Billie Eilish, her brother Finneas O’Connell and Mark Ruffalo were among some of the stars who arrived on the red carpet last night wearing red Artists4Ceasefire pins.
The group says the pin symbolises “support for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the release of all of the hostages and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza”.
The Egyptian-American actor Ramy Youssef was one of the presenters at the ceremony, and said that he wanted a “lasting justice for the people of Palestine”.
Avi Arad, an Israeli-American film producer and chief executive of Marvel Entertainment, wore a yellow ribbon, which shows solidarity with hostages who have been held captive in Gaza by Hamas since the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
Zone Of Interest director Jonathan Glazer focused on the war in Gaza in his acceptance speech, saying he refuted his “Jewishness and the Holocaust being hijacked by an occupation”.
Outside, pro-Palestinian protesters delayed the start of the ceremony as they blocked traffic in the streets.
Close to the Vanity Fair afterparty, giant photos of Israeli hostages were projected onto the walls of a building in a campaign organised by supporters of the hostage families.
