One no-show after another: Sean Penn joins an exclusive band of Oscar-winning refuseniks

[eugenemcparland@mastodon.ie]

One no-show after another: Sean Penn joins an exclusive band of Oscar-winning refuseniks

️ Stuart Heritage

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

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/16/one-no-show-after-another-sean-penn-oscar-winning-refuseniks-one-battle-after-another-best-supporting-actor

[kevinrns@mstdn.social]

@EugeneMcParland

What a shame the Oscars did not say that at the point of winning the Oscar,

"Sean's in Ukraine fighting for freedom and democracy unlike trump."

[grootinside@troet.cafe]

@EugeneMcParland
Would like to ask the author if he really thinks the Oscars are just for the honored to brag from stage that "you are better than the lot of them"? Not really sure about that.
Imho It's rather a "trophy" meant to recognise your achievements in acting at this point/project.
But it's "just" entertainment/craftsmanship.
Real life is still more important to many, even though art is an *essential* part of it and the powerful have always tried to control it in order to abuse it.