Oscars ceremony delayed as attendees blocked by protesters against Israel-Gaza war

The annual Oscars broadcast kicked off several minutes behind schedule after hundreds of protesters obstructed the red carpet and entrance to the Dolby Theatre, preventing many of Hollywood’s biggest stars from getting to the show on time.
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Ahead of and during the red carpet, pro-Palestinian protesters shouted at fans and stars alike: “Ceasefire now! Free Palestine.”
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#Oscars #AcademyAwards #Gaza #Hollywood

[@progyandas9650]

There was once actors like Marlon Brando who had a conscience well enough to boycott the Oscar's in protest of the treatment of Native Indians and look at these actors today . Shameful .

[@mirandatarantella]

Look up Jonathan Glazer and what he said in his acceptance speech at this year's Oscars.

[@ultracapitalistutopia3550]

I wouldn't have notice Oscar if not for the protest. Still Oscar is pointless anyway.

[@Angela-kc5ui]

It’s basically advertising for the nominated film

[@ayamohammed7753]

Same here

[@mix1ro]

it's so dystopian. people in tuxedos shoving the protesters out of the way.

[@bromeotorres6964]

No one likes people showing up uninvited.

[@mix1ro]

@@bromeotorres6964 i completely agree. so you should be telling IDF to leave gaza. they've been uninvited for 70 years

[@Ceasefirerightnow]

Hunger games was never a movie

[@gregkle9384]

@@mix1rothey left Gaza and got 7 th

[@bromeotorres6964]

@@mix1ro The Palestinian government aka Hamas weren't invited on Oct 7.

[@stellacollector]

Let's be fair, without this protest, Oscar would've been very boring.

[@adamdaniel8909]

Agreed...

[@andreachung396]

BAHAHAHAHA @@adamdaniel8909

[@keithframe3489]

No it's not.

[@pitouhemissi2544]

😂😂😂😂

[@joeshmoe411]

Hollywood is always entertaining especially with Will Smith and Chris Rock

[@FaycalOuazine]

"We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.." ~ Nelson Mandela

[@RacistSucks10]

Free Palestine. No War. Ceasefire.

[@svetlanachervonnaya7369]

Free the land of Palestine from Hamas, terrorism and hatred.@@RacistSucks10

[@GGG-f1b2f]

He would not support Hamas. He was not part of October 7th.

[@user-so1sd4ex9j]

Who care”s what Mandela said

[@shahinershad3924]

Humans care....

[@FaycalOuazine]

"The tragedy of the people of Palestine is that their country was “given” by a foreign power to another people for the creation of a new state. The result was that many hundreds of thousands of innocent people were made permanently homeless. With every new conflict their numbers increased. How much longer is the world willing to endure this spectacle of wanton cruelty?" ~ Bertrand Russell

[@svetlanachervonnaya7369]

Not true - history record is different. The tragedy of the Palestinian Arabs (who are not "the peoople of Palestine" by any stretch of enthnographic and historic imagination) is different - there are enough studies abut it.

[@FaycalOuazine]

@@svetlanachervonnaya7369 Then how did Golda Meir, ex israeli prime minister, have a PALESTINIAN PASSPORT?? Go listen to her saying it. You know passports are linked to countries right??

[@DEonaraR]

​@@svetlanachervonnaya7369 . "Enough studies" of which you have no link to provide with 😅😂

[@TheForwardThinker]

​@@svetlanachervonnaya7369 must be fun making up history....

[@gregkle9384]

⁠@@FaycalOuazineeveryone on this territory had Palestinian passports ,owners were different

[@FaycalOuazine]

"After 30 years as a USA politician I learned to never believe Israeli figures" - Colonel Larry Wilkerson ''You have to go back to the time of Genghis Khan to get to the kinds of dimensions of killing that's happening in Gaza right now.'' Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, U.S. Army (retired)

[@Jouantiese]

No, Fecal, just go back to: Assad - 600 000 Syrian civilians mass-murdered (many with poison gas ); Al Bashir - 300 000 Darfuri civilians exterminated - WHERE TF WHERE DID YOU EXRESS YOUR OUTRAGE?? Thought so... Need more examples? Please don't hesitate - the list is extensive!

[@INeedJesus4sure]

How about Hamas figures? Also there are plenty of similiar tragedies in recent history. Wilkerson speqks nonsense

[@v.l.963]

But what are they pretending to get from those puppets at the ceremony? They mean nothing, they're nothing.

