Keke Palmer won her third Emmy at the Kelly Clarkson Show Emmy Awards on Friday night, after Glam Through the Ages took Outstanding Daytime Short Form Program at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Tracee Ellis Ross also left with her first Emmy, while Jennifer Hudson arrived with a nomination and a look that drew mixed attention.
Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles
The 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards turned the Hollywood Palladium into the night’s main awards-room checkpoint, with winners and nominees arriving in one place before the ceremony settled the category outcomes. For readers tracking the red carpet as well as the trophies, the value was in seeing who converted nominations into wins and who showed up with nothing more than the nomination in hand.
Glam Through the Ages gave Palmer her third Emmy win, a number that now puts her beyond a one-off victory and into repeat-winner territory. Tracee Ellis Ross added another clean result to the night by winning Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program for Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross, and that win gave her first Emmy.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Jennifer Hudson
Tracee Ellis Ross wore a Mugler Spring 2027 ensemble, and the styling matched the scale of the category win she was celebrating. The David Webb earrings finished the look, which read as deliberate awards-night positioning rather than a casual appearance.
Jennifer Hudson was nominated for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host for The Jennifer Hudson Show, but the look she wore to the event did not land cleanly. Her Christian Siriano Spring 2027 corseted gown came with The Gabriel yellow-gold diamond hoop earrings, yet the commentary around the outfit from Wayman and Micah was that it was not flattering.
Wiederhoeft and A.W.A.K.E. Mode
Keke Palmer wore a Wiederhoeft Spring 2026 design with The Christian Louboutin Lasera Strass pumps, a pairing that fit the award-winning moment without overplaying it. Sheryl Lee Ralph chose an A.W.A.K.E. Mode black knitted maxi dress with The Misho earrings, giving the night a second clear fashion read from the same attendee group.
For readers following the Kelly Clarkson Show Emmy Awards as an awards-and-style ledger, the takeaway is straightforward: Palmer and Ross turned their categories into wins, Hudson left with a nomination but a debated outfit, and the ceremony delivered a compact snapshot of who could turn visibility into a result. The unresolved question is which other categories at the 2026 Daytime Emmy Awards shifted the night’s winner list beyond these headline names.
