The 2025 Emmy Awards raised $350,000 for the Boys and Girls Club after host Nate Bargatze pledged to donate $100,000 with the incentive of keeping the winners’ acceptance speeches 45 seconds or shorter.

Bargatze kicked off Sunday’s awards show by explaining that he was challenged to come up with a way to keep the acceptance speeches within the allotted time. “Honestly, give your speech. I know how hard you guys have all worked to get here. I’m not trying to take anything away,” he said. “Fory-five seconds. That’s what you got. And if you want to do more than that, do it on social media later. More people are gonna see it there anyway.”

The 2025 Emmy Awards raised $350,000 for the Boys and Girls Club after host Nate Bargatze pledged to donate $100,000 with the incentive of keepi

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