Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate on the red carpet of the Emmy Awards

Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the Emmy Awards red carpet before the ceremony began on Sunday night.

About a dozen protesters chanted as they walked down the line of cars on Figueroa Street, followed by LAPD officers, toward the red carpet near the LA Live Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Many protesters wore keffiyehs and held signs.

“No justification for the murder of children. #FreePalestine #FreeSudan #FreeCongo,” read one protester’s sign.

“Reservation Dogs” star Dallas Goldtooth also wore a red Artists4Ceasefire pin on the red carpet.

This is certainly not the first time an awards ceremony has been used by protesters to make their voices heard by Hollywood executives, pundits and celebrities. Last year's Oscars ceremony was delayed somewhat when a group of demonstrators took to Sunset Boulevard to protest Israel's ongoing war with Hamas. Hundreds of protesters blocked a large part of Hollywood during the red carpets, turning the start of the night into traffic chaos. Just minutes before the broadcast's scheduled start time, much of the ballroom was unusually empty and people were running to their seats.

Most recently, animal rights activist PETA interrupted the premiere of Pharrell's Lego biopic “Piece by Piece” at the Toronto International Film Festival to protest his work as creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton. During the premiere, a protester stormed the stage as the post-screening question-and-answer session began, holding up a sign that read: “Pharrell: Stop supporting the killing of animals for fashion.”

“Your Louis Vuitton collection…Pharrell's collection is made of their blood,” they shouted. “Pharrell, stop torturing animals! Ostriches are hung upside down, executed by river, and have their throats cut!”

After the protester was removed, Pharrell addressed her objections directly, telling the audience, “Rome wasn't built in a day. And sometimes when you're going to change things and situations, you have to get into a position of power and influence where you can change people's minds and encourage progress.”

Additional reporting by Katcy Stephan.