The actress, 32, stepped out for the 2026 Critics Choice Awards in her darkest hair color yet after returning to her roots for the first time in three years in October.

If you didn’t know, 39-year-old Leighton shot to fame playing Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl back in 2007, and was at the ceremony with her husband, Adam Brody, who was nominated in the Best Actor in a Comedy Series category for his performance in Nobody Wants This. For what it’s worth, the award ultimately went to Seth Rogen for The Studio.

The Academy Awards aren’t until March, but Ariana Grande channeled one of the ceremony’s most famous looks of all time at last night’s 2026 Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles. The Wicked star hit the red carpet in a Glinda pink look that bore a strong resemblance to Diahann Carroll’s Oscars dress from 1969.

Ariana Grande has endured speculation about her body since she was a teenager on "Victorious," but before and after photos put her weight loss full on display.

Ariana Grande, who earned a 2026 Critics Choice Awards nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Wicked: For Good, turned heads with her pink ensemble for the Jan. 4 ceremony.

"WWE Raw" kicks off 2026 with a stacked card Monday night on Netflix, headlined by a big world title match between CM Punk and Bron Breakker. Acer just revealed the Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop at CES 2026. It comes with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU.

The moment occurred on Sunday night as both stars attended the ceremony in Los Angeles. Leighton Meester rose to prominence playing Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl and was present with her husband Adam Brody, who was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Nobody Wants This.

Ariana Grande’s candid photo with Noah Wyle from the Critics Choice Awards caught the internet’s attention, with fans amused by their endearing poses and expressive reactions.