Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film missing after TSA makes him ship it
Pavel Talankin, co-director and star of the Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, lost his Academy Award statuette after Transportation Security Administration agents at New York's John F Kennedy airport required him to check it as luggage due to security concerns. Despite previous uneventful travel with the trophy, Talankin was not allowed to carry it on board and instead shipped it in a cardboard box with bubble wrap, which failed to arrive in Frankfurt. The whereabouts of the Oscar remain unknown, prompting questions about TSA protocols and potential disparities in treatment.
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Pavel Talankin hoists his Oscar in March. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPavel Talankin hoists his Oscar in March. Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty ImagesNew YorkOscar belonging to co-director of Putin film missing after TSA makes him ship itAgents would not allow Pavel Talankin to carry statuette for Mr Nobody Against Putin onto flight from New York Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox Adrian HortonThu 30 Apr 2026 17.04 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Apr 2026 17.06 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, star and co-director of the Academy award-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, has disappeared after officials at New York’s John F Kennedy airport confiscated…
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