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All eyes were on Priyani (2021) Hindi Short Filmthe Oscars Sunday night, and many used the opportunity to advocate for a ceasefire and draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid ongoing protests.

As the stars hit the red carpet, a large crowd gathered outside the Dolby Theatre to protest in support of Palestine, causing a traffic jam near the venue.

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Some stars, 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 lapels.

As the night progressed, acceptance speeches provided another opportunity to call attention to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza and the crisis that threatens widespread famine in the region. However, only Jonathan Glazer, the director of Zone Of Interest, used his speech to draw parallels between his harrowing Holocaust film and the ongoing attack on Gaza.

Billie Eilish, Eugene Lee Yang, Mark Ruffalo, and more wore red pins in support of Palestine

Jonathan Glazer, Zone of Interest

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Upon accepting the Oscar for Best International Feature, Glazer said, "All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present. Not to say look what they did then, but to say look what we do now. Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst. It shaped all our past and present."

He continued to connect his film's themes to the present: "Right now we stand here as men who refute our Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation which has led to conflict for so many innocent people. Whether the victims Oct. 7 in Israel or the ongoing attack on Gaza. All the victims of this dehumanization, how do we resist?”

Mark Ruffalo, Poor Things

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Ruffalo wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin. On the red carpet, the Poor Thingsactor said, "We're late, the Palestinian protest shut down the Oscars. Humanity wins," and raised a fist.

Ramy Youssef, Poor Things

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Youssef wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin. On the red carpet he told Variety, "We're calling for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza. We're calling for peace and lasting justice for the people of Palestine... Let's stop killing kids."

Swann Arlaud, Anatomy of a Fall

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Arlaud wore a Palestinian flag pin. In a red carpet interview with Vanity Fair, the hot lawyer from Anatomy of a Fallsaid, "Too many dead people since the 7th of October. It has to stop. It’s about humanity. Ceasefire.”

Billie Eilish, Barbie

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Eilish wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin.

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FINNEAS, Barbie

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FINNEAS wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin.

Ava DuVernay

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DuVernay wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin.

Riz Ahmed

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Ahmed wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin.

Mahershala Ali, presenter

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Ali wore an Artists For Ceasefire pin.

Milo Machado-Graner, Anatomy of a Fall

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Machado-Graner wore a pin of the flag of Palestine.

Kaouther Ben Hania, Four Daughters

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Ben Hania wore an Artists for Ceasefire pin.

Nadim Cheikhrouha, Four Daughters

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Nadim Cheikhrouha wore an Artists for Ceasefire pin.

Eugene Lee Yang, Nimona 

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Lee Yang wore an Artists for Ceasefire pin.

Misan Harriman, The After

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Harriman wore an Artists for Ceasefire pin.

Quannah Chasinghorse

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Chasinghorse wore an Artists for Ceasefire pin.

Daniel Scheinert

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Scheinert wore an Artists for Ceasefire pin.

The pro-Palestine protest that nearly shut down the Oscars red carpet

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protestors marched outside Dolby Theater calling for a permanent ceasefire.

Organized by Film Workers for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace LA, Adalah Justice Project, and SAG-AFTRA Members for Ceasefire, the protest began with a march through Hollywood and blocked traffic. In a joint Instagram post the groups wrote, "We will not be distracted by the entertainment industry. We WILL continue to call for a permanent ceasefire and Palestinian liberation."

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