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You can’t miss them. The striking braids are woven with delicate lace and vibrant ribbon. It’s the statement and an Indigenous art that two SoCal Latinas are using as a form of open activism against the ongoing ICE raids and to support undocumented communities.

Dulce Flores and Angie Portillo, co-founders of Ponte Your Moños, have braided thousands of trenzas, intricate braids that have roots dating back thousands of years before the Spanish colonization of Mexico.

Today, amid the ongoing ICE raids, the two say it’s their message:

“The braids signified a way for us to just show that we're here,” Flores said. “We’re here, and we're not going anywhere.”

The women behind Ponte Your Moños use traditional ribbon braids as a form of open activism and resistance.

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Since June, they’ve organized over two dozen pop-up events, braiding the hair of over 2,000 people.

Proceeds have gone towards people who have been detained by ICE and to support immigrant families afraid to go out for necessities like work or groceries.

“It made me feel anger. At the same time, we needed to figure out a way to really come together and do something to fundraise and give back to the community,” Flores said. “That's how Ponte Your Moños really came together – to braid because it was an act of culture and care and resistance, and also a space where Latinos and other individuals can come together.”

Ponte Your Moños, translates to “Put on your bows.” The name of the initiative was inspired by a Mexican expression, “No te pongas tus moños,” or “Don’t put on your bows,” which means don’t be demanding or intense. But Flores and Portillo flipped its meaning and now say, do that and more.

“Fashion is political,” Portillo said. “You don't like us, so I'm going to show you in your face that I don't care. I'm very proud of what I'm wearing, of what I am … y soporta porque (and deal with it because) we are not going anywhere.”

Indigenous communities wore trenzas as part of daily life, for celebrations and self-expression.

“(Braiding) carries that history, the identity, the ancestry,” Flores added. “Braids here for Latinos have become a visible way of expression of their pride and their resistance.”

Alexandro José Gradilla, associate professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at Cal State Fullerton, said the history of the trenzas interwoven with the ribbon mark survivance – a type of survival, resistance and existence mixed together.

“In many ways, the style survived despite multiple historical attempts to wipe it out,” Gradilla said. “The everyday existence of most Latina, Latino people, especially immigrants, is invisibility. These trenzas are definitely about being seen, but more importantly, being seen on one's own terms.”

Flores said today, many Latina women are wearing them as a symbol of cultural appreciation, pride and to make a statement.

What role does hair play in politics? 

The two had taken a page from history during the Chicano Movement when Zoot Suits were used as a form of resistance.

Gradilla said visibility makes braiding an important political tool, a form of activism that calls attention to oneself.

“It is about understanding the mainstream gaze of how we are looked at, either we're sexualized or we're looked at as criminals. When one self-fashions or self-creates, you're saying, ‘No, this is who I am. You do not get to impose or project your stereotype or your image of me onto me,’” Gradilla said.

The ribbon braids were worn by Indigenous women during times of conquest and also by the Adelitas, the female soldiers of the Mexican revolution, he added.

“Now you're seeing a modern twist on it in many ways. I would call it a form of Rasquache politics,” Gradilla said. Rasquachismo is a resourceful form of political expression to reclaim narratives and stereotypes. “You can still be wearing your hoodie, your jeans, but you have these trenzas, and that's what makes it Rasquache, you're mixing two cultural forms into one.”

Flores said Ponte Your Moños is about solidarity and storytelling.

“Beyond this project, Ponte Your Moños really creates a space of healing and education and cultural expression, especially (with) what's going on,” Flores said. “It's a way for us to really connect back with our culture, but at the same time, show that resistance and also give back to the community that is being affected.”

The initiative’s next pop-up is part of the Galentine’s Day Pop-Up Estez Beauty Bar and Spa at 2615 W. 190th St in Redondo Beach from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Hundreds of protesters have been killed in Iran, rights groups say, as videos showing security forces violently trying to suppress demonstrations filter through, despite an internet blackout imposed by the Iranian regime facing a nationwide challenge to its decades-long rule.

As the White House weighs whether to respond to the crackdown on this popular uprising against the Iranian clerical establishment long hostile to America, President Trump has both threatened "strong" military action against Iran should more demonstrators be killed, and said on Air Force One late Sunday that a meeting was "being set up" with Iranian officials.

