Many at the 2024 Oscars are using the opportunity to back a ceasefire and draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Palestine amid ongoing protests.
As the stars struck the red carpet, a big crowd gathered outside the Dolby Theatre to protest in support of Palestine, causing a traffic jam near the venue.
Some celebrities, like Poor Thing’s Ramy Youssef, sported small red pins with an out-stretched hand and black heart, the symbol for Artists for Ceasefire, a campaign that began with a letter to Joe Biden demanding a ceasefire. Others, including Anatomy of a Fall‘s Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado Graner, wore the Palestinian flag on their lapel.
As the night goes on, acceptance speeches provide another opportunity to call attention to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and the humanitarian crisis that endangers widespread starvation in the region.
Jonathan Glazer
While other artists wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin.
Billie Eilish
Mark Ruffalo
FINNEAS
Ava DuVernay
Ramy Youssef
Riz Ahmed
Mahershala Ali
Swann Arlaud/Milo Machado-Graner
Kaouther Ben Hania
Nadim Cheikhrouha
Eugene Lee Yang
Misan Harriman
Quannah Chasinghorse
Daniel Scheinert
