Orange Is The New Black's Taylor Schilling, Laverne Cox, Laura Prepon and Taryn Manning trade jumpsuits for gowns at the Emmy awards

Cream of the crop: Outstanding Leaad Actress in a Comedy Taylor Schilling looked sensational at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Monday 

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The Zuhair Murad frock hugged the 30-year-old's curves in all the right places as she walked the red carpet.

Some of her co-stars opted for more colourful creations, with Laura Prepon turning heads in a dramatic green number by Gustavo Cadile with unusual structuring and a long train.

Kate Mulgrew, who was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress, kept things simple in a blue dress which featured sheer sleeves and a neckline.

Like a Grecian goddess: Laverne Cox may have lost out in the Guest Actress category to co-star Uzo Aduba, but she was a winner in her white dress

Bright sparks: Laura Prepon (L) picked a dramatic green number while Outstanding Supporting Actress nominee Kate Mulgrew was beautiful in blue

Going for gold: Taryn Manning went for the blonde bombshell look with a lovely gold dress and her locks in finger waves

Pennsatucky should take note: Taryn is a lot more elegant than her drug addict character

Emotional experience: Laverne says she cried twice while being fitted in her custom Mark Bouwer creation

Meanwhile Natasha Lyonne wore a custom Opening Ceremony '80s style black mermaid style frock with lace sleeves, as Dascha Polanco dazzled in a floor-sweeping white gown.

The genre breaking series brings Netflix's total to a whopping 31 nominations at the awards ceremony.

The Guest Actress award was already given to Taylor's co-star Uzo Aduba, who beat out her fellow inmates Cox and Lyonne and burst into tears when Morgan Freeman handed her the trophy at the Creative Arts Emmys.

Turning every head: Laura may not be up for an award at the ceremony, but she made sure she got noticed thanks to her gown

A winning look for a winning actress: Guest Actress recipient Uzo Aduba looked wonderful in red

Pretty in prom dresses: Dascha Polanco (L) and Natasha Lyonne looked gorgeous in their gowns

Coordinated: While Yael Stone (L) wore a sexy black gown, Lea DeLaria decided to sport a tux

It's Taystee and Poussey!: On-screen best friend Danielle Brooks (L) and Samira Wiley wowed in form-fitting gowns

Remember us?: Michelle Hurst (L) and Madeline Brewer were also invited to the star-studded event and arrived together

'Final touch ups': Laura shared an Instagram photo of a make-up artist applying her smouldering eyeshadow

She still has time for her family: In between the stages of getting ready, Laura hung out with her nephew

Laverne, meanwhile, is breaking down another barrier: She's the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy.

'It gives me hope that anything is possible. I'm a black trans woman from Alabama raised by a single mother from a working class background. And I think in a lot of ways, my story is what this country is about and should be about,' Cox said in an interview Wednesday.

'There's a lot of strife going on in the world right now, particularly (for) the folks in Ferguson, Missouri - sending love to them - that I think we need a sense of hope and possibility,' she added. 'We need a lot of love and I hope my story inspires people.'

Taylor Schilling in hit Netflix series Orange is the New Black

The gang: Danielle Brooks (left), Taylor Schilling (2nd from right), Uzo Aduba (right)

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