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Mr Nobody Against Putin star Pavel Talankin wins apology over missing Oscar

Mr Nobody Against Putin co-director and star Pavel Talankin has won an apology over his missing Oscar after the statuette was confiscated by TSA agents at an airport in New York.

BANG Premier · May 4

An Oscar is lost, then found, after director forced to check it on a flight out of JFK

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later

The Independent UK · May 1

Mr Nobody Against Putin director appeals for return of missing Oscar

Mr Nobody Against Putin director David Borenstein has appealed for the return of a missing Oscar after his collaborator and joint Academy Award winner Pavel Talankin had the statuette taken away from him by officials at America's Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at an airport in New York.

BANG Premier · May 1

Mr Nobody on leaving Russia behind: Oscar-winning director Pavel Talankin talks home truths

In an exclusive interview, Paval Talankin, winner of the 2026 Best Documentary Oscar, tells Euronews about live outside his Russian homeland and the "discarded" generation for whom he made 'Mr Nobody Against Putin'.

Euronews · Apr 10

Russian court bans Oscar and BAFTA-winning documentary ‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’

‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ is based on secretly recorded footage by school teacher Pavel Talankin, who exposes how the Putin administration aims to indoctrinate schoolchildren in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The film won the Oscar for Best Documentary earlier this month.

Euronews · Mar 27

Oscar winning director banned from Russia for promoting ‘negative attitudes’

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The Independent UK · Mar 27

Russia bans Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin for promoting ‘negative attitudes’

Film is built on footage secretly recorded over two years by school teacher Pavel Talankin

The Independent UK · Mar 27

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Oscar win delivers the most important message of the night

Mr. Nobody Against Putin won the Best Feature Film category at the 2026 Oscars. Although it’s a film about Russia and war propaganda, the film’s message resonates in the current political climate.

The Mary Sue · Mar 16

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky arrives in UK as Starmer government vows ‘not to forget war in Europe’

John Healey said the world faces ‘two conflicts on two continents’

The Independent UK · Mar 16

Mr Nobody Against Putin wins best documentary feature Oscar for teacher who opposed Ukraine war

Mr Nobody Against Putin takes on Putin's propaganda and patriotism program for Russian youth after its invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 16