2023 Emmy Jewelry: Low-Key Looks All Around

By Melissa Rose Bernardo | January 16, 2024

We get it: It’s been a week (or so). First the Golden Globes on Jan. 7, followed by the Governors Awards, the BAFTA tea party, the AFI awards luncheon, the National Board of Review gala—not to mention various movie premieres and film festivals. The Creative Arts Emmys were handed out the same day as the Globes! Then the Critics Choice Awards on Jan. 14. And finally—long-delayed, thanks to the writers’ and actors’ strikes—the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards on Jan. 15.

Perhaps that’s the reason for all the, ahem, understated jewelry on the Emmy red carpet at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Stylists and actors must be exhausted. (First-world problems, we know.)

Fortunately, a few stars managed to steal the proverbial spotlight. And here’s hoping everyone rests, recharges, and gets reinvigorated—jewelry-wise—for the SAG Awards and Oscars.

Jessica Chastain

Reza emerald yellow diamond earrings — Reza Manhattan earrings with 22.31 cts. t.w. emerald-cut emeralds, 5.63 cts. t.w. yellow diamond radiants, 2 cts. t.w. princess-cut diamonds, 16.2 cts. t.w. baguette diamonds, and 2.85 cts. t.w. brilliant diamonds in yellow gold (photo courtesy of Reza)

Reza ring trio — *Reza Heritage, Pillow, and Circle rings with emeralds and yellow and white diamonds (photos courtesy of Reza)*

If you follow JCK’s awards-show jewelry roundups, you know that Chastain appears in nearly every single one of them. She never makes a misstep. Nominated for her turn as country singer Tammy Wynette in the Showtime miniseries George & Tammy, Chastain went for bold in a custom neon green sequined Gucci gown (she’s a Gucci girl) and ultra-glam emerald, yellow diamond, and white diamond jewels by Reza. Colored stones on the red carpet—it’s such a rarity, and it doesn’t need to be.

Ke Huy Quan

Cartier high jewelry rock crystal diamond ruby onyx emerald brooch — *Cartier High Jewelry transformable brooch in 18k white gold with diamonds, rock crystal, rubies, emeralds, and onyx (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

Santos de Cartier black laquer silver cufflings — *Santos de Cartier cufflinks in sterling silver with black lacquer and palladium finish (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

Cartier large Santos Dumont watch rose gold leather — *Cartier large Santos-Dumont watch in 18k rose gold, steel, and leather (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

If you remember anything from Ke Huy Quan’s appearances while Everything Everywhere All at Once was racking up accolades last year, it’s that the man loves a brooch. And we love a man who loves a brooch. This beauty is from Cartier; he also added cufflinks and a sizable watch from the maison. Memo to the men: We saw way too many empty lapels at the Emmys. Take a look at the guys at the Critics Choice Awards—brooches abounded.

Claire Danes

Cartier high jewelry sapphire diamond earrings — *Cartier High Jewelry earrings in 18k white gold with sapphires and diamonds (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

Reflection de Cartier ring diamonds — *Reflection de Cartier ring in 18k white gold and diamonds (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

Cartier high jewelry spinel diamond bracelet — *Cartier High Jewelry bracelet in platinum with spinels and diamonds (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

More colored stones! Our cup runneth over. Three-time Emmy winner Danes—who was nominated for her turn in the novel-based miniseries Fleishman Is in Trouble—played off the embellishments on her vintage Balmain gown with a Cartier high jewelry spinel bracelet and sapphire earrings. How perfect was the match? Many red-carpet watchers were wondering if the shoulder adornments were jewels as well.

Selena Gomez

Here’s a stone we wish we saw more often at awards shows: morganite. Gomez, a nominee for the kooky Hulu comedy Only Murders in the Building, could have simply gone with diamonds; her maroon sequined Oscar de la Renta gown was intricate enough. But a Tiffany Bird on a Rock necklace with a pale pinky-peach morganite center stone, plus a morganite ring, brightened up the look just a bit. Intriguing, playful, and still traditional (it is a Schlumberger design, after all).

Sarah Snook

Cartier high jewelry emerald diamond necklace — *Cartier High Jewelry necklace in 18k white gold with diamonds and emeralds (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

Cartier high jewelry emerald diamond earrings — *Cartier High Jewelry earrings in 18k white gold with diamonds with emeralds (photo courtesy of Cartier)*

The epic HBO drama Succession, which ended after four explosive seasons in May, cleaned up at the Emmys, including wins for series, actors Kieran Culkin and Matthew Macfadyen, and Snook—whose look was a big winner as well. The power-red Vivienne Westwood corset-and-balloon-skirt gown, the diamond-and-emerald Cartier jewels—massive earrings and a necklace, plus a more understated line bracelet and Panthère ring—scream classic.

Katherine Heigl

Rahaminov emerald cut diamond riviere — *Rahaminov emerald-cut diamond rivière necklace (photo courtesy of Rahaminov)*

Rahaminov emerald diamond three stone ring — *Rahaminov emerald-cut three-stone diamond ring (photo courtesy of Rahaminov)*

*Rahaminov cushion halo diamond earrings (photo courtesy of Rahaminov)*

Remember when we told you that you’d be seeing a lot of red? Selena Gomez, Sarah Snook, Katherine Heigl, Suki Waterhouse, Meghann Fahy, Janelle James, Juliette Lewis…all Emmy ladies in red. It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Heigl—one of the original stars of Grey’s Anatomy, which is about to start its 20th season—but we daresay she’s never looked better. We’re a sucker for a ballgown (this is Reem Acra), not to mention timeless diamond jewelry (this is Rahaminov, and it’s major).

Ali Wong

Chopard red carpet diamond rings — *Chopard Red Carpet collection earrings with 36.44 cts. t.w. diamonds in platinum and titanium (photo courtesy of Chopard)*

Chopard precious lace rings — *Chopard Precious Lace collection rings with diamonds in 18k white gold (photos courtesy of Chopard)*

Lest you think we don’t get excited about white diamond jewelry, check out Ali Wong’s jaw-dropping Chopard earrings. We’re huge fans of the comedian-turned-actor, who won a slew of other awards in the run-up to the Emmys, and loved seeing her in giant chandelier earrings, multiple diamond rings, and a colorful, detailed Louis Vuitton gown. With her win for her performance in the Netflix limited series Beef (another of the night’s big Emmy winners), Wong became the first woman of Asian descent to receive an Emmy for a leading role.

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