How Much Nate Bargatze Donated to the Boys & Girls Club After Emmys

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Nate Bargatze held true to his word… kind of.

The host of the 2025 Emmy Awards, held in Los Angeles on September 14th at the Peacock Theater, jokingly said he’d reduce his $100,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America for every acceptance speech that lasted longer than 45 seconds. However, many speeches ran long, putting him in a difficult position.

Award winners, including Late Show host Stephen Colbert and Adolescence creator Stephen Graham, gave very lengthy acceptance speeches. At one point, the event was actually losing money, with a deficit of $26,000.

Nate joked towards the end of the ceremony, ‘This has been a fantastic night, and I think I actually made some money!’

Once the numbers dropped significantly and hit a surprisingly low point, the comedian announced he would still fulfill his pledge to donate to the charity, and had a special addition to the donation.

Nate announced at the end of the show that CBS would donate $100,000, and he personally would contribute $250,000, bringing the total donation to the Boys & Girls Club to $350,000.

The crowd cheered as he finished by saying, “Thank you all for coming. Congratulations to our winners, and goodnight.”

Nate’s attempt to keep speeches brief didn’t quite work as planned, but many people enjoyed playing along with the idea during the show. When Hannah Einbinder won the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress, she jokingly offered to “make up the difference” if her acceptance speech ran too long.

During the awards show, John Oliver, host of *Last Week Tonight*, playfully called out Nate while accepting the award for Outstanding Variety Series. He kept his acceptance speech very brief – likely because Nate had pledged to donate more money for every short speech given.

John jokingly said from stage, “Seriously, Nate Bargatze, that’s a huge amount of money!” He then added with a laugh, “And that’ll be a contribution to the swear jar.”

Read on to see all the stars who took home trophies during the 2025 Emmy Awards. 

Andor
The Diplomat
The Last of Us
Paradise
WINNER: The Pitt
Severance
Slow Horses
The White Lotus

Here’s a list of acclaimed shows: *Abbott Elementary*, *The Bear*, *Hacks*, *Nobody Wants This*, *Only Murders in the Building*, *Shrinking*, and *What We Do In The Shadows*. The winner is *The Studio*.

The winners for Best Actor were announced, with Noah Wyle, recognized for his work in *The Pitt*, taking the top prize. Other nominees included Sterling K. Brown (*Paradise*), Gary Oldman (*Slow Horses*), Pedro Pascal (*The Last Of Us*), and Adam Scott (*Severance*).

As a huge fan, I was so thrilled to see Britt Lower win for her incredible performance in *Severance*! But honestly, the whole lineup was amazing. Kathy Bates was fantastic in *Matlock*, and I’ve been completely hooked on Sharon Horgan in *Bad Sisters*. Plus, Bella Ramsey absolutely blew me away in *The Last of Us*, and Keri Russell is always captivating in everything she does, especially *The Diplomat*.

The nominees for the award included Zach Cherry and John Turturro from *Severance*, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, and Sam Rockwell from *The White Lotus*, and James Marsden from *Paradise*. The winner was Tramell Tillman for his work on *Severance*.

The nominees for the award included Patricia Arquette for *Severance*, Carrie Coon for *The White Lotus*, Julianne Nicholson for *Paradise*, Parker Posey and Natasha Rothwell and Aimee Lou Wood all for *The White Lotus*. The winner was Katherine LaNasa for *The Pitt*.

The winners for this category are Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This) and Seth Rogen (The Studio). Other nominees included Jason Segel for Shrinking, Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building, and Jeremy Allen White for The Bear.

Here’s a look at some of the nominees and the winner: Uzo Aduba was nominated for *The Residence*, Kirsten Bell for *Nobody Wants This*, Quinta Brunson for *Abbott Elementary*, and Ayo Edebiri for *The Bear*. The winner was Jean Smart for *Hacks*.

The nominees for this award were Ike Barinholtz (for *The Studio*), Colman Domingo (*The Four Seasons*), Harrison Ford (*Shrinking*), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (*The Bear*), Michael Urie (*Shrinking*), and Bowen Yang (*Saturday Night Live*). The winner was Jeff Hiller for *Somebody Somewhere*.

