On the eve of the Oscars, Jane Fonda emphasized the urgency of political activism in Hollywood amidst growing threats to rights under former President Donald Trump. During her acceptance speech at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Fonda passionately condemned Trump's actions affecting trans rights and migrants, calling for immediate attention and action. Despite initial applause, she noted a general silence in Hollywood since Trump's election. The relevance of Trump is heightened by a biopic, The Apprentice, nominated for Oscars, which has drawn criticism from him for its portrayal.
This isn't a rehearsal. We mustn't, for a moment, kid ourselves about what is happening. This is bigtime serious, folks, said Fonda, a lifetime achievement awardee.
Despite the response to Fonda's speech, Hollywood has been in a trance since Trump won the U.S. presidential election last November.
In 2025, politics has been all but absent from awards season, despite the fact that Trump himself is the focus of one of the films competing at the Oscars.
Trump made it clear last year that he did not like director Ali Abbasi's portrayal of him in The Apprentice film, calling it a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job.
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