[@mmaman6931]

They're able to garner attention for the cause this way

[@v.l.963]

@@mmaman6931 the Oscar's is currently overrated.

[@carolea7158]

Disruption, that's the point

[@v.l.963]

@@carolea7158 they're going nowhere anyway.

[@erikrudolph5769]

😂😂😂😂I'm sure you're a real somebody...tell me, what do you do? I don't mean to sound condescending I'm sure you're better than everyone

[@hebagally8567]

thousands in the streets suffering from extreme cold, rain, hunger, and discomfort, and under constant bombardment, to die? The war of annihilation of this people must be stopped because it is humanity and respect for international law, and the trial of Netanyahu, the killer of innocents and children, and the massacres that continue under diplomatic and military support

[@ericah6546]

Oh.. I thought you were talking about the homeless on Hollywood Blvd. 😂

[@AMultipolarWorldIsEmerging]

People have to be made uncomfortable. They have to feel some emotional pain from what they allow to happen by who they choose to support

[@adamstilwell4209]

That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Harassing people halfway around the world that have zero ability to change the outcome of what's going on aren't going to feel "emotional pain". They're going to develop hatred against the harassers.

[@Bluebelle51]

@@adamstilwell4209 You said that already, in another thread copy and paste much? get a new script, this one is old

[@dootscat3798]

Holding this kind of self aggrandizing event in the middle of a genocide is obscene.

[@svetlanasigalov223]

🤮

[@samakshkhan5233]

World never stops for anyone and it shouldnt. U feel pain of gaza than go there personally and do ur best. Do not impose on others about what others should or should not do

[@GrohficSerpent]

@@samakshkhan5233These people are protesting the complicity of entire countries in a live-streamed genocide and ethnic cleansing. Don't be a 🤡

[@samakshkhan5233]

@@ldgfs people with integrity have right to protest no doubt but they certainly have no right whatsoever under any law domestically as well as internationally to harrass to others. Every person be it rich or poor they have full entitlement and right to enjoy their life however they want. Whoever feels hurt from the events of israel and gaza have a right to feel hurt but they have NO right whatsoever to hurt others who are enjoying their lives. I dont need to cry for the deaths of unrelated others. Do u cry for deaths of every one around u even the ones that are unrelated??? No right coz u dont have to. We cant take others problems personally or we will only be crying every second of our being because look at the no. Of d*aths that is happening every single day of not just humans but animals as well. Do u feel remorse when u eat the babies of animals ??

[@tahirraza671]

Thank you for standing with humanity and peace

[@user-eo3gb1cq9d]

So beautiful to c people standing up for justice round the world

[@chrisgardner4222]

Boycott Hollywood and the Oscars and you'll see some real acting. Ask yourself, when was the last time you watched a movie and remembered the title two weeks later?

[@samakshkhan5233]

Avengers End Game😂😂

[@chrisgardner4222]

@@samakshkhan5233 Even though that might prove to be a "classic" in your mind, there are always going to be exceptions to any rule. Will you remember it a year from now?

[@samakshkhan5233]

@@chrisgardner4222 jurrasic park, jumanji, titanic, gone with the wind, shawshank redemption, pursuit of happyness, shallow hal, taken, dr. Stange , spiderman series, pirates of carribean series.. do u get my point. While there are a lot of great filmmakers across different film industries internationally none can match the grandeur of scale, artistry, imagination of hollywood.

[@samakshkhan5233]

@@chrisgardner4222 all the titles of movies i said from hollywood are definetely older than 2 weeks

[@LukeMovement1]

What war? A war involves two armies. This is an occupier genociding a civilian population

[@kierenmoore3236]

So many opportunities for a two-state solution over the decades … all passed on by the Palestinians … Then, they escalate things just recently, by streaming into Israel, raping, killing and kidnapping … Your issue is with the Palestinian ‘power-brokers’, who passed on every opportunity for lasting peace …

[@samakshkhan5233]

😂😂😂

[@jacford]

There is no justification for an American veto that supports Netanyahu to continue killing children in Gaza And what negotiations are Mrs. Linda talking about? Aren't you aware that Netanyahu stated that there will be no negotiations? Isn't this a prolongation of Netanyahu's continued aggression against Gaza? The American people are loved by the world, so we must always strive for peace

[@nafinaf7937]

Rspect for the protesters! Free Palestine!

