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One no-show after another: Sean Penn joins an exclusive band of Oscar-winning refuseniks
The One Battle After Another star’s failure to collect his best supporting actor award – because he was visiting Ukraine – only serves to burnish his reputation
TL;DR
- Sean Penn missed the Oscars ceremony where he won best supporting actor.
- Penn was photographed in Kyiv, Ukraine, and met with President Zelenskyy.
- His absence is seen as burnishing his reputation by engaging with important world events.
- Historically, other Oscar winners like Hayao Miyazaki, Woody Allen, Heath Ledger, Roman Polanski, Dudley Nichols, Alice Brady, Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, Anne Bancroft, George C. Scott, Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, Katharine Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor have also not attended or declined their awards.
- Reasons for absence include prior commitments, illness, protest, and personal preference.