--- description: A number of celebrities hit the 2017 Oscars red carpet sporting blue ribbons to show solidarity with the American Civil Liberties Union title: Here's Why Stars Are Wearing Blue Ribbons at the Oscars image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c709e6f780513e5/6988bbfa7cdbac1cdfd57461/karlie-lin-manuel.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's Why Stars Are Wearing Blue Ribbons at the Oscars by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:31 AM CUTPublished: Feb 27, 2017 12:16 AM CUT  Jeff Kravitz, Valerie Macon—AFP/Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 13, 2023 11:31 AM CUTPublished: Feb 27, 2017 12:16 AM CUT A number of celebrities hit the [2017 Oscars](http://time.com/4635815/2017-oscars-nominations-list/ "undefined") red carpet sporting blue ribbons to show solidarity with the American Civil Liberties Union on Sunday. The ribbon, worn by stars like Ruth Negga, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karlie Kloss, is a part of “Stand With ACLU,” the organization’s latest initiative, [_People_ reported](http://people.com/awards/oscars-2017-blue-ribbons-aclu-ruth-negga/ "undefined"). The ACLU has seen a significant rise in support since President Donald Trump’s [immigration ban](http://time.com/4673559/911-families-trump-immigration-protest/ "undefined"), with nearly $25 million in donation after he signed in the executive order in January. Negga, who was nominated for Best Actress for her role in _Loving_, affixed the blue ribbon on her red Valentino dress. “The accessory I’m most proud of,” Negga’s stylist Karla Welch posted on Instagram. _Hamilton_ star and Oscar nominee Miranda also wore a ribbon, as did his mother Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda, who attended the ceremony with him. > [](https://twitter.com/VeronicaABC30/status/835990823317590016) Kloss—who is dating Joshua Kushner, the brother of [White House adviser Jared Kushner](http://time.com/4629223/who-is-jared-kushner-trump/ "undefined")—also wore the ribbon on her white gown, showing support for the ACLU. > [](https://twitter.com/debrabass/status/835996881595559936) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4683177/oscars-2017-blue-ribbon-aclu/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4683177/oscars-2017-blue-ribbon-aclu/"},"headline":"Here's Why Stars Are Wearing Blue Ribbons at the Oscars","datePublished":"2017-02-27T00:16:53.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T11:31:08.000Z","description":"They are showing solidarity with the ACLU","url":"https://time.com/4683177/oscars-2017-blue-ribbon-aclu/","keywords":["awards","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c709e6f780513e5/6988bbfa7cdbac1cdfd57461/karlie-lin-manuel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c709e6f780513e5/6988bbfa7cdbac1cdfd57461/karlie-lin-manuel.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"karlie-lin-manuel","caption":"Blue Ribbon","creditText":"Jeff Kravitz, Valerie Macon—AFP/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":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/awards/","name":"awards"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4683177/oscars-2017-blue-ribbon-aclu/","name":"Here's Why Stars Are Wearing Blue Ribbons at the Oscars"}}]}] ```