"Iran wants to negotiate, yes. We might meet with them," he said. "But we may have to act because of what is happening before the meeting."

Iran, which has threatened to strike Israel and American bases and ships in the region should the U.S. take military action against it, has indicated that it would be open to negotiation. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, on Monday said a channel remained open with the United States. "Through that channel, the necessary messages are exchanged," he said.

Officials will brief Trump on Tuesday on options for intervening, according to the Wall Street Journal. These could include everything from military strikes, to using secret cyber weapons, to sanctions, to helping meet the needs of the protesters.

Death toll mounts

The Human Rights Activists in Iran monitoring group, or HRA, that is based in the United States but maintains extensive networks across Iran, has documented 495 fatalities among protesters, with over 500 other reported cases under review. Some members of the Iranian security forces have also been killed. HRA says over 10,600 people have been arrested in these 15 days of protests.

"We're seeing horrifying images," Skylar Thompson, the deputy director of HRA, told NPR, adding that security forces are using "military grade weapons" to disperse crowds.

Protests that began over the collapse of the country's currency in an economy already squeezed by international sanctions have spread and grown into calls to end Iran's theocracy. HRA says it has documented some 580 protests in more than 185 cities in the last two weeks.

The regime responded by cutting the country's internet and phone networks last Thursday. Despite the blackout, some videos of the demonstrations have reached the rest of the world, likely using Starlink satellite transmitters. They show massive crowds of demonstrators, and, as anger mounts, there have been chants of "death to the dictator," referring to the country's supreme leader, 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

On Monday, in response to the protests, Iranian leaders drew large crowds of pro-government demonstrators to the streets. Iranian state television showed images of demonstrators thronging Tehran toward Enghelab Square, or "Islamic Revolution" Square, in the capital. It called the demonstration an "Iranian uprising against American-Zionist terrorism."

State broadcasters have framed the anti-government protests as actions fomented by the U.S. and Israel and have said "armed rioters" were being arrested. On Saturday the Iranian attorney general warned that anyone taking part would be considered an "enemy of God," a sentence that carries the death penalty. Iran's military said it was ready to "firmly safeguard national interests."

Footage geolocated to a morgue in Kahrizak just south of the Iranian capital, and highlighted by various rights groups, shows bodies wrapped in black mortuary bags on the ground outside as grieving relatives search among them for loved ones. A health worker at a hospital in Tehran told BBC Persian that protesters were arriving with gunshot wounds to the head and chest.

Trump told Fox News last week that he has "put Iran on notice" and that if the regime shoots at demonstrators the U.S. will hit Iran "very hard." "I've said it very loud and very clear, that's what we're going to do," he said. On Sunday, Trump told reporters on Air Force One that with its violent response to the demonstrators, Iran's leaders were "starting to" cross the threshold that could trigger a U.S. response.

Economic crisis

Iranian experts say the country's regime is the weakest it's been since the Islamic Republic came into existence in 1979. The collapsed economy is making life untenable for many Iranians. "There are people who can't buy dairy or meat or, you know, just even beans," Golnaz Esfandiari, the managing editor of the Persian language service of Radio Free Europe, told NPR. "Also people have had enough of the nearly 50 years of repression, mismanagement, corruption."

Iran has recently lost geopolitical status, as proxy militias that it had long used as a security buffer and to project influence come under attack. Israel's war in Gaza has dramatically reduced the power of Hamas. And the collapse of President Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria a little over a year ago cut off vital supply lines to the Iranian-backed Lebanese militia, Hezbollah.

"Syria was a lifeline for Hezbollah," said  Lina Khatib, visiting scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School's Middle East Initiative. "Syria was the place through which Hezbollah got a lot of its finances as well as weapons, from Iran."

Khatib says the Iranian regime "persistently for decades asked the people of Iran to sacrifice, including economically, for the sake of the survival of the Islamic Republic" as it poured countless sums of money into these proxies. But the weakening of these militias, she says, combined with Israeli and American strikes on targets inside Iran in June last year, have "left people feeling that they sacrificed for nothing."

