A swarm of protesters have shut down a major section of Hollywood during the Oscars red carpet, making it into a traffic nightmare. With just a few minutes ahead of the telecast's scheduled start time, seats went almost empty and the broadcast itself started off five minutes late due to the protestors.

They shut down Sunset Boulevard between Vine Street and La Brea Avenue. Protestors walked down the street with signs that read "No awards for genocide" and drove school buses covered with Palestinian flags, reports variety.com. Executives, such as Bob Iger, waited an hour to walk the red carpet due to the traffic jam.