Oppenheimer reigns supreme: Five takeaways from the 96th annual Oscars
Al JazeeraChristopher Nolan satisfies the Oscars’ cravings for meaty biopics, while protests for Gaza appear on the red carpet. On the Oscar red carpet, appeals for peace in Gaza continued, with celebrities like singer Billie Eilish and Poor Things star Ramy Youssef sporting “Artists4Ceasefire” pins to raise awareness about the unfolding humanitarian crisis. “Let’s not be part of more war.” The director of the chilling Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest likewise lent his voice to the cause, while accepting his Oscar for Best International Feature. Host Kimmel roasts Trump from the stage The political divides in the US — and the presidential election looming in November — also briefly coloured the night’s events. But four-time Oscar host Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t resist sprinkling a little political humour into the night’s movie-themed zingers.