The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologised on Friday after hundreds of its members criticised it for not supporting Oscar-winner ... Olivia Colman, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Thompson ...

Joaquin Phoenix, Elliott Gould, and Chloe Fineman are among more than 150 Jewish creatives who have signed an open letter ...

The apology came after stars including Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem and Emma Thompson criticised the Academy.

We abhor the suppression of free speech under any circumstances ... members with many unique viewpoints.” Oscar winners Olivia Colman and Joaquin Phoenix were among more than 600 academy ...

The group, which hosts and awards the Oscars each year, wrote to members after movie stars including Joaquin Phoenix ... “abhor the suppression of free speech under any circumstances ...

Riz Ahmed, Alfonso Cuarón, and Jonathan Glazer are among the AMPAS members standing by the No Other Land director.

The group, which hosts and awards the Oscars each year, wrote to members after movie stars including Joaquin Phoenix ... “abhor the suppression of free speech under any circumstances ...

After mounting criticism following its initial response to the violent attack on Oscar-winning "No Other Land" co-director ..