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What Are The Blue Ribbons At The Oscars?  Detailed Explanation: Why Do Celebrities Wear Them At The Oscars?

Following Oscars 2023, you will see many celebrities donning the blue ribbon. What are they? Why do celebrities have to wear them? Do they wear it in a public display of solidarity with refugees affected by the current global refugee crisis? Here is the ‘Blue Ribbons’ detailed explanation.

#1. What are The Blue Ribbons at the Oscars?

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As celebrities strut down the Oscars red carpet, awash in the glitz and glam of Hollywood, some will be sporting a more subtle accessory: blue ribbons representing solidarity with the world's refugee population. The participating nominees and attendees are supporting the UN Refugee Agency  of universities, foundations, faith-based organizations, youth groups, businesses, and NGOs that provide help to refugees and asylum seekers and call for international support for those forced to flee their homes. 
"The wearing of the blue #WithRefugees ribbon on the red carpet sends a powerful visual message that everyone has the right to seek safety – whoever, wherever, whenever they are," wrote the UNHCR in a press release. 

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 "What I love about film is the way it draws us into compelling human themes to uncover the connective tissue that binds us all," she wrote in a statement to the press. "Whenever I have met refugees — in places such as Lebanon, Jordan or Bangladesh, in the UK, or back home in Australia — what has struck me has not been their 'otherness' but how many things we share in common."
Other actors, like Triangle of Sadness' Dolly De Leon, also expressed support from the film industry. "At a time when there are so many people suffering in the world, showing a little kindness and compassion to our fellow humans should not be a big ask," she wrote. 
The message is timely, one year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent millions of refugees across the world and as more than 103 million forcibly displaced people

#2. Why are celebrities wearing blue ribbons at the Oscars?

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“The wearing of the blue #WithRefugees ribbon on the red carpet sends a powerful visual message that everyone has the right to seek safety – whoever, wherever, whenever they are,” stated the UNHCR in a press release.
The campaign began on the red carpet at the 2023 BAFTAs, with a group of actors and Goodwill Ambassadors donning the blue ribbons in support. Notable names at the BAFTAs included Cate Blanchett, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Yursa Mardini.
The ribbons themselves are handcrafted and made by Knotty Tie Co., a US-based company with the mission to create more opportunities for refugee protection, employment, and advancement worldwide. What’s more – their products are made sustainably from recycled plastic water bottles.
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#3. A-list celebrities have sported blue ribbons

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The Oscars isn’t the first high-profile event featuring blue ribbons this awards season. Oscar-winner Jamie Lee Curtis recently spoke about her decision to wear the pin on the BAFTA red carpet.
“My friend Cate Blanchett is asking people to remind us all in the midst of all the season of shiny things that, of course, there are terrible refugee crises going on all over the world everywhere all at once, and we need to do our part," the Everything Everywhere All at Once actress said.
Other celebrities who have donned the #WithRefugees blue ribbon include (but are not limited to) Angela Bassett, Cate Blanchett, Collin Farrell, Paul Mescal, Sophie Turner, Michelle Yeoh, and more.
The 2023 Oscars airs on Sunday, Mar. 13 on ABC.
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