Jonathan Glazer’s ‘Zone of Interest’ 2024 Oscar Speech Backed By Various Jewish Creative Actors, Directors, and Executives
More than 150 Jewish creative officials including executive producers, directors, and professionals have signed an open letter expressing support for Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar speech, ‘The Zone of Interest.’ While, over 1000 Jewish actors, actresses, directors, and creatives have signed a letter denouncing his thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war.
What is The Background?
Jonathan Glazer is an English film director and screenwriter who was earlier nominated for six BAFTA Awards and two Academy Awards. A few weeks back, Jonathan attended the Academy Awards on March 10 and won two awards for Best International Film and Best Sound.
Later, he gave a speech about the success and mentioned about film with the sentence ‘where dehumanization leads at its worst.’ Not only that, Jonathan also disapproved of the Jewish identity and talked about the war Israel – Hamas war.
What Happened After Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar Speech?
When Jonathan Glazer started commenting about his victory and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, many people especially the professional creatives of the Jewish community expressed negative reactions and condemned the statement.
Not only that, but more than 1000 industry experts, including directors, writers, actors, executive producers, and creative heads have signed an open letter criticizing Jonathan’s speech right after the Oscar event. Even Glazer’s producers have also disapproved of Jonathan’s statement and the after-reaction.
While the creatives who support Jonathan and his characteristics have said, ‘We are Jewish artists, filmmakers, writers, and creative professionals who support Jonathan Glazer’s statement from the 2024 Oscar.’ The letter also mentioned, ‘We were alarmed to see some of our colleagues in the industry mischaracterize and denounce his remarks.’
Jewish Creatives Who Have Signed the Letter
Apart from that, the number of signees who have denounced Jonathan’s speech is eight to ten times more than those who support it. In addition to that, Jonathan has also asked how we can resist the dehumanization that has led to mass atrocities throughout history. Overall, the letter ends with the choice between the notion of a free Palestine and the safety of the Jewish people.
Professionals who have signed the letter include actors like Debra Messings, Tovah Feldshuh, and executives like Gary Barber, and Gail Berman. In addition to that, Lawrence Bender, Amy Pascal, Hawk Koch, Sherry Lansing, and Jake Fenton.
Conclusion
Jonathan’s speech at Oscar 2024 has accumulated thousands of responses where the majority of them have condemned the statements and while some professional creatives came to support Glazzer have signed a letter showcasing their support.
Moreover, The Zone of Interest includes Nazi officer Rudolf Hoss and his family. Additionally, it has earned a 93% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Also, The Zone of Interest was nominated for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Director for Glazer.
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