Spanish actor Javier Bardem has never shied away from owning his activism and that activism was on full display at this year’s Oscars ceremony. From his outfit to his words, Bardem, a longtime anti-war activist, used his celebrity to advocate for a great cause: the end of war and freedom for Palestinians.

He wore a Palestine pin and a pin saying “No A La Guerra” or no to war on the lapel of his jacket. The anti-war pin was the same one he wore to the Goya Awards in 2003, during the Iraq war. But unlike many other stars who chose to wear pins or make statements with fashion alone, Bardem used his platform to speak up as well.

Calling both, the Iraq war and the one on Iran today “illegal”, he told The Hollywood Reporter it was created by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with “another lie”. He described his second pin as “Palestine’s symbol of resistance”.

While presenting the award for Best International Feature alongside actress Priyanka Chopra – someone who has not spoken against war or for Palestine and looked quite uncomfortable – his words were succinct: “No to war, and free Palestine”. Variety noted that his words were met with a “big round of applause”.