Outside Iran, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the country's last shah and a prominent voice in the fragmented opposition, has encouraged Iranians to continue their demonstrations. "Do not abandon the streets. My heart is with you," he said in a recorded address. "I know that I will soon be by your side." While some videos have emerged showing protesters calling for Pahlavi to take the reins of power, it's not clear how widespread this support is.

For now, experts say, expectations that the regime could collapse may be premature. While the protests have seen Iranians from many demographics voice their grievances, there is no sign yet of defections or dissent in the security apparatus that maintains the country's theocracy.
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Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer last week in Minneapolis.

The black-and-white pins displayed slogans like "BE GOOD" and "ICE OUT," introducing a political angle into the awards show after last year's relatively apolitical ceremony.

Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and Natasha Lyonne wore the pins on the red carpet, while Jean Smart and Ariana Grande donned them once inside the ballroom. Smart had the pin on her dress as she accepted the award for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy series.

Since the shooting Wednesday, protests have broken out across the country, calling for accountability for Good's death as well as a separate shooting in Portland where Border Patrol agents wounded two people. Some protests have resulted in clashes with law enforcement, especially in Minneapolis, where ICE is carrying out its largest immigration enforcement operation to date.

"We need every part of civil society, society to speak up," said Nelini Stamp of Working Families Power, one of the organizers for the anti-ICE pins. "We need our artists. We need our entertainers. We need the folks who reflect society."

Congressmembers have vowed an assertive response, and an FBI investigation into Good's killing is ongoing. The Trump administration has doubled down in defending the ICE officer's actions, maintaining that he was acting in self-defense and thought Good would hit him with her car.

Just a week before Good was killed, an off-duty ICE officer fatally shot and killed 43-year-old Keith Porter in Los Angeles. His death sparked protests in the Los Angeles area, calling for the officer responsible to be arrested.

Organizers bring grassroots push to Golden Globes parties

The idea for the "ICE OUT" pins began with a late-night text exchange earlier this week between Stamp and Jess Morales Rocketto, the executive director of a Latino advocacy group called Maremoto.

They know that high-profile cultural moments can introduce millions of viewers to social issues. This is the third year of Golden Globes activism for Morales Rocketto, who has previously rallied Hollywood to protest the Trump administration's family separation policies. Stamp said she always thinks of the 1973 Oscars, when Sacheen Littlefeather took Marlon Brando's place and declined his award to protest American entertainment's portrayal of Native Americans.

So, the two organizers began calling up the celebrities and influencers they knew, who in turn brought their campaign to the more prominent figures in their circles. That initial outreach included labor activist Ai-jen Poo, who walked the Golden Globes' red carpet in 2018 with Meryl Streep to highlight the Time's Up movement.

"There is a longstanding tradition of people who create art taking a stand for justice in moments," Stamp said. "We're going to continue that tradition."

Allies of their movement have been attending the "fancy events" that take place in the days leading up to the Golden Globes, according to Stamp. They're passing out the pins at parties and distributing them to neighbors who will be attending tonight's ceremony.

"They put it in their purse and they're like, 'Hey would you wear this?' It's so grassroots," Morales Rocketto said.

The organizers pledged to continue the campaign throughout awards season to ensure the public knows the names of Good and others killed by ICE agents in shootings.
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I had the privilege of attending the House Museum’s Fire Memorial event in the Palisades last week, and I was so moved by the ingenuity of the team preserving the remaining chimneys from houses burned in the fire, the beauty of the space and the resilience of the community. While last week was filled with somber events, this one was bittersweet but overall so positive, and that’s the energy I hope we can all bring into 2026.

Music and art are scientifically proven to make you feel good. Licorice Pizza has your music picks, including Oscar-nominated composer Laura Karpman doing a live performance of her ‘American Fiction’ score at the Blue Note L.A. on Monday. On Tuesday, legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz will be in conversation at the Grammy Museum. On Wednesday and Thursday, powerpop brothers the Lemon Twigs will be at the Troubadour. Also on Thursday, local indie rock hero Ty Segall will be doing an early DJ set — 5 p.m. for my fellow in-bed-by-10 friends out there — at Sid’s Bar at the Sid the Cat Auditorium, free with RSVP.

Elsewhere on LAist.com, you can check out Taboo from the Black Eyed Peas' new song inspired by his experience in the Eaton Fire and get our full coverage of the one-year anniversary of last year’s devastating wildfires from the LAist team.

