Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and Jean Smart expressed their stance against ICE at the 2026 Golden Globes following the killing of Renee Goode by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday.
The “Tusk” actor, “Hacks” actress and comedian all wore “Be Good” pins on their chests to protest ICE at Sunday’s awards show.
Sykes, 61, spoke to Variety about statement accessories on the red carpet.
“Of course, this is for my mother who was murdered by an ICE officer,” the actress told the media about the “really sad” shooting in Minnesota.
“I know people are marching today, but we need to make our voices heard,” Sykes continued. “We need to shut down this unjust government, because what they’re doing to people is really terrible.”
The “Up Shows” star rocked a white pin with black lettering on a shiny silver jacket and a Ruffalo pin on a cream-colored suit.
“I feel like everything is overshadowed by what’s going on in this country right now,” Smart told Entertainment Tonight before accepting the award for Best Female Actor in a Television Series, Best Musical or Comedy.
“I feel like this country is kind of at a tipping point,” she said in a red carpet interview. “I hope people can stay calm, because I think that’s actually really the hardest thing. Keeping your head. It’s going to take a lot of courage and concern, but I think that’s important.”
Smart, who wore a pin in her white gown, defended her decision, saying, “I know some people find it annoying that actors get the chance to talk about social and political issues, but I’m not here to speak as an actor. I’m here to speak as a citizen, as a mother, and I hope people understand that.”
In another chat with Variety, she reiterated, “I don’t think my opinion is more important than anyone else’s. That’s not what I do. If you feel strongly about something and you have the opportunity to share your feelings, encourage people, support someone, I think you should do it.”
In his acceptance speech, Smart added, “There’s so much I want to say tonight. I said the profanity on the red carpet, so I won’t say it here. But thank you. Let’s all do the right thing. I think we all know in our hearts what’s right, so let’s do the right thing.”
The #BeGood campaign, organized by Marmot, Move On, the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Working Families Power, and “leaders from all sectors of the entertainment industry,” also aims to honor the memory of Keith Porter, who was killed by an off-duty ICE officer in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve.
The campaign’s goal is to remind people “to be kind to each other in the face of these horrors – to be good citizens, neighbors, friends, allies, and human beings.”
The ACLU supports #BeGood, writing in a statement that “ICE does not make our communities safer” but rather “brings chaos to our streets.”
Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin characterized Good’s death as an act of self-defense against an act of “domestic terrorism,” but Good was said to have “attempted to kill…a law enforcement officer,” a claim that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputed.
“I’ve seen the video myself and I want to say it directly to you: This is bullish,” the 44-year-old politician said at a press conference earlier this week. “This was an agent recklessly exercising power that resulted in someone dying or being killed.
“Get them out of Minneapolis,” he told ICE. “We don’t want you here.”
A year before his “Be Good” pin made headlines, Ruffalo, who lost the Golden Globe to Stellan Skarsgard on Sunday, similarly used the red carpet as an opportunity to protest.
The 58-year-old “Spotlight” star wore an Artists4Ceasefire pin on the 2024 Oscars red carpet, alongside other big stars including Billie Eilish and Ava DuVernay.
“This pin symbolizes collective support for an immediate and permanent ceasefire (in the Israel-Hamas war), the release of all hostages, and the urgent provision of humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip,” the group said in a statement last year. “Compassion must prevail.”
