Historically, awards shows have given celebrities major opportunities to make their politics known and advocate for causes near and dear to their hearts. And although the 77th Emmys occurred in the wake of an incredibly bleak week in American politics , big stars like Meg Stalter, Javier Bardem, and newly crowned Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder didn’t shy away from using their platform to make a political statement—in many cases explicitly showing their support for Palestine.
After being a perennial also-ran at the ceremony, Einbinder won her first Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy for her role on Hacks . Though Emmy host Nate Bargatze set a 45-second timer on speeches, cheekily docking money a donation to the Boys and Girls Club of America for every second a wi