Events

'Bakeries and Synagogues: The Shared Greek and Jewish Space of the Late Imperial Mediterranean'

Monday, January 12, 6 p.m.
Getty Villa + online
17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades
COST: FREE; MORE INFO

Getty’s president, Katherine Fleming, will speak about her research expertise at the Getty Villa in a lecture titled "Bakeries and Synagogues: Shared Greek and Jewish Space of the Late Imperial Mediterranean." (I would have called it "From Babka to Baklava," but no one asked me. It’s part of The Gennadius Library’s Thalia Potamianos Lecture Series, and Fleming’s research expertise focuses on Mediterranean, Jewish and Greek history and religion, including the emergence of the Modern Greek state. The event is also available to join online. Dr. Maria Georgopoulou, Director of the Gennadius Library, said Professor Fleming’s scholarship "not only illuminates the past but also fosters a greater understanding of the enduring impact of these traditions on the modern world."

Grease Drive-In 

Thursday, January 15, 4 to 9:30 p.m.
Santa Monica Pier
200 Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica
COST: FREE, CURRENTLY WAITLIST-ONLY; MORE INFO 

Put on your poodle skirt and slick your hair back for a drive-in screening of Grease on the Santa Monica Pier. There’s a waitlist for driving onto the pier, but I imagine it will be a fun, costumed, summer-lovin’ scene all the way down to the beach.

'Radical Histories: Chicano Prints from the Smithsonian American Art Museum'

Through Tuesday, March 31 
The Huntington 
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino
COST: $29; MORE INFO

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Experience the history of the Chicano rights movement through vibrant posters by 40 artists and collectives, on loan to The Huntington from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The exhibit is broken down by theme rather than chronologically, and it looks at moments like the Delano Grape Strike, the anti-war movement and more, all through the medium of printmaking. Free admission days — the first Thursday of each month — are available to book in advance.

Foo Fighters: A Show Benefitting Hope United 

Wednesday, January 14, 7:30 p.m. 
Kia Forum
3900 W. Manchester Blvd., Inglewood 
COST: FROM $109; MORE INFO 

I have rarely felt better than after Dave Grohl has screamed at me for a couple of hours. Maybe I’m oversharing here, but you too can let it all out (and to be sure, there’s a lot to let out lately!) at the Forum when the Foo Fighters play Dave’s annual birthday show; this year, $25 of each ticket sale benefits Hope United. Sadly, they will have a substitute guitarist for the gig since Pat Smear injured his foot in a “bizarre gardening accident,” but the band – as they always do – are taking the setback in stride and with a sense of humor.

Writers Bloc: Jacob Soboroff 

Tuesday, January 13
Writers Guild Theater
135 S. Doheny Drive, Beverly Hills
COST: $25; MORE INFO

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Continuing the fire anniversary events this month, Palisades native and MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff has a new book out about the L.A. fires, Firestorm. He’ll be in conversation with Mariana van Zeller at Writers Bloc to discuss.

Zinque Dry January NA Cocktail Challenge

Monday, January 12, 5 to 10 p.m. 
Zinque
3446 Via Oporto, Newport Beach 
COST: FREE; MORE INFO

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We're in the middle of dry January, so have a great, well-balanced non-alcoholic drink. The experts behind the bar at Zinque are hosting a $10 mocktail challenge, where guests will try three different NA drinks for $10 each and vote on the favorite that will make the menu all month long. On Jan. 12, the event is at the Newport Beach location; on Jan. 13, the event is at Zinque in West Hollywood.

Coquito cocktails

Monday, January 12, 6 to 9 p.m. 
DTLA Proper Hotel 
1100 S Broadway, Downtown L.A. 
COST: FREE; MORE INFO

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If you’re having a more damp than dry January, check out this creative cocktail night, where some of SoCal’s top bartenders will debut their own bold versions of the classic Puerto Rican holiday rum-based drink, the Coquito. Bacardi Reserva Ocho will be featured as the rum, and guests will have the opportunity to sample each drink and vote for their favorites.

