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The show took off from there, with The Holdovers' Da'Vine Joy Randolph securing the first win of the night for Best Supporting Actress._  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 11, 2024 3:02 AM UTC  US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish in the press room after wnning the Oscar for Best Original Song for "What Was I Made For" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024. US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish in the press room after wnning the Oscar for Best Original Song for "What Was I Made For" during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024.AFP via Getty Images—AFP or licensors  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Mar 11, 2024 3:02 AM UTC The red carpet wasn't the only eye-catching red item at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Several stars including Grammy winner Billie Eilish and Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo wore red pins representing[ Artists4Ceasefire](https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/), five months into the Israel-Hamas war. More than 30,000 people have been killed since the war in Gaza began in October. The pins feature an orange hand with a black heart inside, surrounded by a red circle. “The pin symbolizes collective support for an immediate and permanent cease-fire, the release of all of the hostages and for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza," the group said in a press release.  Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth speak in the audience during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 Getty Images—2024 Getty Images  Ramy Youssef attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024. Marleen Moise—Getty Images  Mahershala Ali at the 96th Annual Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Variety via Getty Images The New York _Times_ [points out](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/10/style/red-pins-gaza-ceasefire-oscars.html) that actors Tony Shalhoub and Ebon Moss-Bachrach sported the pins at Screen Actors Guild Awards. **Read more**: [_The Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Moments of the 2024 Oscars_](https://time.com/6899349/oscars-2024-recap/) And other symbols representing the same cause have been spotted on red carpets throughout awards season. At the 2024 Golden Globes, J. Smith-Cameron from the show _Succession_ wore a yellow ribbon to support the release of the 136 hostages taken by Hamas Oct. 7, 2023\. 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