Here's who has gotten (a little bit) political so far at the Emmys
It’s never been uncommon for presenters and winners to make political statements at award shows, but it’s especially prevalent in years when there are major elections.
This year, with the presidential election happening in just a few weeks, it was to be expected. Then, just hours before Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, there was an apparent second assassination attempt against Republican former President Donald Trump.
That could make taking jabs at Trump fraught, but a few people have still worked in some form of political statement.
Billy Crudup, who won outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on “The Morning Show,” shouted out his wife, Naomi Watts.
Watts scored a nomination for her performance as Babe Paley in FX’s anthology series “FEUD: Capote vs. The Swans.” Immigration is a major topic in this year’s election, particularly over the past week, when the GOP ticket has made increasingly inflammatory remarks about Haitian immigrants in the town of Springfield, Ohio.
Liza Colón-Zayas won her first Emmy for best supporting actress in a comedy for “The Bear” and advised her fellow Latinas to, “Vote. Vote for your rights.”
“Murphy Brown” star Candice Bergen drew some laughs by referencing Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s now infamous comment about “childless cat ladies,” after reminiscing about making TV history when her character was attacked in the media by Republican Dan Quayle for a plot line about her being a single mother.
Bergen got some laughs when she joked, “Today, a Republican candidate for president would never attack a woman for having kids. So, as they say, my work is done … Meow.”
Near the top of the show, Selena Gomez also made a reference to the “childless cat ladies” phenomenon when onstage with her “Only Murders in the Building” costars Steve Martin and Martin Short
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