CAP UCLA: Seth Parker Woods, Julia Bullock and Conor Hanick From Ordinary Things

Thursday, January 15, 8 p.m.
The Nimoy 
1262 Westwood Blvd., Westwood
COST: FROM $38.08; MORE INFO

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Take a trip through the American songbook with a trio of elite musicians — Seth Parker Woods, Julia Bullock and Conor Hanick — at The Nemoy. 2022 Chamber Music America Michael Jaffee Visionary Award winner Woods is joined by Bullock, a Grammy-winning classical singer and artist and Hanick, a pianist “praised for his precision and articulation of classic and contemporary fare.” They will play works from George Walker, John Tavener, Maurice Ravel, Andre Previn and Nina Simone, as well as a new commission by Tania Leon.

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Timothée Chalamet, Teyana Taylor and Noah Wyle each took home acting awards at the Golden Globes on Sunday night.

Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the show for the second year in a row, joking in her opening monologue that the Golden Globe for best editing should go to the Justice Department, seemingly referencing the Epstein files — and that the award for most editing ought to go to CBS News, calling it "America's newest place to see B.S. news." (New CBS News editor in chief, Bari Weiss, recently drew criticism for pulling a segment about a detention center in El Salvador from 60 Minutes.)

Teyana Taylor's prize was for best supporting actress in a motion picture, one of four awards for One Battle After Another, which also won the evening's prize for best musical or comedy motion picture. Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson took home awards for screenwriting and directing.

Wyle's award was for The Pitt, which also won the prize for best TV drama.

Chalamet's win was the only prize for Marty Supreme, which was nominated as a comedy. Hamnet won the award for best drama film; Jessie Buckley took home the award for best actress in a drama for the same movie.

The Netflix series Adolescence took home trophies for best limited or anthology series, along with prizes for actors Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty. The Studio took home the prize for best TV musical or comedy, with Seth Rogen winning the top prize for actors in that group.

Good Hang with Amy Poehler won the Globes' very first prize for the best podcast.

The nominees in each category are below, with winners noted in bold.

Best motion picture – drama
Winner: Hamnet (Focus Features)
Frankenstein (Netflix)
It Was Just an Accident (Neon)
The Secret Agent (Neon)
Sentimental Value (Neon)
Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – drama
Winner: Jessie Buckley (Hamnet)
Jennifer Lawrence (Die My Love)
Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value)
Julia Roberts (After the Hunt)
Tessa Thompson (Hedda)
Eva Victor (Sorry, Baby)

Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – drama
Winner: Wagner Moura (The Secret Agent)
Joel Edgerton (Train Dreams)
Oscar Isaac (Frankenstein)
Dwayne Johnson (The Smashing Machine)
Michael B. Jordan (Sinners)
Jeremy Allen White (Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere)

Best motion picture – musical or comedy
Winner: One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Bugonia (Focus Features)
Marty Supreme (A24)
No Other Choice (Neon)
Nouvelle Vague (Netflix)

Best performance by a female actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy
Winner: Rose Byrne (If I Had Legs I'd Kick You)
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked: For Good)
Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue)
Chase Infiniti (One Battle After Another)
Amanda Seyfried (The Testament of Ann Lee)
Emma Stone (Bugonia)

Best performance by a male actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy
Winner: Timothée Chalamet (Marty Supreme)
George Clooney (Jay Kelly)
Leonardo DiCaprio (One Battle After Another)
Ethan Hawke (Blue Moon)
Lee Byung-hun (No Other Choice)
Jesse Plemons (Bugonia)

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Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture
Winner: Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another)
Emily Blunt (The Smashing Machine)
Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value)
Ariana Grande (Wicked: For Good)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value)
Amy Madigan (Weapons)

Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion picture
Winner: Stellan Skarsgård (Sentimental Value)
Benicio del Toro (One Battle After Another)
Jacob Elordi (Frankenstein)
Paul Mescal (Hamnet)
Sean Penn (One Battle After Another)
Adam Sandler (Jay Kelly)

Best original song – motion picture
Winner: "Golden" – KPop Demon Hunters
"Dream as One" – Avatar: Fire and Ash
"I Lied to You" – Sinners
"No Place Like Home" – Wicked: For Good
"The Girl in the Bubble" – Wicked: For Good
"Train Dreams" – Train Dreams

Best screenplay – motion picture
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet)

