Did Brie Larsen Purposefully Not Clap for Casey Afflecks Oscar Win?

He’s recently won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for the role, in addition to garnering an Independent Spirit Award nomination. People were not happy about Affleck’s win, and the fact that Larson was forced to present him with the trophy was just salt in the wound. The film’s tragic beauty won over critics early on, and Affleck playing Lee so effectively was a big part of it.

He was announced as the victor of the golden statuette at the ceremony – being held at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Sunday night.

It is Affleck’s second Oscar nomination and first award. “During last year’s Oscars, Lady Gaga performed the song “‘Til It Happens to You”, which is about sexual assault, written for the campus rape documentary The Hunting Ground. It was also pointed out how Brie Larson, who won an Oscar in 2016 for her portrayal of an abuse survivor in Room, appeared to refuse to applaud Affleck. She nearly certainly would have preferred giving the prize to Denzel Washington.

The 89th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in LA on 26 February are underway and this year the prestigious event celebrates diversity in cinema, with seven black / minority actors, featured in the top categories.

There’s a valuable debate to be had about separating art from artist. “I think Moonlight is one of the greatest films of all time, so as far as I’m concerned I think this is the coolest outcome ever but the process of getting there was a trip!” “You don’t have to clap out of obligation”, he told the audience. According to the lawsuit, when she awoke Affleck “had his arm around her, was caressing her back, his face was within inches of hers and his breath reeked of alcohol”.

Take a look at some of the reactions below. It’s small, and it may even be petty, but it’s a protest against Hollywood’s continued celebration of men like him despite what they’re accused of. That was when Casey Affleck became my pick for Best Actor, and I still haven’t changed my pick.

Cue Viola Davis’ accurate expression during a group photo of all the Oscar winners.