The best Emmys red carpet looks of all time: Zendaya, Blake Lively and more

Each September, the Emmys celebrate the best in television -- and while the night's mostly about sitcoms, dramas and limited series, the fashion often steals the show.

Over the decades, the red carpet's delivered some truly spectacular style moments; who could forget Sarah Jessica Parker's pink feathery (and very Carrie) Oscar de la Renta from 2000, or Zendaya channeling Poison Ivy in green Vera Wang in 2019?

Ahead of Sunday's 2021 Emmys, take a look back at the most memorable looks to ever grace the ceremony's step and repeat.
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Keri Russell in Armani at the 2000 Emmys.
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Sarah Jessica Parker in Oscar de la Renta at the 2000 Emmys.
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Jennifer Aniston in Chanel at the 2004 Emmys.

Mischa Barton in Oscar de la Renta at the 2005 Emmys.
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Halle Berry in Emanuel Ungaro at the 2005 Emmys.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus in Narciso Rodriguez at the 2006 Emmys.

Olivia Wilde in Reem Acra at the 2008 Emmys.
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Blake Lively in Versace at the 2009 Emmys.
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Chloë Sevigny in Isaac Mizrahi at the 2009 Emmys.

Gwyneth Paltrow in Pucci at the 2011 Emmys.
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Lucy Liu in Versace at the 2012 Emmys.
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Nicole Kidman in Antonio Berardi at the 2012 Emmys.

Julianne Moore in Dior Haute Couture at the 2012 Emmys.
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Sofía Vergara in Zuhair Murad at the 2012 Emmys.
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Emilia Clarke in Chanel at the 2012 Emmys.

Rose Byrne in Calvin Klein Collection at the 2013 Emmys.
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Michelle Dockery in Prada at the 2013 Emmys.
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Kerry Washington in Marc Jacobs at the 2015 Emmys.

Taraji P. Henson in Vera Wang at the 2016 Emmys.
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Sarah Paulson in Prada at the 2016 Emmys.
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Tessa Thompson in Rosie Assoulin at the 2017 Emmys.

Thandiwe Newton in Brandon Maxwell at the 2018 Emmys.
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Regina King in Christian Siriano at the 2018 Emmys.
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Jessica Biel in Ralph & Russo Couture at the 2018 Emmys.

Tracee Ellis Ross in Valentino Haute Couture at the 2018 Emmys.
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Zendaya in Vera Wang at the 2019 Emmys.
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