--- title: Zac Efron, Chris Hemsworth Paint Their Nails, Polished Man description: Celebrities are painting one of their nails to support the Polished Man campaign, bringing awareness to violence against children. canonical: https://time.com/4529786/zac-efron-chris-hemsworth-polished-man/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-13T17:13:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:37.516Z og:title: Zac Efron and the Hemsworths Paint Their Nails For a Cause og:description: The Polished Man campaign raises awareness for violence against children. og:url: https://time.com/4529786/zac-efron-chris-hemsworth-polished-man/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Zac Efron and the Hemsworths Paint Their Nails For a Cause twitter:description: The Polished Man campaign raises awareness for violence against children. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Zac Efron, Chris Hemsworth, and More Celebrities Are Painting Their Nails for a Good Cause > Sponsored content. 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Efron, Chris and Liam Hemsworth, and other celebrities are participating in the annual [Polished Man nail-painting campaign](https://www.polishedman.com/page/about#about-whynailpolish) to combat child abuse. The challenge? Paint one nail (just one! sounds like a snap), post your photo, and donate to the cause to help raise awareness for the one in five children worldwide who are victims of violence, [as the charity contends.](https://www.polishedman.com/) “Being a [@PolishedMan](https://www.instagram.com/PolishedMan/) isn’t just about remembering to buy flowers, how many rounds you shout, or how much you lift. It’s about saying no to violence against children,” Chris Hemsworth explained. So far, two of the three Hemsworth brothers have taken on this [latest social media challenge](http://time.com/4453114/22-push-up-challenge-the-rock-chris-pratt/?iid=sr-link1) (the third brother, [_Westworld_ actor Luke](http://time.com/4520599/westworld-references/?iid=sr-link1), also [participated last year](https://www.instagram.com/p/8R66uPn2oI/?taken-by=hemsworthluke)). Zac Efron and famous surfer Kelly Slater have also joined in, and with tags out to celebrities like Robert Downey, Jr., Jimmy Fallon, and Tom Hiddleston, we expect to see plenty more unexpected manicures gracing our Instagram feeds in the near future. 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