American Immigration Council: And The Oscar Goes To … Immigrants

The Academy Awards are in the books. My friends from college watched carefully as our friend Joe Letteri won his sixth Oscar, this one for Best Visual Effects – Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). 

Before the event, the American Immigration Council (And The Oscar Goes To … Immigrants) noted that "the films nominated for this year’s Oscars share a common thread: the notable contributions made by immigrants, who have been instrumental to Hollywood’s success since the days of Charlie Chaplin (who emigrated from England) and the birth of the studio system that cemented Los Angeles as the global capital of moviemaking (all five major studios were founded by immigrants)."

Immigration and Middle Eastern politics could be seen in the award ceremony.

The winner of Best Picture was One Battle after Another, which has been panned by MAGA adherents. The story follows an ex-revolutionary who is forced back into his former lifestyle by a corrupt military officer.