C.‘was a minute of silence, of concentration. But apart from that, the terrible situation in Ukraine hasn’t broken that much the recent delivery evening of the Academy Awards. Above all, President Zelensky did not go live.
Luisa Ranieri, Paolo Sorrentino, Daniela D’Antonio and Filippo Scotti at the Oscars with the blue bow. (Getty Images)
Sean Penn has announced that he will burn his Oscars
Sean Penn had strongly mobilized so that the head of the Ukrainian state appeared on video link with the evening of delivery of the statuettes. Before the ceremony she had told CNN that she wished that “there was a boycott and an abandonment of the ceremony. Ukraine is there spearhead of the struggle for the dreams of democracy. If we leave her to fight alone, we lose our soul like America “.
The actor and director, who was recently in Ukraine – and from which he had to escape at the outbreak of the war – to shoot a documentary – he had also threatened to “burn in public” his Oscar awardswon for best actor in Mystic River in 2003 and Milk in 2008.
Sean Penn in Cannes. (Getty Images)
For his presence in Ukraine, he had been thanked by Zelensky himself on Facebook. “Sean Penn has shown that courage to many othersincluding Western politicians, is missingThe Ukrainian president had written. “More people like him, true friends of Ukraine, support the struggle for freedom, sooner it will be possible to stop the massive attack of Russia “.
Sean Penn in Ukraine attends a press conference. (Instagram)
What will happen to his statuettes now?
The Academy «could not do anything more right than grant President Zelensky the space he deserves, allowing him to tell everyone what is happening in Ukraine, ”said Sean Penn. But «I have heard that it was decided not to allow him to appear at the award ceremony. I find it a really terrible choicethe lowest moment of the entire history of Hollywood “.
Sean Penn and the Oscar won for Milk. (Olycom / Rex Features)
Now we have to see if Penn he will keep his word and actually burn his statuettes in protest. Speaking is for the many, being consistent is for the few.
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