2024-03-11 08:15:00
Billie Eilish at the Academy Awards ceremony/Alberto Rodriguez/Variety/Getty Images
2024.03.11 Mon posted at 17:15 JST
(CNN) Billie Eilish, Finneas, Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Ramy Youssef and Quanah Chasinghorse followed the lead of other stars and walked the red carpet wearing red pins on their lapels. This happened at the Academy Awards ceremony. Actor Mahershala Ali didn’t appear on the red carpet, but she still wore a red pin during the nomination introduction for Best Supporting Actor. What on earth does it mean?
The pin, which features the outline of a palm around a black heart, is a message calling for a ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic group Hamas. According to the Palestinian Health Authority, more than 30,000 people have been killed in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October last year. In October last year, more than 400 celebrities endorsed the movement Artists4Ceasefire, which wrote an open letter to the US Congress and President Joe Biden calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“The pin symbolizes our collective support for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the fighting, the release of all hostages, and the provision of emergency humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip,” the group said in a statement. said.
In contrast to the 2018 Time’s Up movement, which saw iconic accessories expressing support for sexual harassment victims scattered throughout every award show, recent red carpets have been marked by signs of cease-fire. There are only a handful of stars who wear the desired pin badge. At this year’s Grammy Awards, Boy Genius and Annie Lennox wore pins in plain view, and Lennox also appealed for ceasefire and peace on stage.
(Also, on the Academy Awards red carpet, Milo Machado Graner and Swann Arlo, who starred in the film Anatomy of a Fall, wore pins featuring the Palestinian flag.)
On the red carpet on the 10th, comedian and actor Youssef, who co-starred with Ruffalo and Emma Stone in “The Wrongfuls,” expressed his frustration at the lack of momentum toward ending the war.
“There is no other option,” Youssef told Variety, pleading for a ceasefire. “It’s taking too long. That’s why we’re calling on everyone to speak out.”
Other stars signing the Artists4Ceasefire open letter include Cate Blanchett, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Bradley Cooper and America Ferrera.
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