Celebrities Who Have Brought Family Members to the Emmy Awards

It’s a family affair! Sofia Vergara, Sandra Oh and other celebrities have hit the Emmy Awards’ red carpet with their family members. In 2017, the Modern Family alum brought her then-25-year-old son, Manolo Gonzalez-Ripoll Vergara, to the awards show. While the actress wore a strapless white gown, her son, who she shares with her high school sweetheart, Joe Gonzalez, posed in a tux. The pair were all smiles on the red carpet, and Manolo poked fun at his presence on Instagram later that night. “Always glad to be her Plan B when Joe [Manganiello] is busy making movies. #WheresJessicaLange #Mamacita,” he captioned a social media upload at the time, referencing his mom’s husband. Manolo, who has also appeared in Head & Shoulders commercials with Vergara, went on to reference the American Horror Story alum in multiple Instagram posts, writing, “Jessica Lange, I’m coming’ for ya! #Emmys2017” and “I’m honestly just here for Jessica Lange.” One year prior to their Emmys appearance, Vergara opened up about the close bond she’d developed with her son as a single mom. “He always supported and helped me, made it easy to be able to work,” the Golden Globe nominee said in her Harper’s Bazaar Arabia cover story. “I never had to worry about him. When you have a problem all the time, you are unable to be creative and think. As a single mother, I was able to do everything I wanted to do.” [jwplayer irDNZhWe-zhNYySv2] The tables turned in 2018 when Oh brought her mom, Young-Nam Oh, and her dad, Joon-Soo Oh, as her Emmy Awards dates. This was a big evening for the Killing Eve star as she became the first woman of Asian descent nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her mother, who was wearing a traditional hanbok on the red carpet, gushed over the actress’ success at the time, telling Variety, “I’m so proud of her,” before kissing Sandra on the cheek. The Grey's Anatomy alum joked, “Oh, my God, that happened on film!”

Jean Smart, for her part, brought her youngest son, Forrest, as her date to the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2021.

The Sweet Home Alabama actress went on to win the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Deborah Vance on Hacks. “I was thrilled to share it with my youngest, and he's ecstatic,” Smart gushed to Entertainment Tonight at the time. “So that was really special.”

From Liev Schrieber bringing his son to Rico Rodriguez showing up with his sister, Raini Rodriguez, keep scrolling for a look at stars and their loved ones attending the Emmy Awards over the years.

It’s a family affair! Sofia Vergara, Sandra Oh and other celebrities have hit the Emmy Awards’ red carpet with their family members. In 2017, the Modern Family alum brought her then-25-year-old son, Manolo Gonzalez-Ripoll Vergara, to the awards show. While the actress wore a strapless white gown, her son, who she shares with her high school sweetheart, Joe Gonzalez, posed in a tux. The pair were all smiles on the red carpet, and Manolo poked fun at his presence on Instagram later that night. “Always glad to be her Plan B when Joe [Manganiello] is busy making movies. #WheresJessicaLange #Mamacita,” he captioned a social media upload at the time, referencing his mom’s husband. Manolo, who has also appeared in Head & Shoulders commercials with Vergara, went on to reference the American Horror Story alum in multiple Instagram posts, writing, “Jessica Lange, I’m coming’ for ya! #Emmys2017” and “I’m honestly just here for Jessica Lange.” One year prior to their Emmys appearance, Vergara opened up about the close bond she’d developed with her son as a single mom. “He always supported and helped me, made it easy to be able to work,” the Golden Globe nominee said in her Harper’s Bazaar Arabia cover story. “I never had to worry about him. When you have a problem all the time, you are unable to be creative and think. As a single mother, I was able to do everything I wanted to do.” [jwplayer irDNZhWe-zhNYySv2] The tables turned in 2018 when Oh brought her mom, Young-Nam Oh, and her dad, Joon-Soo Oh, as her Emmy Awards dates. This was a big evening for the Killing Eve star as she became the first woman of Asian descent nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her mother, who was wearing a traditional hanbok on the red carpet, gushed over the actress’ success at the time, telling Variety, “I’m so proud of her,” before kissing Sandra on the cheek. The Grey's Anatomy alum joked, “Oh, my God, that happened on film!”

Jean Smart, for her part, brought her youngest son, Forrest, as her date to the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2021.

The Sweet Home Alabama actress went on to win the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Deborah Vance on Hacks. “I was thrilled to share it with my youngest, and he's ecstatic,” Smart gushed to Entertainment Tonight at the time. “So that was really special.”

From Liev Schrieber bringing his son to Rico Rodriguez showing up with his sister, Raini Rodriguez, keep scrolling for a look at stars and their loved ones attending the Emmy Awards over the years.

The Severance director brought his daughter, Ella — whom he shares with wife Christine Taylor — to the 2022 Emmys.

Less than six months after Smart’s husband, Richard Gilliland, passed away, she brought her youngest son to the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards. (The pair also shared son Connor.)

The Top Chef host told Us exclusively that she tried to stop her daughter, Krishna, from wearing heels to the 2019 Emmy Awards. “[I said], 'Girl, it's a long red carpet. You're going to be cranky, and no one's going going to look at your feet. It doesn't matter,’” Lakshmi explained. “Then she said, ‘No, I'm wearing these heels.’ And I was like, ‘OK.’ People have to learn lessons themselves sometimes.”

The Game of Thrones star attended the 71st annual Emmy Awards with her brother, Bennett Clarke, who also worked as a camera assistant on the hit HBO show.

The Killing Eve star, who was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 2019 Emmy Awards, was accompanied by her sister, Grace Oh. The siblings looked adorable as they posed for pictures, with Sandra in a pink Zac Posen gown and Grace in a black-and-white cape dress.

The This Is Us star brought her brother, Jon, to the 2019 Emmy Awards.

The This Is Us star brought along his mom, Carol Ventimiglia, and dad, Peter Ventimiglia, for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards, where he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his work on the hit NBC series. "They're pretty excited," Milo told E!'s Guiliana Rancic on the red carpet while standing next to his proud parents. "It's their first time, they declined the invite two years in a row, so this was the year they said they wanted to be here ... It was the right time and the right year. They've always been supportive of me, so to show them what this show is, is an experience."

The actress and her ex welcomed their son in 1992.

In 2017, the Ray Donovan star posed with his eldest son, Samuel.

The House of Cards alum posed with her lookalike daughter, Dylan Penn, at the 2017 Emmy Awards.

The Shameless star and her famous father, Matthew Modine, were all smiles at the 2017 Emmy Awards.

In 2016, the Modern Family alum brought his sister as his date to the awards show.

The actor hit the red carpet with his daughter Kayle in 2012.