Oscar for Mr. Nobody Against Putin goes missing on flight after winner forced to check it in
Russian filmmaker Pavel Talankin's Oscar statuette for Best Documentary Feature went missing after he was required to check it as luggage on a Lufthansa flight from New York to Frankfurt due to TSA security concerns. Talankin, who won for 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin,' said the award had previously been allowed in the cabin without issue. Lufthansa confirmed it is conducting an urgent internal search to locate the missing statuette.
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Open this photo in gallery:Pavel Talankin hoists his Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' in Hollywood, on March 15.ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty ImagesShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Oscar statuette belonging to Pavel Talankin, the Russian director who won best documentary this year for Mr. Nobody Against Putin, has gone missing after he was forced to check the award into hold luggage on a flight from New York to Germany, his co-director said. Talankin was due to fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Frankfurt on German carrier Lufthansa.
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