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It’s a sunny day in Los Angeles and even sunnier at Fairmont Century Plaza where entertainment’s biggest stars were shining (like Harold Loomis, as Viola Davis would say) at ESSENCE’s 19th Annual Black Women in Hollywood Awards. Hosted by Marsai Martin, attendees and honorees—including Zinzi Coogler with a Luminary Spotlight for the women of Sinners—are using this year’s theme “Off Script” to take back ownership over the film and television industry. But, before the show began, they all owned the blue carpet first.
Washington arrived in a pale pink slip dress and leather jacket to match her sexy, edgy updo. Infiniti vowed to not drag her dress. Instead, she put her knit gown on a gold chain leash which held up her short train. Richardson Jackson had a similar updo to Washington’s, >privately married Tom Holland) is leaning into the rumors with her bridal white mini dress adorned with a bouquet and new crop cut. In the name of love, Niecy Nash-Betts and her wife, Jessica, proved how to do couplesrc=”https://media.essence.com/vxcjywbwpa/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2266175280-scaled.jpg” alt=”The Best Blue Carpet Looks From ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood 2026″ width=”400″ height=”600″ />LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Marsai Martin attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Kerry Washington 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Kerry Washington attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Chase Infiniti 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Chase Infiniti attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) LaTanya Richardson Jackson 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: LaTanya Richardson Jackson attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Ryan Coogler & Zinzi Coogler 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: (L-R) Ryan Coogler and Zinzi Coogler attend the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Ruth Carter 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Ruth E. Carter attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Wunmi Mosaku & Tash Moseley 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: (L-R) Wunmi Mosaku and Tash Moseley attend the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Shunika Terry-Jennings & Chinaka Hodge 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: (L-R) Shunika Terry-Jennings and Chinaka Hodge attend the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Hannah Beachler 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Hannah Beachler attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Jayme Lawson 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Jayme Lawson attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Delroy Lindo 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Delroy Lindo attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Jurnee Smolett 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Jurnee Smollett attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Mýa 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Mýa attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Sheryl Lee Ralph 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Sheryl Lee Ralph attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Zendaya 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Zendaya attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) LeToya Luckett 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: LeToya Luckett attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Coco Jones 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Coco Jones attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Laverne Cox 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Laverne Cox attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Jessica Betts & Niecy Nash-Betts 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: (L-R) Jessica Betts and Niecy Nash-Betts attend the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Kandi Burruss & Riley Burruss 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: (L-R) Kandi Burruss and Riley Burruss attend the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Chole Bailey 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Chlöe Bailey attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Halle Bailey 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Halle Bailey attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Tyrese 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Tyrese Gibson attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Chelley Bissainthe 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Chelley Bissainthe attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Serena Page 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Serena Page attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Olandria Carthen 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Olandria Carthen attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Eva Marcille 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Eva Marcille attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Kyla Pratt 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Kyla Pratt attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Karen Pittman 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Karen Pittman attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Tia Mowry 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Tia Mowry attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Loretta Devine 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Loretta Devine attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Skye P. Marshall 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Skye P. Marshall attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Ryan Destiny 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Ryan Destiny attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Crystle Stewart 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Crystle Stewart attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Lynn Whitfield 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Lynn Whitfield attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Novi Brown 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Novi Brown attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Tabitha Brown 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Tabitha Brown attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Jackie Aina 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Jackie Aina attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Brooke DeVard 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Brooke DeVard attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Monique Rodriguez 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Monique Rodriguez attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Danessa Myricks 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Danessa Myricks attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Krys Marshall 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Krys Marshall attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Amber Riley 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Amber Riley attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)TOPICS: best red carpet looks ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood
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