The Academy issued a follow-up letter naming Hamdan Ballal and apologizing for omitting both him and "No Other Land" from a message sent earlier.

After mounting criticism following its initial response to the violent attack on Oscar-winning “No Other Land” co-director Hamdan Ballal, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences apologized Friday for not acknowledging Ballal by name.

Oscar winners like Alfonso Cuarón and Olivia Colman had signed an open statement criticizing the Academy's response to the brutal attack and arrest of the "No Other Land" co-director.