Bill Nighy, who is nominated for his first Oscar for his performance in Living, arrived at the awards wearing a blue ribbon to show support for refugees and displaced people around the world.

When asked about the Oscars reportedly wanting to avoid politics this year, he said: "120 million people being displaced and children being in terrible distress, I don't think that is politics. And that is what this commemorates. It is a UN initiative. I wear it at the request of Cate Blanchett who wants to focus on that issue wherever we go publicly."

Speaking about being nominated for Best Actor, he added: "I feel pretty good and from the film's point of view it is sensational. It means that millions of people now know about the film. It is our only way of travel. For an independent film like us, this is the only way forward so it is an extremely desirable development."