The 2025 Emmy Awards successfully raised $350,000 for the Boys and Girls Club after host Nate Bargatze's pledge to donate $100,000, with the condition that winners' acceptance speeches be 45 seconds or less. Bargatze started Sunday's awards show by sharing the challenge of finding a method to ensure winners' speeches stuck to the designated time limit. He said, "Honestly, give your speech. I know how hard you guys have all worked to get here. I'm not trying to take anything away. Forty-five seconds. That's what you got. And if you want to do more than that, do it on social media later.