(For full details about Glazers speech and the backlash, clickhere.)
Im going to read, Im afraid.
Our film shows where dehumanization leads at its worst.
Jonathan Glazer accepts the Best International Feature Film award for “The Zone of Interest"Rich Polk / PMC
Its shaped all of our past and present.
Alexandria, the girl who glows in the film as she did in life, chose to.
I dedicate this to her memory and her resistance.
Among the others speaking out in support wasIm a Virgocreator Boots Riley.
Salute to Jonathan Glazer, Riley wrote on X.
That care, judgement & humanity led to the conclusions of his speech.
Jonathan Glazer is a filmmaker of the highest integrity, craft & bravery.
That care, judgement & humanity led to the conclusions of his speech.
Those messages have in turn drawn praise and criticism.
In his Oscar acceptance speech, Jonathan Glazer issued a universal moral warning against dehumanization, the statement begins.
His aim was not to descend to the level of political discourse.
It is primarily a profound warning about humanity and its nature.
“In his Oscar acceptance speech, Jonathan Glazer issued a universal moral warning against dehumanization.
The petition has amassed 573 signatures since being posted yesterday but the signatories are not publicly visible at present.
Andreas Wiseman contributed to this report.
