Aja Naomi King, Samira Wiley, Trevor Noah, Jussie Smollett, Thandie Newton attend Pre-Emmy Award Celebrations

The stars are gearing up for the 2018 Emmy Awards happening on the 17th of September.

Last night there were a few pre-Emmy Award events, celebrating the nominated stars as well as other celebrities.

There was a Variety and Women in Film’s 2018 Pre-Emmy Celebration at Cecconi’s on September 15, 2018, in West Hollywood, California. There was also a Pre-Emmy Party hosted by Entertainment Weekly and L’Oreal Paris at Sunset Tower in Los Angeles.

See the photos below.

Aja Naomi King

Garcelle Beauvais

Janet Mock

Anna Diop

Leslie Jones

Dascha Polanco

Jussie Smollett

Brandon Victor Dixon

Laverne Cox

Samira Wiley

Sterling K. Brown

Trevor Noah

Padma Lakshmi

Thandie Newton

Ryan Michelle Bathe

RuPaul attends

Jeffery Wright

Shay Mitchell

Adina Porter

Lynn Whitfield

Caleb McLaughlin