Ray Liotta's loved ones turned heads at the 2023 Emmys as they arrived at the ceremony to represent the late actor.
On Jan. 15, his daughter Karsen Liotta, 25, and fiancée Jacy Nittolo walked the red carpet together at the award show, where the star is nominated for a posthumous Emmy Award. Ray's daughter wore a white sleeveless gown while her dad's partner sported a black gown with an asymmetrical neckline. Jacy shared a photo of herself posing with Karsen before their arrival at L.A. Live's Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Instagram. (Click here to see all the celebrity arrivals.)
The Goodfellas actor is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role of Big Jim Keene in the miniseries Black Bird, one of his final acting roles.
If Ray beats his fellow nominees in the same category—costar Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jenkins from Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Murray Barlett from Welcome to Chippendales, Jesse Plemons from Love & Death and Joseph Lee and Young Mazino from Beef—to win the award, it will mark his second Emmy win. In 2005, he won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for a part on the medical drama ER.
Ray died at age 67 in the Dominican Republic in May 2022, months before Black Bird debuted on Apple TV+. The causes of his death was determined to be heart and respiratory system issues. Last May, on the first anniversary of the actor's passing, Jacy paid tribute to her late fiancé, who had proposed to her in 2020, on her Instagram.
"A year ago today I was on a flight home from the Dominican Republic by myself in shock," she wrote, alongside several photos of herself with Ray. "My entire world unexpectedly turned upside down. I'll never forget the beautiful woman, a complete stranger, who sat next to me and didn't say a word. She gently grabbed and held my hand the entire flight as I cried and looked out the window. When we landed she looked at me and said everything is going to be ok. Your going to be ok."
Jacy continued, "It's been a heavy year of pain, heartache, healing, growing and accepting what is. Learning to smile at what was. It supposedly gets easier with time. No time will change a loss so great. You just learn to live with it and keep going, trusting that all will be ok."
The 2023 Emmy Awards air at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. on Fox. See photos of celebs arriving at the ceremony:
Suki Waterhouse
in Valentino and Tiffany 7 Co. jewelry.
Jessica Chastain
in custom Gucci & Reza jewelry.
Jeremy Allen White
in custom Giorgio Armani and a Vacheron Constantin watch.
Taraji P. Henson
in custom Atelier Versace, Alexandre Birman shoes and Simon G jewelry.
Selena Gomez
in Oscar de la Renta and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Camila Morrone
FIJI Water and JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery returned as the Official Water and Official Wine Partners at the Emmys.
James Marsden
FIJI Water kept stars hydrated with the company's iconic bottles.
Meghann Fahy
in custom Armani Privé & Bulgari jewelry.
Evan Peters
in Dior Men.
Bella Ramsey
in Prada.
James Marsden
in Canali.
Bill Hader
in Dior Men.
Abby Elliott
in Alexander McQueen.
Jason Sudekis
Priscilla Presley
Jessica Williams
in custom Rodarte.
Kathryn Hahn
in Christian Dior.
Calista Flockhart
in Armani Privé.
Leo Woodall
Lauren Ambrose
Mychal Bella Bowman
Zawe Ashton
Tracee Ellis Ross
in Sportmax and Pomellato jewelry.
Natasha Lyonne
in Schiaparelli.
Kaitlin Olson
in Monse.
Lizzy Caplan
in vintage Yohji Yamamoto and Fred Leighton jewelry.
Kumail Nanjiani
in Brunello Cucinelli and IWC Schaffhausen watch.
J. Smith-Cameron
in Christian Siriano.
Ellen Pompeo
in Monique Lhuillier and REZA jewelry.
Christina Ricci
in Saint Laurent.