Shailene Woodley puts on a leggy display in white mini dress before nabbing her first Emmy as she leads stars at night two of the glitzy show

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Shailene Woodley turned heads in a white mini dress at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday.

The 34-year-old actress put on a leggy display in the low-cut, sleeveless, thigh-grazing number from Brandon Maxwell's pre-spring 2027 collection.

Styled by Karla Welch, the flirty look was teamed with open-toe black heels.

Woodley beamed as she took home her first Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Paradise.

Her long and lustrous brunette locks were arranged in flowing waves by Rena Calhoun.

'Mom, this is so cool,' Woodley said during her acceptance speech, per Deadline. 'I just feel so lucky to do what we do and to be a part of the circus with all of you amazing traveling storytelling clowns.'

Shailene Woodley, 34, turned heads in a white mini dress at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday

Woodley beamed as she took home her first Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in Paradise

Speaking about her Paradise character Annie, a former Graceland tour guide, she said, 'Annie is very calculated, and she’s very patient in her decisions, and that’s something that I have learned from and something that I’ve definitely taken with me as I’ve moved forward away from her.'

She continued, 'I also really admire her resiliency, and that her resiliency comes from an internal place, not from a place of needing gratification, from an external perspective, and I think that’s a very rare and beautiful quality to have as a person.'

Woodley was previously nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Limited Series or Movie Emmy in 2017 for Big Little Lies. 

The prize went to her Big Little Lies co-star Laura Dern. 

In scoring her first trophy, she defeated fellow nominees Brittany Allen, Tal Anderson, Tina Ivlev, Miriam Shor and Merritt Wever.

Backstage on Sunday evening, she said about winning Paradise's first Emmy, 'I just feel very excited to be on board their bigger mission and to have my little slice of the pie and contribute what I was able to contribute.'

The show, starring Sterling K. Brown, has seven total nominations this year.

Creative Arts Weekend took place ahead of the Primetime Emmys on September 14.

The actress put on a leggy display in the low-cut, sleeveless, thigh-grazing number from Brandon Maxwell's pre-spring 2027 collection

Styled by Karla Welch, the flirty look was teamed with open-toe black heels

Leslie Bibb wowed in a metallic gown on the red carpet

Julia Stiles, 45, was at the ceremony in a draped and pleated royal purple gown

Jason Bateman was also at the star-studded awards show

He attended alongside wife Amanda Anka, with the couple coordinating in black

Bateman pictured with DTF St. Louis co-stars Linda Cardellini and Richard Jenkins

Cardellini, 51, won the award for Supporting Actress in a Limited Series

Cardellini's co-star David Harbour, 51, won for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series

Jason Bateman was also at the star-studded awards show, attending alongside wife Amanda Anka.

The 57-year-old star was joined by DTF St. Louis co-stars Linda Cardellini and Richard Jenkins.

Cardellini, 51, won the award for Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, and David Harbour, also 51, won for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Meanwhile, the dark comedy also won for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series, with Director of Photography James Whitaker recognized.

According to an account from Variety, Cardellini said in her acceptance speech: 'I had to write something just in case, but first I would just like to say thank you to my mom and my dad. 

'"I love you" to my whole family and my friends and to [my fiancé] Steve [Rodriguez] and my beautiful daughter Lyra Rose.'

She went on to acknowledge co-stars Bateman, Harbour and Joy Sunday, as well as showrunner Steve Conrad, to whom she said, 'Thank you for your beautiful heart and your beautiful mind. Thank you for this part and giving me this chance.'

The Pitt star Noah Wyle looked handsome in a dark suit 

He was joined by stylish wife Sara Wyle

The two shared a sweet smooch

Heated Rivalry sensation Connor Storrie debuted a new buzzed haircut on the red carpet. He modeled a dark grey suit, navy blue silk shirt, and black dress shoes

Storrie, 26, attended the buzzy event with his mom, Linda Storrie

Harbour said in his speech, 'I’m really moved, I cannot believe you have embraced our show so much. In terms of my of my fellow nominees, it was not a fair fight.'

He jokingly added, 'I want to thank HBO for all your tons of notes. They honestly helped the show so much.'

It marks the fourth nomination and first win for the Stranger Things star. 

Bateman and Jenkins, 79, were also nominated in the category, along with Richard Gadd for Half Man.

Heated Rivalry sensation Connor Storrie, 26, attended the buzzy event with his mom, Linda Storrie. 

He debuted a new buzzed haircut on the red carpet, teaming the fresh look with a dark grey suit, navy blue silk shirt, and black dress shoes.

Although Heated Rivalry was ineligible for an Emmy, the actor was nominated in the Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category for hosting Saturday Night Live in February.

In July, he told The Hollywood Reporter about the nomination, 'SNL was such a "pinch me" moment in my career.

'It was a formative part of my life growing up, so to be recognized by the Academy for hosting feels incredibly surreal. I’m so grateful to everyone who made that night possible.'

Actress Betty Gilpin, 40, posed with her trophy after winning the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy for Widow's Bay

Beef's Mikaela Hoover, 42, turned heads in a floor-grazing gold halter neck gown

Actor Ernest Harden Jr., 73, looked spiffy in a black suit and bowtie 

He won his first Emmy on Sunday night for his role as alcoholic patient Louie Cloverfield on The Pit

Julia Stiles, 45, was at the ceremony in a draped and pleated royal purple gown. 

She showed off her toned arms in the sleeveless look, 15 years after she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series category.

The 2011 nomination was for her role as Lumen Pierce in the fifth season of the Showtime series Dexter.

Stile's shoulder-length blonde locks were styled in loose, face-framing ringlets.

She is currently competing on season 35 of Dancing With The Stars, teaming up with professional dancer Ezra Sosa.

