The international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced backlash in Ukraine for excluding the segment announcing the documentary feature award, won by '20 Days in Mariupol.' The documentary, a collaboration between The Associated Press and PBS' 'Frontline,' offers a firsthand account set in the Ukrainian port city during the early days of Russia's 2022 invasion.
Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne, the exclusive Oscars broadcaster in the country, expressed disappointment at the omission of the Best Feature Documentary category in the international version. The broadcaster opted to air the unedited cut to Ukrainian viewers instead of the condensed version provided by Disney, the official international licensing agent for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
