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The ACLU is upping its cultural relevance.
The ACLU is upping its cultural relevance. Sure, we all know the organization is on the front lines of protecting civil rights, and in the gilded age of Trump that is more important than ever. But now they are having an Oscar moment.
The blue ribbon emblazoned with “ACLU” made the rounds on the red carpet. Perhaps most prominently on the cherry red dress of Oscar nominee, Ruth Negga. Her stylist shouted out the ribbon as the accessory she was most proud of (see, e.g., the IG post above). The political statement was particularly poignant as Negga was nominated for her performance as ACLU client Mildred Loving, the woman behind the landmark Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia (for those of you who were drunk throughout law school).
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In an interview with People, Negga noted that she supported the ACLU because of her “basic love of human rights.”
Also making a statement in support of the ACLU was Lin-Manuel Miranda in his failing effort to secure the last piece of his EGOT for the music in Moana. He brought his mom with him to the ceremony <awww>, and she shared his political statement.
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Speaking of Miranda’s missed EGOT, Benj Pasek, one of the songwriters that picked up an Oscar for “City of Stars” from La La Land, also wore an ACLU ribbon.
Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul and Benj Pasek (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Model Karlie Kloss stuck the ribbon on her hip in an eye-catching statement.
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Barry Jenkins, the director of the nominated movie Moonlight, was also seen sporting the blue ribbon, though he reportedly lost it somewhere on the red carpet.
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But he’d found it by the time he and Tarell Alvin McCraney picked up their Oscar for best adapted screenplay. Jenkins also directly shouted out the ACLU in his acceptance speech.
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And right there, in the middle of that Dawson’s Creek reunion, there’s an ACLU ribbon on Busy Phillips.
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Producer extraordinaire Harvey Weinstein, director Miranda July, and actress Rosemarie DeWitt also got in on the ACLU action.
Harvey Weinstein and Georgina Chapman (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Miranda July and Mike Mills (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Rosemarie DeWitt (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Brie Larson apparently didn’t want to ruin the lines of her dress with any additional adornments, but wanted to show her support. Cue her IG feed, which features the blue ACLU ribbon, a Planned Parenthood pin, and a GLAAD pin.
There were also other political statements on the red carpet. Academy Award winner for best actress, Emma Stone, had the gold Planned Parenthood pin on her gold gown for a subtle statement.
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Stone changed for the Vanity Fair afterparty and added a blue ribbon to complete her look.
And there’s Sting, with the GLAAD pin on his lapel.
Trudie Styler and Sting (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
Nominee for best documentary, Ana DuVernay, also made a statement. Her Oscar gown was from a designer, Ashi Studio, from a Muslim majority country, Lebanon.
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And the ending of this post can’t be as exciting as the bizarre, Steve Harvey-esque ending of the Oscars telecast, when Moonlight, and ACLU supporter Barry Jenkins, picked up the Best Picture Oscar. So just gawk at the stunned looks on the faces of the Moonlight cast when they finally got their award.
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