{"id":2409135,"date":"2025-03-03T16:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oscars-get-political-despite-efforts-to-drown-divisive-current-events\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T17:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:01:34","slug":"oscars-get-political-despite-efforts-to-drown-divisive-current-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oscars-get-political-despite-efforts-to-drown-divisive-current-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars get political despite efforts to drown divisive current events"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foscars-get-political-despite-efforts-to-drown-divisive-current-events%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409135&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u200d 97th Academy Awards aimed for a politics-free atmosphere, as emphasized by Academy CEO \u2064Bill Kramer and host Conan O&#8217;Brien. However, political themes inevitably\u200b emerged during the \u2063ceremony. O&#8217;Brien made light\u200c of geopolitical tensions with \u2063a joke \u2063referencing Ukraine&#8217;s war with Russia, while various presenters and winners \u200camplified political\u200c messages. <\/p>\n<p>Daryl Hannah expressed support for \u200bUkraine \u2063during \u200dher introduction of \u2064a \u200bcategory, and filmmaker Yuval\u2064 Abraham \u200cutilized his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-biden-to-unveil-immigration-agenda-next-tuesday\/\" title=\"Psaki: Biden to unveil immigration agenda next Tuesday\">acceptance speech<\/a> to criticize \u200dU.S.\u2062 foreign policy \u2063regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Adrien Brody spoke against \u200bantisemitism and racism,\u2064 drawing on personal\u2062 experiences\u2062 related to his role in &#8220;The Brutalist.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Gabrielle \u200dUnion promoted activism for transgender rights, while Kieran Culkin shared \u2062a lighthearted yet <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">touching pro-family speech<\/a>. Despite the intent to keep politics\u200b at bay, the\u2064 event featured numerous politically charged \u200cmoments, reflecting\u2062 Hollywood&#8217;s continued engagement with \u2062current affairs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Oscars get political despite efforts to keep current events out of broadcast<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2026563\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>At the 97th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/oscars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Oscars\">Academy Awards<\/a> ceremony Sunday night, the show was relatively light on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">politics<\/a>, but the acceptance speeches and host Conan O&rsquo;Brien still waded into divisive commentary.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Last week, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3334033\/oscars-aims-politics-free-apolitical-host-conan-obrien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said in an interview\">said in an interview<\/a> that his goal for the award show was to be politics-free. He called O&rsquo;Brien &ldquo;apolitical,&rdquo; a departure from the stridently progressive former host Jimmy Kimmel in previous years. Kramer also encouraged celebrities to limit the political commentary and instead focus &ldquo;on their work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Political moments from the 2025 Oscars!<\/p>\n<p>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CCsERL4xOE\">https:\/\/t.co\/CCsERL4xOE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yH5ttb4jBV\">pic.twitter.com\/yH5ttb4jBV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dcexaminer\/status\/1896586362981093763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Throughout the ceremony, the commentary remained mostly on the filmmaking, but the political statements predictably made their way into the show.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Brien quipped about Ukraine&rsquo;s war against Russia by making a snarky remark about the film <em>Anora<\/em>, a story about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<em>Anora<\/em> is having a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-the-guy-who-created-talk-radio-megyn-kelly-and-eric-bolling-discuss-rush-limbaughs-legacy\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is The Guy Who Created Talk Radio\u2019: Megyn Kelly And Eric Bolling Discuss Rush Limbaugh\u2019s Legacy\">good night<\/a>,&rdquo; the comedian <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheWrap\/status\/1896399046874746989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"joked\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Yeah, that&rsquo;s great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">During the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a>, Conan O&#8217;Brien jokes about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Anora?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Anora<\/a>, saying, &#8216;I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GXWx9VfOQn\">pic.twitter.com\/GXWx9VfOQn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TheWrap (@TheWrap) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWrap\/status\/1896399046874746989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>While on the red carpet, Peter Straughan, a screenwriter for <em>Conclave, <\/em>was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FarOutMag\/status\/1896317801910120864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"spotted wearing a pin\">spotted wearing a pin<\/a> with Ukrainian colors to show support.<\/p>\n<p>Actress Daryl Hannah opened the beginning of her presentation for Best Editing with a show of support for Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Slava Ukraine,&rdquo; she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ABC\/status\/1896376143143460996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"stated\">stated<\/a> as she stood at the microphone, inspiring the Hollywood crowd to applaud her.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Slava Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Daryl Hannah acknowledged the war in Ukraine before presenting the Oscar for Best Editing to Sean Baker.