Emmys Red Carpet: Julia, Sofia, Padma Put Best Face Forward

Put Julia Roberts in Elie Saab and you have this - a moment of red carpet awesomeness. Julia, nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, went short and looked nothing short of stunning.

Sofia Vergara usually rocks acid brights but picked a pristine white form-fitting dress by Roberto Cavalli this year.

Padma Lakshmi, whose show Top Chef was up for Best Reality - Competition Program, was lovely in sleek white Ralph Rucci.

Claire Danes, who is nominated yet again for Best Actress - Drama, was easily one of the best-dresses in red Givenchy.

Lucy Liu, who plays the gender-bended Watson on Elementary, wore pale Zac Posen.

Best Actress - Drama nominee Kerry Washington's Prada was proof that orange is the new black.

Kristen Wiig, nominated for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, wore clean white Vera Wang.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Best Actress - Comedy, was a perfect 10 in red Carolina Herrera.

Katherine Heigl's vintage-style cream dress looked lovely but added years to the actress.

New Girl Zooey Deschanel ditched her usually quirky style for a sleek hot-pink strapless dress by Oscar de la Renta.

Mindy Kaling was adorable in coral Kenzo, one of her favourite designers, as she earlier tweeted.

Supermodel-turned-TV personality Heidi Klum wore a fiery, caped creation by Zac Posen.

Amy Poehler lost to Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the Best Actress - Comedy category but was a red carpet winner in top to toe silver sequins by Theia.

The Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar and model wife Neha Kapur made a lovely picture in monochrome.

Kunal's Big Bang co-star Kaley Cuoco looked as good as we've ever seen her in pink and red layered Monique Lhuillier.

Singer Gwen Stefani, a judge on The Voice and a presenter at the Emmys, wore shiny silver Versace, her platinum hair left loose and sleek.

Lena Dunham, creator and star of Girls, almost never dresses to impress but never more so than in this white shirt and tiered pink and red skirt by Giambattista Valli.

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey, nominated for Best Supporting Actress - Drama, rocked a pixie cut with black strapless Rubin Singer.

The Big Bang Theory's Mayim Biyalik wore a princess-style ball gown in royal blue by Oliver Tolentino.

Hayden Panettiere, pregnant and glowing, dressed her baby bump in a glittering dress by Lorena Sarbu.

Orange might be The New Black but it's star Laura Prepon picked teal silk by Gustavo Cadile, her hair jet black.

Angela Bassett, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, wore white belted Elisabetta Franchi.

Mad Men actress Christina Hendricks looked a picture in single-shouldered scarlet Marchesa.

The Good Wife star Julianna Margulies, nominated for Best Actress - Drama, wore a slimline Narciso Rodriguez dress.

Mad Men star January Jones was an absolute delight in strapless red Prabal Gurung.

Julie's TV daughter Sarah Hyland wore a coral skirt and white top by Cristiano Siriano.

Mad Men star Jessica Pare cut a fine figure in strapless black Lanvin.

Downtown Abbey's Michelle Dockery, nominated for Best Actress - Drama, wore a paneled white, blue, pink and green dress by Rosie Assoulin.

Kate Walsh wore her sunny side up in a bright yellow dress by Stephane Rolland.

Camila Alves eclipsed husband Matthew McConaughey in a white mosaic-patterned dress by red carpet favourrite Zuhair Murad.