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(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)Matt Winkelmeyer—Getty Images  by [Eliza Berman](https://time.com/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Feb 27, 2017 6:00 AM UTC The Oscars are no stranger to politics, at least in the last 40 years. Ever since Marlon Brando sent activist [Sacheen Littlefeather](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QUacU0I4yU) to accept his award for _The Godfather_ with a speech about the film industry’s mistreatment of Native Americans, Hollywood’s honorees have used the stage to speak out about current events. Given the number of performers and filmmakers who have spoken out against the Trump administration and the number of nominated films with political themes, it was no surprise when speech after speech Sunday night spent as much time on “thank you’s” as they did on political and social commentary. Here are all the moments when honorees and presenters spoke out: **Several stars made silent statements on the red carpet.** Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ruth Negga, Karlie Kloss and others fastened [blue ribbons](http://time.com/4683177/oscars-2017-blue-ribbon-aclu/) to their red-carpet attire in support of the American Civil Liberties Union. Presenter [Dakota Johnson](https://twitter.com/ADGFashionStyle/status/835994186604249091?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw) carried a clutch that subtly featured the Planned Parenthood logo, which [Emma Stone](http://time.com/4683198/oscars-2017-emma-stone-planned-parenthood/) also wore on her dress. Best Documentary nominee Ava DuVernay wore a gown by Lebanese designer [Ashi Studio](https://twitter.com/ava/status/836024248887984128) to show solidarity with a majority Muslim country. Syrian refugee [Hala Kamil](http://people.com/style/syrian-refugee-watani-my-homeland-hala-kamil-brandon-maxwell-oscars/), the subject of nominated short documentary _Watani: My Homeland_, wasn’t sure if she’d be able to attend the ceremony because of President Trump’s travel ban on countries including Syria. But designer Brandon Maxwell fashioned a last-minute gown for Kamil, which also met her standards of modest attire. **MORE** [Everything We Know About the Oscars Best Picture Mistake and How It Happened](http://time.com/4683641/oscars-2017-best-picture-mistake-moonlight-la-la-land/) **Jimmy Kimmel called out President Trump explicitly several times.** Kimmel began his [opening monologue](http://time.com/4683245/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-monologue/) by addressing the divisions in America and urging viewers to reach out to someone with whom they disagree to engage in open dialogue. He then thanked President Trump, joking, “Remember last year when it seemed like the Oscars were racist?” He also referenced Trump’s controversial travel ban when introducing Best Actress nominee Isabelle Huppert, who is French, quipping, “I’m glad Homeland Security let you in tonight.” Later in the evening, he asked CNN to leave the building, a reference to the [exclusion of CNN](http://time.com/4682690/donald-trump-news-outlets-briefing-spicer/) and other news outlets from a press briefing earlier this week: “Fake tans we love, but fake news?” **Kimmel then roasted the “highly overrated” Meryl Streep.** The host referenced President Trump’s post-Golden Globes Streep burn—when he tweeted that she was “[overrated](http://time.com/4683283/oscars-2017-jimmy-kimmel-meryl-streep/)” after she indirectly called him out in a scathing speech—by asking her to stand for “a totally undeserved round of applause.” “Meryl Streep has phoned it in for more than 50 films over her lackluster career,” he joked. **MORE** [See All the Winners of the 2017 Oscars](http://time.com/4680083/oscars-2017-winners-list/) **One of** **_Suicide Squad_** **’s makeup and hairstyle winners sent a shout-out to immigrants like him.** In his acceptance speech alongside Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson, _Suicide Squad_ makeup artist Alessandro Bertolazzi, who hails from Italy, dedicated his award to “all the immigrants.” Though he didn’t call out the president, the remark was pretty clearly a response to Trump’s recent [restrictions on travel](http://time.com/4666465/appeals-court-president-trump-travel-ban/) to the U.S. from seven predominantly Muslim nations. **Best Documentary winner Ezra Edelman dedicated his award to victims of police violence.** Edelman, who won alongside producer Caroline Waterlow for _O.J.: Made in America_, dedicated his Oscar to Nicole Simpson and Ron Brown and to “victims of police violence, police brutality, racially motivated violence and criminal injustice.” > [](https://twitter.com/GMA/status/836037100214468608) **Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs addressed the #oscarssowhite controversy.** Boone Isaacs said she was proud that the film industry is “becoming more inclusive and diverse with each passing day” and that she’s proud “to see all the new faces among this year’s nominees.” She continued, “Tonight is proof that art has no borders, art has no single language and art does not belong to a single faith.” [**Anousheh Ansari**](http://time.com/4681987/asghar-farhadi-oscars-anousheh-iranian-american-space-experts/) **read Asghar Farhadi’s powerful statement about the travel ban.** Farhadi, who won his second Oscar for Best Foreign Film, for _The Salesman_, chose not to attend the ceremony in protest of the travel ban, which includes his home country of Iran. Ansari sent Anousheh Ansari, the first female space tourist, in his stead to read a prepared speech. “My absence is out of respect for people of my country and those of other six nations whom have been disrespected by the inhumane law that bans entry of immigrants to the U.S.,” Ansari read. Read the full statement [here](http://time.com/4683357/oscars-2017-asghar-farhadi-speech/). **Gael García Bernal spoke out against a border wall.** Introducing Best Animated Feature with Hailee Steinfeld, García Bernal addressed President Trump’s promised border wall between Mexico and the U.S.—and any other figurative wall that might divide us. “As a Mexican, as a Latin American, as a migrant worker, as a human being, I am against any form of wall that wants to separate us.” **_Zootopia_** **’s directors referenced tolerance.** Accepting the award for Best Animated Feature, the filmmakers behind _Zootopia_ made about as tepid a statement as possible about a movie that addresses racial profiling and harmful stereotypes. They thanked audiences for embracing “this story of tolerance being more powerful than fear of the other.” **The short documentary winners quoted the Quran.** Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara, director and producer of _The White Helmets_, explained the mission of the Syrian Civil Defense by quoting the Quran: “to save one life is to save all of humanity.” Adding that the organization has saved 82,000 Syrian lives, they asked everyone in the audience to stand up to send a message of solidarity that the war in Syria must come to a swift conclusion. **MORE** [Review: A Lively Oscars Show Ended With the Mother of All Mix-Ups](http://time.com/4683402/oscars-2017-recap-review/) **_Moonlight_** **’s writers dedicated their Adapted Screenplay Oscar to “people out there who feel like there’s no mirror.”** Barry Jenkins promised to be there, over the next four years (ahem, the length of a presidential term) for people who feel like their lives are not reflected. 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