Javier Bardem was among the Hollywood stars to get political on the red carpet at the Emmys on Sunday, referring to a pledge more than 1,800 entertainment industry workers have taken to boycott working with Israeli film companies.
The Oscar-winning actor, 56, urged those watching to support the ‘Free Palestine’ movement in an interview with Variety, after the pledge was put together earlier this month, just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Hamas invading an Israeli music festival.
‘Here I am today denouncing the genocide in Gaza,’ the No Country for Old Men actor said. ‘I’m talking about the IAGS, which is the International Association of Genocide Scholars, who [have thoroughly studied] genocide and declared [the current Israel-Palestine conflict] a genocide.’
Elsewhere Sunday, Hacks star Hannah Einbinder, 30, after winning the honors for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, ended her speech saying, ‘Finally, go birds, f**k ICE and free Palestine – thank you!’
On the red carpet, Barden, a native of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain who is married to fellow A-lister Penelope Cruz, explained his views and objectives in detail.
‘That’s why we ask for a commercial and diplomatic blockade, and also sanctions on Israel to stop the genocide – free Palestine!’ Bardem said.
Javier Bardem, 56, was among the Hollywood stars to express their support for Palestine on Sunday at the show from the Peacock Theatre at LA Live in Los Angeles
Hacks star Hannah Einbinder, 30, after winning the honors fro Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, ended her speech saying, ‘Free Palestine!’
Bardem explained of organization efforts he and others in Hollywood are taking amid the politically-tense situation.
‘We are getting together Film Workers for Palestine,’ Bardem said. ‘It’s a great union [and] group that is getting more and more people attached.
‘It’s also important to clarify to Paramount that we do not target individuals by their identity – that’s absolutely wrong – don’t send that message, that is a wrong thing.’
Bardem continued, ‘What we target are those complicit film companies and institutions that are involved in whitewashing or justifying the genocide of Israel in Gaza and its apartheid regime.’
He added, ‘And we stand with those who fight and stand in solidarity with the oppressed.’
Comic Megan Stalter, 35, had the phrase ‘Cease Fire!’ written on her purse on the red carpet.
‘It’s the most important to stick up for people and for peace.’ Stalter told Variety of the political statement. ‘We have to use our platforms.
She posed the question: ‘What’s the point of being at these big events if you’re not going to use your privilege?’
Emmy Awards 2025 winners: AT A GLANCE
Best Drama Series: The Pitt
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Noah Wyle – The Pitt
Best Supporting Acress in a Drama Series – Katherine LaNasa
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Britt Lower – Severance
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Tramell Tillman – Severance
Best Limited or Anthology Series: Adolescence
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Stephen Graham – Adolescence
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Owen Cooper – Adolescence
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Erin Doherty – Adolescence
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie: Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Noah Wyle led The Pitt to a massive night which included Best Drama Series
Best Comedy Series: The Studio
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen – The Studio
Best Directing for a Comedy Series: Seth Rogen – The Studio
Best Writing for a Comedy Series – Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Jean Smart – Hacks
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeff Hiller – Somebody Somewhere
Best Talk Series: The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
Best Scripted Variety Series: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Outstanding Variety Special (Live): SNL 50: The Anniversary Special
Best Reality Competition Series: The Traitors
Seth Rogen and The Studio earned an impressive 13 Primetime Emmys
The Emmy-winner said, ‘Finally, go birds, f**k ICE and free Palestine – thank you!’
Said Bardem, ‘We stand with those who fight and stand in solidarity with the oppressed’
Another sharp political reference came after Last Week Tonight with John Oliver claimed the honors for Best Writing for a Variety Series.
Oliver senior writer Daniel O’Brien said in the acceptance speech: ‘We share this category – we are honored to share it with all writers of late night political comedy while that is still a type of show that’s allowed to exist.’
The remarks came months after the controversial firing of Stephen Colbert from his CBS late night show this past summer, with some saying the left-leaning host was a bargaining chip to appease President Donald Trump amid CBS and Paramount’s $8-billion merger.
The 77th Emmy Awards were set to honor the best of television Sunday with the star-studded ceremony being held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze was making his debut hosting the ceremony after becoming a stand-up star and a popular repeat guest on Saturday Night Live in recent years.
Apple TV+’s hit series Severance leads the nominees this year with an impressive 27 nods, including for Best Drama Series and most of the drama acting categories.
