politics
March 18, 2026
Sean Penn Receives ‘Oscar’ Made From Damaged Ukrainian Rail Carriage After Zelenskyy Meeting
The actor skipped Academy Awards ceremony to travel to Ukraine, where he was presented with alternative prize
TL;DR
- Sean Penn received a special Oscar award made from metal of a Ukrainian railway carriage damaged by Russian missiles.
- The award was presented by Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, CEO of Ukrainian railways.
- Penn skipped the Academy Awards ceremony to travel to Ukraine.
- He was photographed in Kyiv and met with President Zelenskyy.
- Penn had previously loaned one of his Oscars to President Zelenskyy in 2022.
- He has visited Ukraine frequently since the Russian invasion and made a documentary about President Zelenskyy.
- Penn won his third Oscar for best supporting actor in "One Battle After Another" at the recent ceremony.
Continue reading the original article