Emmy winners Regina King and Uzo Aduba want justice for Breonna Taylor

Awards shows are a night to celebrate another year of achievements, sure. Yet they’re also a night for celebrities to highlight certain causes and to amplify important issues. This year’s virtual Emmys were no exception, as stars took the opportunity to continue the fight against systemic racism and to urge Americans across the country to vote in the upcoming November 3 election.Case in point? When Regina King took home the award for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role on Watchmen, she not only called attention to the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, but she also wore a Breonna Taylor shirt and reminded everyone that justice still hasn’t been served in Taylor’s March 13 death. "Gotta vote, I would be remiss not to mention that," King said. "Vote up the ballot please… Rest in power [RBG]."[video_embed id='-1']RELATED: Regina King reveals why representing Breonna Taylor at the Emmys was so important to her[/video_embed]

I love Regina King. With all my heart. Always. And then, she represents Breonna Taylor in her #Emmys win. #SayHerName #Watchmen https://t.co/GQYqxc20JR

— Andreana Clay (@andreanaclay) September 21, 2020

King wasn’t the only celebrity who represented Taylor; Uzo Aduba also sported a t-shirt with her name on it when she won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role as Shirley Chisholm on Mrs. America. “Oh wow... wow... Mom, I won! I won a thing!” she said in her acceptance speech. “Let’s go change the world!”[video_embed id='-1']RELATED: Uzo Aduba wins the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series[/video_embed]Other stars also used their platform to get political on Sunday night. Anthony Anderson, who joined Emmys host Jimmy Kimmel at the Staples Center to help dole out the awards, urged people to vote at the upcoming election. “I'm still rooting for everybody Black because Black stories, Black performances, and Black lives matter,” he said. “Say it Jimmy. Say it so that Mike Pence can hear it: Black Lives Matter.”

Anthony Anderson: "This was supposed to be the blackest Emmys ever." #Emmys pic.twitter.com/fqoFhSXbf0

— Lance Ulanoff (@LanceUlanoff) September 21, 2020

Even Canadian Dan Levy, whose Schitt’s Creek made history at the awards show with seven back-to-back wins, urged fans to vote or figure out a plan to vote. "Go out and vote because that’s the only way we’re going to have some love and acceptance out there. I’m so sorry for making this political!" he said to fans. Later during another speech he added, "Our show at its core is about the transformational effects of love and acceptance and that is something we need more of now than we've ever needed before.”

Uzo Aduba deserves! She won an Emmy for her performance as Shirley Chisholm #Emmys pic.twitter.com/GMK3LLHTQW

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 21, 2020

Breonna Taylor represented tonight on 2 newly-crowned Emmy winners — Regina King, Uzo Aduba — on tonight's telecast more than six months after she was murdered by police who have still not been charged. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/RHyQU1YW7h

— Chris Gardner (@chrissgardner) September 21, 2020

"What we have to do today: We have to come together with love for each other," Mark Ruffalo added during his own acceptance speech for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his dual roles in I Know This Much Is True. "And if we have privilege we have to fight for those who are less fortunate and more vulnerable… We are stronger together when we love each other and we respect each other’s diversity. We have a big important moment ahead of us: Are we going to be a country of hatred and division and only for a certain kind of people? Or are we going to be one of love and strength and fighting for all of us to have the American dream and the pursuit of life and love and liberty in this great country for ours? So get out and vote, make a plan, and vote for love and compassion and kindness.”And then there was Damon Lindelof, the showrunner of HBO’s Watchmen, which also had an impressive showing in the limited series categories. During the show’s win for Outstanding Limited Series or Movie he sported a shirt in honour of the Tulsa Massacre in 1921, an important but often glossed over event in history in which the city's "Black Wall Street" was wiped out. Lindelof dedicated the win to all the victims of that heinous event, and added, “Stop worrying about getting canceled and start asking what you’re doing to get renewed.”[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: Anthony Anderson celebrates what would have been the 'blackest Emmys ever'[/video_embed]