PodcastsFeb 25, 2026
Episode 2: Jewelry Trends & Does the Red Carpet Matter?
EditorsMar 02, 2026
Jewelry at the Actor Awards: Reimagining Hollywood Glamour
Diamond jewelry was the star of the event formerly known as the SAG Awards.
On the red carpet, actors like “The Diplomat” star Nana Mensah (left) and Sofia Carson of “My Oxford Year” reflected the theme of Old Hollywood Glamour with their statement earrings. (Image of Mensah’s earrings courtesy of Boucheron; Image of Carson’s earrings are courtesy of Chopard/Image Credit: Getty Images)
Amid awards season, the Screen Actors Guild Awards, or SAG Awards, has rebranded to become the Actor Awards.
With this change came jewelry looks that reimagined the past.
This year, the awards show partnered with Elle magazine to create a theme for the evening, reimagining Hollywood glamour of the ‘20s and ‘30s.
“I think it’s a great well to keep going back to because it never seems to go out of style, that period. It’s always classic,” Jon Brockett, showrunner and executive producer of the Actor Awards, said in an interview with Elle.
“The idea of giving leeway to talent to reinvent it is also really exciting to us.”
With this theme in mind, the celebrities in attendance wore statement earrings, bold collar necklaces, and, of course, diamonds galore.
When it comes to the red carpet, more is more, and the celebrities at the Actor Awards delivered eye-catching jewels that were anything but boring.
Kate Hudson
With this change came jewelry looks that reimagined the past.
This year, the awards show partnered with Elle magazine to create a theme for the evening, reimagining Hollywood glamour of the ‘20s and ‘30s.
“I think it’s a great well to keep going back to because it never seems to go out of style, that period. It’s always classic,” Jon Brockett, showrunner and executive producer of the Actor Awards, said in an interview with Elle.
“The idea of giving leeway to talent to reinvent it is also really exciting to us.”
With this theme in mind, the celebrities in attendance wore statement earrings, bold collar necklaces, and, of course, diamonds galore.
When it comes to the red carpet, more is more, and the celebrities at the Actor Awards delivered eye-catching jewels that were anything but boring.
Kate Hudson
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Kate Hudson, an Actor Awards nominee for her role in “Song Sung Blue,” walked the red carpet in a bespoke “Desert Diamonds” high jewelry suite by Emily P. Wheeler.
Wheeler worked closely with Hudson’s longtime stylist Sophie Lopez to design the half-a-million-dollar suite for Hudson.
The standout piece is a collar-style necklace set with 10.15 carats of antique diamonds sitting on the collarbone, 38.73 carats of pavé diamonds, and an asymmetrical fringe of diamonds.
The “Bubble” fringe earrings showcase 2.70 carats of light-brown diamonds accented by 2.24 carats of diamond fringe in Wheeler’s signature “Bubble” effect.
The suite also includes three rings. There are two circular “Bubble” statement rings with gems sourced from Botswana—one with a 3.09-carat Desert diamond and the other with a 2.71-carat Desert diamond.
The last piece in the suite is a ring with Wheeler’s “Twist” motif, featuring an 8.80 carat Desert diamond at the center stone accented by 3.37 carats white diamonds.
Chase Infiniti
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“One Battle After Another” star Chase Infiniti, also an Actor Awards nominee, was covered from head to toe in shimmering gems with her Louis Vuitton mermaid dress and headpiece that she said was a nod to Josephine Baker.
For her jewels, she wore De Beers London’s “Metamorphosis Spring” chandelier earrings featuring 9.96 carats of diamonds in 18-karat white and rose gold.
Her look was completed with three 18-karat yellow gold rings—the “Old Bond Street” ring with a pear-cut and pavé diamonds totaling 11.30 carats, the “Aella” ring with a 7.81-carat diamond, and the “Dewdrop” band.
Nana Mensah
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Nana Mensah stunned on the red carpet in Boucheron’s “Serpent Bohème Solarité” multi-motif hoop earrings with pavé diamonds set in yellow gold.