Nominees Adam Scott and Britt Lower star as office coworkers at a secretive company that uses a proprietary brain surgery to ‘sever’ their personality, creating a separate version of themselves at work that never knows what happens outside the office.
It’s competing in the Best Drama Series category against Andor, The Diplomat, The Last of Us, Paradise, The Pitt, Slow Horses and The White Lotus.
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver senior writer Daniel O’Brien said in an acceptance speech: ‘We share this category – we are honored to share it with all writers of late night political comedy while that is still a type of show that’s allowed to exist’
The Colin Farrell–starring HBO series The Penguin is in second place with 24 nominations, including for Best Limited or Anthology Series, along with acting nominations for Farrell and his costar Cristin Milioti.
The show takes a dark, realistic tone as it creates a backstory for the iconic comic book villain after Farrell played the character in the Robert Pattinson–starring blockbuster The Batman.
Apple’s The Studio and HBO’s The White Lotus season three are both tied for 23 nominations, with the latter series scoring multiple supporting and guest actor nominations for its ensemble cast.
Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn star in The Studio as Hollywood executives trying too revive a struggling studio, and the series features a bevy of A-list guest stars in cameo roles as themselves.
Comic Megan Stalter, 35, had the phrase ‘Cease Fire!’ written on her purse on the red carpet
She said of the political statement: “It’s the most important to stick up for people and for peace… We have to use our platforms’
The entertainer posed the question: ‘What’s the point of being at these big events if you’re not going to use your privilege?’
White Lotus stars Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Sam Rockwell, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Aimee Lou Wood and Scott Glenn will all be competing for acting honors, while creator Mike White is nominated in the writing and directing categories.
Fans will be watching for any signs of tension between Goggins and Wood after they struck up controversy after Goggins unfollowed his on-screen love interest on Instagram despite offering surprisingly effusive praise for Wood just weeks beforehand.
Goggins later claimed that it’s his standard practice to cut off communications with his costars after finishing up a big project.
‘When I left Justified . . . I didn’t talk to [costar Timothy Olyphant] for almost two years,’ he told Variety in June. ‘I’ve done that with every single thing that I’ve done.’
Pedro Pascal’s zombie video game adaptation The Last Of Us follows with 16 nominations, while Disney+’s Star Wars prequel series Andor and HBO’s previous Emmy winner Hacks both have 14 nominations.
Hacks star Jean Smart, who has already won Best Lead Actress in a comedy for the past three years, is again nominated.
Her costar, Hannah Einbinder, is also nominated in the Supporting Actress category, even though she also has a lead role as a struggling comedian working to help an aging stand-up star (Smart) make it back to the A-list.
This will be Einbinder’s fourth nomination, but so far she hasn’t been able to clinch the prize.
Grammy-nominated comedian Nate Bargatze is making his debut hosting the ceremony after becoming a stand-up star and a popular repeat guest on SNL in recent years; pictured in 2023 in Nashville, Tenn.
Apple TV+’s hit series Severance leads the nominees this year with an impressive 27 nods, including for Best Drama Series and most of the drama acting categories
Fans will be watching for any signs of tension between Walton Goggins (L) and Aimee Lou Wood (R) after they struck up controversy after Goggins unfollowed his on-screen love interest on Instagram despite offering surprisingly effusive praise for Wood just weeks beforehand
Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders and Kathryn Hahn star in The Studio as Hollywood executives trying too revive a struggling studio, and the series features a bevy of A-list guest stars in cameo roles as themselves; Rebecca Hall is seen with Rogen on The Studio
The Bear will hope to repeat its Emmys success with 13 nominations, and newcomers The Pitt and Adolescence are tied with it.
This year marks the first Emmy nomination for Harrison Ford, for his work in Apple TV+’s dramedy Shrinking.
The line between film and television was further blurred when filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard received their first-ever acting Emmy nominations for guest appearances on Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire The Studio.
Many of the biggest stars of film and television will be on hand to present this evening, including Elizabeth Banks, Ike Barinholtz, Angela Bassett, Jason Bateman, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Sterling K. Brown, Stephen Colbert, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane, Colman Domingo, Tina Fey, Walton Goggins, Kathryn Hahn and Mariska Hargitay.
