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Sean Penn Presented with “Oscar” by Ukrainians as a Thank You for Visiting Them Instead Of Going to Academy Awards Ceremony

By Roger Friedman

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Sean Penn got something maybe better than Oscar from Ukraine.

The CEO of Ukrainian Railways, Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, presented Sean with an “Oscar” they had made from a railcar destroyed by Russia.

When Pertsovskyi says it’s not a real Oscar, Penn responds with a hug. He says, “They’re all treasures.”

The whole scene encapsulates why Penn chose Ukraine over the Oscars. He’s sending a signal that world issues are bigger than the backslapping in Hollywood.

Message received.

Lovely.

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Roger Friedman
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Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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