Anousheh Ansari accepts Best Foreign Language Film for 'The Salesman' on behalf of director Asghar Farhadi and reads a statement from him: "My absence is out of respect for the people of my country and those of other six nations who have been disrespected."
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After Swedish cinematographer Linus Sandgren accepted the Oscar for Best Cinematography for 'La La Land' Kimmel said: "We're sorry about what happened in Sweden last week."
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Orlando von Einsiedel urged Oscar attendees to stand up to demonstrate their support for a quick end to the Syrian civil war. He won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject for 'The White Helmets. With him are David Oyelowo, Joanna Natasegara and Salma Hayek.
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Tarell Alvin McCraney (R) and director Barry Jenkins after they won the Best Adapted Screenplay for "Moonlight" “This goes out to all those black and brown boys and girls and non-gender conforming who don’t see themselves, we’re trying to show you you and us.”
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Hailee Steinfeld with presenter Gael Garcia Bernal who spoke out on Trump’s plans to build a border wall. “As a Mexican, as a Latin American, as a migrant worker, as a human being, I’m against any form of wall that wants to separate us,” he said.
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Politics took the spotlight ahead of the Oscars. On Friday, the United Talent Agency, forgoing its usual Oscar party, instead held a rally protesting Trump over immigration. "We will not tolerate chaos and ineptitude and war-mongering," said Jodie Foster.
