Public display of affection: Ashlee Simpson and Vincent Piazza cosy up at Emmy Awards after-party

After a long night at the Emmy Awards, the stars were ready to let their manicured hair down.
And as well as seeing his TV show Boardwalk Empire earn Martin Scorsese the award for Best Director for a Drama Series, actor Vincent Piazza had a trophy of his own on his arm, in the form of girlfriend Ashlee Simpson.
The new couple were spotted getting cosy at the HBO Official After-Party, and it is the third night in a week the pair have paraded their new relationship in public.

Cute couple: Boardwalk Empire actor Vincent Piazza with girlfriend Ashlee Simpson at the HBO party

They hit the red carpet this week arm in arm at the BAFTA 9th Annual Tea Party held at the L'Ermitage Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
Just two nights previously, the couple made their first ever official public appearance together when they attended the Boardwalk Empire second season première in New York.
Simpson appeared to be making it loud and clear that they are officially an item, as she affectionately stroked Piazza's face and lovingly cuddled up to her beau for the cameras.

Hands off, he's mine: The couple have paraded their new relationship in public several times this week

Other stars who favoured the HBO event were All My Children actress Leven Rambin, and Topher Grace, who rose to fame in That 70s show alongside Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis.
They were joined by Entourage actress Perrey Reeves and True Blood's Alfre Woodard as they worked the red carpet, while Game of Thrones stars in the form of Lena Headey, Michelle Fairley and Mark Addy were out in full force.

Bright young things: Leven Rambin (L) and Topher Grace attended the HBO party

Ready to party: Game of Thrones stars Michelle Fairley, Mark Addy and Lena Headey

Bright young things: Leven Rambin (L) and Topher Grace attended the HBO party

The other hottest after-party ticket was to the Governors Ball, the guestlist of which read like a who's who of Hollywood's most prominent TV faces.

Glee star Jane Lynch, who hosted the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, lead the way in a shimmering metallic frock.
She was joined by Modern Family actress Julie Bowen and writer Steve Levitan, who showed off their respective trophies after their show scooped five gongs at the ceremony.

Belle of the ball: Elisabeth Moss arrives at Governors Ball to celebrate her show Mad Men's big win

Full of Glee: Emmys host Jane Lynch lead the way to the Governors Ball after-party

Winner's circle: Modern Family actress Julie Bowen and writer Steve Levitan both won awards for their show

Drama: An aerial performer dangles above the ballroom at the Governors Ball

Bowen won the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series while Levitan won Best Writer in a Comedy Series.
Other winners proudly displaying their gongs for the cameras were Melissa McCarthy, who nabbed Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Mike & Molly, and Guy Pearce, who won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for his role in Mildred Pierce.
They were joined by a host of television vampires including True Blood stars and married couple Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, and Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev, who wore a trailing red Donna Karen fishtail gown.

True love: Co-stars and married couple Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin looked glamorous

Proud: Guy Pearce, who won Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie, and Melissa McCarthy, who won Best Actress in a Comedy Series, showed off their awards

Princess dress: Heidi Klum attended the event with her husband Seal, and wore a dress by previous Project Runway winner Christian Siriano

Famous pairings: The Killing's Michelle Forbes cuddled up to True Blood's Anna Paquin while Bones star David Boreanaz attended with Playmate wife Jaime Bergman

Paquin, who presented an award, cuddled up to The Killing actress Michelle Forbes as the pair sat down together to eat dinner following the long event.
The party was also favoured by So You Think You Can Dance presenter Cat Deeley and Project Runway host Heidi Klum, who each donned princess gowns for the occasion.

Deeley opted for a flowing white number by bridal specialist Monique Lhuillier while Klum showed her support for her TV series in a frilly strapless dress by one of Project Runway's former winners, Christian Siriano.

Glamour girls: Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev (L) and 500 Days of Summer star Zooey Deschanel

Golden girl: Actress Betty White also attended the lavish bash

Dressing to impress: Cat Deeley wore a flowing gown by Monique Lhuilier and Martha Plimpton of The Goonies fame also showed up

She was joined at the ceremony by husband Seal, who also accompanied her to the Governors Ball.