Also slated to appear include Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, James Marsden, Christopher Meloni, Jenna Ortega, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Parker Posey, Jeff Probst, Phylicia Rashad, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sydney Sweeney, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Williams and Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Hacks star Jean Smart (L) is in the running for another Best Actress in a Comedy win, while Hannah Einbinder (R) is competing for her fourth Best Supporting Actress nomination after losing out each previous time; still from Hacks
This year marks the first Emmy nomination for Harrison Ford for his work in Apple TV+’s dramedy Shrinking
Disney+’s Star Wars prequel series Andor and HBO’s previous Emmy winner Hacks both have 14 nominations; Diego Luna is pictured in Andor
It hasn’t sunk in yet for comedian Bargatze that he’s about to perform for his biggest audience ever.
‘This is the first I’m thinking about it, was this week,’ he joked in his trademark deadpan tone while speaking to CBS last week.
Bargatze, who favor clean comedy at his arena-filling shows, said he planned to avoid ‘mean’ jokes at the Emmys.
‘I was like trying to think of like how, which way you want to go and it’s like . . . even we’ve had stuff written that I think was a little more roast stuff and then it’s like after you think about it a couple of days, I’m like, “Nah, let’s go back another way,”‘ he said, adding, ‘We have some fun stuff though that’s planned.’
In addition to hosting, Bargatze will be competing in the Best Variety Special and Best Writing for a Variety Special categories for his stand-up special Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards: All the major winners
Best Drama Series
Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
The Pitt – WINNER
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus
The Pitt earned top honor of the night – Best Drama Series – as Noah Wyle (center) and Katherine LaNasa also triumphed
Best Limited or Anthology Series
Adolescence – WINNER
Black Mirror
Dying For Sex
Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin
Best Television Movie
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
The Gorge
Mountainhead
Nonnas
Rebel Ridge – WINNER
Best Reality Competition Program
The Amazing
Race RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
The Traitors – WINNER
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown: Paradise
Gary Oldman: Slow Horses
Pedro Pascal: The Last Of Us
Adam Scott: Severance
Noah Wyle: The Pitt – WINNER
Noah Wyle earned his first ever Emmy in the Best Actor category for The Pitt
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Kathy Bates: Matlock
Sharon Horgan: Bad Sisters
Britt Lower: Severance – WINNER
Bella Ramsey: The Last of Us
Keri Russell: The Diplomat
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Zach Cherry: Severance
Walton Goggins: The White Lotus
Jason Isaacs: The White Lotus
James Marsden: Paradise
Sam Rockwell: The White Lotus
Tramell Tillman: Severance – WINNER
John Turturro: Severance
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Patricia Arquette: Severance
Carrie Coon: The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa: The Pitt – WINNER
Julianne Nicholson: Paradise
Parker Posey: The White Lotus
Natasha Rothwell: The White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood: The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa earned Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for The Pitt
Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Giancarlo Esposito: The Boys
Scott Glenn: The White Lotus
Shawn Hatosy: The Pitt – WINNER
Joe Pantoliano: The Last of Us
Forest Whitaker: Andor
Jeffrey Wright: The Last of Us
Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Jane Alexander: Severance
Gwendoline Christie: Severance
Kaitlyn Dever: The Last of Us
Cherry Jones: The Handmaid’s Tale
Catherine O’Hara: The Last of Us
Merritt Wever: Severance – WINNER
Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Colin Farrell: The Penguin
Stephen Graham: Adolescence – WINNER
Jake Gyllenhaal: Presumed Innocent
Brian Tyree Henry: Dope Thief
Cooper Koch: Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Cate Blanchett: Disclaimer
Meghann Fahy: Sirens
Rashida Jones: Black Mirror
Cristin Milioti: The Penguin – WINNER
Michelle Williams: Dying For Sex
Cristin Milioti was emotional as she earned an acting honor for The Penguin
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Javier Bardem: Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story
Bill Camp: Presumed Innocent
Owen Cooper: Adolescence – WINNER
Rob Delaney: Dying For Sex
Peter Sarsgaard: Presumed Innocent
Ashley Walters: Adolescence
Owen Cooper became the youngest male actor to ever earn an Emmy
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Erin Doherty: Adolescence – WINNER
Ruth Negga: Presumed Innocent
