The Emmy Awards became a platform for prominent stars to express their condemnation of the ongoing genocide in Gaza, all of whom attended the ceremony sporting red pins from the Artists4Ceasefire campaign.

The Emmy Awards ceremony, which was held on Sunday, became an unprecedented platform for the condemnation of the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Several actors used their speeches and symbolic gestures to express their solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Actors Hannah Einbinder, Ruth Negga, Chris Perfetti, and Aimee Lou Wood attended the ceremony sporting red pins from the Artists4Ceasefire campaign.

While accepting the award for best supporting actress in a comedy for Hacks, Embinder said, “It is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel. Our religion and our culture is such an important and long-standing institution that is really separate to this sort of ethno-nationalist state.” She closed with a clear appeal: “Free Palestine”.

Prior to the show beginning, Einbinder’s co-star, Megan Stalter, also made her position very clear as she walked down the red carpet carrying a bag emblazoned with the words “Cease fire”!

Javier Bardem says “I will not work” with any film or TV company “who justifies or supports the genocide” in Gaza: “It’s as simple as that. We should not be able to that, in this industry or any industry.” #Emmys pic.twitter.com/q1rMBi8H3m

— Variety (@Variety) September 14, 2025

For his part, actor Javier Bardem, nominated for best supporting actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” appeared wearing a keffiyeh.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, he strongly criticized Israel’s genocide in Gaza, citing the International Association of Genocide Scholars’ admission that it amounts to genocide. In addition, Bardem called for a “commercial and diplomatic blockade” and sanctions on Israel. He also closed his appeal with “Free Palestine”.

The Spanish star also highlighted a pledge that he signed, along with more than 4,000 filmmakers, in which they commit not to collaborate with Israeli institutions unless they distance themselves from the war.

“We do not target individuals by their identity,” he said, explaining that the boycott focuses on “complicit film companies and institutions involved in whitewashing or justifying the genocide of Israel in Gaza and its apartheid regime.”

Bardem further vowed he would “never work” with any production firm that fails to condemn the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza.

He acknowledged that this stance may affect his career but dismissed the risk, saying that, if it meant fewer roles, this would be “absolutely irrelevant compared to what is going on there.”

(PC, Al Mayadeen)