Mariska Hargitay stunned in a statement dress as she picked up two wins at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday.
The 62-year-old actress, who directed a documentary about her late mother Jayne Mansfield titled My Mom Jayne, appeared alongside other celebrities at the event which took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Hargitay turned heads in a strapless red dress with a fitted bodice and flowy skirt.
She donned a pair of red closed-toe heels and accessorized the look with statement necklaces.
The star’s dark brown locks were parted in the middle and fell in light waves, past the tops of her shoulders.
A warm one blush was added to her cheekbones for a radiant glow, while a pink satin shade was worn on her lips for a finishing touch.
Mariska Hargitay, 62, stunned in a statement dress as she scored two wins at the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday
The actress, who directed a documentary about her late mother Jayne Mansfield titled My Mom Jayne, appeared alongside other celebrities at the event which took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Later that evening, at one of the Creative Arts Emmys, Hargitay posed on the red carpet while proudly holding two awards.
She smiled brightly for the cameras as she lifted the trophies into the air.
The actress received the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for My Mom Jayne, which was released on HBO Max last June.
Hargitay also won for Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program.
Daily Mail has reached out to Hargitay’s representatives for comment but has not yet heard back.
The star previously won an Emmy for Best Actress in 2006 based on her performance on Law & Order: SVU.
While accepting the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, she gave a special shout out to Gloria Steinem for encouraging her to bring the film to life.
Activist and journalist Steinem died earlier this week on September 2 at the age of 92.
Hargitay turned heads in a strapless red dress with a fitted bodice and flowy skirt
She donned a pair of red closed-toe heels and accessorized the look with statement necklaces
Later in the evening, Hargitay, a Creative Arts Emmy honoree, posed on the red carpet while proudly holding two awards
The actress received the award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for My Mom Jayne, which was released on HBO Max last June.
The star was supported by husband Peter Hermann at the ceremony this weekend
The couple, who tied the knot in 2004, posed lightly for the cameras on the red carpet
“My hero and friend Gloria Steinem recently said, ‘Please tell your own story,’” Hargitay said during her speech. Term.
‘The most important thing we can do for each other is to know each other through stories. I met my mother by telling the story. It is a gift that is indescribable.”
And as she took to the stage again after winning directing, the actress said she felt ‘overwhelmed’.
“I just wanted to share with you that it took me a while to decide to make this film during the pandemic.”
She continued, “It took me a while to realize that this was my story to tell. I could direct it.”
While backstage amid the festivities, Hargitay reflected on how the recent Emmy wins had a “meaningful” impact on her after directing the Mansfield documentary.
“It feels extremely new and very meaningful to me to have entered a completely different arena, and to be recognized in this way is truly beyond my wildest dreams,” she said. The Hollywood Reporter.
My Mom Jayne “explores the life and legacy of Mariska Hargitay’s mother, Hollywood icon Jayne Mansfield, who tragically died in a car accident at the age of 34 when Mariska was just three years old,” according to one anecdote. IMDB summary.
And as she took to the stage again after winning directing, the actress said she felt ‘overwhelmed’.
While backstage amid the festivities, Hargitay reflected on how the recent Emmy wins had a “meaningful” impact on her after directing the Mansfield documentary; Mansfield was seen with six-week-old Hargitay in 1964
The documentary has a 100% rating from critics Rotten Tomatoes as well as an audience score of 95%.
Mansfield welcomed the Law & Order star in January 1964 while she was married to Mickey Hargitay.
However, Hargitay later discovered, when she was in her twenties, that her biological father was singer and comedian Nelson Sardelli.
During an interview with Vanity fairthe star recalled that she first met Sardelli when she was 30 when he was performing in Atlantic City at the time.
She had introduced herself as his daughter, to which he replied, “I’ve waited thirty years for this moment.”
Hargitay told the outlet that she was going “full Olivia Benson,” referencing her character on Law & Order: SVU.
“I was like, ‘I don’t want anything. I don’t need anything from you… I have a dad.’ There was something about loyalty. “I wanted to be loyal to Mickey,” she said.
The actress also confronted Mickey, the man who raised her, but he insisted he was her father and the pair did not discuss the subject again.
Hargitay also won Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures at the Producers Guild of America Awards in February.
The actress had also confronted Mickey, the man who raised her, but he insisted he was her father and the pair did not discuss the subject again; Mansfield and Mickey seen in 1957
On September 14, the actress will also take on hosting duties for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards; seen in August in LA
On September 14, the actress will also take on hosting duties for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards.
‘Do I want to stop now? No,” she said Variety last month. ‘Why? I made a film while shooting; I did a play during recess for six weeks. I’m hosting the Emmys.”
Hargitay went on to talk about how she plans to stay busy by taking on more projects.
“If I don’t do another movie next summer, I’ll probably do another play. And I love it!’
