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More than 150 Jewish Hollywood professionals signed an open letter supporting Jonathan Glazer’s 2024 Oscars speech, according to The Guardian’s April 5, 2024 report. Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Coen and Ilana Glazer were among the named signatories. The signers included actors, but also filmmakers, writers and other creative professionals.
What the supporting letter said
The signatories said they were “alarmed to see some of our colleagues in the industry mischaracterize and denounce his remarks.” They called attacks on Glazer a “dangerous distraction” and warned they could have a “silencing effect,” The Guardian reported.
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The letter also called for a permanent ceasefire, the safe return of hostages and immediate aid delivery to Gaza. Those positions were expressed by the letter’s signatories.
Who signed
Alongside Phoenix, Coen and Ilana Glazer, The Guardian named Boots Riley, Abbi Jacobson, Frances Fisher, Annie Baker, Naomi Klein, V, Alexander Zeldin, Rain Phoenix, Chloe Fineman, David Cross, Tavi Gevinson and Kate Berlant, among others. This is not a complete signatory list.
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What Jonathan Glazer said at the 2024 Oscars
On March 10, 2024, Glazer accepted the Academy Award for best international feature for The Zone of Interest. The film depicts the everyday life of a Nazi family living next to Auschwitz; the Associated Press reported that Glazer loosely adapted it from Martin Amis’s novel of the same name.
In his speech, Glazer connected the film’s warning about dehumanization to victims in Israel and Gaza. “Our film shows where dehumanization leads, at its worst,” he said, according to the Associated Press.
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The Guardian also quoted Auschwitz Memorial director Piotr Cywiński describing the speech as “a universal moral warning against dehumanization.” Cywiński said critics expecting a clear political stance or a film solely about genocide “did not grasp the depth of his message.”
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How the supporting letter differed from the earlier criticism
The supporting letter was not the only open letter responding to Glazer’s remarks. A separate, earlier letter criticized his speech. Variety reported on March 19, 2024, that this critical letter had more than 450 signatories; it should not be confused with the later letter supporting Glazer.
| Letter | Reported date and count | Position |
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| Critical letter | Variety reported more than 450 signatories on March 19, 2024. | Criticized Glazer’s framing of his Oscars remarks. Variety’s report |
| Supporting letter | The Guardian reported more than 150 signatories on April 5, 2024. | Defended Glazer’s remarks, objected to their characterization and called for a ceasefire, the safe return of hostages and immediate aid to Gaza. The Guardian’s report |
These are article-time counts reported on different dates as the letters circulated, not confirmed final totals or directly comparable measures of support.
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