Jane Fonda takes subtle swipe at Donald Trump during 2025 SAG Awards speech
The legendary actress pushed through a brief technical hiccup during her speech at the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards on Sunday
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Jane Fonda took a subtle swipe at Donald Trump as she accepted the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award, warning âa lot of people are going to be hurt by whatâs coming our way.â
The legendary actress, 87, pushed through a brief technical hiccup during her speech at the 31st annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, using the moment to stress the importance of community amid uncertain times.
Fonda urged the star-studded crowd to âstay connected, support the vulnerable, and refuse to isolateâ while delivering a powerful speech about resilience.
While she didnât mention Trump directly, Fonda nodded to The Apprentice star Sebastian Stan, who portrays the former president in the upcoming film, making her message loud and clear.
âThough you may hate the behavior of your character, you have to understand and empathize with the traumatized person youâre playing,â she said. âEmpathy is not weak or âwoke.â And, by the way, âwokeâ just means you give a damn about other people.
Fonda accepted the SAG Life Achievement Award
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âA whole lot of people are going to be really hurt by what is happening, what is coming our way. And even if they are of different persuasion we need to call upon our empathy and listen with our hearts and welcome them into our tent. Because we are going to need a big tent to resist successfully what is coming at us.â
She added: âWe are in our documentary moment. We mustn't for a moment kid ourselves about what is happeningâŠWe must not isolate, we must stay in community, we must help the vulnerable.
âWe must find ways to project an inspiriting vision of the future.â
Beyond her iconic career in film and television, the star is equally renowned for her lifelong commitment to activism, championing causes from gender equality and anti-war movements to the fight against climate change.
In 2019, Fonda made headlines after being arrested five times while leading climate protests outside the U.S. Capitol, demanding action to reduce fossil fuel consumption.
Her acceptance speech at the SAG-AFTRA Awards wasnât without its hiccupsâa pre-recorded announcer accidentally spoke over her mid-speech. Ever the pro, Fonda laughed it off, joking, âI can conjure up voices!â
Demi Moore won for The Substance
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Moore, 62, picked up the leading actress award for body horror The Substance and Chalamet, 29, secured the leading actor prize for Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown.
During her acceptance speech Moore, who plays a TV fitness instructor that turns to a miracle drug after being fired from her job, reflected on her membership of the acting organisation from the age of 15 saying it âchanged my life because it gave me meaningâ.
She added: âIt gave me purpose. It gave direction. I was a kid on my own who had no blueprint for life. I knew nothing about acting, but I watched and I listened and I learned from all of you.
âYou have all been my greatest teachers. I am so grateful that I have continued over these so many years to be able to try and sometime succeed and sometimes fail, but to be able to keep going.â
The outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture went to Conclave, fronted by British actor Ralph Fiennes â who plays a cardinal overseeing the election of a new pope and beset by scheming fellow men of god, including Sergio Castellitto and John Lithgowâs characters.
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