Hosted by Conan O’Brien, this year’s Oscars may be walking a “political tightrope,” as one Politico report<\/a> put it last week. Liberal Hollywood figures could be eager for anti-Trump commentary, but a new survey shows a plurality of even Californians think the entertainment industry has too much political influence.<\/p>\n According to the UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research-Politico poll of Californians, 48% of respondents said<\/a> Hollywood has too much influence on politics, while 47% said Hollywood is too liberal.<\/p>\n ‘SINNERS\u2019 STAR SAYS IT FEELS \u2018DYSTOPIAN\u2019 TO CELEBRATE OSCAR NOD AFTER ICE KILLINGS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Several celebrities wore an ‘ICE OUT’ pin at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. (Etienne Laurent\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n Natalie Portman<\/a>, who produced the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Arco,” said at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in January, “What’s going on in our country right now is absolutely horrific with what the federal government, Trump’s government, Kristi Noem, ICE \u2014 what they are doing is really the worst of the worst of humanity.”<\/p>\n Wunmi Mosaku was nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the movie “Sinners,” a horror movie about the Jim Crow South. At the Actor Awards in March, Mosaku wore an “ICE Out” pin<\/a> on the red carpet and said, “I want ICE out. I don’t believe in what this administration is inflicting on the people in this country, and I think it’s atrocious.”<\/p>\n She also said she struggled to celebrate her Oscar nomination<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0“I\u2019ve not been able to celebrate because of what\u2019s going on right now, with the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minnesota,” Mosaku told The Times of London<\/a>.<\/p>\n HOLLYWOOD STARS CONDEMN TRUMP OVER IRAN MILITARY ACTION WHILE OTHERS PRAISE ‘PROMISES KEPT’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Ethan Hawke, a staunch Democratic Party supporter who was nominated for best actor for his role in <\/strong>“Blue Moon,” said in a January interview, “There’s a kind of fear in the air that I’ve never felt before… And it’s not America.”<\/p>\n Hawke also said during a 2026 Sundance Film Festival interview<\/a>, “It’s entirely possible that Trump is doing us a great favor by teaching America what oligarchy means.”<\/p>\n Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” received nine nominations, including for best picture, best director and best adapted screenplay. In a 2017 press conference<\/a>, del Toro said the Trump era is a “cancer.”<\/p>\n Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio was nominated for best actor for another politically charged movie “One Battle After Another,” whose villain is a racist, nativist colonel targeting a group of hard-left revolutionaries. DiCaprio has a history of anti-Trump commentary, including endorsing Kamala Harris<\/a>‘ failed 2024 presidential bid, and claiming the president was denying science when it comes to climate change.<\/p>\n CELEBS DECRY ICE AGENTS, TRUMP GOVERNMENT AS ‘MONSTERS’ AND THE ‘WORST OF THE WORST’ IN SCATHING CRITIQUES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “Today, the future livability of our planet was threatened by President Trump’s careless decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement,” DiCaprio wrote on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n Teyana Taylor, who was nominated for best supporting actress for “One Battle After Another,” is another figure who could offer anti-Trump commentary.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n In October 2017, Taylor was reportedly spotted wearing a chain that read, “F— Donald Trump<\/a>.”<\/p>\n Comedian Bruce Vilanch, who has written for dozens of Academy Awards telecasts, told Politico he expected O\u2019Brien to acknowledge the turbulence of the current Trump presidency but in a way that would take the seriousness out of it.<\/p>\n![\"hailey-bieber-ice-out\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hailey-bieber-ice-out.png\")
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