Best director – motion picture
Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another)
Ryan Coogler (Sinners)
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein)
Jafar Panahi (It Was Just an Accident)
Joachim Trier (Sentimental Value)
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet)

Cinematic and box office achievement
Winner: Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Avatar: Fire and Ash (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
F1 (Apple Original Films)
KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures)
Weapons (Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema)
Wicked: For Good (Universal Pictures)
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Best motion picture – animated
Winner: KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
Arco (Neon)
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle (Aniplex, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment)
Elio (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (GKIDS)
Zootopia 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Best original score – motion picture
Winner: Ludwig Göransson (Sinners)
Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein)
Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another)
Kangding Ray (Sirāt)
Max Richter (Hamnet)
Hans Zimmer (F1)

Best motion picture – non-English language
Winner: The Secret Agent (Neon) - Brazil
It Was Just an Accident (Neon) - France
No Other Choice (Neon) - South Korea
Sentimental Value (Neon) - Norway
Sirāt (Neon) - Spain
The Voice of Hind Rajab (Willa) - Tunisia

Best television series – musical or comedy
Winner: The Studio (Apple TV)
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX on Hulu)
Hacks (HBO Max)
Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)

Best television series – drama
Winner: The Pitt (HBO Max)
The Diplomat (Netflix)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Severance (Apple TV)
Slow Horses (Apple TV)
The White Lotus (HBO Max)

Best television limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television
Winner: Adolescence (Netflix)
All Her Fault (Peacock)
The Beast in Me (Netflix)
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Dying for Sex (FX on Hulu)
The Girlfriend (Prime Video)

Best performance by a male actor in a television series – drama
Winner: Noah Wyle (The Pitt)
Sterling K. Brown (Paradise)
Diego Luna (Andor)
Gary Oldman (Slow Horses)
Mark Ruffalo (Task)
Adam Scott (Severance)

Best performance by a female actor in a television series – drama
Winner: Rhea Seehorn (Pluribus)
Kathy Bates (Matlock)
Britt Lower (Severance)
Helen Mirren (Mobland)
Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
Keri Russell (The Diplomat)

Best performance by a female actor in a television series – musical or comedy
Winner: Jean Smart (Hacks)
Kristen Bell (Nobody Wants This)
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building)
Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face)
Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)

Best performance by a male actor in a television series – musical or comedy
Winner: Seth Rogen (The Studio)
Adam Brody (Nobody Wants This)
Steve Martin (Only Murders in the Building)
Glen Powell (Chad Powers)
Martin Short (Only Murders in the Building)
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear)

Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role on television
Winner: Owen Cooper (Adolescence)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Walton Goggins (The White Lotus)
Jason Isaacs (The White Lotus)
Tramell Tillman (Severance)
Ashley Walters (Adolescence)

Best performance by a female actor in a supporting role on television
Winner: Erin Doherty (Adolescence)
Carrie Coon (The White Lotus)
Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)
Catherine O'Hara (The Studio)
Parker Posey (The White Lotus)
Aimee Lou Wood (The White Lotus)

Best performance by a male actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television
Winner: Stephen Graham (Adolescence)
Jacob Elordi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North)
Paul Giamatti (Black Mirror)
Charlie Hunnam (Monster: The Ed Gein Story)
Jude Law (Black Rabbit)
Matthew Rhys (The Beast in Me)

Best performance by a female actor in a limited series, anthology series, or a motion picture made for television
Winner: Michelle Williams (Dying for Sex)
Claire Danes (The Beast in Me)
Rashida Jones (Black Mirror)
Amanda Seyfried (Long Bright River)
Sarah Snook (All Her Fault)
Robin Wright (The Girlfriend)

Best performance in stand-up comedy on television
Winner: Ricky Gervais (Ricky Gervais: Mortality)
Bill Maher (Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?)
Brett Goldstein (Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life)
Kevin Hart (Kevin Hart: Acting My Age)
Kumail Nanjiani (Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts)
Sarah Silverman (Sarah Silverman: Postmortem)

Best podcast
Winner: Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Spotify)
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (Wondery)
Call Her Daddy (SiriusXM)
The Mel Robbins Podcast (SiriusXM)
Smartless (SiriusXM)
Up First (NPR)

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