Other stars who attended the lavish bash included Bones star David Boreanaz and his former Playmate wife turned actress Jaime Bergman, and 500 Days of Summer star Zooey Deschanel, who sported a on-trend colourblock dress.

The guests tucked into food and watched an acrobat perform while dangling from the high ceiling.

And it was not only the young Hollywood television stars who attended the event at following the awards ceremony.

Martha Plimpton of The Goonies fame and Golden Girl Betty White also wound down at the glamorous party.

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Emmy Awards 2011: Lea Michele joins the red hot ladies in the night's bold colour of choice

The A-list ladies were ready to paint the town red as they arrived for the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last night.
It was the colour de jour as the actresses rolled out for television's night of nights.
The early buzz was about Michele's sophisticated Marchesa dress; she had the look of a seasoned star instead of starlet.

Bringing sexy back: Lea Michele set pulses racing at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles tonight

High note: The Glee star opted for a stylish Marchesa gown

She wore a plain-front, low-draped back with rosette sleeves that really let her work the crowd. She gave fans lined outside the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles a big wink.
The colour was worn by Kate Winslet in her cap-sleeve Elie Saab - which seemed so covered until she flashed the cleavage - and on Nina Dobrev in Donna Karan and E! News host Giuliana Rancic in Roberto Cavalli.

Sleek and stylish: Kate Winslet was ready to paint the town in an Elie Saab dress 

Friday Night Lights actress Adrianne Palicki, comedian Kathy Griffin and Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O'Dell and Kerry Washington rounded out the list of red-hot ladies.
Modern Family's Sofia Vergara opted for a shade lighter in an orange Vera Wang number.
Julianna Margulies took the biggest risk in a strapless Giorgio Armani Prive gown, with a stiff crescent-shaped bustier and embellished with clear oval stones and shimmering paillettes.

Red hot: Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev in Donna Karan

Painting the town: Kerry Washington, Friday Night Lights actress Adrianne Palicki and E! News host Giuliana Rancic in Roberto Cavalli

TV stars: Comedienne Kathy Griffin and Entertainment Tonight host Nancy O'Dell

It's a look that required confidence - and it's a good thing Margulies, who told E! she picked her dress late last night, has that.
InStyle's fashion director, Hal Rubenstein, said about her: 'If you watch the clothes she's worn since coming back to the red carpet with The Good Wife, you'll see she makes incredibly sophisticated choices and she doesn't walk around asking 175 people for their opinions.

Orange crush: Modern Family star Sofia Vergara in Vera Wang

'She always looks like herself. There's something very grown-up and intelligent about her.'
There were also straight-from-the-runway electric blue looks.

Claire Danes wore a fully beaded strapless gown in bright blue by Oscar de la Renta, Dianna Agron chose a Roksanda Ilincic and Amy Poehler was in a T-shirt-style iridescent dress by Peter Som.

Mad about the girl: Christina Hendricks wore a dazzling gown by Johanna Johansson

Golden girls: Mad Men's Elizabeth Moss wore Marchesa; Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi in Armani Privé and So You Think You Can Dance presenter Cat Deeley in Monique Lhuillier

White hot: Prime Suspect star Maria Bello, the Good Wife's Julianna Margulies in Armani Prive and 30 Rock's
Jane Krakowski in J Mendel  

Rubenstein said all the best gowns were sleek, form-fitting ones.

'Virtually every single woman who looked good wore a body-conscious dress,' he said, ticking off favorites Winslet, Vergara and Julianne Hough in a champagne and light-pink, duchess satin strapless gown by Carolina Herrera.