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nl9CxOviL4\">https:\/\/t.co\/nl9CxOviL4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0pBvkPxR61\">pic.twitter.com\/0pBvkPxR61<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/1896376143143460996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The filmmakers for <em>No Other Land<\/em> used their Best Documentary acceptance speech to criticize U.S. foreign policy in the Israel-Hamas war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We made this film, Palestinians and Israelis, because together, our voices are stronger,&rdquo; co-director Yuval Abraham <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpencerAlthouse\/status\/1896385450245542106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;We see each other, the destruction of Gaza and its people, which must end, the Israeli hostages, brutally taken in the crime of Oct. 7, which must be freed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Why? Can&rsquo;t you see that we are intertwined? There is another way. It&rsquo;s not too late for life, for the living.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">!!!!!!!! the team from No Other Land calling out Trump while talking about Palestine<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The foreign policy in this country is helping to block this path. Why? Can&#8217;t you see that we are intertwined? There is another way. It&#8217;s not too late for life, for the living.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d6wiCrtits\">pic.twitter.com\/d6wiCrtits<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Spencer Althouse (@SpencerAlthouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpencerAlthouse\/status\/1896385450245542106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p><em>The Brutalist<\/em> actor Adrien Brody <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/THR\/status\/1896403024471372238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"called out antisemitism\">called out antisemitism<\/a> and racism during his acceptance speech for best actor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m here once again to represent the lingering traumas and the repercussions of war and systematic oppression and of antisemitism and racism and othering,&rdquo; he said of his role as Hungarian-Jewish architect Laszlo Toth, who fled post-war Europe to the United States. &ldquo;I pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world. And I believe if the past can teach us anything, it&rsquo;s a reminder to not let hate go unchecked.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Actress Gabrielle Union, alongside her husband, former basketball star Dwyane Wade, used the red carpet to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Variety\/status\/1896434770776838648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"promote her activism\">promote activism<\/a> regarding her transgender stepchild.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Whether you have trans kids or you just understand the value of every single member of our society, it&rsquo;s time to fight,&rdquo; she declared.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gabrielle Union: &#8220;Whether you have trans kids, or you just understand the value of every single member of our society, it&#8217;s time to fight.&#8221; | Vanity Fair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> Party <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Bl7hA6NvxP\">pic.twitter.com\/Bl7hA6NvxP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Variety (@Variety) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Variety\/status\/1896434770776838648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>During his Best Supporting Actor award acceptance speech, Kieran Culkin was widely praised for <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1896388507318579352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"his pro-family commentary\">his pro-family commentary<\/a> in telling a story about his wife, Jazz Charton, promising him four children if he wins an Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;About a year ago, I was on a stage like this and I, very stupidly, publicly said that I want a third kid from her because she said if I won the award, I would, she would give me the kid,&rdquo; Culkin said. &ldquo;It turns out she said that because she didn&rsquo;t think I was going to win, but then people came up to her and were like, you know, really annoying her, I think, I think it got to her, but anyway.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She goes, &lsquo;Oh God, I did say that. I guess I owe you a third kid,&rsquo; and I turned to her and I said, &lsquo;Really I want four.&rsquo; And she turned to me &mdash; I swear to God this happened, it was just over a year ago &mdash; she said, &lsquo;I will give you four when you win an Oscar.&rsquo; I held my hand out, she shook it and I have not brought it up once until just now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow. <\/p>\n<p>Kieran Culkin just gave an incredible Pro-Family speech on stage in front of all of satanic Hollywood at the Oscars. <\/p>\n<p>More of this!! <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zwq1VSPojw\">pic.twitter.com\/zwq1VSPojw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bennyjohnson\/status\/1896388507318579352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just have this to say to you, Jazz, love of my life, ye of little faith,&rdquo; Culkin shared from the stage to his wife. &ldquo;No pressure. I love you. I&rsquo;m really sorry I did this again. And let&rsquo;s get crackin&rsquo; on those kids. What do you say? I love you!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Actress Zoe Saldana, winner of Best Supporting Actress for <em>Emilia Perez<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Variety\/status\/1896428401852141574\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"defended her film\">defended her film<\/a> in the press room following her win when a Mexican reporter called the movie &ldquo;hurtful for us Mexicans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3334033\/oscars-aims-politics-free-apolitical-host-conan-obrien\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"OSCARS AIMS TO BE POLITICS-FREE WITH 'APOLITICAL' HOST CONAN O'BRIEN\">OSCARS AIM TO BE POLITICS-FREE WITH &lsquo;APOLITICAL&rsquo; HOST CONAN O&rsquo;BRIEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First of all, I&rsquo;m very, very sorry that you and so many Mexicans felt offended,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;That was never our intention. We spoke and came from a place of love, and I will stand by that.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t share your opinion. For me, the heart of this movie was not Mexico. We weren&rsquo;t making a film about a country. We were making a film about four women. And these women could have been Russian. They could have been Dominican. They could have been black from Detroit. Could have been from Israel. Could have been from Gaza. 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