The red carpet took on a literal meaning at this year’s Emmy Awards, with the colour red dominating the fashion.

There wasThe Handmaid’s Tale‘s Yvonne Strahovski in Julien Macdonald,Modern Family‘s Sarah Hyland in Zac Posen,Jane The Virgin‘s Gina Rodriguez in Naeem Khan and of course, winner (in every sense of the word) Nicole Kidman in Calvin Klein.

Lady in reeeed. Image: Getty

The red on the red carpet is not exactly new - there have been plenty of iconic red red carpet dresses in the last few years - but there's a very specific reason there were so many at the 2017 event.(Post continues after gallery.)

Emmy Awards 2017

Heidi Klum. Image via Getty.

Nicole Kidman. Image via Getty.

Gina Rodriguez. Image via Getty.

Uzo Aduba. Image via Getty.

James Corden (L) and producer Julia Carey. Image via Getty.

Ellie Kemper. Image via Getty.