Rita Ora joined her husband Taika Waititi on the red carpet at the 77th Emmy Awards on Sunday, and a playful interaction between Waititi and Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett became one of the night’s most talked-about moments.
Photographs and video from the Peacock Theater captured Waititi, dressed in an all-white tuxedo, reaching toward Blanchett as she posed in a backless velvet ensemble. Ora, wearing a plunging cream-and-white gown with a thigh-high split, was seen tugging on her husband’s hand in what onlookers described as a mock attempt to draw him back to her side.
The three maintained broad smiles throughout the exchange, and photographers captured multiple shots of the trio as they posed for cameras. Blanchett was nominated at the ceremony for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role in the Apple TV+ miniseries Disclaimer. Waititi’s U.S. comedy series What We Do in the Shadows was also among the contenders for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Ora, a British pop star, completed her look with silver strappy heels and a soft fringe hairstyle, while Blanchett combined classic Hollywood glamour with a modern edge in the velvet outfit that revealed an open back. Waititi, a New Zealand filmmaker who directed Blanchett in Thor: Ragnarok (2017), arrived in tinted shades and black dress shoes.
The 77th Emmy Awards, hosted by comedian Nate Bargatze at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, featured a star-studded lineup of presenters and nominees across television and streaming categories. The red carpet included appearances by performers and actors from a wide range of nominations, and moments such as the trio’s exchange drew sustained attention from photographers and attendees alike.
The lighthearted interaction added to a night that balanced awards recognition with high-profile fashion moments. Blanchett’s nomination and Waititi’s series nomination placed the trio both in front of cameras and within the awards conversation, while Ora’s presence underscored the cross-sector visibility of musicians, filmmakers and actors at television’s annual ceremony.