Hannah Einbinder bleeped in Emmys 2025 speech after first Hacks win

Hannah Einbinder, known for her sharp and fearless sense of humour, finally had her big moment at the 2025 Primetime Emmy Awards. The actress and comedian best recognised for her role as Ava Daniels on the hit series Hacks, took home her very first Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category.

Her character, Ava, is a struggling comedy writer and Hannah has been praised for her sharp and heartfelt portrayal as this win was especially meaningful for the actress as she had been nominated three times before but never won.

Check out what the American actress said during her acceptance speech at Emmys 2025:

Taking the stage to accept the award the Strange Planet star opened her speech with a lighthearted reflection on her past nominations.

She said, “Thank you, wow. I am really sorry, I was just really committed to the personal narrative that I had that it’s actually cooler to continue to lose. I was pretty committed to that. Had to be, right? But this is cool too. This is also punk rock.”

After breaking the ice with her joke, Hannah became more emotional and used the moment to thank the people who made her success possible and the North Hollywood alum expressed her gratitude to the show’s creators, saying they had “changed my life in every conceivable way. But not just by giving me a great gig but by being my friends and being my family.”

Hannah also gave a heartfelt shout out to her co-star Jean Smart, who plays legendary comedian Deborah Vance on the show as the I Might Be Famous star said, “I want to thank Jean Smart, who is like the sun, and I just stand in her warmth. And I also want to thank the cast and crew of Hacks, and I will pay the difference. Sorry. Finally, I just want to say, I just want to say.”

The Hacks actress' closing words quickly became one of the most talked-about moments of the night. She ended her speech by saying, “Finally, go birds, f— ICE and free Palestine. Thank you.”

Because of broadcasting rules that prohibit profanity during live events and CBS bleeped out the expletive on air, though the audience in the theatre heard it as Hannah Einbinder’s win and bold speech were celebrated online with fans praising her for mixing humour, gratitude and courage in one memorable moment.