Why had been folks sporting blue ribbons to the 2023 Oscars?

Cate Blanchett made an announcement of solidarity with refugees on the Oscars champagne-coloured carpet as she added a blue ribbon to her outfit on Hollywood’s largest night time.

The Australian star, nominated for Finest Actress for her function in Tár, wore the ribbon over a turquoise and black custom-made Louis Vuitton robe in assist of the UN Refugee Company.

“What I really like about movie is the best way it attracts us into compelling human themes to uncover the connective tissue that binds us all,” she mentioned in an announcement.

“At any time when I’ve met refugees — in locations reminiscent of Lebanon, Jordan or Bangladesh, within the UK, or again house in Australia — what has struck me has not been their ‘otherness’ however what number of issues we share in frequent.”

Blanchett was joined by stars together with Invoice Nighy, who’s nominated for his first Oscar for his efficiency in Residing, Edward Berger, director of All Quiet On The Western Entrance, and Filipino actress Dolly De Leon, who starred in 2022 movie Triangle Of Disappointment.

Every ribbon was handcrafted by a group on the Knotty Tie Co., an organization in Denver, Colorado, that helps resettled refugees with jobs, coaching and training.

“The sporting of the blue #WithRefugees ribbon on the purple carpet sends a robust visible message that everybody has the precise to hunt security – whoever, wherever, at any time when they’re,” wrote the UNHCR in an announcement.

Blanchett has beforehand gained two Oscars from seven nominations.

The ribbons had been additionally seen on the BAFTAs, the place Colin Farrell, Daryl McCormack and Paul Mescal, amongst others wore them.