Colette Moffroid | A&E Editor
September 19, 2025
This year’s Primetime Emmy awards were full of surprises and record breaking wins. Nate Bargatze, a Grammy nominated stand up comedian from Tennesee, hosted the show. He introduced a new method of keeping the winning speeches within the allotted time of the show. His idea was to present a large donation of $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Club in his introduction speech, however each time a speech went over 45 seconds the money would rapidly begin to decrease. This was an incentive for the winners not to stress the time the show was on the air. In the end, the donation to the Boys and Girls Club was not only brought back to $100,000, but it was heightened to $350,000 with the help of CBS.
The sizable donation in this years show was not the only aspect that made the news. Owen Cooper, a 15-year-old boy from England is now the youngest male actor to win in history. He won for his performance in the Netflix series Adolescence, taking the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor. Many actors and shows found luck at this year’s awards. “The Studio,” for example, found on Amazon Prime Video, took home a whopping 13 Emmys including the coveted Outstanding Comedy Series category. This series is a satirical play on the real life experiences actors encounter as they fight through Hollywood. Despite The Show coming out as early as March of this year, it has racked up incredible reviews; including a star studded cast with many cameos from old Hollywood greats throughout the episodes. Senior at SCHS Darla Larson mentioned how “the first season was incredible and [she] can’t wait for the next one to come out.”
While this years Emmys were entertaining as always, there was a larger overarching tone of inspiration with the aspect of donation playing a huge role in the show. Many young kids were seen in the audience or escorting the celebrities off and on the stage. Given today’s political climate, a few actors felt compelled to include political messages in their speeches, likely to inspire their fans to continue to fight for justice and reform. Senior Jayden Smythers noted how “when actors and actresses that [she] knows speak out about a topic, [she] is often more interested in it,” a feeling that is echoed by peers around us. As a result, quite a few celebrities capitalized on that. A notable speech was given by Hannah Einbinder, one of the stars in the hit series “Hacks.” She won for Outstanding Supporting Actress, in HBO’s comedy series, “Hacks.” After she had given her heartfelt appreciations, she ended with, “Go birds. F**k I.C.E. Free Palestine.” As the curtains close on another great annual show, fans are left awaiting the successes of next year and how they will be praised at the Emmys.
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