[@maynore23]

womp womp

[@rblauson]

FREE ISRAEL

[@Bluebelle51]

@@rblauson Freeloader Israel fixed it for ya

[@mohamadalkotob8326]

@@rblausonfrom what

[@mohamadalkotob8326]

@@maynore23say that to the almost 45,000 people who have died

[@Ben-Rogue]

"Israel Gaza War" You misspelled Genocide

[@angus7278]

Exactly. Classic western media spin. Absolutely no credibility.

[@Jouantiese]

You misspelled indoctrination.

[@Ramzi1944]

​@@JouantiesePot meets kettle

[@TheForwardThinker]

​@@Jouantiese Actually you misspelt.... what you ment to say was "I have no soul"....

[@justgivemethetruth]

Who cares you don't even know what it means.

[@cessealbeach]

Right to peaceful Protest

[@svetlanachervonnaya7369]

Peaceful?

[@honeyho9890]

Hate marches

[@warrenpaine]

*UNLESS it inconveniences the rich.

[@othersbyuri]

@@honeyho9890imagine the inconvenience of being bombed in your bed 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@adamstilwell4209]

@@othersbyuri If that happened I would go after the ones who did it, not alienate and harass people halfway across the world who have zero involvement whatsoever.

[@JacintaPalerm]

Stop genocide

[@MakePeace123]

Eberyone has a right to life liberty and Freedom and to have their land returned and freedom from concentration camps and refugee camps

[@svetlanachervonnaya7369]

All parts of the tirade are not true - go do at least some history reading!

[@Castor_Camphor]

СВОБОДА, ЭТО КОГДА Израиль и США, Англия не навязывают всему миру как жить.

[@gregkle9384]

@@Castor_Camphor Фидель?

[@waynelee7871]

Gaza must be free from oppression and brutally of those freed from concentration camps. Save Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@DEonaraR]

The ceremony was delayed? Well, that's awfull 😅

[@Rose.878]

Yeah that must be very painful.

[@Bluebelle51]

I know! My heart's just empty (snark for the sarcastically impaired)

[@chlorophyllmorelikeboraphy6874]

Omg those ppl walking through with their nice clothes were so hilarious😂😂😂

[@tahminarahman2110]

Thank you 🙏 people much needed

[@Shivam-5]

Best acting award goes to Pro Palestinians with a wage of 10 dollars per hour

[@nourkhaled8888]

Free Palestine ❤❤

[@aminkarimi288]

Free palestine . Stop war crime

[@charlescaplan6168]

The war can end tomorrow disarm Gaza You want a Hamas victory and Israel will fight the rapists and hostage takers .. that is the motivation

[@Angela-kc5ui]

Excellent. The juxtaposition of the shallow and trivial with the horror of reality in the Midfle East. Israel has gone too far and those of us who care will not be silenced.

[@mirandatarantella]

Check out Jonathan Glazer's Oscar acceptance apeech.

[@RocioLopezX]

strength and love for Palestine

[@randyfromthepeg4994]

free the hostages

[@stenyethanmathews945]

the actors represent the rich elite in this country. they want to continue the charade. at what cost?

[@fairuzmaileen5691]

Oscars=snooze-fest... Palestina libre!

[@ulrikezachmann7596]

No body cares about the Oscar’s anymore. Two boring dishonest groups come together. At least they are all in one place.

[@Ceasefirerightnow]

Plus it's rigged.

[@Gula-w7j]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Stop Genocide 🇵🇸

[@user-td1me4tv3u]

I stand with Israel.

[@TheRandompaint]

Keep crying

[@567307]

free hostages

[@NICKY-lm2xr]

When started :🤣🤣😄 Now : ceasefire 😢😢 oula 🕋🐷

[@luisnieves8242]

yes, stop frankenstein.

[@galadali2603]

hypocritical Holywood

[@jylyhughes5085]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@Threeangels1976]

Several minutes delay are more important to you than a noble cause.Justice is more important than oscar shmoscar.

[@thepatientone1127]

Free Palestine

[@randyfromthepeg4994]

free the hostages

[@Bluebelle51]

@@randyfromthepeg4994 What hostages?

[@thepatientone1127]

@@randyfromthepeg4994 you mean free the thieves that stole Palestinian land?

[@LalaLala-yv1tf]

Lets boycott Oscars or any award ceremony .. the world is blindsided

[@kharnthebetrayer1575]

Wished they cared this much for their fellow citizens.

[@mohamadalkotob8326]

There fellow citizens arent being killed or being starved I could go but I am not bothered

[@XhevaTonuzi]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Zairahx]

Thankyou people of light ❤❤

[@HotimusPrime]

The whole world understands the oppression.

