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Lufthansa says it has located the Oscar statuette for the documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin that Pavel Talankin was forced to check on a JFK–Frankfurt flight; the trophy went missing in Frankfurt, and the airline apologized, arranging its return to Talankin.
At JFK, TSA agents allegedly treated Pavel Talankin’s Oscar for Mr Nobody Against Putin as a potential weapon and ordered it be checked as cargo. Lufthansa later disclosed the statue was located and is being returned to Frankfurt, with the airline apologizing for the inconvenience. Talankin had previously carried the award on flights without incident, and the incident prompted Lufthansa to review its handling of guests’ belongings. The documentary centers on Putin’s propaganda and led to Talankin seeking exile after Russia banned the film.
Pavel Talankin’s Oscar for the documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin disappeared after TSA forced him to check it as baggage at JFK and Lufthansa reportedly lost the statuette en route to Frankfurt; the film won Best Documentary at the Oscars, and Talankin and co-director David Borenstein have since publicly traveled with the award as carry-on.
Oscar winner Pavel Talankin's statuette for the documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin disappeared after being boxed for a flight from New York to Germany; JFK security had blocked it in carry-on, leading to it being checked, and it vanished upon arrival in Germany. Lufthansa is conducting an internal search as the Academy and TSA monitor the case, while Talankin had been showing the Oscar at a New York university screening.
Talankin, co-director/star of the Oscar-winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin, says the Oscar statuette he brought on multiple flights was confiscated by TSA at JFK for security reasons and could not be carried onto the plane. Lufthansa reportedly offered to hold the trophy at the gate, but TSA refused, and the statuette was boxed for checked baggage; the box never arrived in Frankfurt, leaving the prize missing. Talankin’s team questions how an Oscar could be treated as a weapon, while the film and its creator remain in exile amid ongoing controversy surrounding Russia’s portrayal in media.
Pavel Talankin’s Oscar for Mr. Nobody Against Putin was barred by TSA from a JFK flight, leading Lufthansa to box and tag the statuette for checked baggage; upon arrival in Frankfurt the box was missing, prompting a search and requests for comment from Lufthansa and the TSA. Talankin says he’s flown with the Oscar before without issue and the film’s production team is seeking a resolution.
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