Hannah Einbinder took home her first Emmy on Sunday, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in Hacks on HBO Max. However, her acceptance speech was partially censored during the live broadcast after she issued a political statement.
What did Hannah Einbinder say at the Emmys?
Einbinder opened her speech with humor, poking fun at her previous Emmy losses.
“I was just really committed to the personal narrative that I had that it was actually cooler to continue to lose,” she said. “But this is cool too! This is also punk rock.”
She also thanked creators Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello “for changing my life in every conceivable way, but not just by giving me a great gig, but by being my friends and being my family.”
Einbinder then praised her co-star Jean Smart, calling her “like a sun,” and adding, “I just get to stand in her warmth.”
She went on to give a shout-out for her NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles, before making a bold political statement that was bleeped out on the live broadcast.
“Go Birds, f— ICE, and free Palestine,” Einbinder said.
Einbinder was also among several celebrities wearing a red Artists4Ceasefire pin, a symbol calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
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Pro-Palestine advocacy
For those unversed, Einbinder is a well-known supporter of Palestinian rights. She was one of over 3,900 artists and industry professionals who recently signed an open letter pledging not to work with Israeli institutions or film companies “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people.”
“As filmmakers, actors, film industry workers, and institutions, we recognize the power of cinema to shape perceptions,” the letter states. “In this urgent moment of crisis, where many of our governments are enabling the carnage in Gaza, we must do everything we can to address complicity in that unrelenting horror.”