[@charosalazar7745]

Ni una palabra s Palestina! Qué desilusión! Palestina libre!

[@eternalbliss4420]

There must be a law against intimidation!

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

You don't support protesting? Boston tea party? Civil rights movement?

[@stuhill6627]

Awesome

[@yuniarnadya3028]

Free Free Palestine❤🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@Mr-Safology]

Free 🇵🇸

[@chrisgardner4222]

All the women in the audience are worrying, "I hope I don't miss the gowns". 😂

[@svetlanasigalov223]

All this protesters look the same- have nothing better to do, paid

[@SupernaturalAbuUbaidah]

Even israel army is paid by people like you. I mean the tax payments 💸💸💸💸💸💸💸

[@waynelee7871]

They are doing the moral thing making the world take notice of the genocide in Gaza. Watch Abby Martin of Empire Files. Her documentary "Gaza fights for Freedom" should have won an Oscar. 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@mohamadalkotob8326]

Alright so they might not have a job but there standing up against a genocide

[@ItsYourConfidentGal]

Boycott US!

[@followerofjulian1652]

How does this vandalism help Palestinians?

[@keithframe3489]

Nothing.

[@zerovikings5852]

Every action has a reaction don’t u think better than occupying and committing genocide?

[@Bluebelle51]

What vandalism? Rich people having to walk to the red carpet instead of rocking up in a limo?

[@Budanevey]

Tom Cruise wins Oscar for most dangerous stunt for riding in a Boeing 737...

[@DEonaraR]

😅 best comment, thanks

[@nidamaken8106]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸 Save Palestine

[@mrroberttrujillo]

Right on!

[@concernedcitizen7385]

The Oscars were a sickening sham.

[@honeyho9890]

Where's Susan Sarandon?

[@JS-zm6hd]

So many Americans think everything is a Hollywood movie

[@nidhalhammadi997]

Bravo❤support Free Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Jared_Albert]

Arrest and deport

[@mehdialmadani7504]

Said a whote guy from europe.

[@mohamadalkotob8326]

Said the white guy who from the USA who doesn’t know the US is for the Indians

[@npcimknot958]

see how the rich see you.. yup..

[@imaslob6168]

Who cares about the Oscars!!! FJB!!!!

[@keithframe3489]

Who cares about the Palestinian?

[@melol517]

Libertad❤

[@waynelee7871]

Hollywood -Tel Aviv !!!

[@Tina2aT]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@introidegumilang8603]

🇵🇸 Free Palestine!

[@hell5457]

im also curious about the one guy with cuban flag, where his stance is on?

[@Kpssmişo]

When an artist turns a blind eye to the state of the world, he is no longer an artist in my eyes. The people who will make a noise should speak up and protest against this situation, innocent people, children, babies, if not from war, then from hunger. They were grinding animal feed, I saw a family eating the door, I watched crying

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Why aren't they saying Hamas surrender now?

[@donttrip8282]

US government doesn't fund/influence Hamas and the genocide is being done by Israel with US backing, which isn't justified under any circumstances, threatening civilians in pursuit of a political aim is literally terrorism, even when a government does it.

[@luisnieves8242]

they aren't that bright.

[@annayeo2310]

Something is not right about this Palestine protest..war is between hamas and Israel yet the world only blamed Israel but not Hamas...

[@DEonaraR]

You are right, because all started 75 years ago, and back then there was no hamas.

[@mohamedzaher4211]

Because israel is the one bombing civilians? Killing 30,000 so far? Starving 2 million people? Destroying churches, houses, schools, etc? And no, we cant blame Hamas for fighting back, it didnt start on oct 7 as you might think

[@Klat2]

@@DEonaraRyou need a history lesson

[@DEonaraR]

​@@Klat2. No I am a 70 years old 😅 and learned how to read and write many years ago. You should follow your advise!!!

[@Bluebelle51]

Isreal is a settler colony on Palestinian lands Israel started it in 1948

[@mariela7521]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@Winter_Jasmine]

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@honeyho9890]

🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱💙🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@SirSlicer66]

Can’t even punch on without getting arrested 😅

[@lluow]

Who watches bunch of hypocrites?

[@KirksCORNER-1983]

Do these people ever work?. I guess they dont have jobs.

