With the US presidential election less than two months away, there were plenty of political references.
The Bear star Liza Colón-Zayas, who won best comedy supporting actress, said in her speech: “To all the Latinas who are looking at me, keep believing, and vote – vote for your rights.”
Earlier in the night, Only Murders In The Building actress Selena Gomez referred to her co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin as “two guys who are this far away from being childless cat ladies”.
That was a reference to Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance, who in 2021 referred to some leading Democrats as “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made and so they want to make the rest of the country miserable, too”.
That line was also referenced by Candice Bergen,, external star of sitcom Murphy Brown, who sarcastically suggested it represented progress.
Recalling a storyline from 1992, Bergen said: “My character was attacked by Vice President Dan Quayle, when Murphy became pregnant and decided to raise the baby as a single mother.
“How far we’ve come. Today, a Republican candidate for vice president would never attack a woman for having kids.
“So, as they say, my work here is done. Meow.”
Depite the political threads, the celebrities steered clear of the subject of the latest apparent assassination attempt on Trump, which happened hours before the ceremony.
