Sean Penn isn’t nominated for an Academy Award this year, but the actor’s making news related to Sunday’s Oscars ceremony anyway. On Saturday, Penn …
Sean Penn isn’t nominated for an Academy Award this year, but the actor’s making news related to Sunday’s Oscars ceremony anyway. On Saturday, Penn told CNN he will publicly destroy the Oscar statuettes he’s won if the academy doesn’t ask Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak virtually during the event. « There is nothing greater that the Academy Awards could do than to give [Zelenskyy] an opportunity to talk to all of us, » Penn told CNN anchor Jim Acosta in an interview from Poland. « It is my understanding that a decision has been made not to do it. » Penn met with Zelenskyy in February both before and during the Russian invasion and praised the Ukrainian president as « an incredibly moving human being. » When asked about the Oscars, Penn said there is « nothing greater that the Academy Awards could do » than give Zelenskyy a chance to address the ceremony’s audience.