[@dusa5918]

Get paid protesting $25 per hr…

[@mohamadalkotob8326]

Does it matter when there standing up against a genocide

[@samirkharaj4524]

Free Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[@vasimajeddy6572]

The reason I searched the Oscars was see the protest. Otherwise haven’t watched it in decades. Those actors trying to get away from the protesters look ridiculous.

[@bmwfraulein1538]

Makes me less sympathetic to their cause. Then again - (the protest) couldn’t have happened to better, more self-absorbed people!

[@mohamadalkotob8326]

How there standing up for the dead 45,000 civilians

[@MatthewJames-c5q]

Stop Genocide now

[@takeshi171]

FREE PALESTINE 🇯🇵❤🇵🇸

[@Truelib99Hobbes]

While I really don't care about the Oscars, these protesters are the absolute worst.

[@randyfromthepeg4994]

they are cowards

[@DavidZ4-gg3dm]

Why don't they protest against any of the other current wars?

[@harshshree4354]

their agenda runs on palestine only not syria afghanistan iraq lybia egypt lebenon etc . only

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

Because Israel is the only country in one of the current wars that admits themselves that they'd fall apart without direct, constant US military support, while committing what are internationally recognised as war crimes.

[@donttrip8282]

What other current wars is the US governemnt facilitating a genocide with people's tax money by an aparthied state?

[@marionfriedenthal7352]

Why don't you?

[@V.I.P205]

Because the media chooses what it wants to cover

[@MrBravesam1]

No peace no oscars

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Ohhhh it’s an unlawful assembly as the most useless award show in history, but it’s perfectly fine when they interrupt anywhere else at anytime. Crock of bull corn.

[@Juliet04738]

Excellent 👍 signs of humanity.. )(phew!..)

[@ZapataE]

A wise man once said of the Oscars audience, “You are in no position to be lecturing us!”

[@JusticeHighPriestess]

No justice. No peace!! Free PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@skepticalhuman6738]

Stand up, stand tall, gaza will never fall

[@koichisakaguchi5239]

Gurdian for what?! Why you guys uploaded the clip for?

[@ayamohammed7753]

Free Palestine!!!!

[@paisley1134]

This should not be allowed on our streets! We have a right to proceed with our lives and our peace. These people should be stopped from this by whatever means necessary! Supporting those that hide terrorist pfft.

[@Bluebelle51]

1st amendment rocks! No justice, no peace get used to it

[@vonrock6862]

Get out there kids and glue yourself to something

[@rkm5369]

Free the American hostages!

[@honeyho9890]

Pity most Americans joined this hate marches

[@Bluebelle51]

What hostages?

[@Bluebelle51]

@timjohnathan The same one that's been going on since 1948

[@SashaTwinbee]

لن ننسى ، 우리는 잊지 않을 것이다 We will not forget 我们不会忘记 No olvidaremos Ons sal nie vergeet nie Ní dhéanfaimid dearmad Nós não esqueceremos nous n'oublierons pas Non dimenticheremo מיר וועלן נישט פאַרגעסן Wir werden nicht vergessen Мы не забудем Kami tidak akan lupa Hatutasahau ما فراموش نخواهیم کرد ہم نہیں بھولیں گے۔

[@kod8733]

As someone who lives in israel I don’t understand what they want They demand hamas for a ceasefire or israel? Because I live here and there are ceasefires all the time and hamas breaks it The goal of hamas is to destroy israel so ceasefire was never an option People who don’t live here won’t understand anything

[@V.I.P205]

It is the power of social media. It focuses only on one aspect while ignoring the context and so it is actually the best weapon in the whole universe.

[@DEonaraR]

Because we read history you know, this began 75 years ago!!!

[@mohamedzaher4211]

Lol, cease fire like before 7.10? When only Palestinians were killed right?

[@silverx_1848]

Why don't you try living in gaza and maybe you might understand why starving out a nation is never acceptable

[@frankdunne-gp6oy]

All agreements have been broken by Israel in the past.

[@sulfa5506]

*against the Gaza genocide

[@ignmorales]

🍉🍉🍉🇵🇸🍉

[@HalianTheProtogen]

Based.

[@Lizzbird_]

Save Israel 🇮🇱

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[@유주나-i2c]

I am not against peace in Gaza, but those protesters are rude...

[@유주나-i2c]

​​@@MOHRWUNMIFLHYDOCI have totally respect for American culture. I'm sorry if I offended you. South Korea also generally has freedom to protest or demonstrations....

[@Sata8991]

Thank you so much People of The US. I love you from Morocco.