TSA blocks Oscar winner from boarding with trophy, calling it a weapon — now it’s missing
Pasha Talankin, co-director and winner of “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” says he was blocked by TSA agents at New York’s JFK Airport from bringing his Academy Award onto a flight.
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Metro TSA blocks Oscar winner from boarding with trophy, calling it a weapon — now it’s missing By Daniel Farr Published April 30, 2026, 9:06 p.m. ET An Oscar-winning filmmaker’s prized statuette has vanished after a tense airport standoff ended with the trophy being pulled from his carry-on and checked, only to later disappear completely. Pasha Talankin, co-director and this year’s winner for Best Feature Documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” says he was blocked by TSA agents at New York’s JFK Airport on Wednesday from bringing his Academy Award onto a flight, despite he says, having traveled with it numerous times before without issue. The gold statuette, weighing 8.5 pounds, was suddenly deemed a potential weapon at a Terminal 1 security checkpoint.
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