Even an Emmy winner like Hannah Einbinder still gets the awards show jitters now and again. “By the fifth round, after vastly different experiences each year, I’m now just trying to remember that one day, I will die,” the Hacks star half-joked to Vogue the day of the 2026 Emmys. “These environments can be incredibly scary and intense, and the amount of perception can be overwhelming,” she added. “But if I zoom out and view my life outside of this moment, I can say to myself, Don’t be scared. Don’t worry so much. Just see it as what it is and enjoy the show!”
Einbinder was nominated on Monday night for best supporting actress in a comedy series for the fifth and final season of Hacks. Together with stylist Karla Welch, the actor pulled a look that walked the runway only days earlier (and was hand-carried back to Los Angeles overnight): a black satin bra top with white trim and a black column skirt from Calvin Klein Collection’s spring 2027 show. While the look was perfectly minimal, Einbinder and Welch added some pizzazz with a hulking pear-shaped diamond pendant from Ana Khouri.
Perhaps eagle-eyed fans could have guessed what Einbinder would wear based on her New York Fashion Week activity. “Karla and I saw the show this weekend and were so obsessed with it. Beyond chic,” she says. “We chose it because tonight it’s all about cool.”
Einbinder was trying to apply that sense of cool to all aspects of her day, including her getting-ready process. “I’m getting ready at Chateau [Marmont], which is how I get into the fantasy of the whole thing,” she said. Music helped get her in the mood. “I have a playlist I made called ‘Stripper List,’ and it has a lot of slutty rock songs and things of the like.” That, plus an order of root beer and a hummus plate, set the tone for the night. Then, once inside the Peacock Theater, “I am planning on doing it Ava Daniels style: hit the frickin’ buffet and try to make Jean laugh.”
And just in case the vibes needed an extra boost? Einbinder was carrying in her Jimmy Choo bag “a bewitched 18th-century amulet.”
“When I hold it, I can summon a succubus to take my place in my seat while I go refresh my champagne at the bar!”
