Awards shows are always trying to figure out how to cut winners’ speeches short. The Oscars have tried to just play people off, which doesn’t work when you have someone as determined as Adrien Brody onstage. Last year, the Emmys tried to have a laugh about it, and had host Anthony Anderson’s mom actually cutting off people who went over their allotted time. This year, the TV awards have opted for a convoluted timer that puts a sizable donation to the Boys & Girls Club of America at risk. None of this ever works, and they should just let people talk.

As host Nate Bargatze explained at the beginning of the ceremony, he pledged a $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Club of America. Every winner would get 45 seconds to give their speech, and for every second they went over, $1,000 wou

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