--- title: Brie Larson on Not Clapping for Casey Affleck Oscar Win description: Brie Larson has spoken out about not clapping for Casey Affleck after presenting him with the award for Best Actor at the 2017 Oscars. canonical: https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-09T18:36:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:19:56.767Z og:title: Brie Larson on Why She Didn't Clap for Casey Affleck at the Oscars og:description: “I think that whatever it was that I did onstage kind of spoke for itself" og:url: https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2430be6a4ea2f033/6988bdba0a4a229add9cd3d2/brie-larson-casey-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Brie Larson Casey Affleck og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Brie Larson on Why She Didn't Clap for Casey Affleck at the Oscars twitter:description: “I think that whatever it was that I did onstage kind of spoke for itself" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2430be6a4ea2f033/6988bdba0a4a229add9cd3d2/brie-larson-casey-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Brie Larson on Why She Didn't Clap for Casey Affleck at the Oscars > Sponsored content. 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Casey Affleck spoke with the Boston Globe following backlash he received after winning his first Oscar._  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 9, 2017 6:36 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Mar 9, 2017 6:36 PM UTC [Brie Larson](http://time.com/4684056/emma-stone-brie-larson-oscars-2017/) addressed her decision not to clap for _Manchester By the Sea_ actor [Casey Affleck](http://time.com/4686937/oscars-2017-casey-affleck-sexual-harassment/) after presenting him with the award for [Best Actor](http://time.com/4680083/oscars-2017-winners-list/) at the 2017 Oscars. At the Hollywood premiere of [_Kong: Skull Island_](http://time.com/4696420/kong-skull-island-review/)Wednesday, Larson made it clear that her reaction to Affleck’s win, which some viewers [recognized as a sign of disapproval](http://time.com/4679374/oscars-2017-casey-affleck-twitter-reactions/), should serve as her statement on the matter. “I think that whatever it was that I did onstage kind of spoke for itself,” she told [_Vanity Fair_](http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/03/brie-larson-casey-affleck-not-clapping-oscars-best-actor). “I’ve said all that I need to say about that topic.” Affleck’s nomination and subsequent win were controversial because of two [sexual harassment claims](http://time.com/4645846/what-to-know-about-the-casey-affleck-oscar-controversy/) made against him in 2010\. He [denied them](http://people.com/crime/casey-affleck-sued-for-sexual-harassment-and-hell-sue-back/), and later settled those lawsuits. Some [argued that his victory](http://time.com/4679374/oscars-2017-casey-affleck-twitter-reactions/) condoned his alleged behavior and perpetuated sexism in Hollywood. The 41-year-old actor [commented on the allegations](http://variety.com/2016/film/news/casey-affleck-manchester-by-the-sea-1201891603/) during the awards season, including [after the Oscars](http://time.com/4686937/oscars-2017-casey-affleck-sexual-harassment/). In an interview with _The Boston Globe,_ he said: “There’s really nothing I can do about it, other than live my life the way I know I live it and to speak to what my own values are and how I try to live by them all the time.” Larson—who won an Oscar in 2016 for her portrayal of a [rape survivor in _Room_](http://time.com/4074566/brie-larson-finds-a-room-of-her-own/)—has been a [longtime advocate](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/02/29/watch-brie-larson-hug-assault-survivors-after-lady-gagas-oscar-performance/?utm%5Fterm=.b65d8943ff6d) for victims of sexual abuse. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/"},"headline":"Brie Larson on Why She Didn't Clap for Casey Affleck at the Oscars","datePublished":"2017-03-09T18:36:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-07T07:19:56.767Z","description":"“I think that whatever it was that I did onstage kind of spoke for itself\"","url":"https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","awards","Oscars 2017"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2430be6a4ea2f033/6988bdba0a4a229add9cd3d2/brie-larson-casey-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2430be6a4ea2f033/6988bdba0a4a229add9cd3d2/brie-larson-casey-affleck.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Brie Larson Casey Affleck","caption":"Actor Casey Affleck (R) accepts the Best Actor award for 'Manchester by the Sea' from presenter Brie Larson onstage onstagee during the 89th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on February 26, 2017 in Hollywood, California.","creditText":"Christopher Polk/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/","name":"Brie Larson on Why She Didn't Clap for Casey Affleck at the Oscars"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Casey Affleck Responds to Criticism Following Controversial Oscar Win","description":"Casey Affleck spoke with the Boston Globe following backlash he received after winning his first Oscar.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/TSW0REEA/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-03-01T18:50:50.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/TSW0REEA.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/","duration":"PT46S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4696820/brie-larson-on-casey-affleck-oscars/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```