Hollywood hit the Hilton in Washington, D.C., Saturday night for the 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner. The annual tradition has become a hot ticket for celebs. This year, some of the biggest names are TV politicos, social activists, and just plain-old pop culture notables.
Kendall Jenner and Emma Watson were among the early arrivals. The entire cast of Scandal — including the always on-point Kerry Washington — was there courtesy of ABC, along with showrunner Shonda Rhimes and Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross.
Helen Mirren paid tribute to Prince by wearing a purple dress and a temporary (we assume) tattoo of the late artist's famous symbol.
Does it make anyone else nervous when Damien Lewis, formerly of Homeland, shows up at a big event in Washington, D.C.? His character did some pretty terrible things inside the Beltway.
Click through to see some of the best from Saturday night's red-carpet arrivals.
Kendall Jenner went for basic black Vivienne Westwood at the Nerd Prom.
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Emma Watson opted for pants and a floral print from Osman.
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Kerry Washington showed her gladiator style in Victoria Beckham.
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Tracee Ellis Ross owned the red carpet with a gold clutch and earrings and a Jovani gown.
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Helen Mirren paid tribute to Prince with a purple Dolce & Gabbana and temporary tattoo.
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Supermodel Christy Turlington Burns came to the dinner with her husband, Ed Burns — and her red shoes!
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Adriana Lima looked stunning in red Juan Carlos Obando.
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Shonda Rhimes led the Scandal crew into a real-life Washington event in a beautiful embellished gown.
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Scandal 's Bellamy Young went for a beaded look.
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Jaimie Alexander, from NBC's Blindspot, kept it simple and sleek in Christian Siriano.
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Sela Ward in white with a statement necklace.
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Gabrielle Union chose black and navy Naeem Khan.
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Karlie Kloss wore a monochrome draped Derek Lam gown to the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Michelle Dockery, Lady Mary to Downton Abbey fans, chose a bold color from Cushnie et Ochs.
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Ashley Graham keeps on killing it. This time, in red.
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Priyanka Chopra, from Quantico, wore black with illusion cutouts from Zuhair Murad.
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Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson proved the Broad City girls can hit the red carpet in style.
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Connie Britton went for a bright color from Christian Siriano (and a rainbow clutch.)
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Nina Dobrev, from The Vampire Diaries, wore a black column gown with silver beading.
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Emily Ratajkowski chose a floral gown.
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Will Smith snaps a selfie on the red carpet at the 2016 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Neve Campbell, from House of Cards, went for a pattern.
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Olympian Hope Solo opted for to go for white Badgley Mischka, instead of gold.
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Kelly Rohrbach wore green to the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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Tom Hiddleston and Carrie Fisher arrived with Gary Fisher (Carrie's dog.)
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Sophia Bush wore a pink body-con gown from Michael Kors.
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Rachel McAdams wore a beaded, black gown. The Spotlight actress was a guest of The Boston Globe.
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Jenna Fischer wore a blue gown with a sheer back.
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Nene Leakes rocked black and lace.
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Michelle Obama looked stunning in Givenchy Haute Couture at her last White House Correspondents' Dinner with her husband in office.
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