Minutes before the start of the gala, Javier Bardem walked through a red shadow with a large poster in the room with “No to war” message. “It’s the same thing I saw in 2003”the actor explained. That year it was highlighted at the famous Goya gala, very militant against Spain’s involvement in the invasion of Iraq, and this year it was highlighted at the Oscars, where presented the award for the best international film (which of course could not be for Sirât, at that point the sentimental value was taken from it).
He also raised a chap with the character of Hamdala, the story of the child of swords a symbol of Palestinian resistance since 1969.
Since the Hollywood Academy announced that Bardem will be one of the winners of this gala, I had a lot of expectations about how I can decide during his speech, due to the distinct political profile the interpreter has publicly adopted.
Just the same The Academy specifically asked those nominated who did not make political statementsWe hoped that the actor would adapt the script to mention the war in Gaza or the conflict with Iran. And so it was: he no longer looked into the microphone and began a direct execution “No war and free Palestine!” (“No to War and Free Palestine!”), which won public applause before being presented to the candidates.
In the red shade, he made sure not to call out, to say “what do you want to say,” but without invading the space of his co-presenter Priyanka Chopra (who didn’t quite know how to react), he didn’t ruin the winner’s “it’s as important a moment as accepting an Oscar.” That’s why I decided to drop out for a short time.
In the past few months, Bardem has been very critical of the genocide taking place in Gaza for the Israeli army, trying to highlight the Palestinian story and the best punch in the last edition of the Emmy Awards.
Also during the Easter Sunday edition Berlinale in February 2026, the actor was born one of the initiators of the open charter, which sought to categorically condemn the “genocide in Gaza”.
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