Here’s a list of talented actresses and their respective shows: Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear), Hannah Einbinder (Hacks – winner), Kathryn Hahn (The Studio), Janelle James (Abbott Elementary), Catherine O’Hara (The Studio), Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary), and Jessica Williams (Shrinking).

WINNER: Adolescence
Black Mirror
Dying for Sex
Monsters: The Lyle & Erik Menendez Story
The Penguin

Here’s a list of actors and their respective projects: Colin Farrell starred in *The Penguin*, Stephen Graham won for *Adolescence*, Jake Gyllenhaal appeared in *Presumed Innocent*, Bryan Tyree Henry was in *Dope Thief*, and Cooper Koch acted in *Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story*.

Here’s a look at some of the nominated actresses and the winner: Cate Blanchett was nominated for *Disclaimer*, Meghann Fahy for *Sirens*, and Rashida Jones for *Black Mirror*. Cristin Milioti won for her work in *The Penguin*. Michelle Williams was also nominated for *Dying for Sex*.

Here are the nominees and winner for the award: Owen Cooper won for his work in *Adolescence*. Other nominees included Javier Bardem (*Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story*), Bill Camp (*Presumed Innocent*), Rob Delaney (*Dying for Sex*), Peter Sarsgaard (*Presumed Innocent*), and Ashley Walters (*Adolescence*).

The winner is Erin Doherty for her work in *Adolescence*. Other nominees included Ruth Negga (*Presumed Innocent*), Deirdre O’Connell (*The Penguin*), Chloë Sevigny (*Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story*), Jenny Slate (*Dying for Sex*), and Christine Tremarco (*Adolescence*).

The nominees for this award were Giancarlo Esposito (from *The Boys*), Scott Glenn (*The White Lotus*), Joe Pantoliano (*The Last of Us*), Forest Whitaker (*Andor*), and Jeffrey Wright (*The Last of Us*). The winner was Shawn Hatosy for his work on *The Pitt*.

The nominees for this award were Jane Alexander and Gwendoline Christie, both from *Severance*, Kaitlyn Dever and Catherine O’Hara from *The Last of Us*, and Cherry Jones from *The Handmaid’s Tale*. The winner was Merritt Wever for her performance in *Severance*.

The winners were Bryan Cranston for *The Studio*, with nominations also going to Jon Bernthal (*The Bear*), Dave Franco (*The Studio*), Ron Howard (*The Studio*), Anthony Mackie (*The Studio*), and Martin Scorsese (*The Studio*).

The nominees for this award were Olivia Colman (for *The Bear*), Jamie Lee Curtis (for *The Bear*), Cynthia Erivo (for *Poker Face*), Robby Hoffman (for *Hacks*), and Zoë Kravitz (for *The Studio*). The winner was Julianne Nicholson for *Hacks*.

The Daily Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
WINNER: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Amazing Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Survivor
Top Chef
WINNER: The Traitors

Here’s a list of prominent TV personalities and the shows they’re known for: RuPaul Charles hosts *RuPaul’s Drag Race*, while Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran, Robert Herjavec, and Daymond John are all judges on *Shark Tank*. Alan Cumming recently won *The Traitors*. Kristen Kish is known for *Top Chef*, and Jeff Probst hosts *Survivor*.

WINNER: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
Saturday Night Live

Elizabeth Banks hosts *Press Your Luck*, Steve Harvey hosts *Celebrity Family Feud*, and Ken Jennings hosts *Jeopardy!*. Colin Jost hosts *Pop Culture Jeopardy!*, but Jimmy Kimmel and *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire* took home the win!

Antiques Roadshow
Diners, Drive-Ins And Dives
Love Is Blind
WINNER: Queer Eye
Shark Tank

Here’s a list of popular shows: *America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders*, *RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked*, *The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives*, *Welcome to Wrexham*, and the award-winning *Love On The Spectrum*.

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2025-09-15 06:47