While “The Diplomat” star’s statement earrings truly stole the show, she also wore the coordinating “Serpent Bohème” ring featuring an “XL” motif created with pavé diamonds on white gold.
Viola Davis
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A presenter at this year’s Actor Awards, Viola Davis looked past just diamonds with her Pasquale Bruni “Goddess Garden” necklace the showcased an emerald drop.
Although, she couldn’t forget diamonds as the pear-shaped emerald is suspended from a collar featuring diamonds in a floral pattern.
Lisa Kudrow
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Lisa Kudrow appeared to present an award wearing Mindi Mond New York’s “Dynamic Duo” necklace with two emeralds totaling 19.20 carats and a 0.60-carat diamond set in 18-karat yellow gold and silver.
She paired the necklace with Saidian Vintage Jewels’ baguette diamond and yellow gold ring.
Sofia Carson
Sofia Carson in Chopard jewelry at the 2026 Actor Awards (Image courtesy of Chopard/Image Credit: Getty Images)
Sofia Carson showcased a pair of earrings set with 133.41 carats of brown diamonds.
They are the Chopard “Ouroboros” earrings from the brand’s “Animal World” collection, with brown diamonds and 0.30 carats of onyx set in 18-karat rose gold.
Ali Larter
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While most celebrities wore gold or platinum jewelry, Ali Larter stood out in Repossi’s matching “Blast” necklace and bracelet in black gold with pavé diamonds.
However, she couldn’t stay away from white gold with the “Brevis” toi et moi ring featuring pavé and pear-cut diamonds.
Teyana Taylor
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Once again, Teyana Taylor, an Actor Award nominee for “One Battle After Another,” stunned on the red carpet in Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Taylor’s abstract-painting-esque Thom Brown gown was incredible, and she paired it with a Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany & Co. “Leaves” necklace set with more than 47 carats of diamonds in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold.
She matched her necklace with the “Three Leaves” ear clips and finished the look with two rings—the Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany & Co. “Six Bees” ring centering on a more than 5 carat diamond in platinum and 18-karat yellow gold with diamond accents, and a “Bird on a Rock” ring with diamonds in platinum and gold.
Connor Storrie
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“Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie also wore Tiffany & Co. jewels, continuing the diamond and white metal trend with a “Tiffany Victoria” mixed cluster necklace with diamonds in platinum.
Like the many men in attendance, Storrie didn’t forget a pair of earrings and a watch.
He wore the “Tiffany T” hoop earrings in white gold and a Tiffany Cocktail 2-Hand watch featuring diamonds in 18-karat white gold.
Storrie also wore the Jean Schlumberger by Tiffany “Stitches” ring with diamonds in gold and platinum.
Jean Smart
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“Hacks” star and Actor Awards nominee Jean Smart wore a bib necklace by Rahaminov Diamonds.
The necklace features 34.29 carats of diamonds set in 18-karat white gold and was paired with an 18-karat white gold ring showcasing round, pear, and marquise-cut diamonds totaling 9.23 carats.
Sarah Ramos
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Sarah Ramos of “The Bear” adorned herself with jewels by Sophie Bille Brahe, a 2025 Gem Award for Jewelry Design nominee.
Ramos wore the designer’s “Jardin de Coeurs” earrings that followed Kate Hudson’s choice of a fringe of diamonds. However, Bille Brahe’s includes a variety of shapes, from hearts to marquises.
She also wore the “Grande Ensemble Ocean” and “Ocean de Ciel” rings showcasing waves of diamonds in 18-karat yellow gold and a diamond tennis bracelet.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
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“Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph, past vice president of SAG-AFTRA, embodied Old Hollywood Glamour with her hair in perfectly sculpted curls and a feathered shawl over her shoulder as De Beers London’s “Swan Lake” drop necklace adorned her décolletage.
The necklace features 23.95 carats of diamonds set in 18-karat white gold.
She continued her cool-toned diamond look with the “Talisman” cocktail earrings showcasing 26.95 carats of diamonds in 18-karat white gold, the coordinating “Talisman” diamond ring, and a diamond line bracelet in platinum.
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