“As a Mexican, as a migrant worker, as a human being, I’m against any form of wall that separates us,” he stated.
The evening also saw a touching political statement from Best Foreign Language Film winner Asghar Farhadi, who decided not to attend the Academy Awards in protest of Donald Trump’s ‘Muslim’ ban.
Though this year’s Academy Awards may have been largely – and predictably – political in flavour, Donald Trump’s name and direct policies haven’t been name-checked as much as might be expected.
However, when it was Gael Garcia Bernal’s turn to take the stage, presenting the award for Best Animated Feature Film alongside Hailee Steinfeld, the Mexican actor and renowned political activist utilised his opportunity to speak out.