'Free Palestine': 'Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder's politically charged Emmys speech is going viral. Watch video

'Hacks' star Hannah Einbinder accepted her first career Emmy win in the supporting actress comedy category and chose to speak out against Israel’s war in Gaza. Hannah Einbinder, who won best supporting actress in a comedy, wore a red Artists4Ceasefire pin. The 30-year-old Los Angeles native gave a shoutout to the Philadelphia Eagles before calling out immigration raids by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and supporting the pro-Palestinian movement.

Ending her acceptance speech, Einbinder said: “Go birds, fuck Ice and free Palestine,” just before the music played her out.



Backstage, Einbinder told media: “I have friends in Gaza who are working as frontline workers, as doctors, right now in the north of Gaza, to provide care for pregnant women, and [working] for schoolchildren to create schools in the refugee camps.

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“It’s an issue that’s really close to my heart for many reasons. I feel like it is my obligation as a Jewish person to distinguish Jews from the state of Israel because our religion and our culture is such an important and longstanding … institution that is really separate to the ethno-nationalist state.”

Einbinder's speech went over the recommended 45-second limit, causing host Nate Bargatze's $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America to drop by a few thousand dollars, according to USA Today. However, she assured during her speech that she would pay the difference.

This was Einbinder’s fourth Emmy nomination and first win. She was nominated each season for the Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category for Hacks. The comedy series is nominated for 14 Emmys tonight, including outstanding comedy series.

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Hannah Einbinder Emmy speech

Backstage, Einbinder explained why she felt it was necessary to address Gaza during her speech. Last week, Einbinder was one of thousands of film industry professioners who signed the Film Workers for Palestine pledge vowing not to work with Israeli film institutions. It has been signed by more than 4,000 other Hollywood talent vowing to boycott Israeli film institutions amid the Middle Eastern country's military campaign in Gaza.

She echoed the advocacy group's intention, adding that the pledge "does not boycott individuals. It only boycotts institutions that are complicit in genocide."

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“In terms of the pledge, it’s like many movements, boycotting is an effective tool to create pressure on the powers that be to meet the moment, you know. So the film workers for Palestine boycott does not boycott individuals, it only boycotts institutions that are directly complicit in the genocide. So, it’s important to me, and I think it’s an important measure, and so I was happy to be a part of it.”

The award show comes after more than 4,000 filmmakers signed a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions led by advocacy group Film Workers for Palestine.