Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, and Jean Smart were among the Hollywood figures who made a deliberate anti ICE statement at the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday.
The stars made their political statement by wearing small pins on the red carpet and on stage as part of a protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. The pins featured the words “BE GOOD,” a symbolic slogans tied to a broader protest campaign known as the #BeGood campaign, following Wednesday’s fatal ICE shooting of Renee Good.
Wanda Sykes is wearing a “Be Good” pin at the #GoldenGlobes to honor Renee Good after she was killed by an ICE officer:
“We need to speak up and shut this rogue government down. It’s awful what they are doing to people.”
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Sykes, 61, spoke to Variety about her statement accessory on the red carpet.
“Of course this is for the mother who was murdered by an ICE agent,” she told the outlet, describing the “really sad” shooting that unfolded in Minnesota.
“I know people are out marching and all today, and we need to speak up,” Sykes continued.
“We need to be out there and shut this rogue government down because it’s just awful what they’re doing to people.”
US comedian Wanda Sykes wears a pin reading “be Good”, in tribute to Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as she attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP via Getty Images) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — MICHAEL TRAN / Contributor
Smart, who also sported the accessory spoke with Entertainment Tonight before winning Best Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Award.
“Everything’s kind of overshadowed by everything that’s going on right now in our country,” she said.
She continued, “I feel like we’re kind of at a turning point in this country. I hope people can keep their heads because that’s actually, really the hardest thing, I think, is to keep our heads. It’s going to take a lot of courage and concerns, but I think that’s important.”
US actor Mark Ruffalo US wears a pin reading “be Good”, in tribute to Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as she attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP via Getty Images) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE —
Smart later took the stage to accept the award, and continued, “There’s just a lot that could be said tonight. I said my rant on the red carpet, so I won’t do it here.”
“Let’s all do the right thing. I think everybody in their hearts knows what the right thing to do is, so let’s do the right thing,” she told the crowd.
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 11: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Jean Smart, winner of the Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Award for “Hacks” poses in the press room during the 83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Page Six reported that the #BeGood campaign was organized by Marmot, Move On, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Working Families Power and “leaders from every sector of the entertainment industry.” They noted the movement was s also meant to honor Keith Porter, who was killed by an off-duty ICE agent in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
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The campaign strives to “to be good to one another in the face of such horror – to be a good citizen, neighbor, friend, ally and human.” (RELATED: Wanda Sykes Accepts Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globe Award, Thanks Trans Community)
Elsewhere during the 2-hour award show, director Judd Apatow used his time on stage to deliver a sharp political jab at the current administration by saying, “I believe we’re a dictatorship now.”
