• A Return to Political Engagement

• Javier Bardem s Anti-War Message

• The Artists4Ceasefire Movement

• A More Political Ceremony

A few artists protested more than just the Trump administration s immigration policies on Hollywood s biggest night. The presence of BE GOOD and ICE OUT pins at the Academy Awards paled in comparison to last month s Grammys. But those who did wear protest apparel used Sunday s red carpet to also advocate for Palestinian liberation and a ceasefire amid the fragile situation in Gaza, adding to the growing artist-driven activism at entertainment awards shows.

No to war and free Palestine, actor Javier Bardem said onstage before presenting best international feature film. He wore a patch reading No a la Guerra, the same anti-war slogan he sported to protest the Iraq war more than two decades ago.

 

 

A Return to Political Engagement

As Hollywood s awards season comes to a close with the Oscars, political organizers suggested that celebrities found their political voices more this cycle than in recent years. Maremoto Executive Director Jess Morales Rocketto, whose Latino advocacy group was behind the immigration pins that debuted at the Golden Globes, called it a return to form for artists political engagement. She credited comments by Mark Ruffalo on the Golden Globes red carpet in January. The actor, who is often outspoken, told Entertainment Tonight that as much as I love all this he found it difficult to pretend like this crazy stuff isn t happening.

I think we tapped into something early on that this is a time to take stands and make clear where you are at this moment in history, Morales Rocketto said ahead of Sunday s Oscars.

 

 

Javier Bardem s Anti-War Message

On Sunday, attendees representing The Voice of Hind Rajab wore a new red Artists4Ceasefire pin. The docudrama, which follows efforts to rescue a Palestinian girl killed in Gaza, was nominated for best international feature film. Israeli strikes have killed hundreds of Palestinians since a U.S.-brokered truce went into effect in October, according to Gaza s Health Ministry.

Our struggles are connected. So is our liberation. And we re so, so honored to be here tonight, Saja Kilani, one of the film s stars, told The Associated Press on the red carpet.

 

 

The Artists4Ceasefire Movement

The content of Sunday s ceremony proved more political than previous years even if it lacked direct references to the Iran war and other global issues. One Battle After Another director Paul Thomas Anderson said he wrote the political drama for his children to apologize for the housekeeping mess we left in this world we re handing off to them.

Host Conan O Brien cracked jokes at the expense of the U.S. health care system and Kid Rock, referring to conservative organization Turning Point USA s alternative Super Bowl halftime show. In a rare moment of sincerity, O Brien said the Oscars are particularly resonant in moments like these, nodding broadly at the many different world crises. We pay tribute tonight not just to film, but to the ideals of global artistry, collaboration, patience, resilience and that rarest of things: hope.

The Oscars were political. The artists spoke out. The message was clear: the struggles are connected.

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