and assert their own personal style. Last year, we got to witness Stranger Things' Sadie Sink sliding into our hearts in Chanel and her costar Millie Bobby Brown wearing Converse and Calvin Klein.
Tonight the red carpet was (as predicted) extremely low-key. Perhaps this is a call-to-action for making less of a ruckus over the red carpet (see: E! opting out of covering it on TV this year). This may just be how celebrities prefer to be dressed: simple, elegant, and understated.
Ahead, the red carpet looks that caught our eye.
Unsure of how to wear sheer dresses? Take a tip from Yara Shahidi and wear a sequin bodysuit underneath.
Yara Shahidi in Fendi.
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BlackKKlansman actress Laura Harrier can do no wrong. An elegant off-the-shoulder dress is just what the red carpet ordered.
Laura Harrier in Loewe.
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Sharp Objects star Sydney Sweeney is sticking with soft objects — namely a draped Grecian-inspired number.
Sydney Sweeney in Delpozo.
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You know what they say: the bigger the bow, the greater the Glow.
Alison Brie in Miu Miu.
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Screamed loudly when we saw this Pepto-Bismol pink dress à la Emily Blunt.
Emily Blunt in Michael Kors.
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Lady Gaga (as always) bringing the va va voom in an off-the-runway Dior Haute Couture dress.
Lady Gaga in Dior.
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Ozark, The Americans and Dirty John standout Julia Garner takes us back to the tropical 70s with this sea green gown.
Julia Garner in Zac Posen.
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Killing Eve's Sandra Oh is killing us with this asymmetric red dress.
Sandra Oh in Jenny Packham.
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Patricia Clarkson from Sharp Objects shows us how to do extra long sleeves that graze the ground ever-so-slightly.
Patricia Clarkson in Zuhair Murad.
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Okay, hello, Sophia Bush, looking like a regal black and white butterfly. (Also note: black headbands are making a comeback, even on the red carpet!).
Sophia Bush in Monique Lhuillier.
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Tonight's host, Megan Mullally rollin' through with strong, defined shoulders.
Megan Mullally in Alexander McQueen.
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A Pink Ombré Flower Is Born ... in A Star Is Born's Shangela's dress.
Shangela in Christian Siriano.
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Crazy Rich Asians' Gemma Chan shows us how scalloped detailing is done.
Gemma Chan in Oscar de la Renta.
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The Glow is real. Cherry "Junkchain" Bang is going for a peachy bang on the red carpet tonight.
Sydelle Noel
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The Hollywood legend wears a bell-sleeved dress that makes us want to boogie.
Jane Fonda in Maison Valentino.
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We love a subtle cape, especially when Laverne Cox pairs it with another great accessory: confidence.
Laverne Cox in Zac Posen.
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Thank you, Emma Stone for another stunning pants-on-the-red carpet look.
Emma Stone in Louis Vuitton.
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Feathers add just the right amount of texture to a red carpet moment. #WakandaForever
Danai Gurira in Ralph & Russo.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones giving us a lesson in how to be flawless.
Catherine Zeta-Jones in Zuhair Murad.
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A quick zoom in is absolutely necessary to appreciate this textured dress.
Angela Bassett in Georges Chakra.
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Plunging necklines and crochet details courtesy of the always-chic Queen Margot.
Margot Robbie in Chanel.
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Always here for a silver sparkly moment on the red carpet.
Melissa McCarthy in Iorane.
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Bright lights ahead: This Is Us' Susan Kelechi Watson is our daily dose of vitamin D.
Susan Kelechi Watson in Christian Siriano.
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Looking so Marvelous, Mrs. Maisel!
Rachel Brosnahan in Dior.
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The House of Cards POTUS knows exactly how to get the whole long-necklace-and-plunging-neckline combination just right.
Robin Wright in Oscar de la Renta.
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