Filled with Glee: Amber Riley, who plays Mercedes Jones in the hit show and her co-star Jenna Ushkowitz, who plays Tina Cohen-Chang, posed together as they arrived at the bash

Moss hit a personal best as did Julie Bowen in a beaded, silver lame Oscar de la Renta with a plunging neckline, he said, and the surprise was Kristen Wiig, whose deep V-neck copper gown was courtesy of Zac Posen.
The man makes an amazing gown,' Wiig said on the carpet. 'I love the cut. It's comfortable and it's different.'

Jewel tones: Olivia Munn (left) and Kristen Wiig kept things bright in green and chocolate

Katie Holmes, one of the last arrivals, wore a blue, silk-crepe dress with a tank top and cinched waist designed by Calvin Klein's Francisco Costa, and Christine Baranski did sleek and chic in Zac Posen's midnight-blue, double lapel gown.

Two Mad Men sirens opted for sexy, beaded, head-turning looks, with Elisabeth Moss in a second-skin Marchesa and Christina Hendricks in a Johanna Johannsson with an open V-neck.
'It was the only dress. I tried it on and it was perfect,' Hendricks said.

Purple reigns: Kelly Osbourne in J Mendel and Emmys host Jane Lynch in David Meister

Funny gals: Mike and Molly star Melissa McCarthy and Parks and Recreation actress Amy Poehler

Blue belles: Katie Holmes in Calvin Klein Collection by Francisco Costa, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards in Ines DiSanto and Dianna Agron in Roksanda Ilincic

Bright: How I Met Your Mother's Cobie Smulders and Clare Danes in Oscar de la Renta

Some stars have been thinking about their outfits for weeks.
Sarah Hyland collaborated with Christian Siriano to create her one-shoulder, coral-colored gown with a jeweled waistband. Heidi Klum trusted Siriano, a 'Project Runway' alum, to come up with her mushroom-colored strapless gown with a pouffy, asymmetrical hemline.
'I love him. He's just a wonderful person. ... I like to give my designers some props,' said Klum, of her 'flirty' dress. 'It has an old-fashioned feel but it's glamorous.'

Taking the plunge: Emily Blunt in Elie Saab, Julie Bowen in Oscar de la Renta and Glee's Heather Morris

Stealing the spotlight: Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese lets Glee star Heather Morris shine

Dark side: Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco in Romona Keveza, Gwyneth Paltrow in Pucci and Evan Rachel Wood in Elie Saab

Zooey Deschanel did a little prom-queen turn in a pink strapless gown with a dropped waist and red ribbon belt.
Minka Kelly, one of those new 'Charlie's Angels,' is a red-carpet up-and-comer - and that meant she got to wear a navy blue-and-black gown with long lace sleeves and a lace inset at the waist by Dior.

Rachael Taylor wore a light pink-and-silver beaded column dress by Armani, and Annie Ilonzeh had on a draped, wine-colored strapless goddess gown by Romona Keveza.
Ceremony hostess Jane Lynch showed a preference for purple - sporting at least three gowns in that shade by David Meister.

What a frill: Heidi Klum, pictured here with her husband seal, wore a gown designed by previous Project Runway winner Christian Siriano

A handful of stars did the black thing, with Kaley Cuoco in a one-shoulder gown by Keveza, and Tina Fey in a wool-jersey gown with cap sleeves and an open neck from Tadashi Shoji.

Evan Rachel Woods did black, choosing an all-over beaded boat neck by Elie Saab.

Her big bling came from her cuff bracelet, created for her by Fred Leighton, using a 19th-century diamond bow brooch.
Cat Deeley, wearing a metallic strapless Monique Lhuillier gown, wasn't all that eager to give back her $1.4 million in Bulgari jewels.

She told E!'s Ryan Seacrest, 'Meet me in Rio tomorrow?'

Just heavenly: Charlie's Angels stars Annie Ilonzeh, Minka Kelly and Rachael Taylor

Growing up fast: Sarah Hyland and Ariel Winter, who play Hayley and Alex Dumphy in Modern Family 

Pretty pastels: Dexter star Julia Stiles, Julianne Hough in Carolina Herrera and Glee's Jayma Mays

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