Vampy lips, baby-doll blush and flapper hair brought a dynamic beauty pulse to the 32nd annual Actor Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles, where actors, A-lister, writers and producers gathered to honor the best of the best in film and television from 2025. Notable winners included “Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan, “Weapons” lead Amy Madigan and the late Catherine O’Hara for her performance in Seth Rogen’s “The Studio.”
On the red carpet, ahead of the ceremony, emerging trends and transformations took center stage, with 1920s-inspired pixie cuts and Jenna Ortega’s return to natural brows leading the two categories. Ahead, WWD breaks down the top beauty moments at the 2026 Actor Awards.
Jenna Ortega
Jenna Ortega
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After famously flaunting the bleached aesthetic for the last year, Ortega’s brows went from naked to natural on Sunday, thanks to hairstylist Cesar Deleon Ramirez. The inky color was the same Gothic hue of her hair. Paired with dark, blood-stained lips, black bottom liner and icy shadow by her longtime makeup artist Mélanie Inglessis, the transformation brought her inner Wednesday Addams out. Indeed, her lacy Christian Cowan gown was a more “Corpse Bride” than Addams Family.
Sarah Pidgeon
Sarah Pidgeon
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The modern-day Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Sarah Pidgeon donned a soft glam countenance the late Calvin Klein publicist would approve of. Everything from her skin prep to her contoured lips and pinky cheeks was courtesy of Rhode. Makeup artist Emily Cheng used almost every product in Hailey Bieber’s arsenal — including the new Peptide Lip Boost Plumping Lip Mask in Sugarmint and Caffeine Reset Sculpting Cream Mask — as well as one blush in the pipeline. To sculpt Pidgeon’s face, Cheng used the NuFace Trinity+, a favorite in the TikTok community.
Quinta Brunson
Quinta Brunson
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Quinta Brunson styled an eton crop and a gradient lip on Sunday after having donned a mullet and brown lip at the NAACP Image Awards the day before. A single curl was laid flat on her forehead, while the rest of her chocolate- and caramel-colored hair was swept to the side of her face. Her smoky eye played with similar tones, while her lips were lined in a rich crimson hue and filled with a ruby red.
The full look was likely the work of makeup artist Rebekah Aladdin and hair architect Suzette Boozer. WWD has reached out to both Aladdin and Boozer for confirmation.
Parker Posey
Parker Posey
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With spider lashes and vibrant shadow, Parker Posey evoked the beauty aesthetic of Twiggy on Sunday. A delicate pastel purple kissed her lids and temples, melting into a bubblegum hue under her eyes. Her lips were coated in a similar tone, which seemed to melt over the edge as she smiled. The hyper-feminine glam, crafted by Jo Baker, paired well with her power pink Gucci Caftan. Meanwhile, hairstylist Jason Thomas Rail paid homage to her “The White Lotus” character with a bouffant bob.
Nava Rose Rabago
Nava Rose Rabago
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Nava Rose Rabago was the quintessential flapper on the red carpet, touting silver marcel waves, skinny brows, star lashes and a glossy lip. From the front, Rabago’s wavy hair aesthetic gave the illusion of a pixie cut. But when she turned her back to the camera, a low donut bun was revealed.
A frequent awards show and premiere attendee, Rabago is known to be the architect of her own glam. However, it’s not certain she worked alone on this look. WWD has reached out for confirmation.
Dove Cameron
Dove Cameron
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Dove Cameron’s vampy lip, comprised of a wine-colored liner and a cherry shade in the center, was straight out of the fall 2026 beauty catalogue, where artist Dick Page swapped clean girl for moody makeup at major shows such as Collina Strada and Area. But unlike the bedhead trend that took those runways by storm, Cameron’s hair was styled in a smooth blowout, no knot in sight. The artist notably collaborated with stylist Marc Eram on Sunday. However, neither Cameron nor Eram have yet to credit the makeup and hair contributors. WWD has reached out for a comment.
