Oscar Academy had to apologize after the protest of the people; Know what is the whole matter
Hamdan Ballal: Recently, Hamdan Ballal, the Palestinian co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land', was attacked. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences did not support this matter. Now after the protest, the Academy has apologized on this matter.
Hamdan Ballal, an Oscar winner, was badly attacked by Jews and was also arrested by the Israeli army. In this context, the Academy was protested by hundreds of its members for its failure to support the case and also for not naming him. Seeing the controversy growing, the Academy has now apologized.
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) reacted to the incident last Wednesday, but without mentioning Hamdan Ballal specifically. Due to this, an investigation was launched into it. After this statement, the Academy was strongly criticized by about 600 of its members. The letter was signed by Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Olivia Coleman, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Thompson, Penelope Cruz, and Richard Gere. Apart from this, journalist and co-director of 'No Other Land' Yuval Abraham also strongly criticized the reaction of the Academy and said that this was silence on Hamdan's attack. The letter published by the members said that attacking Ballal is not just an attack on him, but an attack on all those who try to tell the truth.
The Academy said in a statement last Friday that it regrets that it could not name Ballal and the film. Along with this, he said that he apologizes to Ballal and all the artists who did not get support from his previous statements. The Academy also clarified that it condemns any kind of violence in the world.