Deirdre O’Connell: The Penguin
Chloë Sevigny: Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Jenny Slate: Dying for Sex
Christine Tremarco: Adolescence
Best Talk Series
The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert – WINNER
Stephen Colbert received a standing ovation as he earned an Emmy
Best Scripted Variety Series
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER
Saturday Night Live
Best Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
The Bear
Hacks
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders In The Building
Shrinking
The Studio – WINNER
What We Do In The Shadows
The Studio earned the top comedy award
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba: The Residence
Kristen Bell: Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson: Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri: The Bear
Jean Smart: Hacks – WINNER
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Adam Brody: Nobody Wants This
Seth Rogen: The Studio – WINNER
Jason Segel: Shrinking
Martin Short: Only Murders in the Building
Jeremy Allen White: The Bear
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Liza Colón-Zayas: The Bear
Hannah Einbinder: Hacks – WINNER
Kathryn Hahn: The Studio
Janelle James: Abbott Elementary
Catherine O’Hara: The Studio
Sheryl Lee Ralph: Abbott Elementary
Jessica Williams: Shrinking
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz: The Studio
Colman Domingo: The Four Seasons
Harrison Ford: Shrinking
Jeff Hiller: Somebody Somewhere – WINNER
Ebon Moss-Bachrach: The Bear
Michael Urie: Shrinking
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Olivia Colman: The Bear
Jamie Lee Curtis: The Bear
Cynthia Erivo: Poker Face
Robby Hoffman: Hacks
Zoë Kravitz: The Studio
Julianne Nicholson: Hacks – WINNER
Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Jon Bernthal: The Bear
Bryan Cranston: The Studio – WINNER
Dave Franco: The Studio
Ron Howard: The Studio
Anthony Mackie: The Studio
Martin Scorsese: The Studio
Best Writing for a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson: Abbott Elementary
Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky: Hacks
Nathan Fielder, Carrie Kemper, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola: The Rehearsal
Hannah Bos, Paul Thureen, Bridget Everett: Somebody Somewhere
Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez: The Studio – WINNER
Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Paul Simms: What We Do In The Shadows
Best Writing for a Drama Series
Dan Gilroy, Andor – WINNER
Joe Sachs, The Pitt
R. Scott Gemmill, The Pitt
Dan Erickson, Severance
Will Smith, Slow Horses
Mike White, The White Lotus
Best Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Jack Thorne, Stephen Graham: Adolescence – WINNER
Charlie Brooker, Bisha K. Ali: Black Mirror
Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether: Dying For Sex
Lauren LeFranc: The Penguin
Joshua Zetumer: Say Nothing
Best Directing for a Drama Series
Janus Metz: Andor
Amanda Marsalis: The Pitt
John Wells: The Pitt
Jessica Lee Gagné: Severance
Ben Stiller: Severance
Adam Randall: Slow Horses – WINNER
Mike White: The White Lotus
Best Directing for a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri: The Bear
Lucia Aniello: Hacks
James Burrows: Mid-Century Modern
Nathan Fielder: The Rehearsal
Seth Rogen: The Studio – WINNER
Seth Rogen earned Best Director for a Comedy Series for The Studio
Best Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
Philip Barantini: Adolescence – WINNER
Shannon Murphy: Dying For Sex
Helen Shaver: The Penguin
Jennifer Getzinger: The Penguin
Nicole Kassell: Sirens
Lesli Linka Glatter: Zero Day
Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program
RuPaul Charles: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec Daymond John, Daniel Lubetsky: Shark Tank
Alan Cumming: The Traitors – WINNER
Kristen Kish: Top Chef
Jeff Probst: Survivor
Host for a Game Show
Elizabeth Banks: Press Your Luck
Steve Harvey: Celebrity Family Feud
Ken Jennings: Jeopardy!
Colin Jost: Pop Culture Jeopardy!
Jimmy Kimmel, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire – WINNER
Structured Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives
Love Is Blind
Queer Eye – WINNER
Shark Tank
Unstructured Reality Program
America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders
Love On The Spectrum – WINNER
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
Welcome to Wrexham
Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
Beyonce Bowl
The Oscars
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar
SNL 50: The Anniversary Special – WINNER
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Lorne Michaels and Colin Jost accepted an award for SNL 50: The Anniversary Special
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Adam Sandler: Love You
Ali Wong: Single Lady
Bill Burr: Drop Dead Years
Conan O’Brien Mark Twain Prize – WINNER
Sarah Silverman: Post Mortem
Your Friend, Nate Bargatze
