Pedro Almodóvar blasts Oscars 2026 for silence on Gaza and Trump, says Hollywood is ‘too frightened’ to speak out

Ahead of the Cannes premiere of his new film ‘Bitter Christmas’, the Spanish auteur reflected on this year’s Oscars telecast and said he was surprised by how few attendees addressed issues such as the war in Gaza or former U.S. president Donald Trump

May 12, 2026 - 12:30
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Pedro Almodóvar blasts Oscars 2026 for silence on Gaza and Trump, says Hollywood is ‘too frightened’ to speak out
Ahead of the Cannes premiere of his new film ‘Bitter Christmas’, the Spanish auteur reflected on this year’s Oscars telecast and said he was surprised by how few attendees addressed issues such as the war in Gaza or former U.S. president Donald Trump

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