The new season will premiere on September 15, one day after the Primetime Emmys. 

Leslie Bibb wowed in a metallic gown on the red carpet. 

Actress Betty Gilpin, 40, posed with her trophy after winning the award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy for Widow's Bay.

Gilpin stunned in a low-cut, cleavage-baring red gown with a thigh-high slit. 

And Beef's Mikaela Hoover, 42, turned heads in a floor-grazing gold halter neck gown.

Actor Ernest Harden Jr., 73, looked spiffy in a black suit and bowtie. He won his first Emmy on Sunday night for his role as alcoholic patient Louie Cloverfield on The Pitt.

According to Deadline, he said backstage at the awards show, 'I am on cloud 25. I’m not saying this is a complete surprise because The Pitt is such a powerful show to come from, but just to get it in your hands is unreal.'

He said during his emotional acceptance speech on stage, 'I just wish my parents were here to see this, they would have been so proud.'

The longtime entertainer gave a shoutout to Harden to the series' executive producers, including John Wells and lead actor Noah Wyle.

Rob Reiner won a posthumous Emmy for his role in The Bear on Sunday, nine months after his gruesome murder at the age of 78; He is pictured in 2024

He was honored with the outstanding guest actor in a comedy series award for his role as Albert Schnurr in the hit TV show during night two of the Creative Arts Emmys; Seen in a still

'They hired me and believed in my talent… and the reason I stayed around was because I was good,' he said.

He later said in the press room, 'I’ve been in the business since 1974, that’s the first time I ever spoke in a film; it was a movie called Three Days of the Condor with Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway.

'From then I’ve just been doing my thing, trying to work where I could. I got some beautiful breaks.'

Rob Reiner won a posthumous Emmy for his role in The Bear on Sunday, less than one year after his gruesome murder.

The late star - who died at 78 - was honored with the outstanding guest actor in a comedy series award for his role as Albert Schnurr in the Jeremy Allen White-led hit TV show during night two of the Creative Arts Emmys.

He won over Michael J. Fox and Brett Goldstein (Shrinking), Hamish Linklater (Widow's Bay), Christopher McDonald (Hacks) and Connor Storrie (Saturday Night Live).

It is the first posthumous Emmy for an on-camera performance since Raul Julia won for The Burning Season in 1995. 

Presenter Wendi McLendon-Covey accepted the Emmy on Reiner's behalf to a minute-long standing ovation from the emotional audience. 

The win comes nine months after the beloved director and actor was tragically killed alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 70, in December. Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was subsequently arrested and charged in the double murder, which he has entered a not guilty plea to.

2026 Creative Arts Emmy Awards Night Two Winners 

BEST LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jason Bateman, DTF St. Louis

Richard Gadd, Half Man

David Harbour, DTF St. Louis – WINNER

Richard Jenkins, DTF St. Louis

Charles Melton, Beef

Nick Offerman, Death by Lightning

BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTOR

Michael J. Fox, Shrinking

Brett Goldstein, Shrinking

Hamish Linklater, Widow’s Bay

Christopher McDonald, Hacks

Rob Reiner, The Bear – WINNER

Connor Storrie, Saturday Night Live

BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTOR

Colman Domingo, Euphoria

Ernest Harden Jr., The Pitt – WINNER

Jeff Hiller, Pluribus

Jeff Kober, The Pitt

Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses

Bradley Whitford, The Diplomat

BEST DRAMA GUEST ACTRESS

Brittany Allen, The Pitt

Tal Anderson, The Pitt

Tina Ivlev, The Pitt

Miriam Shor, Pluribus

Merritt Wever, The Gilded Age

Shailene Woodley, Paradise – WINNER

BEST CHARACTER VOICE-OVER PERFORMANCE

Pamela Adlon, King of the Hill

Julie Andrews, Bridgerton – WINNER

Hank Azaria, The Simpsons

Trey Parker, South Park

Matt Vogel, The Muppet Show

Steven Yeun, Invincible

BEST LIMITED/MOVIE DIRECTING

Beef, “It Will Stay This Way and You Will Obey”

Beef, “Oh, the Comfort, the Inexpressible Comfort”

Black Rabbit, “The Black Rabbits”

DTF St. Louis – WINNER

BEST LIMITED/MOVIE WRITING

All Her Fault, “Episode 8”

The Beast in Me, “Sick Puppy”

Beef, “All the Things We’re Never Going to Have”

Death by Lightning

DTF St. Louis – WINNER

 BEST LIMITED/MOVIE SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Linda Cardellini, DTF St. Louis – WINNER

Dakota Fanning, All Her Fault

Laurie Metcalf, Monster: The Ed Gein Story

Joy Sunday, DTF St. Louis

Youn Yuh-jung, Beef

Constance Zimmer, Love Story

BEST COMEDY GUEST ACTRESS

Leslie Bibb, Hacks

Jamie Lee Curtis, The Bear

Betty Gilpin, Widow’s Bay – WINNER

Cherry Jones, Hacks

Laurie Metcalf, Hacks

Kaitlin Olson, Hacks

Lauren Weedman, Hacks

BEST MOVIE

Heads of State

Miss You, Love You

People We Meet on Vacation

Remarkably Bright Creatures – WINNER

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War

BEST ANIMATED PROGRAM

Bob’s Burgers

Rick and Morty

The Simpsons

Smiling Friends

South Park – WINNER

Star Wars: Visions

BEST CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES

Abbott Elementary

Hacks

Only Murders in the Building

Shrinking

Widow’s Bay – WINNER

BEST CASTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES

The Diplomat

Paradise

The Pitt – WINNER

Pluribus

Slow Horses

BEST CASTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES

All Her Fault

The Beast in Me

Beef

DTF St. Louis

Love Story – WINNER

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