D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai Arrives at Emmy Awards With Red Hand-Painted Face, Special Meaning Revealed | Emmy Awards 2024, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Emmy Awards | Just Jared: Celebrity News & Gossip

D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai brought a special message Emmy Awards 2024 on Sunday (September 15) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

The 22-year-old Emmy-nominated actor showed up on the red carpet with a red hand painted over his mouth, which has a special meaning.

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The red handprint is a symbol of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. It represents “all the missing sisters whose voices are not being heard” and “the silence of the media and law enforcement in the midst of this crisis,” according to Native Hope.

In March 2023 Auli’i Cravalho attended the premiere, which also shed light on the movement.

Tonight Emmy Awards, Pharaoh He is nominated for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in Dog reservationHe made history as the first Indigenous actor to be nominated in the category for Best Actor.

The host of the program is Schitt’s River stars and a real father-son duo Eugene Levy AND Dan Levy. Make sure you tune in TONIGHT at 8/7c on ABC to watch the show and check out the nominations list to see who’s nominated for awards!