Redford

“As change is inevitable, we must always evolve and grow, which has been at the core of our survival,” said Robert Redford, Sundance Institute president and founder, in a statement.

After the Oscar broadcast cuts away from Lynch during the reading of the nominees, it switches its focus to Robert Redford.

He first met Allen backstage when he was starring in “Barefoot in the Park,” having replaced Robert Redford.

The mission of Sundance has always had ideas of diversity and inclusion at its core, going all the way back to when Robert Redford first founded the Sundance Institute in 1981.

As Redford writes: “The pier reminds me of our youth, our innocence. Such places are hard to find.”